FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 9 June 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Stripe unveils Tap to Pay for Android devices
Tap to Pay allows businesses to accept contactless payments using an NFC-enabled Android device.
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Google and Santander team to simplify cloud journey for enterprises
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Google pulls Plex after less than a year in development
Aborted banking project reflects change of financial services strategy at Google.
Google Cloud’s global head of fintech partnerships bids farewell to Big Tech
Anil Saboo leaves after three years at the Big Tech.
Payroll fintech founded by Google alums raises $35m
Check says it already works with 100,000 small businesses in the US
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Does Europe really need its own Big Tech?
Almost a third of consumers find the idea of banking with a Big Tech appealing.
US Bank’s CDO leaves for Google after a brief stint
Before US Bank, White headed up BBVA’s creation unit.
The Oracle versus Google copyright case could shape the future of software
The fate of open APIs lies in the hands of the US Supreme Court.
Google Pay to launch bank accounts in 2021 with flurry of partners
The US Big Tech announces another six of its banking partners.
Mambu inks partnership with Google Cloud
Technology firm will host its platform on Google infrastructure.
Google plans debit card launch in the US
Google is preparing to launch an Apple Card rival soon.
Financial Stability Board warns of bigtech banking risk
Tech firms’ relationship with finance could create instability, says FSB.
Canadian credit unions launch Interac Debit on Google Pay
Google Pay integration with Interac Debit allows users to pay with their phones.
Google sets its eyes on banking next year
The tech giant allegedly doesn’t intend to sell customers’ data.
International regulators investigating tech firms’ cloud dominance
Financial Stability Board casts a wary glance at cloud giants
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Goldman Sachs and Ayco in huge financial coaching deal with Google
Ayco will provide financial coaching to Google’s US-based employees.
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JP Morgan hires ex-Google exec for AI ambitions
The war for talent rages on.
PayPal and Google Pay deepen payments relationship
More payment options across the Google ecosystem are on the way.
IoT gets chatty with DeepMind’s cloud text-to-speech
Will allow IoT devices to talk back to you.
Google Cloud offers updates on Spectre and Meltdown flaws
It has managed to weather the storm better.
Google Pay gets clever with all payments together
Launches a one brand band.
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Alexa Is Making ‘Her’ Presence Known
While Google is doing its impression of a petulant child, storming home from the park with its football tucked under its arm by barring Amazon Echo Show access to YouTube, Amazon has drafted a host of reinforcements for its Alexa offensive.
Walmart Taps Google for Omnichannel Commerce Play
Google and Walmart are teaming up to take on Amazon (and Alexa) with voice-activated commerce and more plans for 2018. Starting in late September, the retail giant will be working with Google to offer hundreds of thousands of items for voice shopping via Google Assistant.
Google Casts a Wider Net for Payments
Google has a new plan to become a bigger player in payments. The search engine and web marketing giant said that it’s enabling merchants and developers to “turbocharge checkout conversion” by making it easier for consumers to use the credit cards and debit cards stored with Google.
Google’s Android Pay Gets a Hand from Banks
Google is banking on mobile apps to boost its mobile wallet. The Android Pay parent has linked that service to a handful of banking apps, giving consumers the ability add their cards more quickly to the mobile wallet.
Vroom, Vroom: Vehicles Accelerate the Future for Payments
A drive through the emerging landscape of in-vehicle transaction projects shows a wide variety of services that could appeal to consumers and push payments forward. But there’s still work to do before automakers are off to the races.
