In light of economic conditions, brands and retailers are seeking cost-cutting measures, leading to a surge in out-of-home (OOH) marketing mediums. This shift is attributed to the realization that online channels such as Snap and Facebook appear to be less effective than desired. After a...
Payment infrastructure platform Thunes has raised $60 million to expand into new markets. The Singapore-based company announced the conclusion of its Series C funding round Tuesday (June 6), while also noting it had quadrupled the reach of its mobile wallet network to 3 billion accounts...
Banks’ and FinTechs’ pursuit of collaboration in recent years is an especially positive development, given that United States regulation around open banking likely will make it a necessity. In October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unveiled an open banking framework that will have far-reaching...
Spreedly has launched a payment vault solution that improves transaction success. Advanced Vault combines modern lifecycle features and network tokenization with active management to optimize how payment methods are stored, refreshed and used, Spreedly said in a Tuesday (June 6) press release. “We are offering...
In the banking industry, legacy messages — how data makes its way between financial institutions — have been around for decades. But the world of finance is about to undergo a revolution with the launch of a new messaging standard called ISO 20022. This new...
As the saying goes, failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Nowhere is Benjamin Franklin’s aphorism truer than in the finance department. Ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty have underscored the importance of strong fundamentals for chief financial officers, who have witnessed enough black swan events...
New York and London — two of the world’s leading business-destination cities and top global financial centers — have a “strong two-way flow in terms of FinTech innovation,” say Innovate Finance CEO Janine Hirt and Stephen Feline, North America director at London & Partners. “When...
Apple’s foray into the mixed-reality world is official. And the reality beyond the announcement? Well, it may be, mixed. Past may be prologue, and the prologue is the HomePod — indicating that the tech behemoth’s newest product launch is no shoo-in to be a slam...
Breef has added payment infrastructure to its online marketplace that connects brands and agencies. With this new Breef(Pay) offering that is powered by business-to-business (B2B) flexible payments platform Tranch, brands can use a buy now, pay later (BNPL) approach to meet their marketing needs, Breef said in...