Japan’s elderly fight back against cashless wave
Tokyo wants to double the ratio of cashless settlements to 40% by 2025.
PayTech
Bank Millennium to deploy OneSpan Cronto verification system
The Polish bank chose OneSpan after surveying its customers.
FTC puts Visa and Mastercard under debit routing microscope
Major card schemes under investigation for blocking other network payments.
Why banks can profit from “smart” POS
There is a shift from traditional payment services provided by banks and others.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Cardlay raises €9m in Series B funding and signs deal with Eurocard
Danish start-up aims for expansion in Scandinavia and beyond.
Alipay aims for integration with 10m European SMEs by 2024
Chinese payments firm continues its acceptance march in Europe.
JP Morgan signs commercial card deal with Boost Payment Solutions
Software firm to provide new solutions to underpin JP Morgan’s single-use accounts.
Clearing the liquidity fog in 300 milliseconds
FinTech Futures speaks to CEO and founder of RTGS.global, Nick Ogden.
AML start-up Silent Eight raises $6.2m in Series A funding
The round included Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures.
Bank of Georgia launches AI-powered personal finance tool
The new PFM tool is first of its kind in the Caucasus, says the bank.
Open Banking Expo 2019: Vested interests preventing international adoption
Industry panel discusses the reaction other markets have had to the UK’s Open Banking initiative.
Open Banking Expo 2019: Innovation by regulation is a “flawed idea”
Panel believes that banks and partners can be trusted to innovate without deadlines.
Phil Heasley retires from ACI Worldwide
The board has been conducting a thorough search for his successor.
Money20/20 USA: Seven key takeaways and how to prepare your business
Informa’s Rutger van Faassen shares his impressions and insights from Money20/20 USA.
Agility and choice through integration
Financial product providers should make the most of the flexibility and speed offered by integration.
Visa invests in ultrasonic payments firm Lisnr
Lisnr plans to take on NFC and QR-based payments.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 08 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Banking Technology Awards countdown: 4 weeks to go – will you be there?
Get in touch with our team to book your place – it’s a party not to be missed.
Consumer protection compromised as European countries dismiss PSD2 strong customer authentication deadline
Consumers are critically in need of SCA to combat this a rise in fraud numbers.
Clearpay helps Marks & Spencer tap millennial generation
The paytech charges the merchant rather than the consumer.
Money20/20 USA: In conversation with Haytham Kaddoura, CEO of SmartStream
Creating game-changers in the banking industry.
Digital banking 2019: top opportunities and cornerstones in IT product development
People want nothing but financial flexibility and convenience when it comes to money management.
Swift and EBA Clearing kick off ISO 20022 migration for EURO1
Swift has provided the messaging layer for EURO1 since 1999.
Nets makes changes to the executive committee
This includes a new CEO of Issuer and eSecurity Services and group CHRO.
Poll reveals US falling behind in faster payments adoption
A lack of interoperability is cited as the main reason for slow progress.
The Other 50 Podcast: all roads must lead to profitability
The state of challenger banks and fintech funding, and what the future holds.
GoCardless and TransferWise launch first global network for bank debit
Customers can collect recurring payments in over 30 countries.
Flywire appoints new president and COO
Former Apple Pay executive Rob Orgel joins the team.
American Express partners with Coupa for virtual card integration
Amex cards will be available to Coupa clients from late 2019 onwards.
Vietnam’s TPBank seals deal with blockchain paytech RippleNet
RippleNet claims its first bank client in Vietnam.
Alipay launches prepaid card for international visitors
Prepaid card scheme for international visitors is a first for the giant Chinese payment firms.
Revolut CISO leaves after two months on the job
Dinis Cruz has left the challenger bank by mutual consent.
Self-service in the branch and as the branch
ATMs are the powerhouse player in a modern digital strategy.
Japan’s instant credit start-up Paidy raises $143m
It includes $83m in a Series C extension and $60m in debt financing.
Deciphering transparency in payments with Laura Paul
Changes in payments are impacting the globe, not just the sector.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 01 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Banking Technology November 2019 issue out now
The identity challenge.
The Clearing House connects 15 credit unions to RTP network with Jack Henry
All of Jack Henry’s clients will move to RTP in the future.
Flywire furnishes Bank of America with cross-border payments solution
Bank’s higher education and corporate clients can expect better cross border service.
