Technology
Technology
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In the last decade, customer loyalty has extended beyond the bank to include an array of non-bank solutions for financial management, payment and lending.
July 29 -
HSBC may seem like an enthusiastic supporter of third-party wallets, taking the rare step of supporting Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay. But these partnerships may prove to be mere stepping stones for a much bigger mobile strategy.
July 29 -
The popular German digital startup Fidor Bank has agreed to be acquired by Groupe BPCE, the second-largest French bank.
July 28 -
Retailers insist that the EMV migration in the U.S. is weak because there is no PIN requirement to verify chip-card transactions, a process that is standard practice in other nations.
July 28 -
Payment Data Systems (PDS), a San Antonio, Texas-based payment solutions provider, has introduced a streamlined approach for mobile app developers to enable payment acceptance from all Apple Inc. mobile devices.
July 28 -
A less discussed but arguably more important application of the blockchain is to help serve the unbanked masses, including refugees.
July 28 -
There may be bumps along the way, but PayPal, Mastercard and Visa all share the same goal, according to Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga.
July 28 -
Banks can borrow some of the best practices from mobile-first fintech firms in order to compete with startups for millennials.
July 28 -
The cybersecurity climate is already an all-hands-on-deck situation, so one more threat even one prompted by one of America's loudest voices may not matter.
July 27 -
"Nobody really paid attention" when the technology for algorithmic portfolio management and investment advice was developed five years ago, says Gauthier Vincent of Deloitte. But now that robo startups are all the rage, retail banks want in.
July 27 -
Seven months after disclosing a test enabling Venmo P-to-P users to buy goods and services in-app, the PayPal unit has rolled out the "Pay with Venmo" feature to all users and expanded the list of participating merchants.
July 27 -
Apple plans to enable Apple Pay on its Safari Web browser by this fall, enabling users to make purchases directly from websites, but its vision for taking Apple Pay to the Web does not seem to extend much further.
July 27 -
Offering 24/7 service via self-service technology is only the first step. The next step: allowing members to schedule when and how they want to do business with you.
July 27 -
International payment services provider Planet Payment and South Africas Absa Bank are expanding availability of Planet Payments Multi-Currency Pricing Solution through a new partnership with Xpressa, a Johannesburg-based company offering online and point of sale payment solutions.
July 26 -
Mastercard has announced a partnership with Singapores mass-transit agency, Land Transport Authority (LTA), for a contactless payment pilot, marking the first example in Asia of a transit system enabling open-loop payments, Mastercard said.
July 26 -
Despite the hurdles facing technology giants in offering payments services, they remain keenly interested in the sector and more traditional service providers should stay on alert.
July 26 -
Large incumbents can effectively pursue and cultivate disruptive innovation without buying a disruptor. Here's how.
July 26 -
In many emerging markets, daily financial transactionsbuying groceries, paying a utility bill, cashing a paycheck or billing a customerare notoriously difficult. Banking institutions are few and far between, and large swaths of the population have little or no access to them.
July 26 -
A year from now, Sionic Mobile will have distributed 100,000 free iBeacons to small businesses, a $1 million marketing play the company hopes secures its place among local stores as they start to adopt mobile technologies.
July 26 -
The decision throws out the anti-money laundering charges against Michell Espinoza, who was arrested after agreeing to sell $30,000 to an undercover detective who declared he would use it in an illegal credit card scheme.
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