PayPal tests incentives to bolster Venmo debit card adoption
PayPal is using cashback incentives to grow its Venmo debit card user base, an anchor that could help the company...
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InComm, Mastercard Partner for Wearable Devices
InComm, a payment technology company, and Mastercard are trying to make brick-and-mortar store payments seamless and secure. Last week, InComm...
Green Dot Doubles Down on BaaS Business with $60m Investment
Green Dot, a Pasadena, Calif.-based fintech with a banking license, appears ready to go all-in on its banking-as-a-service platform business....
Why Visa is Acquiring Earthport for its ACH Payments Business
Visa announced yesterday that it is acquiring the cross-border payment company Earthport. The question is why? The short of it...
Japan’s Episode Six to Launch in the U.S. Soon
Payments software provider Episode Six will launch in the U.S. soon, according to its co-founder and CEO John Mitchell. Though...
FIs Pushing for More Cross-Sell of Wealth, Commercial Banking Products
Having spent a lot of time attending to retail customers, banks are now trying to digitally transform their wealth management...
Facebook’s Blockchain Team Is Assembling Its Own Mini-PayPal Mafia
The inner workings of Facebook Inc.’s blockchain team are still shrouded in secrecy, but it’s staffing up, according to people...
Digital-Only Rising Bank to Add Several Products, Services Within 18 Months
Just three months after launching its digital bank and Midwest BankCentre is working on significantly expanding the venture's range of services....
Fidelity Said to Offer Cryptocurrency Trading Within a Few Weeks
Fidelity Investments, which began a custody service to store Bitcoin earlier this year, will buy and sell the world’s most...
Square Intent on Using ‘Ecosystem’ to Fend Off Competitors
Get used to a new term in fintech: "ecosystem." At Square Inc., "ecosystem" means a rapidly expanding menu of products...
