The SWIFT Hacks May Accelerate the Transition to Blockchain-based Cross-Border Payments
It has been an interesting news cycle in Fintech. First we had Lending Marketplace Meltdown Week. The takeaway: “all this...
Payments
Stellar Kicks Off Global Effort in Nigeria
Stellar, a non-profit organization dedicated to building financial products for underserved customers across the globe, is focusing its efforts in...
Birch Looks to Optimize Your CC Rewards
Confused as to which credit card best fits your needs? A Gainesville, Fla.-based startup says it will help you decide, by...
Chase Pay Wallet Delayed, Even Though It’s Live with a Few Partners
The Chase Pay mobile wallet from JPMorgan Chase was slated for rollout in mid-2016, but it likely won't see light...
Fitbit Buys Mobile Payment Tech from Coin
Your morning runs are about to get way more “connected." Fitbit, a popular provider of wearable technology, announced today that...
Acorns Transforms ‘Cash Back’ into ‘Cash Forward’
Acorns is bettingthat millennials will prefer “cash forward” to the old-school “cash back” rewards on their purchases. Earlier this week,...
MasterCard Releases Its IoT App for Samsung Refrigerator
The vision of a refrigerator -- and internet of things -- that can facilitate home shopping has been realized. MasterCard...
Pay With Venmo App Service Live For ‘Select Users’
It's not just P2P anymore. Venmo's in-app payment feature is live, and select "lucky users" can already use Pay with Venmo...
Moribund MCX Delays Rollout, Cuts Staff
Just a day after Walmart Pay began its rollout, troubled mobile payments consortium MCX announced it was just about shutting down....
Walmart Pay Won’t Make a Dent in Card Usage, For Now
First announced in December 2015, the latest in the mobile wallet pipeline – Walmart Pay – is live as of...
