Why Contactless, Not Cash, is King in Canada
Contactless, not cash, is king in Canada. Brian Lang, president of Mastercard in Canada, said at a closed event in...
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Movers and Shakers: Fall 2018 Notable Hires and Departures
Autumn is upon us, trees are changing colors, and executives are changing jobs. The job market for digital banking is...
Bankers Believe Realtime Will Give Their FIs Competitive Advantage
Most banking executives believe realtime payments will give banks a competitive advantage, according to a recent Finextra report. The report, titled...
Can QR Codes Make It in America? SwiftPass Thinks So
The scale of mobile payments in China staggers the Western imagination. In 2017, $15.4 trillion in mobile payments were processed,...
Zelle Considers a Better Way for Digital Gifting
Digital gifting can be drab and cold, arriving without commentary, not even a "Here's 50 bucks, enjoy it." Niche startups such...
3 Trends to Watch from 3Q Earnings
Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other financial institutions, during their recent quarterly earnings calls, spent a lot of time...
Bank of the West Adds ATMs for Young Customers on the Move
Bank of the West recently added 143 ATMs across the Denver and Sacramento metro areas through an agreement with ATM...
Capital One Hopes to Score Big with Walmart Partnership
Walmart seems to be popular among financial services players these days. First PayPal and now Capital One have noted the...
Zelle Outpacing Venmo in P2P Money Transfers
Two peer-to-peer payments platforms competing for market share and consumer loyalty posted big gains in their 3Q18 earnings reports. While the...
New Lending Product Aimed at Broadening Target Audience of Barclays U.S.
If there’s one area that fintech companies are giving banks tough competition in the U.S. market, it’s the lending space....
