Five considerations for a successful rebrand
Rebranding is a self-discovery and reflection process, and as much about the journey as the destination.
PayTech
Grab gets $50m funding from Kasikornbank
They also unveil GrabPay by KBank, a co-branded mobile wallet.
Build-a-card workshop with Gemalto’s Mini Kiosk
On-the-spot card issuance.
NY subway to accept contactless cards in 2019
US plays catch up in retail payments.
CardFlight partners with Payscape for merchant base race
Payscape will offer CardFlight’s SwipeSimple tools.
Absa Group and MTN enable POS mobile wallet payments
The service has only launched in Ghana, so far.
Visa and Billtrust team to digitise US B2B payments with Business Payments Network
Visa and Billtrust have joined forces to develop Billtrust’s Business Payments Network (BPN).
Ahli United Bank signs up for retail payments with AFS
Utilising Android as PoS.
Gusto teams with ScaleFactor to automate accounting for SMEs
Gusto business users can sync payroll and benefits directly with accounting and financial data.
Braintree adds Samsung Pay option for US merchants
PayPal-owned Braintree will integrate with Samsung Pay.
ICICI Bank integrates banking and accounting with Open
Targeting India’s micro, small and medium enterprise sector.
ABN Amro gets payment innovation infrastructure with ACI Worldwide
The bank hopes to achieve cost savings by migrating to a more cost-efficient IT platform.
FinovateAsia 2018: Best of Show winners unveiled
Congratulations to the trio of winners!
The blockchain emperor has no clothes
The only benefit I can see from this invention is that the hype around it has encouraged folks to think out of the box.
Sibos 2018 video: Thomas Nielsen, Deutsche Bank
Open Banking benefits for corporate clients, PSD2 and future trends in finance industry.
Sibos 2018 video: Roland Brandli, SmartStream
TLM Aurora, challenges with Open Banking, the potential of data and the biggest issues facing fintech.
Sibos 2018 video: David Rich, Vocalink
How to mitigate real-time payment risk and successfully defeat network-level fraud.
Auka launches Settle for cross-European payments
Bringing the Nordic model to Europe.
TransferGo launches Seedrs aiming at €11.5m investment
Only €1 million will come from crowdfunders.
Sibos 2018 video: Nanda Kumar, SunTec Business Solutions
Bank of Tomorrow, SunTec digital core and the company’s future.
State Bank of India and Hitachi join forces for cards and paytech venture
JV to create a “state-of-the-art card acceptance and future ready digital payments platform” in India.
Swych powers WeChat’s Travelex Pay for US shopping
Swych’s blockchain-based gift card technology will power Travelex Pay, offered by Travelex and WeChat.
Sibos 2018 video: the importance of financial & tech media
What is the role of financial and tech media in the industry?
Sibos 2018 video: the importance of Sibos
So why do we like Sibos?
Sibos 2018 video: the future of finserv
Sibos 2018 delegates ponder the future of finserv.
Sibos 2018 video: challenges ahead
Sibos 2018 participants share their views and experiences.
Sibos 2018 video: key takeouts – part 2
Some more of the key takeouts from Sibos 2018, in this short and sweet video.
Yoyo Wallet lands $30m deal with Hard Yaka
UK payment and loyalty app Yoyo Wallet entered into a major partnership agreement.
Sibos 2018 bank spotlight: Nordea – pole position
Nordea is actively positioning itself for a digital and real-time future.
Sibos 2018: partnership strategies to overcome digital disruption
Will digital disruption by dynamic technology natives undermine the legacy business models of traditional banks?
Sibos 2018: Swift gpi – how global payments are going digital
How is Swift reacting to the Sibos 2018 theme of “Going Digital”?
Sibos 2018 interview: Parth Desai, Pelican – succeeding in the AI economy
Artificial intelligence can help banks obtain “customer cognizance”.
Sibos 2018 video: key takeouts – part 1
Summed up in this short and sweet video
Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets S-Z
A brief look at four fintech firms that are worth watching out for at the Sibos show.
Purchasing Power takes over DoubleNet Pay
Financial wellness platform DoubleNet Pay has agreed to be acquired by Purchasing Power.
APIs and the customer journey to Open Banking
How a truly seamless customer experience can be created.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 4
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Sibos 2018: Need for speed – ML reducing fraud in real-time payments
“ML or decision science is key.”
Sibos 2018: AML struggles amidst new payment methods
Communication seems to be the theme, again.
Sibos 2018: Sydney’s ongoing pursuit of the ideal currency
In the city’s past there was put in place a forerunner to digital currencies.
