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Retailers need to be sure their point-of-sale systems are fully compliant, not only to avoid becoming obsolete, but to protect against fraud MORE
Opportunities to grow as a professional come from all corners at Perficient. Here, we spotlight three colleagues who have taken charge of their careers and risen to new levels of success. MORE
Since 2012, more than $5.7B has been invested across over 520 equity deals to tech startups in Latin America. This includes investment in leading tech companies such as on-demand delivery startup Rappi in Colombia and online food delivery platform iFood in Brazil. MORE
Last week our theme was “Bitcoin going parabolic. ALT Season is Almost Here!“ Our theme for this week is “Top 10 Crypto Exchanges for IEOs”. Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) are picking up steam, capturing the interest of investors, project teams, and exchanges. MORE
Cross-border B2B payments provider TransferMate announced today that Wells Fargo will use its Global Invoice Connect platform to provide the bank’s U.S.-based based commercial banking clients the ability to receive payments in U.S. dollars from their global customers. MORE
Twenty years ago, I was doing a lot of work on business transformation and business process re-engineering (BPR). Most of the firms didn’t do transformation and viewed it as too risky. Instead they went for BPR for BPI … business process improvements. Incremental benefits rather than radical results. MORE
Business banking startup Azlo and digital lender Kabbage are teaming up to offer loans to small business customers, including those underserved by the big banks. The two companies inked the partnership, called Mission Street Capital, late last week. MORE
As a growing number of consumers swap out cash for mobile or card payments, ATM numbers globally have begun to fall. based consultancy and research firm RBR reported today that the number of ATMs worldwide fell for the first time. It claims global ATM numbers fell by 1% in 2018 to 3.24 MORE
The main blog headlines are … Five phases of FinTech (2005-2027) Three years ago, I blogged about three phases of FinTech. Three years later, I can expand on that theme and talk about five phases of FinTech. MORE
With big players like Mastercard and Visa now mandating that all new cards and payment terminals issued must be contactless-enabled, global growth of the technology is set to soar in the next few years. This sets the stage perfectly for biometric payment cards MORE
I was asked to speak to the theme of Banking for Humanity at a conference the other day, and it made me realise that the five areas I’ve recently been blogging about came together nicely. First, there’s financial inclusion which is the theme of Digital Human. MORE
KOHO, a Toronto-based digital banking startup, has raised C$42 million (US$31 million) in a Series B round to add new products and services. KOHO, with its millennial friendly aesthetic and messaging, currently offers its users debit cards, personal finance management tools and cashback features. MORE
Mobile enrollments made some major leaps this year, surpassing even computer enrollments. According to a study from IDology, an identity verification and fraud prevention company, 61% of Americans used a smartphone to enroll in some sort of an account this year, while 56% used a computer or laptop. MORE
Banking technology giant Finastra has hired Mark Miller as chief financial officer. He replaces Rob Binns, who recently stepped down from the role. Miller previously served as chief financial officer at Marketo, a marketing automation software company that was acquired by Adobe in October 2018. MORE
Apple's defeat in a high-profile Supreme Court case could open competition in the mobile app consumer market MORE
“I don’t have enough data,” is something that I have never heard from a client. The real challenge today is finding the right data. Fundamental to sales performance management (SPM) is what we call Sales Performance Measurement. MORE
Lyft drivers will now be able to get paid immediately and plug into a broader banking and personal savings ecosystem. The ride-hailing service is working with Mastercard and payments company Payfare on a co-branded debit card called Lyft Direct Debit. MORE
Riddle me this? What do a large Australian bank, a leading U.S. financial payment solutions provider, and a major New Zealand bank all have in common? MORE
Mobile commerce might just be the key to saving brick-and-mortar stores. Consumers use their smartphones to shop for everything, everywhere – including using them to help them shop in-store. MORE
In a competitive financial marketplace, banks are turning to incentive compensation management (ICM) solutions for competitive advantage. MORE
Research confirms that cashless readers do not undermine cash sales in a vending machine. In fact, the cashless technology serves to improve both cashless and cash activity, particularly for machines doing lower volume sales MORE
Vending machines, increasingly, are ditching the dollar bills in favor of payments rendered in bits and bytes. Kiosks are increasingly becoming part of the retail landscape. MORE
I’m writing more and more about Facebook launching its own cryptocurrency lately: Will Facebook become the world’s central bank? March 2019) Will a global platform connect all of our money? MORE
For Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with inventing and giving away the World Wide Web protocol that shaped the internet as we know it today, the web at its best has always been about being decentralized. The decision to make the Web an open system was necessary for it to be universal. MORE
Fortumo's latest market report gives an overview of the mobile payments landscape in Latin America: Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador MORE
In payments, to gain technology, reach and new use cases (and, sometimes, all of the above at once), the debate has always boiled down to “build or buy.” To that end, Visa has taken the “buy” path, and said last week that it gained control of Earthport , having bought the U.K.-based MORE
Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. MORE
Google is halting a business relationship with Huawei , the Chinese telecommunications company, in what is seen as a blow to the company that has been on the radar of the U.S. government. MORE
New York’s Department of Financial Services seized Municipal Credit Union , New York’s oldest credit union, on Friday (May 17), saying it is facing “unsafe and unsound” conditions. MORE
Uber and Lyft have been in the news lately for their enormous IPOs. The two companies have raised $10B+ combined in the process, and their valuations total more than $75B. Still, the companies are far from profitabile, with Uber sporting a cash burn rate of over $10B per year. MORE
Another few articles I’ve picked up this week have focused upon the new generation of consumer: Gen Z. I would call them the iGen but that’s too branded, so marketers call them Gen Z. Who are the Z Gen? MORE
It was only last week that I took my first deep dive into CivicTech, thanks to the Costa Vayenas , the director of the Procivis Think Tank and author of the book Democracy in the Digital Age. MORE
Although there are lots of similarities across Software Development and Data Science , they also have three main differences: processes, tooling and behavior. Find out. In my previous article, I talked about model governance and holistic model management. MORE
To provide consumers with an immersive way to experience its brand, Taco Bell is launching The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort in Palm Springs, California for a limited time this summer. MORE
Chris Skinner
MAY 19, 2019
I’m writing more and more about Facebook launching its own cryptocurrency lately: Will Facebook become the world’s central bank? March 2019) Will a global platform connect all of our money?
PYMNTS
MAY 20, 2019
For Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with inventing and giving away the World Wide Web protocol that shaped the internet as we know it today, the web at its best has always been about being decentralized. The decision to make the Web an open system was necessary for it to be universal.
Chris Skinner
MAY 16, 2019
Three years ago, I blogged about three phases of FinTech. Three years later, I can expand on that theme and talk about five phases of FinTech.
Mobile Payments Today
MAY 16, 2019
Research confirms that cashless readers do not undermine cash sales in a vending machine. In fact, the cashless technology serves to improve both cashless and cash activity, particularly for machines doing lower volume sales
Insights on Business
MAY 15, 2019
Riddle me this? What do a large Australian bank, a leading U.S. financial payment solutions provider, and a major New Zealand bank all have in common?
Bank Innovation
MAY 20, 2019
As a growing number of consumers swap out cash for mobile or card payments, ATM numbers globally have begun to fall. based consultancy and research firm RBR reported today that the number of ATMs worldwide fell for the first time. It claims global ATM numbers fell by 1% in 2018 to 3.24
Mobile Payments Today
MAY 14, 2019
Apple's defeat in a high-profile Supreme Court case could open competition in the mobile app consumer market
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Insights on Business
MAY 16, 2019
In a competitive financial marketplace, banks are turning to incentive compensation management (ICM) solutions for competitive advantage.
Bank Innovation
MAY 20, 2019
Business banking startup Azlo and digital lender Kabbage are teaming up to offer loans to small business customers, including those underserved by the big banks. The two companies inked the partnership, called Mission Street Capital, late last week.
Chris Skinner
MAY 14, 2019
I was asked to speak to the theme of Banking for Humanity at a conference the other day, and it made me realise that the five areas I’ve recently been blogging about came together nicely. First, there’s financial inclusion which is the theme of Digital Human.
Mobile Payments Today
MAY 17, 2019
Retailers need to be sure their point-of-sale systems are fully compliant, not only to avoid becoming obsolete, but to protect against fraud
PYMNTS
MAY 16, 2019
Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers.
Insights on Business
MAY 14, 2019
“I don’t have enough data,” is something that I have never heard from a client. The real challenge today is finding the right data. Fundamental to sales performance management (SPM) is what we call Sales Performance Measurement.
Bank Innovation
MAY 20, 2019
Cross-border B2B payments provider TransferMate announced today that Wells Fargo will use its Global Invoice Connect platform to provide the bank’s U.S.-based based commercial banking clients the ability to receive payments in U.S. dollars from their global customers.
Chris Skinner
MAY 20, 2019
Another few articles I’ve picked up this week have focused upon the new generation of consumer: Gen Z. I would call them the iGen but that’s too branded, so marketers call them Gen Z. Who are the Z Gen?
Mobile Payments Today
MAY 16, 2019
Imagine the power of personalized self-service experiences. Consumer's appreciate acknowlegment and personalization. With IoT-connected self-service devices and Artificial Intelligence, brands can better understand and satisfy customers
PYMNTS
MAY 19, 2019
New York’s Department of Financial Services seized Municipal Credit Union , New York’s oldest credit union, on Friday (May 17), saying it is facing “unsafe and unsound” conditions.
CB Insights
MAY 15, 2019
Since 2012, more than $5.7B has been invested across over 520 equity deals to tech startups in Latin America. This includes investment in leading tech companies such as on-demand delivery startup Rappi in Colombia and online food delivery platform iFood in Brazil.
Bank Innovation
MAY 15, 2019
Lyft drivers will now be able to get paid immediately and plug into a broader banking and personal savings ecosystem. The ride-hailing service is working with Mastercard and payments company Payfare on a co-branded debit card called Lyft Direct Debit.
Chris Skinner
MAY 15, 2019
Twenty years ago, I was doing a lot of work on business transformation and business process re-engineering (BPR). Most of the firms didn’t do transformation and viewed it as too risky. Instead they went for BPR for BPI … business process improvements. Incremental benefits rather than radical results.
Mobile Payments Today
MAY 14, 2019
Fortumo's latest market report gives an overview of the mobile payments landscape in Latin America: Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador
PYMNTS
MAY 19, 2019
Google is halting a business relationship with Huawei , the Chinese telecommunications company, in what is seen as a blow to the company that has been on the radar of the U.S. government.
Perficient Financial Servies
MAY 20, 2019
Opportunities to grow as a professional come from all corners at Perficient. Here, we spotlight three colleagues who have taken charge of their careers and risen to new levels of success.
Bank Innovation
MAY 16, 2019
Mobile enrollments made some major leaps this year, surpassing even computer enrollments. According to a study from IDology, an identity verification and fraud prevention company, 61% of Americans used a smartphone to enroll in some sort of an account this year, while 56% used a computer or laptop.
Chris Skinner
MAY 18, 2019
The main blog headlines are … Five phases of FinTech (2005-2027) Three years ago, I blogged about three phases of FinTech. Three years later, I can expand on that theme and talk about five phases of FinTech.
Daily Fintech
MAY 19, 2019
Last week our theme was “Bitcoin going parabolic. ALT Season is Almost Here!“ Our theme for this week is “Top 10 Crypto Exchanges for IEOs”. Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) are picking up steam, capturing the interest of investors, project teams, and exchanges.
PYMNTS
MAY 16, 2019
To provide consumers with an immersive way to experience its brand, Taco Bell is launching The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort in Palm Springs, California for a limited time this summer.
ATM Marketplace
MAY 16, 2019
With big players like Mastercard and Visa now mandating that all new cards and payment terminals issued must be contactless-enabled, global growth of the technology is set to soar in the next few years. This sets the stage perfectly for biometric payment cards
Bank Innovation
MAY 16, 2019
KOHO, a Toronto-based digital banking startup, has raised C$42 million (US$31 million) in a Series B round to add new products and services. KOHO, with its millennial friendly aesthetic and messaging, currently offers its users debit cards, personal finance management tools and cashback features.
Daily Fintech
MAY 20, 2019
It was only last week that I took my first deep dive into CivicTech, thanks to the Costa Vayenas , the director of the Procivis Think Tank and author of the book Democracy in the Digital Age.
PYMNTS
MAY 20, 2019
Vending machines, increasingly, are ditching the dollar bills in favor of payments rendered in bits and bytes. Kiosks are increasingly becoming part of the retail landscape.
CB Insights
MAY 15, 2019
Uber and Lyft have been in the news lately for their enormous IPOs. The two companies have raised $10B+ combined in the process, and their valuations total more than $75B. Still, the companies are far from profitabile, with Uber sporting a cash burn rate of over $10B per year.
Bank Innovation
MAY 15, 2019
Banking technology giant Finastra has hired Mark Miller as chief financial officer. He replaces Rob Binns, who recently stepped down from the role. Miller previously served as chief financial officer at Marketo, a marketing automation software company that was acquired by Adobe in October 2018.
Chris Skinner
MAY 15, 2019
Things we’re reading today include … World’s Largest Banks 2019: U.S.
Dataconomy
MAY 16, 2019
Although there are lots of similarities across Software Development and Data Science , they also have three main differences: processes, tooling and behavior. Find out. In my previous article, I talked about model governance and holistic model management.
PYMNTS
MAY 15, 2019
In payments, to gain technology, reach and new use cases (and, sometimes, all of the above at once), the debate has always boiled down to “build or buy.” To that end, Visa has taken the “buy” path, and said last week that it gained control of Earthport , having bought the U.K.-based
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