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The recently revealed $8.8 billion Troika Laundromat offshore money laundering scandal was a vast and complex deception. MORE
As of July 1, cashless stores and restaurants in Philadelphia will be no more. Existing cashless businesses will not be grandfathered but required to revert. MORE
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Is there a hotter topic — a buzzier buzzword, one might term it — than cashless? Ours is swiftly becoming the age of digital payments, push payments and instant payments, done by bits and bytes rather than through the conduits of coins and bills. MORE
I’ve written quite often about Sexism in the City and am intrigued by discussions of diversity, or the lack thereof, in both banking and technology. MORE
With PSD2 becoming firmly planted in the European Union (EU), more markets are integrating the regulation into their financial systems, and prepping for changes in the ways they approach payments, data transfers and customer authentication. MORE
Is there a right way and wrong way to innovate? For banks interested in transforming their brick-and-mortar branches, maybe, according to Diebold Nixdorf Senior Director of Advisory Services Chris Gill. MORE
Rapid prototyping and an innovation-oriented mindset are two characteristics that make a bank a good fintech partner, according to panelists at the Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 conference in Seattle last week. MORE
FSS Card Management System has enabled a leading prepaid processor in the US to differentiate its card offerings and stay ahead of the curve MORE
One of the greatest challenges in digital transformation is the cultural change, that has to be led with passion and commitment from the top-down. As I’ve already mentioned, that means a Board mandate and the Chair and CEO being fully on board. But what about the C-team? MORE
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David Jones sits down with Mark Bunney, director of market strategy at Ingenico, to explore the global payments business and a world in flux MORE
Artificial intelligence is spreading across every industry. With new developments making headlines every day, it can be tough to sort out the essential news from the hype. Our analysts cut through the noise to identify 25 of the top AI trends to watch this year. GET the 84-page AI TRENDS report. MORE
As social media platforms increasingly play in the payments space, what does this portend for the banking industry MORE
The internal audit program is critical to any organization that intends to provide efficient, compliant and safe services to its clients. MORE
Fidelity Information Services ( FIS ), a global financial services technology company, announced Monday (March 18) it is merging with Worldpay , the global eCommerce and payments company, in a roughly $35 billion dollar deal. MORE
Apple Pay is now available as a payment method for more than 2.5 million consumers and 45,000 U.S. billers on doxo, the bill payment network announced today. MORE
From 2014 to 2017, North America, China, and the UK established themselves as the heavyweights of fintech in the world. That’s starting to change. MORE
Citi Ventures led a $28 million Series C equity round for client management platform HoneyBook, the company announced today. MORE
The blockbuster acquisitions of First Data and Worldpay in recent months reflect a serious turn towards globalization in the payments industry and will likely result in continued consolidation, according to experts MORE
Did you ever play the Mouse Trap board game when you were a kid? Do you recall how frustrating it was when you set the contraption in motion and it failed somewhere in the middle without setting the trap? MORE
To conceptualize tomorrow's bank, a fundamental question needs to be asked: What is the value the bank brings to the table? Answer that question and the bank of the future will materialize -- a specialized, consumer-centric, data-driven, networked financial entity. MORE
Chinese conglomerate Tencent missed the mark overall in the fourth quarter of 2018, but its WeChat Pay showed significant growth, particularly as the number of merchants actively transacting on the platform was up 80% year-over-year. WeChat and its local version, Weixin, reached about 1.1 MORE
Alternative underwriting software provider ZestFinance today launched an AI-based tool it claims will dramatically reduce bias in lending. MORE
It’s time to move beyond merely presenting data and toward helping customers take informed action on their finances with that data, according to Jonas Karles, co-founder and COO of Minna Technologies, a PFM provider for subscription and recurring payment management. MORE
Most virtual assistants are reactive, but Capital One is training its virtual assistant, Eno, to be proactive, according to Ken Dodelin, VP of conversational AI products at the bank. Most [virtual assistants] are chasing reactive customer questions,” Dodelin told Bank Innovation. “We MORE
I can understand why bankers can be sceptical about what technologists say. For years, technologists have been telling them that their business is threatened by technological change. MORE
Move over, 4G — the next generation of wireless technology is here. 5G is set to enhance connectivity across networks. This is especially important as the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices rises, along with the amount of data they generate. Get the entire 31-page What is 5g? report. MORE
Amazon Pay is a well-established payment method across online commerce — and not only because it’s the home payment method of the largest, most successful eCommerce platform in the U.S. MORE
Apple has reportedly acquired API integration developer Stamplay for 5 million euros ($5.678 million). The Rome-based startup won a contest to make the best use of new Visa APIs, according to Venture Beat. MORE
Galileo announced significant company growth and an expanded portfolio of payments and cash management solutions that increases business opportunities for its clients MORE
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From e-commerce to software to payments, several companies with $1B+ valuations exited in 2018. Free download: Get the data on ALL the 310 unicorns . Get an excel file that has investor, total funding, industry, and other info for private companies valued at $1B+. Email. MORE
A year ago I blogged about invisible banking and that I have some issues with it, namely that the bank brand disappears and the customer finds it too easy to spend without thinking. MORE
Watching the debacle of the #Brexit debate in Britain, you might think that the UK is in a national meltdown. According to a survey on the front of Metro this week, 9 out of 10 Brits think that the political handling of Brexit is a national humiliation. MORE
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MARCH 22, 2019
Apple has reportedly acquired API integration developer Stamplay for 5 million euros ($5.678 million). The Rome-based startup won a contest to make the best use of new Visa APIs, according to Venture Beat.
Bank Innovation
MARCH 22, 2019
Chinese conglomerate Tencent missed the mark overall in the fourth quarter of 2018, but its WeChat Pay showed significant growth, particularly as the number of merchants actively transacting on the platform was up 80% year-over-year. WeChat and its local version, Weixin, reached about 1.1
Chris Skinner
MARCH 19, 2019
A year ago I blogged about invisible banking and that I have some issues with it, namely that the bank brand disappears and the customer finds it too easy to spend without thinking.
Bank Innovation
MARCH 21, 2019
Rapid prototyping and an innovation-oriented mindset are two characteristics that make a bank a good fintech partner, according to panelists at the Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 conference in Seattle last week.
Insights on Business
MARCH 18, 2019
The recently revealed $8.8 billion Troika Laundromat offshore money laundering scandal was a vast and complex deception.
Mobile Payments Today
MARCH 19, 2019
The blockbuster acquisitions of First Data and Worldpay in recent months reflect a serious turn towards globalization in the payments industry and will likely result in continued consolidation, according to experts
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MARCH 20, 2019
Square has two new offerings: the revamped Square Online Store and Square For Retail, introduced in an announcement by the company on Wednesday (March 20).
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MARCH 20, 2019
The internal audit program is critical to any organization that intends to provide efficient, compliant and safe services to its clients.
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MARCH 22, 2019
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PYMNTS
MARCH 20, 2019
Amazon Pay is a well-established payment method across online commerce — and not only because it’s the home payment method of the largest, most successful eCommerce platform in the U.S.
Chris Skinner
MARCH 18, 2019
I’ve written quite often about Sexism in the City and am intrigued by discussions of diversity, or the lack thereof, in both banking and technology.
Bank Innovation
MARCH 21, 2019
Citi Ventures led a $28 million Series C equity round for client management platform HoneyBook, the company announced today.
Insights on Business
MARCH 19, 2019
Did you ever play the Mouse Trap board game when you were a kid? Do you recall how frustrating it was when you set the contraption in motion and it failed somewhere in the middle without setting the trap?
Mobile Payments Today
MARCH 21, 2019
Galileo announced significant company growth and an expanded portfolio of payments and cash management solutions that increases business opportunities for its clients
PYMNTS
MARCH 18, 2019
Fidelity Information Services ( FIS ), a global financial services technology company, announced Monday (March 18) it is merging with Worldpay , the global eCommerce and payments company, in a roughly $35 billion dollar deal.
Chris Skinner
MARCH 20, 2019
One of the greatest challenges in digital transformation is the cultural change, that has to be led with passion and commitment from the top-down. As I’ve already mentioned, that means a Board mandate and the Chair and CEO being fully on board. But what about the C-team?
Bank Innovation
MARCH 21, 2019
Apple Pay is now available as a payment method for more than 2.5 million consumers and 45,000 U.S. billers on doxo, the bill payment network announced today.
CB Insights
MARCH 19, 2019
Artificial intelligence is spreading across every industry. With new developments making headlines every day, it can be tough to sort out the essential news from the hype. Our analysts cut through the noise to identify 25 of the top AI trends to watch this year. GET the 84-page AI TRENDS report.
Mobile Payments Today
MARCH 22, 2019
David Jones sits down with Mark Bunney, director of market strategy at Ingenico, to explore the global payments business and a world in flux
PYMNTS
MARCH 22, 2019
With PSD2 becoming firmly planted in the European Union (EU), more markets are integrating the regulation into their financial systems, and prepping for changes in the ways they approach payments, data transfers and customer authentication.
Chris Skinner
MARCH 21, 2019
Watching the debacle of the #Brexit debate in Britain, you might think that the UK is in a national meltdown. According to a survey on the front of Metro this week, 9 out of 10 Brits think that the political handling of Brexit is a national humiliation.
Bank Innovation
MARCH 20, 2019
It’s time to move beyond merely presenting data and toward helping customers take informed action on their finances with that data, according to Jonas Karles, co-founder and COO of Minna Technologies, a PFM provider for subscription and recurring payment management.
CB Insights
MARCH 19, 2019
Move over, 4G — the next generation of wireless technology is here. 5G is set to enhance connectivity across networks. This is especially important as the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices rises, along with the amount of data they generate. Get the entire 31-page What is 5g? report.
Mobile Payments Today
MARCH 22, 2019
FSS Card Management System has enabled a leading prepaid processor in the US to differentiate its card offerings and stay ahead of the curve
PYMNTS
MARCH 18, 2019
Is there a right way and wrong way to innovate? For banks interested in transforming their brick-and-mortar branches, maybe, according to Diebold Nixdorf Senior Director of Advisory Services Chris Gill.
Bank Innovation
MARCH 20, 2019
To conceptualize tomorrow's bank, a fundamental question needs to be asked: What is the value the bank brings to the table? Answer that question and the bank of the future will materialize -- a specialized, consumer-centric, data-driven, networked financial entity.
CB Insights
MARCH 21, 2019
From 2014 to 2017, North America, China, and the UK established themselves as the heavyweights of fintech in the world. That’s starting to change.
Mobile Payments Today
MARCH 21, 2019
As social media platforms increasingly play in the payments space, what does this portend for the banking industry
PYMNTS
MARCH 19, 2019
Is there a hotter topic — a buzzier buzzword, one might term it — than cashless? Ours is swiftly becoming the age of digital payments, push payments and instant payments, done by bits and bytes rather than through the conduits of coins and bills.
Chris Skinner
MARCH 18, 2019
Things we’re reading today include … Are 40-year mortgages becoming the new normal?
Bank Innovation
MARCH 19, 2019
Alternative underwriting software provider ZestFinance today launched an AI-based tool it claims will dramatically reduce bias in lending.
CB Insights
MARCH 20, 2019
From e-commerce to software to payments, several companies with $1B+ valuations exited in 2018. Free download: Get the data on ALL the 310 unicorns . Get an excel file that has investor, total funding, industry, and other info for private companies valued at $1B+. Email.
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MARCH 18, 2019
As of July 1, cashless stores and restaurants in Philadelphia will be no more. Existing cashless businesses will not be grandfathered but required to revert.
PYMNTS
MARCH 21, 2019
Very soon, eBay shoppers will be able to choose Google Pay as their payment method when checking out. The move comes as the latest expansion of its newly redesigned payments experience.
Bank Innovation
MARCH 19, 2019
Most virtual assistants are reactive, but Capital One is training its virtual assistant, Eno, to be proactive, according to Ken Dodelin, VP of conversational AI products at the bank. Most [virtual assistants] are chasing reactive customer questions,” Dodelin told Bank Innovation. “We
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