APIs and the customer journey to Open Banking
How a truly seamless customer experience can be created.
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Webinar: Making the Most of PSD2 and Open Banking
Join us for a new webinar sponsored by Envestnet | Yodlee and hosted by Fintech Futures
JP Morgan Chase teams with Plaid for open banking
Enabling account holders to safely share their financial data with third-party fintech applications.
IBM unveils Open Banking Platform
When a rip and replace strategy is not a viable option.
Digital engagement in banks and the rise of the API economy
With the introduction of new standards and tech, APIs are becoming the business model enabler.
White paper: PSD2 – opportunities beyond compliance
White paper by Fiorano.
Fintech sandboxes: bring your own sand
The importance of full-featured sandboxes for the next generation of fintech.
Visa Canada puts finishing touch on Finn AI’s chatbot banking
“Where is the closest ATM?” or “Please cancel my card”.
InvestCloud acquires rplan for $20m in asset management advance
Deal extends its direct-to-consumer (D2C) offering for asset managers.
Switch launches CardSavr API for virtual cards
Solution for those looking to make the leap from plastic to virtual cards.
Dwolla launches pay-as-you-go payment offering, Start
Out-of-the box way for businesses to move money without a large time or money commitment.
Four key takeaways from FinovateSpring 2018
FinovateSpring is always one of our most fun events every year.
Tango Card rewarded with $35m funding
Digital Rewards-as-a-Service platform does a merry dance.
Four Finastra’s a jolly good fintech fellow
And so say all of US. (Well, four firms do.)
Dead fintechs don’t wear Plaid
Shy US app provider expands to Canada.
2018: the year of data, data, data
Three “mega-trends” pointing the way to the future needs of clients and the changes banks must undertake to remain relevant.
Three big trends on display at FinovateSpring 2018
FinovateSpring is a little less than a month away.
Oracle FSS unleashes 1,500 APIs for banking and payments
A new packaged solution for payments, retail and corporate banking.
SpyCloud lands $5m in funding
All is revealed by security breach detection and account takeover prevention service.
Bambu goes global with new office and talent
In fintech, when the going is good, the good go global.
RBC first Canadian bank to open API developer portal
Royal Bank of Canada is initially offering five API packages.
Executive decision making and emergent tech: the opposite of cricket
If decision makers want to learn, they should put in the effort. Or pass the controls to people who do.
Switch unveils Cardsavr API to get cards into e-commerce circulation faster
The “first and only” fintech addressing this credit card management issue for consumers, merchants and FIs.
BIAN plans API hours with new guidelines
Banking Industry Architecture Network publishes updated version of its standardised global IT architecture model.
Q2 and Acorns strike a multi-year tech deal
Digital banking solutions provider Q2 has signed a deal with financial services platform Acorns.
Glossary: what’s what in fintech
What’s what in fintech? Here is a glossary of the most commonly used terms.
Dwolla lands $12m in funding
The funds will be used to support Dwolla’s growing capital requirements and to expand its team.
Payments round-up: 30 January 2018
Featuring Vocalink, Shieldpay, Huawei, UnionPay, Pelican, PaymentComponents, Infosistema and Banco BAI Europa.
Open banking: what you need to know
The landscape for financial services is changing, and the jury is still out on how the endgame is going to play out.
A look back at 2017 and ringing in a new year for the payments industry
2017 has been another eventful year for the payments industry. From celebrities like 50 Cent getting involved (more on this later) to businesses neglecting the needs of pretty much every generation bar millennials, there hasn’t been a dull moment.
NACHA Pushes on with API Payments Dream
NACHA, the backbone for the electronic movement of money and data in the U.S., and its Payments Innovation Alliance, have named the first five APIs for their big payments push.
Chime Pulls in $18 Million, Surpasses 500,000 Bank Accounts
Chime, a mobile banking challenger co-founded by Green Dot and Visa veteran Chris Britt, has raised $18 million in Series B financing, led by global venture fund Cathay Innovation.
Payment Trends: BAI Beacon 2017 Preview
Cut through the noise and examine the payment trends most likely to affect your bottom line.
Q2 launches CardSwap with Chime Banking
Digital banking technology company Q2 Holdings Inc. took the Finovate stage to demo its CardSwap technology.
BioConnect on Where to Start with Biometrics Investment
Ahead of FinovateFall’s kickoff in New York today, Paybefore spoke with BioConnect Chief Identity Officer Bianca Lopes about all the biometrics buzz in payments and the financial services industry. Her advice to companies looking to invest in biometrics: Don’t forget about the users.
FIDO Alliance Addresses PSD2 Screen-Scraping Debate
Despite calls from fintechs to permit screen scraping under PSD2, the FIDO Alliance sees some serious flaws with that approach, including security and privacy issues.
Play in Our Sandbox: Why Galileo Processing Opened Its APIs to All
Summer’s almost over, but there’s still time to play in the sand. Our decision to open our sandbox for all developers, not just clients, is a vital move in supporting creativity and innovation in payments. And, it’s speeding time to market.
Banks Look to Immediate Payments to Drive Revenue
Banks are investing in immediate payments to drive revenue, while focusing their IT investments on fraud prevention and operational efficiency, according to new benchmark data from ACI Worldwide and London-based consultancy Ovum.
Banks Banking on APIs for Payments and Beyond
Facing increased competition from financial services upstarts and tech firms, banks are doubling down on application programming interfaces (APIs) as a competitive tool, a new report shows.
Disrupting Payments for the Better at Mobile World Congress
A deep dive into a packed panel discussion on disruption at the annual conference shows how payments providers are mapping the future with new technology, and how traditional players can endure.
