Santander launches Mi Vuelta COVID-19 track and trace app
The Mi Vuelta COVID-19 track and trace app allows employees to report any symptoms.
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Why every company will soon be a fintech company
Why companies that have nothing to do with finance will get into financial services.
OBIE UK’s open banking body launches app store
The launch date was moved up because “open banking can make life easier in lockdown”.
WhatsApp Pay suspended by Brazilian central bank
WhatsApp’s service has been live in Brazil for just over a week.
Commercial Bank of Dubai partners with Thunes for remittances
UAE-based bank enables transactions via its mobile app and online banking.
Payfone identity verification firm lands $100m
The firm uses mobile data to create a “trust score”.
Community Financial Credit Union picks Orpheus from Access Softek
Michigan-based credit union extends seven-year deal with tech firm.
Banco Safra picks ACI Worldwide to underpin US expansion
The Brazilian bank is launching its payment solution in North America.
Transfergo raises $10m, expands into 11 new markets
Remittance firm claims uptake in growth during COVID-19 pandemic.
Chase Bank signs mobile banking deal with Sensibill
The fintech to provide receipts management in Chase’s banking app.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? ANNA – Best Corporate Payments Initiative
ANNA has been busy onboarding customers and adding features to its platform for SMEs.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
E-book: The inevitable collision of identity proofing & authentication
How to achieve end-to-end identity verification and authentication in today’s digital world.
In a micro-app modern world, micro-differentiation matters
The best solutions are those that intertwine physical and digital channels.
Money Dashboard appoints ex-PayPal CEO as new chair
Edinburgh-based fintech prepares for next growth phase.
UK fintech Fly Now Pay Later lands £35m Series A
The start-up says it will use its investment to help “reboot” the travel industry.
Indian neobank Walrus aims for teenage market
Newly launched bank wants to help teens learn about “bad world of money”.
WeChat to offer credit scoring to its 600m users
Th Big Tech will attribute “payments points” to determine a “trust” value.
Ghana becomes first African country to introduce universal QR code
Both smart and ‘yam’ phones can pay through QR codes.
Fidor Bank loses O2 mobile banking contract
The contract began back in 2016.
Addition Financial picks Backbase to provide customer personalisation
The Florida credit union shuns a “one-size-fits-all” approach.
How UK fintechs can help SMEs accelerate payments digitalisation
There are a number of issues for SMEs when it comes to cash transactions.
US challenger Bambu picks FIS Modern Banking Platform
Tennessee-based challenger bank plans to target the underbanked.
Safaricom and Visa sign M-Pesa partnership
The two firms will work on developing new products for the African payments platform.
Hanley Economic Building Society seeks technology refresh with DPR
The building society refits 25-year-old core systems.
Lifetise launches app to assist self-employed with finance support amid COVID-19
It quickly determines the government support options available to them.
Tech for good
Highlighting how tech companies have come to the rescue during the COVID-19 crisis.
Saudi Arabia’s fintech sandbox welcomes nine more start-ups
The sandbox is home to 30 fintechs.
Three US credit unions pick Bankjoy for mobile and online banking
The three institutions hold a combined $280 million.
Challenger Zelf to launch banking offering solely through messenger apps
“We have migrated into the top screen time for Gen Z’s and millennial’s,” says founder.
Google plans debit card launch in the US
Google is preparing to launch an Apple Card rival soon.
UK fintech Zeux lets users shop on Amazon through its banking app
The feature is currently in beta.
World Fintech Report 2020: “Traditional banks are at a critical juncture”
“They must embrace Open X or risk becoming irrelevant,” says John Berry, CEO of Efma.
Harnessing new technologies to stop today’s modern account takeover threats
Pairing face-based biometrics with certified liveness detection to crack down on ATO fraud.
Trade Republic lands $62m in Series B funding
German firm secures one of the largest Series B funding rounds the region has ever seen.
Varo Money takes on Moven’s consumer accounts
Accounts with Moven will shut on 30 April 2020.
Snoop launch a month early “to help households during coronavirus”
The fintech is headed by ex-Virgin Money CEO Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia.
Santander’s money transfer fintech PagoFX launches in UK
Fees will not be incurred until 16 June 2020 for transactions under £3,000.
Mastercard’s Ethoca teams up with Microsoft to offer digital receipts
The Canadian firm has an ongoing partnership with Microsoft.
VibePay opens up APIs to SMEs, lands £1.25m funding
Originally planned for Q3 of 2020, the fintech brought the launch forward
