Latest Mobile & online banking News: Finextra Research

Chase wealth planning tool draws millions of users

JPMorgan Chase says its free Wealth Plan digital money coach has helped customers create more than a million personalised plans in just a year since launch.

28 March 2024

Company update/people

Rami Cassis named CEO of ieDigital, Connect FSS and Abaka

ieDigital, Connect FSS and ABAKA, which together form one of the leading digital banking and financial services specialists, have today announced the appointment of Rami Cassis as CEO.

28 March 2024

News/sustainable

Paynetics buys 'impact' banking app Novus

Bulgarian embedded finance provider Paynetics is making an ESG play through the acquisition of UK 'impact neobank Novus. Financial terms were not disclosed.

28 March 2024

Company update/security

Santander enlists HID for mobile banking security

HID, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, in partnership with Temenos, a global provider of banking software solutions, announces the successful collaboration with Santander International to provide robust and flexible customer authentication for its digital banking platform.

27 March 2024

Company update/retail

Varo adds line of credit product

Varo Bank, N.A., the first nationally-chartered consumer techbank in the U.S., today announced the introduction of two new products designed to help Americans relieve growing financial pressure.

26 March 2024

News/retail

BofA rolls five apps into one

Bank of America has given its mobile service a major overhaul, unifying apps for banking, investing and retirement into one personalised digital experience.

21 March 2024

News/retail

Nationwide adds British Sign language to online content

In honour of Sign Language week, Nationwide has rolled out a new digital service for deaf customers by providing its website in British Sign Language (BSL).

18 March 2024

News/startups

EBAday 2024: Calling early-stage startups to showcase products

The 19th edition of EBAday, the largest annual European event for payments and transaction banking, will return on 18th – 19th June 2024 at CCL in Lisbon, Portugal.

15 March 2024

News/crime

MPE 2024: AI-driven misinformation and consumer education in fraud

In an exclusive interview at Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2024, trust and safety architect at Sift Brittany Allen spokes with Finextra on new challenges in the fraud space, and how the spread of misinformation on social media is a major concern with AI-driven technology.

15 March 2024

Company update/wealth

Hoxton rolls out wealth app

Independent Financial Advisory, Hoxton Capital Management, which has $1.2bn assets under management is to offer anyone free, real-time access to their entire net worth on their mobile phone wherever they are in the world.

14 March 2024

News/startups

Lloyds teams with fintech startup ApTap to help people manage household bills

Lloyds Bank is to make managing household bills easier for mortgage customers through a partnership with ApTap, a fintech startup graduate of the bank's 'Launch' innovation programme.

14 March 2024

Company update/payments

Nexi reveals in-store mobile grew 88% in 2023

In 2023, Nexi, the European PayTech, recorded an 88% increase in the value of in-store mobile payments and smartwatch transactions in Italy, new data reveals.

13 March 2024

News/crypto

MPE 2024: What will be the impact of a digital euro?

At the Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2024 conference in Berlin, Evelien Witlox from the European Central Bank (ECB) presented a keynote on the possibilities of a digital euro.

13 March 2024

News/payments

MPE 2024: How are merchants implementing AI in payments?

At the Merchants Payments Ecosystem conference 2024, Chairwoman Anna Maj moderated the session ‘Next-Generation Technologies for Merchant Payments’, speaking to a panel of experts including Bartosz Skwarczek of GZA Capital Group, Galit Shani-Michel from Forter, Bono van Nijnatten from ASOS Payments, and Francesco Burelli of Arkwright Consulting. Maj questioned the panelists on how AI is being used in merchant payments and where AI can take their companies in the future.

12 March 2024

News/payments

MPE 2024: What’s new for merchant payments and the role of digital wallets?

At the annual Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference in Berlin, businesses and leaders in payments come together to exchange ideas, perspectives, and visions in the merchant payments industry.

12 March 2024

News/retail

US banking platform Oxygen closes customer accounts

American digital banking platform Oxygen is closing customer accounts by the end of March as it pivots towards heath insurance.

12 March 2024

Company update/payments

Rabobank signs up for dejamobile’s SoftPOS

Rabobank, one of the largest banks in the Netherlands and a full-range financial services provider has partnered with dejamobile to offer its customers the ability to accept contactless payments on compatible Android devices and iPhones.

11 March 2024

Company update/payments

Ant Group raises transaction limits for travelers on e-wallet services inline with new PBOC policy

In response to China's new policies to facilitate international visits, Ant Group is raising single-transaction limit for international travellers using its cross-border payment services from USD 1000 to USD 5000; and annual cumulative transaction limit up from USD 10,000 to USD 50,000.

08 March 2024

Company update/payments

YNAB integrates Apple’s new FinanceKit API

YNAB, an app and set of habits for your money, is among the first to integrate Apple’s new FinanceKit API providing direct access to Apple Card, Apple Cash, and Savings with Apple Card transactions within YNAB.

07 March 2024

Company update/retail

Jack Henry signs High Plains Bank

Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JHKY) announced today that High Plains Bank is leveraging the company’s open technology to create a user experience that caters to Spanish-speaking customers.

06 March 2024