Tagged: digital banking

October 20, 2021 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Constellation Digital Partners have introduced a digital service for Farmers Insurance Federal Credit Union (FIGFCU) on the Constellation platform. This launch reportedly includes support for member enrollment and authentication, with Android and iOS application support. The digital service FIGFCU comes with a location finder from… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asia Digital Bank Ltd. (Labuan Investment Bank), the first recipient of the Digital Banking license issued by Labuan Financial Services Authority in Malaysia and an international digital asset operator, announced a partnership with Bianjie, which is IRISnet’s Core team, and a Cosmos Core Contributor since… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FIBR, the connected virtual banking platform, has launched so that it can serve European SMEs, by combining the stability of a bank with the agility and technology of a Fintech service provider. Based in the Netherlands, FIBR is focused on lending to European SMEs. The… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos Transact Core Banking will be supporting product innovation and greater scalability and overall efficiency for Pakistan’s virtual payments platform Easypaisa. Telenor Microfinance Bank, which is the operator of Pakistan’s digital payments platform Easypaisa, has officially gone live on Temenos’ Core banking platform with NdcTech… Read More

October 17, 2021 @ 6:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based digital bank Monzo notes that beginning on October 14, 2021, they have  increased the limit for contactless card payments “from £45 to £100.” So the Fintech firm’s clients can carry out single payments of “up to £100” using their contactless Monzo… Read More

October 17, 2021 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banking platform Revolut notes in a blog post that Halloween is soon on its way, however, there’s nothing “spooky” about the work they’ve been doing during October 2021. The Revolut team also mentioned that they’ve performed updates to enhance platform security and reduce your… Read More

October 17, 2021 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK’s digital bank Starling notes that they always want their clients to be in control of their funds. That’s why they are introducing a feature that allows customers to set their own limit for contactless payments made with their debit cards, “up… Read More

October 15, 2021 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) a global investment bank and fast-growing Fintech firm, has reported Q3 financial results and business is good. According to Goldman, during the first nine months of 2021, the company generated net revenues of $46.70 billion along with net earnings of $17.70 billion… Read More

October 14, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Zopa has confirmed the appointment of Helen Beurier as its first Chief People Officer. With more than 25 years of professional experience across some of the largest FMCG, retail, and pharma household names, Helen brings “a wealth of experience to the digital bank… Read More

October 13, 2021 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TD Bank (NYSE: TD) reveals that it has expanded its working relationship with Autobooks in order to add invoicing as a feature to its TD Business Simple Checking, which should make it easier for small and micro businesses to process invoices and “get paid faster.”… Read More

October 13, 2021 @ 6:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY), a provider of tech solutions and payment processing services for the financial services sector, announced on October 12, 2021 that Finicity, Akoya, and Plaid are among the first Open Banking platforms to integrate to the Banno Digital Platform by… Read More

October 11, 2021 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PT Bank Jago Tbk recently announced that Ribbit Capital, which is one of the leading Fintech investors whose investments includes Tinkoff, Revolut, BharatPe, Robinhood, Affirm, Nubank, Coinbase and Credit Karma, has made an investment in Bank Jago, an Indonesia-listed tech -based bank with “a drive… Read More

October 10, 2021 @ 12:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Darlington Building Society has confirmed the selection of a new onboarding system provided by ieDigital. The building society stated that its updated system will give members the option to open up accounts online in a streamlined manner. It will also offer various self-service options… Read More

October 10, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moorwand, a BIN sponsor and issuer that aims to transform compliance into an “enabler of innovation,” has been chosen by OneFor, a digital wallet and money transfer and payments service for the remittance market. Moorwand is offering issuing, acquiring and digital banking solutions that will… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Teenagers can be quite the experts when it comes to spending money. The problem is, many never really learn how to save their money, manage it effectively, and make it grow over an extended period of time. A third or over 30% of US teenagers… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thousands of Catalan residents celebrated the launch of the first community virtual bank account, El Canut, by registering to open a new account on October 1, 2021 – which is an important date on the Catalan calendar, as it marks the anniversary of the independence… Read More

October 4, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank has announced that it aims to streamline the financial management experience with a “fixed-rate” tax loan at a “guaranteed 1.58% APR.” Driven by the motto of “Be the Game Changer”, Hong Kong’s virtual banking platform, ZA Bank, has introduced another tax loan with… Read More

October 4, 2021 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Monzo has reportedly been forced to abandon its efforts to secure a US banking permit, after an unsuccessful 2-year engagement with regulators. In a statement, Monzo‘s management stated after their recent discussions with the OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency),… Read More

September 30, 2021 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Three Egypt-based banking institutions will be establishing a 1 billion Egyptian pound Fintech fund (appr. $63.6 million) in order to offer support to Fintech firms (starting October 2021). The three banking institutions include the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, and Banque du Caire, along… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling is expanding its business operations into Europe. As of H1 2022, “subject to regulatory approval,” Starling intends to make its Banking as a Service (BaaS) solution offering available in the European Union, which includes France, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain, according… Read More