Latest Mobile & online banking News: Finextra Research

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

Company update/retail

Clearwater Credit Union partners Contribute for digital account onboarding

Cotribute, an award-winning embeddable fintech platform helping credit unions grow deposits, loans and memberships, today announced it has partnered with Clearwater Credit Union (Clearwater) to enhance the credit unions’ deposit onboarding experience, accelerate growth, enhance the overall member experience, and reduce operational costs through automation.

05 March 2024

Company update/payments

Stripe enables businesses in the UK to accept Tap to Pay on iPhone

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, has today expanded its in-person payment options by enabling businesses in the UK to accept Tap to Pay on iPhone.

05 March 2024

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2024: 40+ banks registered to attend

NextGen Nordics returns to Stockholm on 23rd April, and at seven weeks away from the event day, 200 attendees have already registered.

01 March 2024

News/inclusion

Sibstar secures £125k from Dragon’s Den

Founder of Sibstar, a debit card and app designed for dementia patients and their families to securely manage their funds, has received £125k from Dragon’s Den investors Sara Davies and Deborah Meaden.

01 March 2024

News/payments

ANZ adds Qantas as first third-party integration partner for mobile app

ANZ customers can now view their frequent flyer accounts with Qantas via the bank's mobile app, under a programme that will see more third party services plugged in over time.

01 March 2024

Company update/payments

Mastercard and MTN to drive mobile money across 13 African markets

Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech have signed a multi-market agreement that will set in motion a new era of collaboration to connect millions of people and small businesses across Africa with digital tools to transact through secure mobile payments, expanding access to the benefits of the cashless digital economy.

29 February 2024

Company update/payments