Latest Mobile & online banking News: Finextra Research

TransferWise CEO Hinrikus steps aside for co-founder Käärmann

TransferWise CEO Taavet Hinrikus is stepping down, handing over the reins at the fintech unicorn to his co-founder Kristo Käärmann.

18 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Revolut introduces personal euro accounts

We’ve launched personal Euro accounts! You can now receive payments from anyone, anywhere, including a salary.

18 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

OCBC debuts QR-to-QR mobile payments

By innovatively marrying QR codes with PayNow’s infrastructure, OCBC Bank has delivered a new level of convenience to funds transfers.

18 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Mobile payments in Singapore move into the mainstream

The introduction of various mobile payments solutions such as mobile payWave and in-app payments have transformed the way Singaporeans conduct their daily lives – from shopping to booking a taxi to ordering and paying for food in a variety of restaurants.

18 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Visa and PayPal extend partnership to Europe

Visa (NYSE:V) and PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL) today announced an extension of their strategic partnership to Europe.

18 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Santander to flog Monitise stake to Fiserv

Further to the announcement on 17 July 2017, Fiserv and Monitise today announce that they have received a letter of intent to vote in favour of the Acquisition from Banco Santander SA in respect of 108,196,721 Monitise Shares, representing approximately 4.67 per cent. of Monitise's ordinary share capital.

18 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Pillar Token sale raises $21 million for personal data locker

The 60-hour Pillar Token sale, (which closed at about 9:00 PM UK-time on Monday July 17) run by Twenty Thirty), the Swiss blockchain innovation company, has raised 113,674 Ether, valued at $21.21 million with 13,446 transactions, making the average transaction 8.45 Ether (about $1,500).

18 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Festipay expects 10 million contactless transactions

Festipay has closed a very busy first six months in 2017: several new Hungarian and international festival organizers decided to choose Festipay cashless payment solution.

18 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Starling Bank introduces Apple Pay

Starling Bank, the mobile-only bank that recently launched its new current account in the UK market, today brings its customers Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient.

18 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

London startup Hedgd launches order management system

Help is on hand for investment firms struggling to meet the January 2018 MiFID II deadline.

18 July 2017

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Disruption is coming… but we don’t know where from

Michael Leadbetter, Adjunct Faculty, Singularity University, talks at the SAP Financial Services Forum about exponential technologies, the opportunities – and challenges – they bring to financial services, and the need for education within the industry about how to leverage them, to prepare for the disruption that could come from a number of sources, including the GAFAs.

18 July 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Monzo treads cautiously as first current accounts come onstream

Digital challenger Monzo has rolled out its first 92 current accounts as part of a staged implementation that will see up to 20,000 of the limited-edition accounts activated in the next three months.

17 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

PayPal partners Samsung Pay

PayPal is focused on delivering seamless mobile commerce experiences and extending this reach through strategic partnerships.

17 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Bristol children's hospital charity goes contactless with Creditcall

Creditcall, the global payments technology company, is proud to announce that it will provide its latest contactless payment technology to help raise money for The Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity through the Morph: Still Naughty at 40! exhibition at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol from July 14th until September 5th, 2017.

17 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Zions Bancorporation goes live on TCS BaNCS core banking software

Tata Consultancy Services, (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced today that Zions Bancorporation has gone live on TCS BaNCS for Core Banking with the successful transition of Zions Bancorporation’s Consumer Lending business over to the TCS BaNCS platform, a major milestone in the North American Banking industry’s march towards modernization.

17 July 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

The next round of bank transformation projects should be 'bionic'

Banks that pull off the trick of augmenting human interactions with smart digital tools can expect to generate increased revenue while cutting costs significantly, according to a new study of global banking markets by the Boston Consulting Group.

17 July 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Credit Suisse promises 15-minute online sign-up for new clients

Credit Suisse is offering a four-step digital onboarding service for new clients, promising a paperless, 15-minute sign-up process.

17 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Worldline to acquire Digital River World Payments

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, today announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the share capital of Digital River World Payments (DRWP), a leading online global payment service provider from Digital River, Inc., a leading global provider of Commerce-as-a-Service solutions.

17 July 2017

Finextra TV/Mobile & online banking

Building a jumbo jet while flying it

Joe van Niekerk, Chief Information Officer, Discovery Vitality, talks at the SAP Financial Services Forum about shared value insurance, the future of wearables and Discovery’s approach to innovation.

17 July 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

FCA to probe online investment platforms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the Terms of Reference for the Investment Platforms Market Study, which sets out the scope and topics that will be covered.

17 July 2017