TechCrunch Fintech
JANUARY 17, 2024
Argentinian payments infrastructure startup Pomelo has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding. The Buenos Aires-based company started in 2021 with the goal of giving fintechs and embedded finance players a way to launch virtual accounts and issue prepaid and credit cards via compliant onboarding processes. Pomelo went live with its first customer […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Fintech News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Banks collect and hold huge quantities of usable data, and many are already successfully applying big data and AI across various business cases. The potential to optimise data use through a data-driven banking strategy is enormous, especially for smaller banks. This is because even small projects can achieve clear added value with such a strategy. This article, a collaboration between financial software provider ti&m and Google Cloud, appeared in the ti&m special on digital banking, expl
TechCrunch Fintech
JANUARY 17, 2024
The fintech app addresses the first financial milestones for couples and grows with the relationship through planning, saving and spending features. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Fintech News
JANUARY 17, 2024
The battle against fraud and identity theft has taken on new dimensions and complexities in today’s increasingly digital world. 2024 promises to be crucial in the ongoing struggle against financial cybercrime. As the financial industry continues to evolve, so do the tactics fraudsters employ. This article will delve into the key trends shaping the fraud and identity landscape 2024, drawing insights from various sources, including SumSub, LexisNexis Risk Solution, Feedzai and Jumio.
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Electronic Payments Coalition
JANUARY 17, 2024
The independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) released the latest in a string of reports questioning the benefits and raising the unintended consequences of the Durbin-Marshall credit card bill. CRS, whose mission is to offer research and analysis to Congress, echoed an earlier report by the Richmond Federal Reserve noting that consumers failed to see any meaningful cost savings as a result of similar legislation imposing routing mandates and price caps on debit card interchange.
The Fintech Times
JANUARY 17, 2024
Multi-asset broker Exness is currently accepting applications for its Fintech Scholarships programme from outstanding students, marking the second year the company is supporting STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in South Africa. The Exness Fintech Scholarships programme aims to pave the way for academic excellence and career development for exceptional, underprivileged and talented individuals, empowering them to become the next generation of tech leaders.
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TechCrunch Fintech
JANUARY 17, 2024
Berlin-based banking startup N26 is rolling out a new stock and ETF trading feature starting with Austria as the first market. This product launch marks a renewed focus on the startup’s core markets with a larger portfolio of banking products in those countries. Like many challenger banks, N26 started with a simple product — an account […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Fintech News
JANUARY 17, 2024
DBS Bank has extended its hawker meal subsidy programme which will now run until 26 July 2024, offering cashback incentives for customers using the PayLah! app for meal payments. The extension means a total of 7.5 million meals will be subsidised over 18 months. This initiative is a part of the 5 Million Hawker Meals campaign launched in February 2023 with the aim to alleviate the financial burden on consumers by subsidising up to SGD 3 for meals purchased at over 11,600 hawker stalls across Sin
Payments Dive
JANUARY 17, 2024
A debt repayment app startup and a small business lender are among the U.S. startups selected by the card network and its partner this year.
Fintech News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Indonesia’s cryptocurrency market, previously known for its rapid adoption rates, experienced a significant downturn last year, as trading volumes on local crypto exchanges plummeted by 60% compared to the previous year. Industry experts suggest that stringent tax policies are partly to blame for this decline. In the Indonesian market, cryptocurrencies are categorised as commodities, making them subject to both income tax and value-added tax (VAT).
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Payments Dive
JANUARY 17, 2024
Overdraft fees would be reclassified as extensions of credit, forcing banks to disclose an APR. They could also be cut to as low as $3.
Fintech News
JANUARY 17, 2024
additiv, a Swiss-based fintech firm specialising in embedded finance solutions, has announced the appointment of Anurag Pandey as its new General Manager and Head for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Pandey is set to focus on expanding the company’s reach in the APAC market, utilising additiv’s finance-as-a-service model. This model aims to assist both financial and non-financial companies in improving efficiency and tapping into new opportunities through integrated financial services
NFCW
JANUARY 17, 2024
ON HAND: ‘My United boarding pass just showed up on my Pixel Watch 2,’ said Reddit user Fuel13 Google Wallet can now display airline boarding passes as QR codes on Wear OS smartwatches. The new feature, noticed by a Reddit user who took the picture that accompanies this article, means that travelers won’t need to take their phones out to pass through the boarding process electronically, and can instead flash their wrist at a QR code reader.
Fintech News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Singapore-based B2B fintech firm Aspire has received US$79.15 million in funding from its US-based holding company, according to latest filings with Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) obtained by DealStreetAsia. According to the ACRA filings, this investment will be facilitated through the allotment of 15.8 million ordinary shares and 63.3 million redeemable preference shares.
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FloQast
JANUARY 17, 2024
In May 2023, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published its consultation on the UK’s Corporate Governance Code. The consultation set out proposals for a range of legislative and governance reforms to be implemented in the Code in 2024, including the introduction of a new regulatory body, known as the Audit, Reporting, and Governance Authority (ARGA), which would replace the FRC.
Fintech News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Singapore’s digital bank Trust has upgraded its Instant Loan service , enabling existing credit cardholders to secure loans in about 60 seconds through a three-click process in the app. This update is part of the company’s efforts to streamline its loan approval procedures. Since its launch last July, the Trust Instant Loan has incorporated customer feedback, leading to several new features.
Payments Dive
JANUARY 17, 2024
The e-commerce giant and investment firm asked for carve-outs for Amazon Pay and non-fungible tokens, respectively.
Fintech News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Google India Digital Services and NPCI International Payments (NIPL), a subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), aim to provide Indian consumers with more flexibility in making digital payments overseas. This collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), seeks to extend the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) beyond India.
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Bank Automation
JANUARY 17, 2024
Citizens Bank is looking toward AI and generative AI technology to improve operational efficiency and client experience. The $222 billion bank has “many exciting things on our technology, our digital, data analytics and AI road map that we need to deliver on,” Chief Executive Bruce Van Saun said during the bank’s fourth-quarter earnings call today.
Fintech News
JANUARY 17, 2024
In the recent past, Singapore’s fintech sector has emerged as a beacon of innovation and growth within the ASEAN region. However over the past year, the fintech sector in Singapore, reflecting global trends, is currently experiencing a significant funding slowdown. This period, often referred to as a ‘funding winter’, has seen levels of fintech funding in both global and ASEAN markets drop to their lowest since 2020.
Finextra
JANUARY 17, 2024
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Bank Automation
JANUARY 17, 2024
In 2023, financial institutions continued to look to third-party vendors for innovative solutions to enhance their offerings. A December report by Scottdale, Ariz.-based bank and fintech advisory company Cornerstone Advisors of Arizona said U.S.
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Finextra
JANUARY 17, 2024
India's NPCI is joining forces with Google Pay to bring its hugely popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to other countries.
Bank Automation
JANUARY 17, 2024
U.S. Bank made digital and operational investments during the fourth quarter as it focused on modernizing payments and technology. The $668 billion, Minneapolis, Minn. bank spent $513 million on technology and communication during Q4, up 12% year over year, according to its Q4 2023 earnings presentation. U.S.
The Fintech Times
JANUARY 17, 2024
While the financial industry makes gradual progress with increasing inclusivity, it is clear that significant gender bias persists. Recognising this, crypto exchange Bitget has launched a new initiative to promote gender diversity and inclusivity in the blockchain industry: ‘Blockchain4Her’ A recent Bitget study revealed limited gender diversity in the blockchain funding market, indicating that female-led blockchain startups secured only six per cent of the total funding.
Payments Dive
JANUARY 17, 2024
X has been collecting money transmitter approvals in recent months to launch peer-to-peer payments in the app.
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The Fintech Times
JANUARY 17, 2024
Seventy-two per cent of Polish e-commerce entrepreneurs expect to see an increase in revenue in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a report by fintech firm Conotoxia. The expectations highlighted in the ‘ Global e-commerce in 2024 – Business opportunity or challenge for Polish companies? ‘ report by Conotoxia also align with analysts’ economic forecasts – which suggest consumption will pick up in the coming months and become one of the drivers of economic growth ag
Finovate
JANUARY 17, 2024
Supply Wisdom unveiled its self-service, SaaS-based model that gives organizations the ability to conduct real-time risk monitoring. The new capabilities come in the wake of the firm inking partnerships with three Fortune 100 companies. Supply Wisdom made its Finovate debut in 2022 at FinovateFall in New York. Today, Supply Wisdom launched a self-service, SaaS-based model that delivers real-time risk monitoring capability to organizations.
The Fintech Times
JANUARY 17, 2024
VOXI by Vodafone , the mobile network for young people, has expanded its partnership with Moneyhub , the open banking, open finance, and open data solution provider, to offer customers 12 months of free access to its financial wellness app. VOXI customers are now able to claim free access to the Moneyhub app, as part of the latest series of benefits and rewards available through its VOXI Drop customer reward programme.
Inai
JANUARY 17, 2024
Recently, Visa announced significant enhancements to network tokens, specifically affecting Apple Pay standing instruction transactions. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the details of these changes, their impact on existing practices, and how to optimize your merchant-initiated transactions (MITs) with the latest Apple Pay token updates.
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