September 22, 2022 | 2:00PM EDT
September 22, 2022 | 2:00PM EDT Leaders across the financial services ecosystem discuss how they’re thinking about a possible coming recession and what it could mean for SMB lending. How are they seeing conditions from their vantage point? What have we learned from prior recessions we can apply and what’s different about this one? In
One of the major benefits of a cloud-based core banking system is its inherent extensibility, or the ability to be adjusted by the user independently of external input and to support the addition of new features in real time. Although financial organizations in general prefer something that is ready to use right out of the
How modern platforms are teaching children money skills.
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
