Citi Goes All In on Bitcoin
When Citi Ventures launched its accelerator with Plug and Play, the San Francisco build-an-accelerator outfit, last December, the Citigroup investment...
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First Look at Misys’s Apple Watch App [VIDEO]
Yes, Citibank, Fidelity, Desjardins, Scotiabank's Tangerine unit, and even Mint have launched Apple Watch apps. But Misys is the only third-party...
Why Some People Make Mobile Payments (and Why Some Don’t)
People make mobile payments to pay bills, or they don't use them because it's no easier than using a card or...
Alerts Grow in Importance as Mobile Banking Feature [VIDEO]
Alerts, also known as push notifications, are the third most popular use of mobile banking apps, according to a report...
PayStand Offers First Bitcoin mPOS
Bitcoins could soon be easier to use at your local point-of-sale. Payment processor PayStand, which made waves last year with...
Mobile Banking Usage Continues to Climb, Fed Says
Mobile banking usage continues to advance in the US, with fully 39% of adults "with mobile phones and bank accounts"...
Price Still Trumps Mobile Apps When Customers Weigh Switching Banks
Switching banks is hard -- it's not like switching channels. Lower fees are the main reason customers switch banks, but...
Just 9 FinTech Startups Present at Y Combinator’s Demo Day
A still from Final's video. Final looks to replace static-number credit cards with dynamic numbers More than 100 companies demoed at Y...
Is Facebook Paying $0 for Payment Processing?
One of the rumors circulating around Facebook's new payments service is that the social media giant will not pay even...
Is There Hope for Community Banks?
Most Americans would like to do their banking with a community institution, but don't. This is bad news for community...
