Remove Financial Technology Remove Marketing Remove social media Remove Technology
article thumbnail

The Financial Technologies SMEs Aren’t Using

PYMNTS

The average small business considers itself a “moderate” user of technology, according to the PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index. According to Office Depot senior director of contract marketing, Christine Nessen, “SMBs should strongly consider transitioning to tax software.”. 37 percent of SMEs in the U.K.

article thumbnail

Robinhood Faces Another Service Interruption Due To Technical Issue

PYMNTS

In the latest of a string of outages as of the beginning of March, Robinhood Markets Inc. The financial technology company is regarded for helping to make trading in vogue with millennials, Reuters reported. “We said it has fixed a challenge that led to a “major outage” on its platform Thursday (June 18).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Checkout.com Buys Australian Startup Pin Payments

PYMNTS

The purchase allows Checkout access to Australia’s $33 billion eCommerce market and expands the company’s reach in the Asia Pacific region of the globe. Checkout Founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz said Australia is a key market for the firm’s business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Payments 130
article thumbnail

Five At Five: Amazon’s New India Push

PYMNTS

There is a new development from the world of real estate payments, and a large social media platform is embracing commerce. The move comes as the eCommerce company reportedly wants to make the country into a major market. Meanwhile, there’s a new AI effort focus in China. Amazon Rolls Out Support f or Hindi i n India.

article thumbnail

Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

PYMNTS

Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become more broadly adopted in everyday commerce. . At a high level, that means helping crypto companies and FinTechs come to market with crypto payments across the Visa rails.

article thumbnail

Customer Experience in Financial Services

Celent Banking

These are a handful of the topics discussed at this week’s Customer Experience for Financial Services (CXFS) Conference, organized by Worldwide Business Research in Charlotte, NC. The CXFS conference was all about the “voice of the customer” (VoC) and how financial institutions (FIs) can improve their customer “listening” skills.

article thumbnail

Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate. Digital banking provider Alkami acquired data analysis and marketing campaign management provider Segmint Digital banking and payments provider Bottomline was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.6B. Keep an eye on the initial banks working on these projects.

Fintech 184