What’s your Bank’s Technology and Innovation Budget?
Innovation is expensive. And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes...
Payments
Alexa Collects Huge Amounts of Data. Does That Include Financial Information?
Alexa is listening. Capital One was famously the first major bank to integrate with Alexa, Amazon's virtual assistant that resides in Echo smart...
The Role of Public Transportation in Advancing Digital Payments
Is a contactless public transportation system a sign of an advanced digital payments society? Important players like Mastercard would think...
Zelle Says It Welcomes Community Banks
Last week, FinAi News wrote about the difficulty smaller banks claim to experience offering their customers the P2P platform Zelle. The smaller...
3 Notable Fintech Funding Rounds in November
Venture-backed fintech funding saw a dip in value and deals globally in the third quarter, compared with the record high...
MUFG, Banco Bradesco to Use Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments
MUFG Bank and Banco Bradesco will use distributed ledger technology from Ripple, a San Francisco-based software vendor specializing in global real-time...
Do Community Banks Really Need Zelle?
Bank-backed payment service Zelle crossed $32 billion in transactions in the last quarter, almost twice that of Venmo, but the...
Square Hopes to Grab Significant Market Share with New Payment Terminal
Square Inc. saw a payment volume of $17.4 billion in the third quarter this year, almost a 32% year-over-year increase....
After Another Record Quarter, Green Dot Sees Opportunity in Small Business
Green Dot, the technology company with a banking license, reported another strong quarter, and CEO Steve Streit noted the company sees...
Colorado Just Elected a Tech-Savvy Governor Who Takes Blockchain Seriously
Jared Polis, governor-elect for Colorado https://polis.house.gov/ Amid a dizzying night of political drama, a bright spot appeared for the fintech...
