Weekly Wrap: CIT targets homeowners associations, as Qapital connects emotions with money
Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap video series, for the week ending Friday, January 10, 2019. In...
Strategy
Bank product development becomes a ‘game of thrones’
Look no further than Citigroup to catch a glimpse of the future of bank product development. In a revealing Meetup...
Inside Citi Ventures’ internal ‘Shark Tank’ D10X
Citi Ventures is known for its investments in such large startups as Plaid, Square and Betterment, but it’s also focused...
Amex moves closer to entering China’s $27 trillion market
American Express Co. cleared a key hurdle in its bid to accessing China’s $27 trillion payments market after the central...
CIT to reach homeowners associations through Mutual of Omaha acquisition
CIT Bank hopes to beef up its outreach to homeowners associations through its Mutual of Omaha Bank acquisition, which closed...
Tencent teams with state-backed UnionPay on mobile payments
Tencent Holdings Ltd. and China UnionPay Co. will soon unify the mobile codes that consumers scan to pay for purchases,...
Gas stations struggle to meet October chip card deadline
While chip cards are becoming a mainstay at brick-and-mortar retail checkouts, gas pump payment technology lags behind. Visa and Mastercard...
Financial app Qapital hacks the psychology of spending
George Friedman, Qapital CEO and co-founder At first glance, New York-based Qapital, a digital banking, investing and budgeting platform, might...
Citi struck a deal to offer hedge fund-like investments to the masses
Citigroup Inc. is teaming up with an online platform to make credit investments normally reserved for hedge funds and billionaires...
Startup HTMA taps FIS to equip banks and credit unions with digital tools
While third-party personal finance apps have garnered attention through direct-to-consumer offerings, HT Mobile Apps is looking to reach more users...
