02/08/2023
Sionic rolls out fraud protection tech for instant payments
The services are designed to help avoid fraud that is prevalent in person-to-person (P2P) payments as is reported regularly.
Retail Banking
02/07/2023
BNPL Zilch to “fully integrate” support from debt charity StepChange
The partnership will see Zilch making a financial contribution for StepChange’s work.
02/03/2023
Canada's Vancity adds emission tracking feature to credit cards
Vancity partnered with ecolytiq, one of Europe’s leading climate engagement technology companies, to provide the Visa Carbon Counter in Canada.
02/03/2023
India's biggest retailer trials digital rupee
India began piloting a retail digital rupee last month, following up on an earlier wholesale CBDC trial.
02/02/2023
JPMorgan preps German digital retail bank
The bank launched its UK outpost in 2021, attracting half a million customers and $10 billion of deposits in its first eight months of operation.
02/02/2023
Thailand Embraces Digital Banking with Customer Protection in Mind
In addition to Thailand, other Southeast Asian countries that have approved digital banking include Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
02/02/2023
Why online retailers must beware of policy abuse
Against this backdrop of reduced demand, many retailers are having to work much harder to attract and retain customers.
02/02/2023
Auriga expands into CEE market for digital self-service banking technology
The full team of skilled analysts, developers and testers at F1 Solutions will be joining Auriga.
02/01/2023
American Express debuts cash flow management hub
Business Blueprint builds on the Kabbage platform, which was acquired in 2020
02/01/2023
Capitalising on the EM fintech revolution
Many have no bank account
01/31/2023
Monzo commences reporting to Experian
Typically, lenders work with at least one of these CRAs to help them make the decision about whether to lend you money or not.
01/31/2023
Cash Plus joins with Mastercard to issue international e-card in Morocco
This collaboration will allow for the inclusion of a large portion of the country’s unbanked population and financial ecosystem - especially young Moroccans.
01/31/2023
Arab Bank Switzerland signs up with Apex Group’s digital bank
Clients such as Arab Bank can simply and efficiently open multi-currency accounts and manage their day-to-day transactions
01/31/2023
How Millennials and Gen Z Are Changing Banking
According to a recent survey conducted by GOBankingRates, nearly 30% of Americans ages 25-34 use online banks
01/26/2023
Former BofA CEO-backed fintech launches to match SMBs with lenders
“What we want to do is to put people that want to lend money together with people who need money. It’s not complicated,” said former Bank of America Chairman and CEO Hugh McColl Jr.
01/26/2023
Temenos Advances Platform Capabilities to Accelerate Banking-as-a-Service
To license holder banks, Temenos Banking Cloud offers always-on customer services such as payments, orders and credit scoring.
01/25/2023
Revolut opens waitlist for new top-tier membership plan, Ultra
Tara Massoudi, Revolut general manager of premium products, says: “More of our customers are interested in financial products offering better convenience.
01/25/2023
Klarna introduces Spotify-style 'Money Story' overview
The package visualises spending patterns and presents animated quiz questions that prompt users to reflect on where they think they spent their money in 2022.
01/24/2023
Kroo claims to be the only UK current account to offer more than 3% interest on balances up to £85K
The increase puts money back into customers’ pockets, placing Kroo ahead of all other UK retail banks that offer interest on their current accounts (on deposits above £1,500) and in line with many savings accounts.
01/24/2023
Fiserv connects with BNY Mellon for real-time FX quotes
This new offering provides U.S. financial institutions the ability to execute currency conversions for cross-border payments with upfront rate visibility.