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Starling Bank connects with Railsbank

Starling Bank has hopped on to the Railsbank platform, providing a firm footing for businesses to issue UK bank accounts and access Faster Payments via the Railsbank Open API.

07 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Swedish mobile banking challenger Plexian secures Skr2.8 million to take on the big banks

Plexian LLC (publ) ended on the 10th of November 2017 the subscription period for the general public to purchase shares of the company.

07 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Icici takes the paperwork out of PPF account opening

ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank by consolidated assets, today announced the launch of a digital service that enables customers to open a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account instantly and in a completely online and paperless manner.

07 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

WorldRemit raises $40 million

Leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $40 million to drive its next phase of growth, supporting its plan to serve 10 million customers connected to emerging markets by 2020.

07 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Thales secures Kashing mPOS

Thales, a leader in critical information systems, cybersecurity and data security, announces Kashing Ltd., a provider of digital payment services for independent merchants, is deploying the Thales payShield 9000 hardware security module (HSM) to secure its online e-commerce and mPOS card reader.

07 December 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Banking app flaw left customers open to hacking attack

Researchers at Birmingham University have been working with UK banks and the Government's National Cyber Security Centre to fix a flaw in banking apps that could have left millions of customers vulnerable to fraudulent hacks.

07 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Adyen adds WeChat Pay to POS terminals

Adyen, the payments platform of choice for the world’s leading companies, today rolled out WeChat Pay, one of the most popular mobile payment apps in China, allowing Adyen merchants to offer WeChat Pay on their point-of-sale terminals worldwide.

06 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Worldpay and Klarna team up on invoice and credit-based payments in 6 European markets

Worldpay, a global leader in payments, has announced that it will partner with Klarna, a leader in invoice and credit based payments, to further enhance its product portfolio.

06 December 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

BBVA-backed Covault launches digital ID protection app

A digital ID startup backed by BBVA has launched a mobile app that uses biometrics and private key technology to help users securely store, share and verify their identities and documents.

06 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

ANZ bolsters wearable payment options with Garmin Pay

ANZ today announced its customers could now use Garmin Pay to make purchases on the go after the bank signed a partnership with the global wearables brand.

06 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Garmin Pay expanded to Visa cardholders

Garmin International, Inc.(NASDAQ: GRMN) and Fit Pay, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NXT-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTD), today announced that the Garmin PayTM contactless payment feature is now available for eligible Visa credit, debit and prepaid accounts from many of the network's major participating issuing banks.

06 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Swiss banks finish migration to ISO 20022

208 banks have completed the migration to the new ISO 20022 technology standard on schedule.

06 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Mastercard unveils mobile order and pay system for Nairobi kiosk owners

Mastercard today unveiled Kionect, a digital ordering system that empowers small kiosk owners in Nairobi to order and pay for products from wholesalers via SMS.

06 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Discover enables payments for Apple Pay Cash

Discover announced today that transactions made with Apple’s new Apple Pay Cash card leverage the Discover Network.

05 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Citizens Bank goes live on Zelle

Citizens Bank today announced the launch of Zelle, to offer customers a fast, safe and easy way to make person-to-person (P2P) payments.

05 December 2017

Finextra TV/Mobile & online banking

The long life of AI

Kyle Thomas, Head of Worldwide Sales, Saffron Technology, Intel, talks at Sibos 2017 about why financial institutions should invest in artificial intelligence to stay in business, how it has transformed the industry, and whether it will become mainstream in banks in order to meet regulatory requirements.

05 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Orange Bank deploys Moneythor PFM app

Moneythor, the financial technology company providing banks and fintech firms with a digital banking toolkit and data-driven personalisation engine, has been deployed by Orange Bank in its new all-in-one mobile banking service.

05 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Credit card redemption startup Earny raises $9 million

Earny, the personal finance service that automatically monitors for and claims refunds on past purchases through retailer and credit card price protection policies, announced today that it has raised $9 million in series A financing to accelerate growth.

05 December 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking