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
Amazon’s Influencer Program allows you to make money from just sharing your favorite Amazon finds. The best part: you don’t need millions of followers. You’ve probably heard the phrase “connected on my Amazon storefront” if you use social media. Influencers will blatantly promote their stores since they get paid when they make a purchase from
To meet the needs of U.S. consumers who are normally shut out of affordable credit products, payments fintech Highline Technologies and employment data platform Argyle have partnered to bring payroll-linked lending and bill pay capabilities to lenders nationwide. Payroll-linked lending involves taking money out of a borrower’s paycheck on a regular basis to repay consumer debts. Consumers gain
PayPal Holdings, Inc., in partnership with National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) and Vanguard Charitable, announced Grant Payments. This new product enables Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) sponsors, community foundations, and other grantmakers to deliver grants to charities quickly and electronically via PayPal. Charities will be able to collect awards soon after the grantmaker has authorized the cash thanks
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
The safest mutual funds are those that trade overnight. Overnight funds are ideal if you are new to mutual funds and want to test them out before investing heavily. An open-ended debt strategy called Overnight Funds makes investments in debt instruments that mature the next day. This means that as the portfolio’s assets mature each
Australian fintech Afterpay has announced that it will be closing down its Money app in October just a year after launching, saying that the firm’s acquisition by Jack Dorsey’s Block “means our focus is shifting in a new direction”. Debit cards and Money accounts from the fintech company were introduced in collaboration with the largest bank in
Zuora, Inc., the leading cloud-based subscription management platform provider, today announced its planned acquisition of Zephr, a leading subscription experience platform used by global digital publishing and media companies. As an existing Zuora® partner, Zephr’s pre-integrated solution is in use today by joint customers, and will immediately expand Zuora’s product suite. As businesses regularly roll out
Did you know that, according to recent research, more than 60% of firms are either contemplating using Bitcoin as a means of payment or have already started doing so? Additionally, according to a different poll, 22% of small and medium-sized enterprises want to start adopting Bitcoin in the coming year. With figures like these, it’s
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
HSBC UK has rolled out sweeping variable recurring payments (VRP) to all its personal and business customers who use open banking services. Businesses and customers can utilize VRP to make recurring payments of different quantities without having to re-authenticate for each one. The Competition and Markets Authority has instructed the top UK banks to implement VRP.
Malaysia’s largest independent investment bank, Kenanga, has tapped China’s Ant Group for its mobile development platform as the firm looks to launch a wealth management and financial services super-app. According to Kenanga, the super-app would be powered by Ant Group’s mobile platform-as-a-service (mPaaS). It will have features for stock trading, digital investment management, an e-wallet,
