How UK fintechs can help SMEs accelerate payments digitalisation
There are a number of issues for SMEs when it comes to cash transactions.
ATM
Contactless payments are up but UK still withdrawing £1bn a week from ATMs
The average value being withdrawn has gone up from £65 to £82.
Paytm Payments Bank partners with Mastercard for physical card rollout
Beta users of the bank will be first to receive the new cards.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 10 April
Premier awards for banks, financial, payment & e-commerce institutions, paytech vendors, individuals & teams!
The services trinity: three is the magic number
ATMs are not all equal. The positioning, usage, prioritisation-none of it is equal.
UK contactless limit raised to £45 to prevent coronavirus cash handling
“The changes were already under consideration by the industry,” says UK Finance
Payments trends and the “first world unbanked”
Cash is the most inclusive financial instrument, and many firms seem to forget this fact.
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
Allied Irish Banks sells remote ATM network to US-based Brink’s Company
Brink’s will deploy its Point Cash solution to the purchased machines.
The allure of omnichannel: New functionality, seamless SMB journeys
With the right software in place, the ATM can play a new role.
WorldRemit partners with Varo Money
The partnership will enable direct access in the Varo app to the WorldRemit service.
Diebold Nixdorf to manage Belgian banks’ combined ATM network
Argenta, AXA Bank, Crelan, and vdk bank pick DN for ATM upgrade.
FinovateEurope: Danske Bank’s UK chief digital officer doesn’t like chatbots
“I don’t like them, and more importantly customers don’t like them.”
Majority launches digital banking products for immigrants
It’s relying on two drivers: physical meetup spaces and brand ambassadors.
Switzerland’s Neon scraps abroad card fees to win more users
The challenger tries to win ground from UK’s Revolut and Germany’s N26.
Belgian banks team up to launch shared ATM network
Four major banks want to create “brand neutral” ATMs.
HSBC to shut down Hong Kong ATMs after protest vandalism
Protestors also attempted to damage the bank’s famous lion statues.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank to unveil 600 cardless ATMs
The ATMs will use contactless technology and QR codes.
Heritage Bank signs Diebold Nixdorf on five-year ATM services contract
Diebold Nixdorf will take charge of a fleet-wide upgrade to Windows 10.
Japan’s elderly fight back against cashless wave
Tokyo wants to double the ratio of cashless settlements to 40% by 2025.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Bitcoin ATMs in Nevada now need a money transmitter licence and bond
Find out the basics about virtual currencies regulation in Nevada.
Self-service in the branch and as the branch
ATMs are the powerhouse player in a modern digital strategy.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 04 October 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Connected services have arrived
There’ll be 25 billion IoT devices globally by 2021 – nearly four for every person on the planet!
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 September 2019
Industry’s top stories and happenings from across the globe.
New exchange fintech Currensea goes live in the UK
The card allows users to save on foreign spending.
DN Intersect 2019: TwinStar can finally innovate with new cloud solution
Now credit unions can work within a tile framework.
Link reveals plan to protect free ATMs
The pilot scheme starts with the Scottish town of Durness.
PAI acquires Eclipse Cash Systems
The deal takes PAI’s network to over 90,000 ATMs.
First JCB card issued in India with NPCI partnership
The new card is designed to serve outbound Indian travellers.
MoneyLion roars with $160m funding
The company will have raised over $200 million in equity financing.
soCash raises $6m in Series B
The round was led by Glory Ltd, SC Ventures and Vertex Ventures to expand their footprint.
JCB and Interac Corp agree Canadian ATM deal
JCB cardholders can withdraw cash at machines throughout Canada.
Airfox partners with Mastercard for Brazil’s financial inclusion
It has also partnered with Cielo and Zurich Insurance.
Three old-school self-service strategies to ditch – and what to do instead
The ATM is the only channel that provides cash access anytime, anywhere. Take advantage of its huge potential!
Chip Mong Bank picks Compass Plus to support Cambodia launch
Compass Plus provides an ATM cash-by-code service.
