May 19, 2013
Two Years And Five Insights Later…
The Fed issued its update recently on the state of the mobile U.S. landscape two years after its Mobile Payments Industry Workgroup (MPIW) convened to provide guidance on how to...
May 14, 2013
U.A.E.’s Youth Set Sight On Contactless Payments
Middle Eastern countries are historically known to have a strong preference for cash and coin payments, but it seems younger generations in the U.A.E. are eager to transition to a...
May 13, 2013
Fighting Financial Exclusion With Branchless Banking
Branchless banking is a hot trend among financial institutions, as consumers are transitioning away from brick-and-mortar outlets and towards online and mobile usage. But according to Malek Mroueh, senior director,...
May 09, 2013
WePay Founder Talks Veda’s Launch, Future
The average eCommerce retailer losses more than 3 percent to fraud each year, but WePay is hoping it has a solution for its merchant customers with Veda. The new social...
May 09, 2013
Russia, Hong Kong Get Tablet-Based Banking From Citibank
Citibank this week announced the roll out of its Citibank for iPad application in the Russian and Hong Kong markets, and revealed future plans to release the app in other...
May 08, 2013
South Africans eBanking: A Growing Trend
Internet banking is gaining momentum in South Africa, and customer online banking behaviors are continuing to evolve. According to BizCommunity.com, there is new online research from Columinate that focuses on...
May 08, 2013
B2B Breakthrough: Discover, Ariba Launch AribaPay
Really and truly solving the B2B payments’ problem over the years has been a little bit like proving Fermat’s last theorem – lots and lots have tried and a few...
April 29, 2013
Barclaycard Germany Signs On With Gemalto For Added Services
Gemalto, a global digital security provider, announced on Monday that they would be teaming up with Barclaycard Germany to provide complete end-to-end solutions for their entire product portfolio, the company...
April 28, 2013
Berlin Warms Up To Bitcoin
A small neighbourhood in the southern district of Berlin has warmed up to Bitcoin, with about a dozen shops now accepting the latest craze in virtual currency. Kreuzberg holds the highest...
With nearly half of CU executives saying a lack of resources prevent them from bringing innovations to market, CUs are stuck piloting the digital innovations their members crave — and are willing to switch FIs for. The rise of strategic mergers is a way that some CUs are exploring to pool resources, innovate and drive scale. Read more in the “Credit Union Tracker®,” a collaboration with PSCU.
