UK building society Nationwide has partnered with cloud technology platform Form3 to help deliver its future payments strategy. The society will integrate Form3's cloud solution into its payments infrastructure, with...
Over one third of Big Issue vendors can now accept contactless payments, in a move which aims to increase magazine...
Banking Circle recently commissioned Magna Carta Communications to carry out in-depth independent research to provide a unique insight into what...
In the past 12 months, cryptocurrencies have taken off (to the moon!). They have moved into the mainstream, prompting major...
American Express has tapped open banking platform Tink to improve the onboarding process for new card members. The payments giant...
The 10 most mentioned disruptive banking and payments industry themes in company filings in 2021 (Source: GlobalData)
| Theme | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Regulation | 3,876 |
| M&A | 3,763 |
| Sustainability | 3,232 |
| Mobile Payments | 1,907 |
| Fintech | 1,115 |
| Demographics | 926 |
| Online payments | 834 |
| User Experience | 831 |
| Strategic Partnerships | 566 |
| Personalisation | 493 |
US-based integrated payment solutions provider Repay has inked a definitive agreement to buy BillingTree for approximately $503m. The company plans…
REGO Payment Architectures has wrapped up its Series C funding round, bringing the total funds to $13m. The latest round…
Western Union has partnered with Korea Investment & Securities (Korea I&S) to offer Western Union consumer-to-consumer money transfers, through retail…
XTM, which provides mobile banking and payment solutions globally, has announced the full-scale roll-out of its Today instant mobile employee…
Mizrahi-Tehafot Bank, the third largest Israeli bank by assets is to deploy Finastra’s pre-packaged payments solution, Fusion Payments To Go. The solution is aimed at small...
Cryptocurrencies have enjoyed a boom during the pandemic. However, the Bitcoin bull run may be over as governments crack down on cryptocurrencies and a power...
The future may see us living on Mars, paying for everything with crypto, and relaxing or working as we travel effortlessly about in our driverless...
The global economic growth in 2020 has been eclipsed since the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak causing fears of looming unemployment and recession in a number of...
Mastercard has collaborated with Bahrain’s Electronic Network for Financial Transactions (BENEFIT) to bring blockchain-based payments to the Kingdom. The two parties launched a nationwide pilot...
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