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Garanti team wins BBVA Open Talent Ideas contest

In a complex environment with interest rates at an all-time low, what business models make sense for both banks and customers?

06 June 2017

Finextra TV/Mobile & online banking

Leveraging Ireland’s three Ls…

Alan Duffy, CEO, Ireland, HSBC, talks about the strengths of Ireland in terms of law, location and language, the opportunities – and challenges – created for the country by Brexit, and the power of technology and digital to be gamechangers over the coming years.

06 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

UnionPay mobile QuickPass QR code payment arrives in Hong Kong and Singapore

After UnionPay mobile QuickPass QR code payment was launched on May 27 in mainland China, UnionPay International announced today to extend this service to Hong Kong and Singapore.

06 June 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Atom Bank postpones launch of current accounts as new rules cloud the outlook

Digital only Atom Bank has put plans to open a current account on ice as it faces up to a slew of new regulations set to land over the course of the next year.

06 June 2017

Finextra TV/Mobile & online banking

Banks should treat APIs as products

Jeremy Light, Managing Director, Accenture Payments, talks about the opportunities for banks under PSD2, and how the ability to execute will separate winners from losers.

06 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Belgium's Bancontact opens up to bill-splitting startup Tricount

Bancontact is opening up its popular payment app to users of Tricount, an app that makes it easy for friends to share the bill between themselves.

06 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Mobey Forum launches new workgroups on open banking, virtual currencies and m-commerce

Mobey Forum, the global industry association empowering banks and other financial institutions to lead in the future of digital financial services, today unveils three new workgroups, each focused on a critical aspect of the global digital financial services market.

06 June 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Apple moves into P2P payments space

Apple is to challenge Venmo and bank-backed network Zelle by introducing peer-to-peer payments as part of a forthcoming update to its mobile operating system.

06 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Bango enables carrier billing for Amazon purchases

Bango (AIM: BGO), the leading mobile payments company, announces that it has enabled a new payment method for Amazon customers in Japan.

06 June 2017

Finextra TV/Mobile & online banking

Turning mobile from a service to a sales channel

Lode Snykers, co-CEO, Spencr, discusses how banks can combine transactional and personal information to make relevant, real-time propositions to their customers.

05 June 2017

Finextra TV/Mobile & online banking

Brexit gives Dublin a chance to shine

Peter Vance, Head of Group Operations, Customer Services, AIB, looks forward to EBAday in Dublin, and discusses the strengths of Ireland as a financial – and technology – centre.

05 June 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

OCBC Bank rolls out HR app and chatbot for employees

OCBC Bank is putting HR in the pockets of its employees with a mobile app and chatbot integrated with the bank's human resources information system.

05 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Greenlight raises $7.5m for kids' debit card

Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc., creator of Greenlight: the smart debit card for kids, today announced $7.5 million in seed financing.

02 June 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Indian banks to work with five Startupbootcamp Mumbai graduates

Five of the eleven startups graduating from Startupbootcamp's 2017 Indian accelerator programme have secured pilots with bank sponsors RBL and Icici.

02 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Android Pay arrives in Taiwan

Whether you’re heading out for dinner or doing your weekly shopping, your Android phone is all you need to bring with you when you walk out the door. Starting now, Android Pay is available in Taiwan.

02 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

AYA Bank to overhaul core banking system with Misys

AYA Bank (Ayeyarwady Bank) has selected the Misys FusionBanking suite to support a transformative project which will overhaul its core banking system, digitalise operations and improve overall efficiency throughout the organisation.

02 June 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Fifteen startups selected for EBAday Fintech Pavillion

Finextra and the Euro Banking Association have selected 15 of Europe's most promising startups to present their ideas to banking delegates attending EBAday 2017, the continent's leading payments and transaction banking event.

02 June 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Digital with a human touch

Is technology destroying the quality of human interaction, asks Standard Chartered Bank’s Group CIO, Dr Michael Gorriz.

02 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

IPayment launches Expinet gateway

IPayment Inc., a trusted provider of payment and processing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced the launch of Expinet™, the Company’s new payment gateway.

01 June 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Poll: 94 million Americans store their card information online

Concerns about identify theft and credit card fraud aren’t stopping most Americans from storing their credit and debit card information online, a new CreditCards.com report reveals.

01 June 2017