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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

Softpay integrates BankAxept for tap-to-phone payments

Softpay is excited to share that it now accepts BankAxept, the leading card scheme in Norway, as part of its advanced payment solutions.

29 February 2024

Company update/retail

Bling introduces mobile phone plans

The family-focused fintech Bling and Telekom partner to launch "Bling Mobile".

28 February 2024

News/retail

Nubank posts $1bn full year net profit

Brazilian digital bank Nu swung from a net loss in 2022 to a $1 billion net profit in 2023 on revenues of more than $8 billion.

23 February 2024

News/retail

Pulsate raises $7.7 million in Series A funding round

Pulsate, a mobile-first customer engagement platform for community financial institutions, has raised $7.7 million in funding.

20 February 2024

News/inclusion

PayNearby launches Digital Naari programme to support underserved women in India

Indian digital banking platform PayNearby has announced Digital Naari, an initiative designed to generate self-employment opportunities across rural and semi-urban areas in India.

16 February 2024

News/retail

Nigeria's Carbon buys Vella Finance for AI-powered business banking

Nigerian digital bank Carbon has acquired Vella Finance for the launch of an AI-powered platform for SMEs. Financial terms were not disclosed.

16 February 2024

Company update/payments

Softpay adds dankort to payment wallet options

Softpay tap-to-phone solution now supports Dankort in the iOS wallet.

15 February 2024

Company update/retail

Majority of consumers say they can't live without their banking app - Chase

A new survey from Chase found 62% of consumers said they can’t live without their mobile banking app, and 78% are using it weekly.

14 February 2024

Company update/retail

BMO enlists Dynatrace to scale digital capabilities

Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leader in unified observability and security, today announced that BMO, North America’s eighth largest bank by assets, is using the Dynatrace® platform to scale its digital capabilities and deliver best-in-class experiences to customers worldwide.

13 February 2024

News/retail

Revolut combats roaming charges with 'eSIM'

Revolut is rolling out an 'eSIM' service to help UK customers combat soaring data roaming bills when abroad.

12 February 2024

News/security

Older Americans demonstrate more digital financial literacy than younger peers

Digital financial literacy among Americans increases with age, according to research from Capital One.

12 February 2024

News/people

Alba Bank CEO steps down

Rod Ashley has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of Alba Bank after six years.

09 February 2024

Company update/security

HBL Microfinance Bank protects app with Verimatrix

Verimatrix, (Euronext Paris: VMX), the leader in powering the modern connected world with people-centered security, today announced that HBL Microfinance Bank Ltd (HBL MfB) is among the latest financial institutions in the South Asia region to deploy the Verimatrix Extended Threat Defense (XTD) app shielding service to protect FirstPay, the bank’s mobile wallet app.

08 February 2024

Company update/payments

Sabre onboards 40 customers for virtual payments with Revolut

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, and Revolut, a global fintech company that offers banking services, announce today the successful results of their partnership, which is propelling the B2B payments process for travel agencies.

08 February 2024