October 14, 2023 @ 6:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The CEO of the American Fintech Council blasted the Centre for Responsible Lending (CRL) for a report on earned wage access (EWA), calling it a ‘complete misunderstanding and mischaracterization of the industry” that, among other things, takes information out of context and uses ‘improper interpretations… Read More

 Tagged american fintech council, earned wage access, Phil Goldfeder

October 14, 2023 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart Pension, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading workplace pension schemes, announces that it aims to reduce the emissions of its default growth fund by 75% by 2030. This new target swiftly follows the announcement that Smart Pension “had achieved a 50%… Read More

 Tagged carbon footprint, eco-friendly, emissions, europe, growth fund, investing, investments, paul bucksey, pension provider, pensions, retirement planning, smart, smart pension, sustainability, uk, united kingdom

October 14, 2023 @ 12:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing fintech companies and banks creating access to safe and affordable financial services, has announced that FinMkt has become its newest member. Woman-founded and owned, the AFC said the company adds an important voice to the fast-growing… Read More

 Tagged american fintech council, finmkt, luan cox, Phil Goldfeder

October 14, 2023 @ 11:38 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

MineralTree’s eighth-annual State of AP Report chronicles the effect of automation, headwinds, inflation and hybrid workplaces on AP teams. “As businesses continue to face a number of challenges and pressures, finance teams are being tasked with finding new ways to drive operating efficiencies and get… Read More

 Tagged accounts payable, ap, automation, brian greehan, mineraltree

October 14, 2023 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and KBC Insurance have announced a new investment partnership that will see the Belgium-based Banking and Insurance Group support up to €200 million of equity investments in sustainable infrastructure projects across Europe. The deal, signed in Brussels, runs over “a… Read More

 Tagged banking, belgium, eif, equity investments, europe, european investment fund, infrastructure, insurance, investment fund, investments, kbc, sustainablity

October 13, 2023 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland report on Jobs survey, both permanent staff appointments and temp billings contracted sharply in September. Panellists linked reduced hiring activity “to fewer vacancies, weaker confidence around the outlook, and shortages of suitably-skilled candidates that made it harder… Read More

 Tagged europe, job report, market, research, Research Report, royal bank of scotland, scotland

October 13, 2023 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India and Fibe, (formerly known as EarlySalary), India’s Fintech, partnered in order “to launch India’s first-ever numberless credit card for tech-savvy Gen Zs.” With a numberless credit card, customers get “an added level of security… Read More

 Tagged akshay mehrotra, axis bank, banking, credit cards, digital financial services, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, gen z, india, Payment Cards, private banks

October 13, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fime Asia in Taiwan has been accredited by Visa (NYSE: V) in order to support vendors to validate the Level 2 compliance of their contactless payment terminals. This gives solution providers in the APAC region “a local one-stop shop for all their payment compliance needs,… Read More

 Tagged accreditation, contactless, contactless payments, digital transactions, fime, payments, taiwan, visa

October 13, 2023 @ 6:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, published Guideline.01: Operational Considerations for Instant Payments Receive-Side Primer in its Faster Payments Knowledge Center. The FPC Operational Considerations for Instant & Immediate Payments Work… Read More

 Tagged faster payments, fintech adoption, fintech trends, fpc, instant payments, payments, united states, us, us faster payments council

October 13, 2023 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced the expanded availability of LifeSync, a personalized digital approach to aligning customers’ goals with their money, to all consumer customers. Available in the Wells Fargo Mobile app, LifeSync launched to all Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) clients earlier… Read More

 Tagged Customer Experience, cx, digital tools, financial services, investment management, lifesync, michael liersch, mobile apps, money management, united states, us, wealth managemnet, wells fargo, wells fargo & company