Technology

In Brazil, QR codes have been powering Pix, the country's instant payment scheme, for years. Two fintechs are hoping that connecting QR codes to instant payment schemes such as FedNow will help drive uptake for instant account-to-account payments.

Everything from company culture to data security concerns is hamstringing the pace of automation in financial services, per new American Banker research.

The firm, which is relaunching its signature payment system, gets a branding opportunity and a testing ground in dozens of stadiums and arenas.

Consumer advocates are urging lawmakers to hold hearings on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new open banking rule and whether Congress authorized banks to charge fees for data access.

Both banks are preparing rollouts of Casca's software and participated in the firm's $29 million funding round.

The digital bank is working with blockchain technology provider Lightspark to use Bitcoin networks to power its upcoming cross-border payments launch.

Banks want to reclaim their position as the central node in the customer relationship by charging fintechs and data aggregators for access to permissioned customer data. How the legal questions about this are resolved will be a telling moment for all concerned.

The Ohio-based bank reports a 10% expense reduction within a year of moving its contact center technology to Google Cloud through a partnership with UJET.

Medallion Financial CEO Andrew Murstein sees more growth on the horizon for the New York lender's fintech banking operation, which saw activity spike in the first half of the year.