How the bank of tomorrow engages its customers today
Customer proposition depends on a data driven approach designed for early adopting, millennial professionals.
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Payments round-up: 6 February 2018
Stars SafeCharge, WorldRemit, Wing Cambodia Limited Specialised Bank, PaymentComponents and Amazon India.
Cisco, Apple, Aon and Allianz unveil cyber risk management solution
Combines evaluation services, technology, and options for cyber insurance coverage.
Urban FT takes over troubled Digiliti Money
Digiliti Money will merge into Urban FT’s affiliate, FinTech Imaging Solutions.
Handle Financial’s Prism mobile app reaches $1bn in bills paid
Also, Prism has recently surpassed 11,000 billers across the US.
Top fintech stories this week – 02 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
PayPal powers BofA Merrill digital payments
US-based commercial clients can now make payments in local currencies.
Payments round-up: 30 January 2018
Featuring Vocalink, Shieldpay, Huawei, UnionPay, Pelican, PaymentComponents, Infosistema and Banco BAI Europa.
Payments round-up: 26 January 2018
Features Alipay in Israel; ABN Amro and Payconiq ending talks; and Apple’s Business Chat.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 January 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Mastercard eyes biometric totality by 2019
Banks issuing Mastercard-branded cards will have to offer biometric authentication.
Trulioo launches KYC tool to connect MNOs
Will work with 24 MNOs from the US, Canada, the UK, China, India, Spain, France, and Switzerland.
Juvo gets Samsung investment for smartphone boost
Samsung will bring Juvo access to billions of underbanked prepaid users across the globe.
Payments round-up: 23 January 2018
Features DBS Bank, Xero, WeChat Pay and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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.
WhatsApp steps into the world of business
To make sure businesses don’t actually have to talk to those pesky customers face-to-face.
Fintech funding round-up: 19 January 2018
Stars Varo Money, OakNorth Bank, NetPay and ISME ACE.
Intelligent Environments appoints new CEO
He most recently served as VP of EMEA at Fiserv. Prior to that, head of retail banking and insurance at Oracle.
How wearables will change everything
The next wave of technological transformation will be driven by the rise of wearable technology.
Google Pay gets clever with all payments together
Launches a one brand band.
Fintech funding round-up: 8 January 2018
Features IBM, Comcast, MState, Early Salary, Previse and Dinghy.
Fintech journalist shares pointless predictions for 2018
The catastrophic catalogue of conjectures.
Passport raises $43m from Bain Capital
Transportation mobile payments company Passport enters 2018 with an extra $43 million in the bank.
Top ten fintech start-up stories in 2017
A busy year for fintech start-ups, but take a trip down memory lane with Banking Technology’s top ten.
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.
Quovo launches PFM widgets
Financial data provider Quovo is getting into the personal finance management (PFM) game.
Southern Bank leverages PicturePay from Malauzai for digital payment service
Southern Bank launches a new digital payment option: Photo Billpay.
Gemalto wooed by Thales’ massive wallet
Story needs more double entendres.
Banking Technology December 2017/January 2018 issue out now
In the eye of the storm we provide clarity.
Banking Technology Awards 2017: and the winners are….
The glamorous Banking Technology Awards 2017 took place on 13 December at the elegant Millennium Mayfair hotel in London.
What is the future of digital cash?
The recent World Economic Forum (WED) report “Sweden could stop using cash by 2023”, says that the country is moving towards favouring cards and mobile payment apps. Yet retailers are expected to accept cash for at least a couple of years afterwards.
Deloitte: passwords about to become a thing of the past
New research from Deloitte has pointed the finger at biometrics for one of the big trends of 2018 as we start to forget our passwords
Payments round-up: 4 December 2017
Betas, big numbers and the big match. Our latest payments round-up features Emma Technologies, Yolt, and Visa and the football World Cup in 2018.
FIS seeks API effect with Code Connect
FIS has unveiled Code Connect – an online gateway that allows its clients and third-party developers to access FIS APIs for use in developing and testing new solutions. With APIs more popular than free alcohol at a fintech conference, FIS joins the masses seeking to capitalise on the API fever. Code Connect includes more than […]
Fintech funding round-up: 28 November 2017
No slowing down when it comes to the fintech funding action and this week we’ve got three of the latest stories for another ever-informative round-up. Featuring MoneyMe, TreasuryXpress and Chip.
Payments round-up: 23 November 2017
Coming straight after yesterday’s (22 November) summary, we present another brief payments round-up. Features Starling Bank and Yoyo Wallet getting loyal; chatty PayPal and Facebook Messenger; token time with Sequent and Interac; and Wirecard working with Capital Float in India. UK challenger bank Starling has teamed with Yoyo Wallet, a mobile payment and loyalty marketing […]
Payments round-up: 22 November 2017
Hot on the heels from Monday’s (20 November) round-up, here are more lively adventures in the paytech space. Featuring Manigo powering up; Volante Technologies and eVision in North Africa; and ACI Worldwide and Payworks getting friendly. Digital money platform Manigo has launched. The firm, which is based in London’s tech hub Level39, says it will […]
SumUp teams with BancoEstado for cool mobile card deal in Chile
SMEs in Chile have just won a new ally when it comes to making it easier to accept mobile card payments. The country’s largest national bank, BancoEstado de Chile, has partnered with SumUp to launch a joint venture (JV) that will give Chilean businesses the ability to offer “anytime, anywhere” mobile card acceptance without fees […]
Configo launches cloud environment
Digital sales and engagement firm Configo is taking its technology to the cloud. The company is making its Live Experience Platform – which gives FIs the ability to create customer-centric, personalised digital experiences – available as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, reports David Penn at Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). Until now, Configo’s platform was installed on-premise. The new cloud […]
Payments round-up: 20 November 2017
It pays to pay attention to the pacey payments precinct. Our latest round-up comprises Glint’s golden launch, BillPro’s licence and QR codes in Singapore. Glint, an electronic payment system that enables gold to be used as a currency, has launched its account and app based technology in the UK. Jason Cozens, CEO, Glint, says: “Everyone […]
