HOW MODERN PLATFORMS ARE TEACHING CHILDREN MONEY SKILLS
How modern platforms are teaching children money skills.
FISERV AND RUTGERS-NEWARK PARTNER ON PROGRAM TO DRIVE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY INCLUSION AND INNOVATION
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology with a growing presence in New Jersey, is partnering with Rutgers University-Newark to create and fund a new program designed to drive diversity and innovation within the financial technology field. Over a five-year period, the Fiserv-RU-N Program for Inclusive Innovation will fund career modules
BANKING CUSTOMER CENTRICITY WITH JOURNEY ORCHESTRATION
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | 5:00 PM BST
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | 5:00 PM BST Some leaders think customer journeys are a series of clicks on the website or steps in a process or workflow. Most firms believe that journeys are something they can control. Customer experience (CX) leaders attempt to steer consumers from point A to B to C to improve
BINANCE AND MASTERCARD LAUNCH PRE-PAID CRYPTO CARD
In partnership with Mastercard, crypto giant Binance is launching its pre-paid card offering cryptocurrency “rewards” on customers’ purchases. As a result of the cooperation, Binance will launch its cryptocurrency debit card in Argentina, making that nation the first in Latin America to do so. The Credencial Payments-issued Binance Card enables customers in the area with a legitimate national
ATLANTIC MONEY USERS CAN NOW TRANSFER EUROS FROM THE UK FOR €3
Atlantic Money announced that its users in the UK can now transfer from euro to nine currencies worldwide for just €3. This means in addition to international transfers from the British pound; customers can also transfer euros for a flat fee of €3 and always at the live exchange rate, all the way up to
COVALTO TO BECOME MEXICO’S FIRST US-LISTED FINTECH FOLLOWING SPAC MERGER
Mexican SME-focused digital banking platform Covalto is set to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) LIV Capital Acquisition Corp. The new combined firm will be known as Covalto, and it will be the first Mexican fintech to be listed on a US stock exchange. The merger is worth $547 million
WISE AND PLAID LAUNCH OPEN FINANCE AGREEMENT TO ENABLE SECURE FINANCIAL CONNECTIVITY
Plaid, the API-first data network powering the digital financial ecosystem, and Wise, the global technology business developing the easiest way to move money around the world, today announced an open finance agreement to give clients a frictionless way to move money between various financial institutions. According to a 2021 survey by Plaid and The Harris
WHY BANKING CIOS SHOULD EMBRACE OPEN BANKING?
It is obvious now, five years later, that those worries were unjustified. Five million open banking-driven payments were made by UK businesses and consumers in May 2022 alone. In the same month, the open banking community in the UK made a record 1 billion API calls. So, rather than being a limiting action by the
MEXICAN STARTUP CLARA RECEIVES $150 MILLION IN DEBT FINANCING FROM GOLDMAN SACHS
Clara, the leading Latin American tech startup that offers an end-to-end corporate spend management solution for companies in the region, announced today approved financing from Goldman Sachs for an initial $50 million with the option to upsize to $150 million. “This financing will fuel our planned regional growth and will also allow us to successfully
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF ACCOUNTING LOOK LIKE?
The moment is now for accountants to position themselves as essential in their roles during this transitory period in a world full of uncertainty, disruption, and change. according to John Edwards, the organization’s chief executive officer (IFA) Just a quarter of those surveyed (25 percent) admitted to feeling “totally confident” about their future within the
THOMA BRAVO TO ACQUIRE PING IDENTITY FOR $2.8B
A renowned software investment firm, Thoma Bravo, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Ping Identity, a supplier of the Intelligent Identity solution for the enterprise, for $28.50 per share in an all-cash deal with an Enterprise Value of almost $2.8 billion. The offer is valued at about 63 percent more than Ping Identity’s
OHIO’S KEYBANK TAPS QUAVO FOR DISPUTE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Ohio-based KeyBank has tapped fintech Quavo for its QFD automated dispute management platform. When a credit transaction is contested or fraud is discovered, KeyBank will implement the cloud-based QFD system to streamline its fraud and dispute procedures and automate the manual tasks needed, from claim intake and investigation to claim resolution and recovery. “We are