11/03/2022
Elon Musk's 5 major moves in first week of Twitter ownership
Below is a FOX Business recap of the top five moves the world's richest man has announced or made in his first week as Twitter's new owner.
Mobile Banking
11/01/2022
Kenanga Investment Bank to build wealth super app with Antchain technology
“The SuperApp will integrate a spectrum of financial and wealth offerings under one easy to access ecosystem, transforming how Malaysians view and approach wealth creation,”
10/28/2022
IBM Uses Hybrid Cloud To Assist Two European Banking Groups Become Digital
The bank services company will use the new IBM Z16 mainframe which it expects will reduce energy consumption by 25% and reduce CO2 emissions, helping the bank meet sustainability goals.
10/28/2022
Boost Mobile expands into financial services
Users can deposit funds into their OmniMoney account and receive both a digital and physical debit card
10/27/2022
Raisin partners with ClearBank for embedded banking
Raisin’s migration to ClearBank’s platform is set to help the fintech scale at speed with an improved customer experience.
10/27/2022
Meta gives tepid revenue forecast as ad weakness persists
In the third quarter, Meta posted revenue of $27.7bn, slightly beating analysts’ average estimate for $27.4bn
10/27/2022
Starling Bank clings onto its top spot as Current Account Switching grows more competitive
Despite not offering monetary switching incentives, Starling remains one of the UK’s most popular banks to switch to.
10/26/2022
Meet Wealthyhood: the new investing app for millennials
In lieu of turning to traditional channels – whether that be mutual funds or their parents’ brokers – they’re turning to apps.
10/25/2022
PayPal lets Apple users ditch passwords for passkeys
PayPal says that passkeys are both more secure than passwords and easier to use for customers.
10/25/2022
ABN Amro merges PFM app Grip into mobile banking app
The first feature ABN AMRO is moving from Grip to the ABN AMRO app is the ability to view upcoming expenses for the next few months.
10/24/2022
Computop Enables A2A Payments for UK and EU eCommerce Merchants
Token says its research shows that a desire among consumers for open banking is driving its adoption in Europe.
10/21/2022
UBS to have 50% of applications running in Microsoft Azure cloud
Moving some technology platform workloads from its on-premises and private cloud servers to Azure has helped the bank slash energy consumption of these workloads by up to 30% to date.
10/20/2022
NatWest creates new £120mn UK BaaS business alongside Vodeno
The new entity will build on Mettle, NatWest’s flagship business banking app, to reaffirm the bank’s position within UK business banking.
10/19/2022
NAB launches app to turn phones into payment acceptance devices
This is perfect for Australians with a side hustle - think your local farmers market
10/18/2022
UAE-based Wio Bank forms partnership with Stripe
Users can soon sign up on the Wio Business app, and be set up with a payment gateway to optimise payments within minutes.
10/18/2022
Big Risks from Unmonitored Use of Messaging Apps By Bank Employees
A Securities and Exchange Commission crackdown highlights the dangers.
10/17/2022
Singaporeans need further nudge to adopt mobile banking - survey
Findings from the inaugural survey was shared at the Festival of Ideas, a bi-annual event organised by LKYSPP that brings together a diverse group of policymakers and thought leaders to stimulate ideas and spur dialogue on public policy.
10/13/2022
Snoop renews its open banking partnership with Visa’s Tink
Snoop relies on Tink to offer personalised insights into how its customers can cut their bills, grow their savings and pay off debt.
10/13/2022
Elon Musk’s ‘X’ app will be a WeChat-like super app
Musk has been talking about a super app for a while.
10/12/2022
Google taps Santander tech to help firms transition to the cloud
The service is built on top of Gravity, a bespoke internal software developed by Santander for its core banking modernisation programme.