Wells Fargo

290 results about this entity

Period: 14 Nov 2007 - 14 Aug 2024

Apple Pay launches

Apple Pay enjoyed a relatively smooth launch in the US today, with customers of some of the country's biggest banks able to use their iPhones to make purchases at a host of bricks-and-mortar and virtual stores.

Wall Street firms take on Bloomberg with new messaging platform

A group of Wall Street firms, led by Goldman Sachs, has acquired instant messaging outfit Perzo and set up a new company to help them break free of their reliance on Bloomberg.

Wells Fargo steps into Oculus Rift at new digital lab

Wells Fargo has established a digital lab to test the use of bleeding edge technologies such as smart wearables and virtual reality headsets in banking.

Citi boss Corbat meets Ice Bucket Challenge but Icahn ducks out

Citi CEO Mike Corbat has become the latest Wall Street heavyweight to prove that bankers do have hearts, and marketing savvy, by taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Wells Fargo to invest in fintech startups through accelerator

Wells Fargo has become the latest bank to launch an accelerator programme, promising mentoring and hard cash to selected fintech startups.

US migration to EMV gathers momentum

More than 575 million US payments cards will feature EMV chip security by the end of next year, according to a trade body set up to push the migration from magstripe plastic.

US firms deposit $1bn through Wells Fargo app

American businesses have deposited more than $1 billion through Wells Fargo's mobile app since its launch in late 2011.

WestPac fund buys stake in Oz P2P lending platform SocietyOne

Westpac's new venture capital fund has taken a A$5 million stake in Australian peer-to-peer lending platform SocietyOne.

PCI Council warns ATM operators as Windows XP deadline approaches

Up to 95% of the world's ATMs could be left wide open to hackers next month when Microsoft ends tech support for the Windows XP operating system, the PCI Security Standards Council is warning.

Capital One takes stake in ClearXchange

Capital One has taken a stake in ClearXchange, the US bank-backed clearing house for person-to-person online payments transfer via mobile or e-mail.

Isis looks to tempt Wells Fargo customers with free cash and discount deals

Telco-backed mobile payments venture Isis is tempting Wells Fargo customers with a 20% discount on all purchases and a $20 statement credit the first time they tap-to-pay with the Isis Mobile Wallet.

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan take contrasting stance on bitcoin

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan have highlighted the contrasting views in US banking circles over the future viability of bitcoin, with the former willing to engage and the latter airily dismissing the digital currency as a passing fad.