Pleo rolls out credit cards and secures e-money licence
The start-up is switching up its purely prepaid card offering model.
Cards
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.
Santander to launch online deposit platform in US
It is said to be a rival to Goldman Sachs’ Marcus offering.
Amex admits to data breach from employee trying to commit fraud
Card numbers and social security numbers were compromised.
Banking Technology October 2019 issue out now
Lessons from Africa.
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
White paper: The payments transformation race – criteria for success
Download the report from Icon Solutions and Aite today!
New exchange fintech Currensea goes live in the UK
The card allows users to save on foreign spending.
Banking Technology September 2019 issue out now
Thriving in a hyper-connected world.
Zip acquires PartPay for $50m
The Aussie credit card company has also purchased an equity interest in QuadPay.
CardX raises $2m in debt financing
The fintech helps businesses avoid credit card transaction fees.
CaixaBank to release biodegradable cards
The bank will roll out150,000 of the cards each year.
Top fintech stories this week – 23 August 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
JCB acceptance expands to UK and Ireland
The Japanese card issuer has partnered with EVO Payments.
Secured cards: public relations ploy or financial health builder?
They can be a critical tool for financially vulnerable people.
Amex to acquire digital payment automation platform Acompay
The deal should close later this year.
Paysend raises £8.5m for global roll-out
The fintech also launched its own digital currency, Pays XDR.
Volt bank chooses FIS for mobile and card payments services
FIS will provide it with processing services for Volt’s credit card and mobile payments.
First JCB card issued in India with NPCI partnership
The new card is designed to serve outbound Indian travellers.
Let’s work together
Bank-fintech collaboration should take priority on this year’s Sibos agenda.
MoneyLion roars with $160m funding
The company will have raised over $200 million in equity financing.
