Fiserv Buys Dovetail for Real-Time Payments Push
Fiserv has acquired payments software vendor Dovetail as it pushes deeper into the payments infrastructure sector and real-time payments. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Mobile
Is Your Wallet Ready for 2020?
It’s safe to say mobile is just getting started as a payments form factor, but don’t chuck your plastic cards just yet. Personalization, including QR codes, can boost usage and help you stay top of wallet.
Mobile Contactless Hits £370 Million in U.K. in H1 2017
Mobile contactless transactions in the U.K. topped £370 million (US$476 million) in the first six months of 2017, a whopping 336 percent year-on-year increase, according to the latest transaction data from payments processor Worldpay. (Infographic included.)
Top 5 Best Challenger Banks: Revolut
Last month, we asked Paybefore.com visitors to vote for the Best Challenger Banks—the ones shaking up the status quo with a legit chance to become consumers’ preferred accounts, not just a stepping stone to the big banks. For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing our spotlight articles on these challengers. First up is Revolut.
KeyBank invests in Billtrust, launches accounts receivable platform
KeyBank is putting its money where its mouth is. The bank isn’t just partnering with fintech companies, it’s also investing.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 August 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Physical containers – reused in novel ways. Does that include nextgen branch offices?
With standards as simple as what we see with shipping containers, creative folks will begin considering options for almost anything that can benefit from these containers being mobile. The user experience that today we enjoy with mobile devices has changed the very heart of today’s data centre even as we see on-premise IT moving to clouds. Couldn’t a case be made that such flexibility be embraced even more aggressively in the future and couldn’t that change the very way we view banking as it continues to transform?
P2P Payments Push Forward
In the P2P showdown, who will be left standing? See how early entrants like Venmo and Square Cash stack up against Zelle and Apple.
Singtel Rolls out First Virtual Visa Card in Singapore with Wirecard
The most popular digital wallet in Singapore has rolled out the first virtual Visa card in the country thanks to a partnership between global technology group and 2017 Pay Awards Change Agent of the Year Wirecard and Singtel.
White paper: digital trust is transforming online and mobile banking
Banks are beginning to re-align their internal processes and external-facing products to take advantage of, and more fully realize, the potential of digital transformation. One of the biggest challenges they come up against in this pursuit is how to balance customer experience and security. In other words, implementing a framework that accounts for all the […]
SWIFT Partners with TCH to Drive Instant Payments in the U.S.
Hot on the heels of the Fed’s Faster Payments Task Force final report and call for the industry to implement faster payments in the U.S. by 2020, SWIFT is offering a gateway.
Alipay Taps Yelp to Enrich Chinese Travel Experience
Alipay has inked a slew of partnerships lately. The latest deal for the Chinese app is with Yelp and connects local businesses with Chinese travelers, a move that’s likely to boost loyalty and transaction volume in one fell swoop.
The app economy is real, because our time is just too important
Many famous faces have decorated our notes over the years, but just like the cheque, cold, hard cash is living on borrowed time.
Digiliti Money Delays Earnings Report, Weighs Sale, Chapter 11
Instead of reporting its second-quarter earnings today, Digiliti Money Inc. plans to file for an extension with the SEC after its accounting firm flagged problems with its previous financial reports, the company announced Aug. 14.
Geoswift, UnionPay and Western Union Vie for Chinese International Tuition Payments with Amazon Promotion
As students gear up for back to school, the competition for international tuition payments continues to heat up. Geoswift, UnionPay International and Western Union Business Solutions are offering Amazon gift cards to Chinese students studying in 14 countries that use their service for cross-border tuition payments.
The Monday mindset: 14 August 2017
Fintech zeitgeist! This week, Banking Technology’s editor Tanya Andreasyan muses about the growing trend of celebrity endorsement in the fintech world.
Interview: Matteo Cassina, Saxo Bank – is digital banking the new Big Brother?
Amid the hustle and bustle of MoneyConf in Madrid, Banking Technology managed to grab a coffee with Matteo Cassina, global head of sales at Saxo Bank. Conversation turned from the demise of bank branches to the rise artificial intelligence (AI) and open banking.
WhatsApp to introduce payments feature
Facebook-owned messenger app WhatsApp submitted a new update through the Google Play Beta Programme, which will make payments available in the app’s new version.
Lowe’s rolls out FIS BizNow prepaid solution for SMEs
Home improvement chain Lowe’s has a new payments tool in its toolbox to help small businesses, contractors and construction professionals—a prepaid card and companion mobile app to manage business expenses.
Green Dot reports net income jump in Q2, touts fintech deals, acquires secured credit portfolio
Green Dot Corp. reported strong numbers for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, including a 140 percent increase in GAAP net income to $19.3 million, up from $8.0 million over Q2 2016.
Blackhawk Network Takes Lotto Tickets Mobile
The chance to win big is going mobile. Using live ticket technology from Linq3, Blackhawk Network will give grocery shoppers the ability to purchase mobile-enabled tickets for big jackpot games, such as Powerball and Mega Millions, in the checkout line.
Oracle Unveils New Global Payments Solution for Banks
Oracle has unveiled its brand new development, Oracle Banking Payments. Built from the ground up, the service uses the ISO 20022 messaging standard and supports global and local payment standards, including SEPA, Swift 2017, Fedwire, U.S. ACH and Swift’s gpi.
Wirecard, Gambio Launch GambioPay for E-Merchants
Wirecard is expanding its collaboration with shop system developer Gambio to launch GambioPay, which the companies say simplifies payments processing and cuts costs for online retailers.
Bread Raises Serious Dough for E-Commerce Installment Payments
Bread, a fintech startup that builds installment payment solutions for online merchants, has completed $126 million of equity and debt financing to expand its portfolio and bolster its engineering team.
Banking Technology Awards: how to write a winning entry?
With less than one month left to nominate for the Banking Technology Awards, now is the time to polish up on your entry. The question we get asked often is how to write a winning entry. Well wonder no more, we have a few tips for you on what to include. The more detail the better! Dates […]
Jiffy Brings La Dolce Vita to Mobile Payments
Jiffy—the instant mobile payments service developed by SIA—is now available in more than 150 outlets in Milan, Rome and Turin.
Payments round-up: 3 August 2017
Take the pain out of paytech with this brief round-up. Features Seven Bank, BDO Unibank, Earthport, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Payconiq and Digicash Payments.
Banking Technology Awards: celebrating people that make things happen
This year’s Banking Technology Awards will be taking place on 13 December in London and once again we will be celebrating people that make things happen! The Leadership Awards will recognise individuals and teams that made a considerable contribution to our industry. What are the categories you can nominate in? Woman in Technology (W.I.T.) Award, in partnership with FemTechGlobal, will […]
PayPal enables Skype app payments
PayPal is on a tear and looking to significantly boost its P2P payments volume through Venmo, which already posted 103% growth in the second quarter, reaching $8 billion, reports Paybefore, Banking Technology’s sister publication. The company has announced in a blog post that any of the more than one billion people who’ve downloaded the Skype […]
PayPal Doubles Down on P2P with Skype
PayPal is on a tear in terms of taking on new partners and is looking to significantly boost its P2P payments volume, which grew 103 percent in the second quarter, reaching $8 billion in Venmo transactions. The company announced in a blog post on Aug. 2 that any of the more than 1 billion people who’ve downloaded the Skype mobile app will be able use it to send money across borders.
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.
Three Under-Tapped Markets and Use Cases for Prepaid Cards
Prepaid issuers should look to certain banked consumers, P2P and mobile wallet users to gain top-of-wallet status with a whole new set of customers.
paysafecard Enters UAE to Enable Online Payments with Cash
Prepaid pioneer paysafecard, part of Paysafe Group plc, announced its entrance into the United Arab Emirates. With its flagship prepaid solution, paysafecard will enable consumers to pay cash at vending machines and in retail stores for a prepaid PIN they can use to shop online.
Kakao Bank attracts 820,000+ clients in four days since launch
Kakao Bank, one of South Korea’s first digital only banks, says it has attracted KRW 535 billion ($477 million) worth of business in deposits and loans in just four days since its launch.
Fintech earnings round-up: 31 July 2017
Several major payments companies have released Q2 earnings, including The Bancorp, Discover, Mastercard and PayPal. Overall, payments volume is on the rise and partnerships are proving particularly important for PayPal, which has been on tear with recent strategic announcements.
Earnings: Q2 Results for The Bancorp, Discover, Mastercard, PayPal
Several major payments companies released second-quarter earnings this week, including The Bancorp, Discover, Mastercard and PayPal. Overall, payments volume is on the rise and partnerships are proving particularly important for PayPal, which has been on tear with recent strategic announcements.
Connecting Brands and Consumers through Alternative and Mobile Payments
Recent research from Blackhawk Network reveals that mobile and contactless payment options can help brands to engage with consumers by driving traffic and incremental sales, reducing shopping cart abandonment and supporting customer acquisition.
Facebook looks to Messenger for future growth… but not yet
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has cast his sights on monetising his OTT platforms Messenger and WhatsApp, but don’t expect miracles any time soon, reports Telecoms.com (Banking Technology‘s sister publication). The financial performance of the company is exactly what you would expect; another quarter of monstrous growth. Total revenues hit $9.164 billion, a year-on-year increase of […]
Varo Money applies for US banking charter
Varo Money is looking to become a true challenger bank, complete with a national bank charter.
Layer’s new messaging design system gets conversational
FinovateSpring 2017 alumnus Layer has released a new customer engagement-enabling solution as the latest reminder of a trend toward more and better engagement options for businesses, reports Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). The San Francisco-based company has launched its Conversation Design System, giving enterprises new tools to build and customise conversational experiences for their customers “in […]
