FinTech

mobile-payments

Why Americans are warming to mobile payments

29/06/2018(0)
Americans have long been laggards when it comes to paying for goods and services with a smartphone. Plenty still prefer to sign credit-card slips or even cheques. But there ... Read More
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HSBC hires robots to work in a branch’s lobby

27/06/2018(0)
HSBC is hiring a small army of four-foot-tall robots at its flagship branch on Fifth Avenue in downtown Manhattan. The bank has ordered seven of the humanoids, which go ... Read More
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iSignthis has issued an announcement about Cash Position and Performance Rights

25/06/2018(0)
Australian Securities and Frankfurt Stock Exchange listed iSignthis Ltd, the global RegTech leader in remote identity verification, payment authentication and payment processing, has issued an announcement to inform that: Australian Securities ... Read More
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Spanish banks move ahead with blockchain platform for digital IDs

21/06/2018(0)
A consortium of Spanish banks is moving ahead with the development of a blockchain-based digital identity platform slated for live testing before the end of the year. Supported by ... Read More
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The change in use of mobile devices to pay for goods in stores, online, or in app

14/06/2018(0)
Between 2016 and 2017, mobile payment has decreased in the US across all channels: Net, Retailer mobile apps, Service mobile app and online via the browser. Rapid changes to the ... Read More
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Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s online payments firm is now worth more than Goldman Sachs

11/06/2018(0)
Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s online payments company just raised a huge pile of cash from investors. Ant Financial said in a statement Friday that it has brought in $14 ... Read More
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Massive VISA outage shows the fragility of global payments

06/06/2018(0)
On Friday, VISA’s payment network suffered outages across Europe, limiting transactions for both businesses and individuals. Banks and commerce groups began advising customers to use cash or other payment ... Read More
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Use of behavioural insights may help educate investors, say IOSCO/OECD

01/06/2018(0)
Financial regulators, public authorities, and other organisations are increasingly using behavioural insights to educate investors to make more informed financial decisions, according to a report published today by the ... Read More
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Strategic partnership between Worldline and SIX consolidating European payments

24/05/2018(0)
Worldline’s $2.75 billion deal to buy the payments unit of Swiss exchange operator SIX Group, announced on Tuesday, could herald more consolidation in the industry, SIX’s chairman told Reuters. ... Read More
Risk

Digital banking transformation creating new systemic risks

22/05/2018(0)
Digital banking transformation programmes are creating a new wave of operational and systemic risks for which the industry is ill-prepared, warns UK Finance. Sustainable Financial Services in the Digital ... Read More
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