HSBC to launch robo-adviser and payments products this year
As digital challenger banks expand their product suites, large players like HSBC are quickly evolving their digital offerings to attract and retain customers. Alvaro Teixeira,...
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Visa’s Plaid acquisition spurs speculation about Yodlee’s fate
On the heels of Visa's acquisition of data aggregator Plaid for $5.3 billion, industry watchers are questioning whether this might...
Paytm rolls out new gadgets targeting retailers and merchants
Paytm, India’s leading digital payments player, unveiled new products to target businesses and ward off rising competition from Google Pay,...
Inside Brex’s approach to raising money
Brex, a corporate card and financial product startup aimed at businesses, has raised $615 million in combined equity and debt...
Installment payment platform Splitit partners with Stripe to attract merchant clients
The race to reach consumers at checkout continues to intensify. Installment payment platform Splitit recently integrated with the payments infrastructure...
CFPB sues Citizens Bank for failing to respond to credit card disputes
This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed suit against Citizens Bank, alleging violations of the Truth in Lending Act...
Visa shares drop on warning client incentives will rise in 2020
Visa Inc. said the incentives it hands out to banks and retailers will climb faster than revenue and are on...
US consumers reluctant to embrace contactless payments
While U.S. merchants and consumers believe in quick transactions at the point of sale, a Hanover Research survey commissioned by...
PayPal highlights Venmo profit strategy
PayPal reports that peer-to-peer payments tool Venmo is on a path to profitability. In a fourth-quarter earnings report Wednesday, PayPal...
University of Toronto launches fintech bootcamp to meet local labor demand
With nearly 200 startups, five major banks, 19 venture capital firms and representation from large tech companies like Google, Facebook,...
