Could Crowdfunding Create Competition for Digital SME Lenders?
Crowdfunding is on the rise. A recent report by Statista Digital Market Outlook shows that by 2022, crowdfunding could grow to...
Payments
Want Access to Chinese Remittances? You Need to Crack Alipay
With global remittances expected to grow by more than 4% this year, providers are utilizing mobile and other digital technologies...
Will Realtime Payments Push U.S. Banks Into an Open Banking Ecosystem?
Preparing for realtime payments has pushed U.S. banks to engage with APIs and open banking at a fundamental level. Look...
Payments Providers Are Lukewarm on Blockchain Technology
The ways businesses, consumers, and even banks make payments are changing, as technologies like realtime payments and APIs make it...
How Square Learned to Stop Worrying About Bitcoin and Love the Blockchain
Square made a splash when it announced it would sell bitcoin in its Cash app, but failed to make much...
Square’s Cashback Program Could Bring Its Merchants Closer to Square Cash Cardholders
Square launched a rewards program for its Cash card yesterday called Cash Boost. Around noon Eastern time the company tweeted...
Did Apple’s ‘Red Circle’ Tactic Lead to More Active Pay Users?
The number of consumers making use of Apple’s mobile payment service is increasing, but are these users really, well, using...
Security Remains a Top Concern for Banks Looking to Innovate in Payments
Security and fraud risk remain the top priority for retail banks seeking to update their payments infrastructure, a study released...
Metro Bank Explores Additional Use for AI-Driven PFM Tool, Insights
U.K. challenger bank Metro Bank could extend its AI-driven money management tool Insights, designed for its retail side, to its...
One Third of Chinese Tuition Payments Come Through Alipay, Western Union Says
While those of us in the U.S. experiment with Venmo or Apple Pay, payments in China have reached the point...
