JPMorgan Chase Taps New Blockchain Head as It Considers Quorum’s Future
JPMorgan Chase will be continuing its exploration of blockchain technology with new head Christine Moy, the bank said. Moy is...
Blockchain Startup BitPay Raises $40M for Asia Expansion
BitPay, a blockchain payments company, closed a Series B of $40 million yesterday, the company announced. The money, as previously...
First Financial Bancorp Completes Merger with MSFG
EXCLUSIVE—Cincinnati-based bank First Financial has officially merged with Mainsource Financial Group, a deal that will grow the bank’s asset size...
IPad Users Are Rare, but Move More Money
While mobile banking has become mainstream, the same cannot be said for banking via tablet: in fact, the amount of...
Boston Startup Nift Raises $16.5M for Business Gift Cards
Boston-based startup Nift has raised $16.5 million in a Series A to fund its platform for “business gift cards,” a...
Google to Expand Tez Outside of India
Google is looking to expand Tez, the mobile payment platform it launched in India last year, to other markets in...
Banks Need to Think of Their Customer Service in Terms of Seconds, Not Minutes, Regions Bank Says
EXCLUSIVE—Consumers are impatient, and growing less and less inclined to fill out the long forms necessary to apply for a...
Australian NeoBank Judo Capital Will Focus on SME Banking
Melbourne-based challenger bank Judo Capital will be focusing its efforts on small business banking in Australia, according to banking plans...
Messaging App Telegram Raises $1.7B in ICO
The messaging app Telegram has raised more money with its initial coin offering, logging another $850 million, the SEC reported...
Mobile Lending is Growing More Popular for Businesses, Kabbage Says
EXCLUSIVE— The number of businesses that are now conducting their banking via mobile is increasing by the year, according to...
