10/11/2022
Is Goldman Sachs ready to pull the rug on Marcus?
Checking accounts will now be offered only to select high net worth customers as well as to employees at corporate partners instead of to the mass market.
Retail Banking
10/10/2022
Ageless and scandal-proof: Chinese tech groups bank on virtual influencers
Computer-generated avatars are a safer option as Beijing cracks down on human celebrities
10/07/2022
EBA Clearing, Swift and TCH to pilot faster cross-border payments between Europe and the US
EBA CLEARING, TCH and SWIFT have been working to move from a successful proof of concept to the design and development of a live IXB service.
10/06/2022
MyCash and Mastercard partner: Jamaica, Haiti cashless, B'dos in talks
The solution is to help the unbanked, underbanked and vulnerable
10/06/2022
MoneyGram invests in UAE-based startup Jingle Pay
The partnership means that these people can use the Jingle Pay app - powered by MoneyGram's global payment rails and near real-time capabilities - to send money to over 200 countries and territories around the world.
10/06/2022
SWIFT joins race for the future of money with central bank digital currency blueprint
SWIFT has thrown down the gauntlet at traditional financial and crypto-native issuers seeking to build CBDC infrastructure.
10/06/2022
Lloyds Bank launches combined spending and savings account for kids
The account also benefits from features such as Lloyds Bank’s Save the Change, which rounds up spending to the nearest pound and puts the ‘change’ in the savings account.
10/05/2022
Adyen deepens its partnership with Tink, adding open banking payments
The two fintechs already work together on account verification.
10/05/2022
Fintech Statrys rewarded as 'Best Payments and Collections Solution Hong Kong'
In partnership with DBS, Statrys leverages their comprehensive digital solutions for processing incoming and instructing domestic and international payments to enhance small businesses' cross-border payment experience.
10/05/2022
AJIB selects Codebase Technologies’ Digibanc platform for digital onboarding transformation
AJIB and Codebase Technologies' combined experience in the banking and technology sectors will enable millions of customers to easily open a new banking account and access various financial services using a completely digital onboarding process
10/05/2022
Bendigo Bank completes roll out of PayTo
Bendigo Bank customers can now access PayTo through their existing online or mobile banking to authorise or pause the payment of bills, subscriptions, and one-off purchases.
10/04/2022
Payhawk launches business credit cards
The Bulgarian fintech is adding credit cards to its current debit offering to give UK businesses a “smarter” way to spend.
10/04/2022
Mastercard adds small business cardholder benefits
New and expanded benefits is the latest way Mastercard is committing to support small businesses
10/04/2022
Curve and Fidesmo join forces on wearable payments
Demand for wearable payment devices has grown rapidly in recent years
10/04/2022
UK businesses call on Government to axe the 'card tax'
Merchants says that Scheme and Processing Fees have been increased by 600% since 2014.
10/03/2022
SCA has led to fall in online card fraud - Barclaycard
With four in five Brits happy to go through two factor authentication, there has been a drop in 'basket abandonment' from 32.4% to 28.9%, since SCA was introduced.
10/03/2022
Societe Generale set to buy majority stake in PayXpert
PayXpert has partnerships with Visa, Mastercard, Cartes Bancaires, WeChat Pay and Alipay to process payments from more than 170 countries.
10/03/2022
OpenPayd CEO: 'A lot of opportunity in this bear market'
BaaS describes a business model where licensed banks integrate their products and services directly into a non-bank business.
09/30/2022
Societe Generale to acquire payments fintech PayXpert
With this acquisition, Societe Generale would broaden its offering for retail and online merchants and pursue its ambition to be a leading player in payment acceptance in Europe
09/29/2022
Central banks explore CBDC for international retail payments
Project Icebreaker will run until the end of the year, developing a "hub" to which participating central banks will connect their domestic proof-of-concept CBDC systems.