November 22, 2024 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from NatWest reveals the fast pace of change in the payments behaviors of consumers across the United Kingdom. As digital payments become more available, in 2024, merely 8% of adults report that they still use cash and coins “all of the time,” according to… Read More

 Tagged cash, consumer behavior, natwest, payments, research, uk

November 22, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More changes are expect to the payments landscape during 2025. Looking back at 2024 – the sector has seen the rise of real-time payments, greater cross-border growth and the acceleration of digital wallets. So, what can we expect in 2025? Nick Campbell, Chief Product Officer… Read More

 Tagged EU, europe, interview, nick campbell, payments, xplor technologies

November 22, 2024 @ 6:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart Pension, one of the UK’s workplace pension providers, launches a new integrated retirement savings calculator that could have a positive impact on the “projected” pension savings of its 1.4 million UK member base. The tool is described as being designed to help members model… Read More

 Tagged savings, smart pension, uk, workplace pension providers

November 21, 2024 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, a Fintech platform driving the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management industries, announced the launch of a iCapital Growth Model Portfolio, which enables advisors to integrate exposure to private equity investments with public market investments. The Growth Model complements the firm’s… Read More

 Tagged asset management, icapital

November 21, 2024 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research has shared key fintech and payments trends in order to  provide industry stakeholders, including banks, intermediaries, and providers, with foresight into emerging technological shifts and market opportunities. Juniper Research stays focused on on identifying and “evaluating the latest disruptive trends in fintech, payments,… Read More

 Tagged ai, fintech trends, payments, Research Report

November 21, 2024 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tarabut, an open banking platform operating in the MENA region, and Geidea, Saudi Arabia’s payments solutions provider, have entered a strategic partnership to explore and develop SME financing solutions, subject to regulatory approvals. SMEs represent 1.3 million businesses in Saudi Arabia, and they face a… Read More

 Tagged mena region, open banking, saudi arabia, tarabut

November 21, 2024 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Priceline, a key player focused on online travel, today announced an expanded partnership. Via their collaboration, Affirm is the pay-over-time provider for Priceline’s B2B business, Priceline Partner Solutions. Priceline Partner… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, pay over time, payment network, priceline

November 21, 2024 @ 5:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com and Triple-A announced a partnership that will provide Crypto.com’s customer base access to a range of new merchants. Beginning in Singapore, Crypto.com users can soon make purchases from e-commerce brands directly with crypto from “within their trusted Crypto.com wallet while earning exclusive crypto rewards.”… Read More

 Tagged crypto.com, digital currencies, digitalization, payments

November 21, 2024 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

International payments app Zing, and digital payments provider, Checkout.com, announced a partnership to support the launch of a new suite of alternative payment methods integrated into Zing’s app. Zing members can now use multiple top-up tools, including mobile wallets, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, made… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, digital transformation, payments, zing

November 21, 2024 @ 2:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) issued final rules on non-bank firms providing payments and transfers. Digital payments have become the norm as people adopt digital wallets, hosted on their smartphones, as simpler and quicker way to transfer funds. While there are many… Read More

 Tagged caitlin long, cfpb, elon muks, elon musk, payments, x