No, Google Did Not ‘Level the Playing Field’ Buying Softcard
Where does the acquisition (read: assumption) of Softcard leave Google in its drive to compete with Apple Pay? Not as far...
Payments
SmartPesa could bring the Underbanked into the credit economy
SmartPesa hails from Singapore, the next stop for the Fintech City Tour. From the name, I assumed SmartPesa was something...
What Is the Pay.gov Deal Really Worth to PayPal & Dwolla?
On the surface, the deal making PayPal and Dwolla payment options on Pay.gov, the US Treasury's online payments hub, looks...
Big Banks Coming to NYC Next Week to Flesh Out Faster Payments
Representatives of the 24 banks that collectively own The Clearing House Payments Co., the oldest banking and payments association in...
Big Win for … Who?
Alkami Technology scored a big win today, recording a sale of its digital banking platform to Patelco Credit Union. Alka-who? Off-the-radar Alkami...
Mitek Launches Commercial Mobile Deposit
The death of checks seems to have been greatly exaggerated. Mitek Systems is announcing a new product today, mobile check...
China Frenzy Over Apple Pay Just Negotiation ‘Optics,’ Source Says
China's reported push back today against Apple's entry into the Mainland's payments space is nothing more than "optics" for negotiation...
The Risk of Cashless Society Devolving into an ‘Electronic Somalia’ [VIDEO]
In this engaging and recent TEDx talk, Dave Birch, the payments expert and borderline comedian (that's a compliment, Dave), offers...
5 FinTech Startups Worth $1 Billion or More
Five fintech startups are now in the billion-dollar club -- meaning they are valued at more than $1 billion. Here...
Robocoin Will Offer Bitcoin and Remittance Services to All ATMs
Robocoin, known for opening the world's first bitcoin ATM in Vancouver, Canada, in October 2013, told investors yesterday that it...
