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Pleo offers new customers free services until July amid coronavirus
“With this uncertainty set to rumble on […] Pleo wanted to do something to help.”
N26 expects 70% of bank branches to disappear in 10 years
The coronavirus is accelerating a permanent change in consumer behaviour, says N26.
UK contactless limit raised to £45 to prevent coronavirus cash handling
“The changes were already under consideration by the industry,” says UK Finance
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
Flywire’s CEO on unicorn status: “It means nothing until it is something”
“I’m the most anti-unicorn terminology person, so it’s quite ironic,” says Massaro.
Dutch fintech TerraPay gets acquired & raises $9.6m
“Fintechs like TerraPay play a vital role in increasing financial inclusion in emerging markets.”
The global unbanked shoppers
The gap between the population of the banked and unbanked is continuing to broaden.
The allure of omnichannel: New functionality, seamless SMB journeys
With the right software in place, the ATM can play a new role.
Eileen Serra joins Capital One board of directors
She will stand for election by Capital One shareholders in April 2020.
Estonian start-up Xolo offers banking services with Wirecard Bank
Xolo is a “one-stop-shop” for one-person micro-businesses.
UK paytech Checkout.com buys French start-up ProcessOut
Checkout.com buys another module in the payments process.
Mastercard announces Michael Miebach as incoming CEO
As well as former CEO Banga, chairman Richard Haythornthwaite set to step down.
Credit card start-up Tribal Credit secures $5.5m in seed funding
New firm aims to help start-ups in emerging markets.
Ally Financial to buy CardWorks for $2.65bn, shares fall 10%
The deal grows Ally’s user base to 11 million across 50 US states.
Fiserv completes PIN on Mobile pilot in Poland
The tech vendor worked with Visa, Samsung and PayCore to test new product.
Digital bank Stori raises $10m in Series A2 funding
Mexican challenger bank has also launched its credit card.
GoSave to launch digital piggy banks in UK before Christmas
Co-founder tells FinTech Futures: “We’re fighting the inertia of kids not saving.”
Pleo rolls out credit cards and secures e-money licence
The start-up is switching up its purely prepaid card offering model.
Unleashing the untapped potential of Latin America with Cardpay
With offices situated in Mexico City, Sao Paolo and Bogota, Columbia.
The future of trade finance
We speak to Mastercard, NatWest and Marco Polo senior executives about their partnership.
Nigerian paytech Flutterwave raises $35m, partners with Worldpay
Flutterwave has become Worldpay’s only African payments partner.
Monzo bank accused of “freezing accounts for no apparent reason”
A private Facebook group, “Monzo stole our money”, has grown to 1,080 members.
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.
Mastercard and Marqeta collaborate to help fintechs go to market
Twisto will be the first European customer to deploy Marqeta and Mastercard’s initiative.
Plaid and Honey: How consolidation helps and hinders competition
Consolidation is now becoming synonymous with standardisation – breeding competition.
Deutsche Bank launches motion code Calma Card with Mastercard in Spain
The major companies say it’s the first Spanish card to use motion code technology.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 13 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Banking Technology December 2019 / January 2020 issue out now
A year in review.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank to unveil 600 cardless ATMs
The ATMs will use contactless technology and QR codes.
Reserve Bank anticipates cardless retail landscape in Australia
Merchant fees on card payments in Australia came to AUS $4.3 billion last year.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Apple Card issuer investigated after claims of sexist credit checks
Goldman Sachs faces official inquiry in NY over alleged Apple Card sexism.
Three key steps that can put banks ahead in the sustainability revolution
Including adopting sustainable technology and processes lowering your carbon footprint.
GoCardless and TransferWise launch first global network for bank debit
Customers can collect recurring payments in over 30 countries.
American Express partners with Coupa for virtual card integration
Amex cards will be available to Coupa clients from late 2019 onwards.
Alipay launches prepaid card for international visitors
Prepaid card scheme for international visitors is a first for the giant Chinese payment firms.
Bank of America unveils new mobile banking app with loan applications built in
The bank has 29 million mobile clients.
Mastercard and Visa battle over Revolut deals
Revolut says 75% of its non-European cards will eventually be Visa branded.
