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Marqeta to focus on growing product suite in 2020

Bank Innovation

If 2019 was the year of the challenger bank, 2020 will be the year payments companies move closer to bank territory. Marqeta, the card issuing and processing startup supporting the capabilities of large companies like Kabbage and Square, sees 2020 as a big year for payments companies branching out into banking.

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FIs and fintechs innovate with an eye on SMBs

BankInovation

At the start of the year, Bank Innovation predicted, “if 2019 was the year of the challenger bank, 2020 will be the year payments companies move closer to bank territory.”

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BNP Paribas trials seamless payment displays

Banking 2020

Frictionless payments? But while progress has been steady, so far there has not been a revolutionary shift that has led to seamless, ubiquitous payments. The latest development comes from BNP Paribas, which is trialling a new generation of advertising displays that incorporate contactless payment capabilities.