Money20/20 U.S.A Recap
Watch the Nium team discuss major trends they saw at Money2020 – from international remittance, to emerging markets, and real-time payments in the payroll process.
Revio raises $1.1 million to “radically reduce failed payments and churn”
Cape Town-based Revio, a payments API company, has raised $1.1 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to solve payment failures in emerging markets. Led by SpeedInvest, with participation from Ralicap, The Fund, Two Culture Capital and strategic angel investors from Sequoia Capital, Quona Capital and Circle Payments, Revio says the investment will enable the firm
Singapore and UK strengthen their FinTech partnership
The UK and Singapore have agreed to a new MoU boosting FinTech trade and cooperation at the 7th Financial Dialogue in Singapore hosted on 25 November. The Fintech Bridge expands on a 2016 agreement that will lower barriers to FinTech trade by initiating new, routine discussions between businesses and regulators in addition to previous areas
Honeywell launches Honeywell Smart Pay to help merchants meet customer needs
Honeywell has announced the release of Honeywell Smart Pay, a contactless software payment solution enabling the company’s powerful mobile to become secure and compliant payment terminals, accepting contactless mobile payments from anywhere a business sells or delivers goods and services. Honeywell Smart Pay gives sales associates and service workers the ability to complete on-site payments in
UBC Summer Finance Conference 2025
July 27, 28, and 29, 2023 | Westin Bayshore, 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, BC V6G 2V4.
The Finance Division of the UBC Sauder School of Business is delighted to host its annual summer conference in Vancouver on July 24 to July 26, 2025. We are pleased to continue our tradition of welcoming a small gathering of top academics in the field of Finance. Read More
4 Ways Artificial Intelligence Will Change FinTech
Companies in the financial sector can leverage artificial intelligence to analyze and manage data from multiple sources to provide valuable insights. These innovative results help banks overcome the challenges they face on a daily basis while providing day-to-day services such as loan management or payment processing. Let’s now look at some AI-driven FinTech innovation use
ClearBank reaches profitability as revenue climbs to over £45m
Embedded banking provider ClearBank Ltd generated £45.4 million in revenue in YTD to October 2022, reaching monthly profitability for the UK-based bank. When compared to the same period in 2021, FinTech’s revenue has nearly tripled. Increased transaction volumes, new client sales, interest revenue, and the expansion of its FX and multicurrency proposition are all contributing factors to
What prevents banks from providing excellent sales and service?
In today’s tough economic climate, it is certain that clients are looking for ways to minimize their costs whenever possible in the face of the increasing cost of living. Banks have a key role to play in supporting consumers and especially the most vulnerable who are struggling to pay for basic necessities like rent, energy
Wise issues first eco card
Wise, the global tech company building the best way to move money around the world, has today launched its first eco card. The environmental impact of the Eco-Wise Card has been significantly reduced through the use of Polylactic Acid (PLA), a sustainable plastic alternative made from renewable bio-resources such as inedible corn. . The material
Enhancing Data Empowerment in Financial Services with Modern Cloud Analytics
Financial services are the backbone of the economy and data is central to its operations. In this white paper industry experts from Amazon Web Services and Tableau describe why and how financial services institutions are adopting modern cloud analytics to: Meet compliance objectives, Process data efficiently, Improve customer experience; Increase productivity, and Create new revenue
Nium launches closed-loop payments solution for airlines, OTAs
Singapore-based fintech Nium has launched a closed-loop payments solution, Nium Airline Payments (NAP), powered by Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP). NAP aims to provide airlines, travel agents and online travel agents (OTAs) with a sustainable and fair closed payment model that seeks to end harmful surcharges and The no-accept policy restricts companies that are notorious for inflating B2B
3 Free Banking Apps for Entrepreneurs
Financial institutions and entrepreneurs have a complicated historical relationship. Entrepreneurs need the means to finance their businesses and stay afloat, which means they rely on banks for everything from business loans to checking accounts. And banks need entrepreneurs too. Without small businesses driving the economy, there’s not many banks can do. This (sometimes reluctant) codependency