March 25, 2024 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) released a whitepaper on the state of remittances, also known as cross-border payments, in Latin America. Remittances play a key role in strengthening financial inclusion in the region, boosting economies, and alleviating poverty –often “serving as an essential source of income for… Read More

 Tagged latin america, mastercard, remittances, research

March 25, 2024 @ 11:07 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand energy conglomerate Gulf Energy Development Plc is teaming up with telecommunications powerhouse Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) and the esteemed Krungthai Bank Plc (KTB) to enter the burgeoning field of virtual banking in the country. According to a report by The Nation, this collaboration… Read More

 Tagged Advanced Info Service, banking, digital bank, Gulf Energy, Krungthai Bank, thailand, virtual banking

March 25, 2024 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Most Gen Z hourly workers are fond of their current job, with 73% citing they like or love it according to a recent survey conducted online by The Harris Poll, commissioned by DailyPay. Still, their financial security is the driving force “for getting the majority… Read More

 Tagged dailypay, ewa, gen z, research

March 25, 2024 @ 2:47 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thunes, a Singapore-based cross-border payments company, announced its enhanced strategic partnership with Visa, the global titan in digital payments. This collaboration is set to introduce new payment endpoints across vital markets in Asia and Africa, marking a significant step forward in the expansion of digital… Read More

 Tagged fintech, payments, thunes, visa

March 25, 2024 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Snoop, the money-saving app, has recently launched a free credit score service in partnership with Equifax, making it the “first” to combine money management and credit score in one app. Having a good credit score plays a big part in accessing loans, borrowing at lower… Read More

 Tagged equifax, snoop

March 25, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), a pioneer in cloud banking for the global financial services industry, announced that the largest cooperative financial group in North America, Desjardins Group, will implement nCino’s Automated Spreading Solution, powered by nCino IQ (nIQ), expanding their partnership with nCino “to further… Read More

 Tagged banking, cloud, fintech adoption, nCino

March 25, 2024 @ 8:55 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

dLocal, a cross-border payment platform specializing in high-growth markets, recently announced that Mark Ortiz has been appointed chief financial officer. Ortiz will report directly to dLocal’s CEO, Pedro Arnt, overseeing dLocal’s accounting, financial planning and analysis, financial reporting internal audit, SEC reporting, tax, credit, risk,… Read More

 Tagged dlocal, Mark Ortiz, payments, Pedro Arnt

March 25, 2024 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank N26 recently announced the appointment of Mayur Kamat as its new Chief Product Officer. Mayur is said to have “a proven track record leading product teams and building new solutions at some of the world’s biggest technology companies.” He reportedly brings with him… Read More

 Tagged banking, berlin, digital bank, germany, mayur kamat, n26, new appointments

March 24, 2024 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has today announced the launch of its flexible payment options on boots.com and in the Boots app in the UK and Ireland. This latest announcement follows the launch of Klarna in-store at Boots in 2022. Through… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, klarna, open banking

March 24, 2024 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) released the Spring 2024 Edition of its Biannual Threats Report, which outlines the top payment threats impacting consumers and businesses around the world. The report points to increasingly organized, sophisticated threat actors “targeting the most vulnerable point in the payments’ ecosystem: humans.”… Read More

 Tagged fraud, scams, visa