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ANZ appoints e-commerce exec to run digital transformation project

ANZ has appointed a non-banker with sizeable e-commerce experience at eBay, Virgin Media and Expedia to run its digital transformation strategy.

23 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Personetics puts money management on autopilot with AI

Personetics, the leading provider of cognitive applications for the financial services sector, is taking AI-powered banking to the next level with the launch of Personetics Act.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

German fintech startup zuper targets crowdfunding raise

“Higher and higher fees, little innovation, fewer branches: banks have left their customers behind,” says Alexey Rubtsov, the co-founder of a new German fintech startup, “We want to flip that power dynamic into the hands of the customer and put the people first”

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

HDFC chooses ZineOne Customer Interactions Hub

HDFC Bank Ltd., one of India's premier digital banks has partnered with ZineOne to provide rich digital banking experience to its customers across all digital channels.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Indian digital payments jumps post demonetisation - survey

A recent study from financial services technology leader FIS (NYSE: FIS) shows a dramatic increase over the past year in the use of mobile devices and other digital banking channels by consumers in India, demonstrating the extent to which country’s demonetisation efforts are changing consumer banking habits.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Glance completes deal with cannabis industry payments provider Cannapay

Glance Technolgies Inc. has announced that it has received the second payment for the $1,000,000 licence agreement with Cannapay Financial Inc. which provides services to legal marijuana dispensaries.

22 June 2017

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ECB preps eurozone-wide instant payments service

The European Central Bank has outlined plans to build an instant payment settlement system that will let people and businesses send money anywhere in the euro area within seconds.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Survey reveals US CFOs' thoughts on future of payments

WEX Inc., a provider of corporate payment solutions, unveiled the results of a third-party survey conducted to gauge public and private company chief financial officers’ views of the payments processing landscape.

22 June 2017

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Danish m-payments scheme adds lock-screen payments and Touch ID

Users of the Dankort app and mobile wallets from more than 60 Danish banks can now tap-and-go for low value payments with their phones.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

ItzCash rolls out QR feature to POS terminals

ItzCash, India’s leading Fintech rolls-out ‘Bharat QR code’ feature across its retail network. Now scan and pay money with ItzCash’s Point-of-Sale devices by simply flashing your cell phone.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Curve preps consumer card

London startup Curve has passed 50,000 sign-ups and £50million user spend ahead of its full UK launch, and revealed plans to launch a consumer version of its 'connected finance' card this year.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

First Global teams with Aamra for Bangladeshi m-payments

First Global Data has concluded the definitive agreement to deploy mobile payment services across Bangladesh with strategic partner Aamra Payment Solutions, a division of Aamra Group.

22 June 2017

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DBS fintech accelerator switches to 'always on' mode

Hong Kong's DBS Accelerator, run by DBS Bank and early-stage VC Nest, is switching the format of the programme to a rolling intake that will see it host new startups throughout the year.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

FinTech Australia releases fintech ecosystem map

Australia’s fintech industry body today released its first member ecosystem map, which helps build domestic and international understanding of the nation’s fintech strengths and diversity, particularly in wealth generation and lending.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

SumUp launches omnichannel payment suite

Mobile point-of-sale provider SumUp has announced a major extension of its offer with the launch of a number of new payment functionalities that allow businesses to accept payments online. Merchants can now process payments through a payment form that is sent via SMS to customers as well as via SumUp’s Virtual Terminal in the SumUp Merchant Dashboard on their computer. In addition, merchants can also accept online payments through an integration of SumUp as a payment tool in their web shop.

22 June 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Asia still top dog for payments innovation but Europe gaining ground

Asia remains home to most payments innovation but Europe is making a charge, leapfrogging Africa, North America and Latin America, according to a survey of industry execs which also calls out distributed ledger technology as over-hyped.

22 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Financial Solutions Lab fintech innovator winners named

The financial future of America and beyond will be shaped by many of todays fintech innovators, eight of whom were selected as winners of the Financial Solutions Lab’s third annual competition.

21 June 2017

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Atom secures £30m capital facility from British Business Bank

UK digital-only bank Atom is set to ramp up its small business lending after securing a £30 million Tier 2 capital facility from the state-backed British Business Bank.

21 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Faster Payments launches Trust Service to lower secure access costs

Faster Payments, the UK’s 24/7 real-time payment service, has launched a new Trust Service that will potentially cut the cost for challenger banks and others of obtaining the services that are essential to securely access the UK’s payments systems.

21 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

KBC's K'Ching app introduces AI chatbot for youth market

As from today the latest version of the KBC K’Ching app, the KBC mobile banking app for youngsters, will be available in app stores for all K’Ching users. This latest version allows users to communicate through instant messaging with the app through an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.

21 June 2017