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Starling integrates with loyalty point startup Yoyo

Starling Bank is continuing its mission to provide a platform for fintech apps, striking a deal with Yoyo Wallet to enable cardholders to automatically receive retailer loyalty points at participating high street stores.

23 November 2017

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Boston transit network to go contactless

Boston's transport network is climbing aboard the contactless payment wagon, inking a $723 million multi-year contract with Cubic-John Laing for the design, integration, and implementation of a new Automated Fare Collection system.

23 November 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Demand for cash shows no sign of diminishing

Despite the explosion of technology in the payments sector, demand for notes and coins continues to match or outpace GDP in all major economies bar Noway and Sweden, according to a report produced by the San Francisco Federal Reserve.

23 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Grab hires new CTO

Grab, the leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia, today announced it has appointed Vikas Agrawal as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for GrabPay, its mobile payments platform.

23 November 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

UK Open Banking expanded to cover all PSD2 products

The UK's Open Banking project is being expanded to embrace all payment account types - including credit cards, prepaid cards and e-wallets - covered by PSD2.

22 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Bank of Cyprus tightens app security to meet PSD2 requirements

VASCO Data Security International, Inc., a global leader in digital solutions including identity, security and business productivity, today announced that Bank of Cyprus, the country’s largest bank, has secured access and transaction signing on its mobile and online banking application using DIGIPASS for Apps.

22 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Fidor to bolster Dubai regional hub

Fidor, the innovative provider of digital banking solutions that helps banks launch and run their own digital brand, today puts its expansion strategy into action through its newest office extension in Dubai Silicon Oasis, the integrated free zone technology park.

22 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Commercial Bank of Ceylon to deploy Fiserv DigitalAccess package

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Commercial Bank of Ceylon (COMBANK), Sri Lanka’s most awarded bank, will replace its current digital platform with an integrated digital banking solution from Fiserv to speed the delivery of new capabilities that meet the needs of retail and corporate customers.

22 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Camden Market stallholders gear up for seasonal spending with WeChat Pay

SafeCharge, a leading payments technology company, in partnership with Camden Market, a part of the Market Tech portfolio, has announced the ground-breaking integration of WeChat Pay, a widely adopted e-wallet payment solution in China.

22 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Freetrade is first startup to join InvestCloud innovation centre

InvestCloud Inc., a global FinTech firm, has announced UK startup Freetrade as the first firm to enter its UK Innovation Center.

22 November 2017

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Norway's banks look to merge payment services

A group of Norwegian banks are preparing to merge their payments systems in an effort to protect themselves from an expected challenge from Silicon Valley.

22 November 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

You can now send PayPal invoices through Facebook Messenger

PayPal users selling their old Lego bricks can now create and send invoices within Facebook Messenger.

21 November 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

HSBC names former Google engineering lead as CIO for RBWM digital

HSBC has appointed Mike Warriner, a former engineering director at Google, as chief information officer for its retail banking and wealth management digital division.

21 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Singtel Dash adds support for SG QR code standard

Singtel has launched Singapore Quick Response Code (SG QR) payments on its all-in-one mobile payments app, Singtel Dash.

21 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Zurich launches ‘selfie’ app and FaceQuote to encourage financial planning

Leading insurer Zurich has today launched a ‘selfie’ app called FaceQuote to urge more people to think about and engage with their finances.

21 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Telenor’s Valyou receives UNCDF support for financial inclusion in Myanmar

Valyou, a service from Telenor Group, will provide low-cost international remittance services to Myanmar in its effort to promote greater financial inclusion in Southeast Asia.

21 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Nets Group launches JCB's J/Speedy NFC mobile technology

The Nets Group and JCB International Co. Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co. Ltd, have launched JCB's EMV(R) contactless standard in Denmark for the first time.

21 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

BancoEstado and SumUp to launch mobile card acceptance in Chile

SumUp, the leading financial technology provider, and BancoEstado de Chile, the largest national bank of Chile, today announce the launch of a joint venture offering mobile card acceptance to small businesses.

21 November 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking