October 22, 2022
What if There was a Way to Unlock Some of...
Like models strutting down the catwalk one after the other, so too has the stream of strong sales results come lately from the world’s leading luxury retailers and brands. In...
October 17, 2022
EMEA Daily: Coinbase Taps Solarisbank Exec for Growth in Europe
Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Coinbase has hired a new managing director for EMEA, and Samsung is launching its digital wallet in 11 new markets. Coinbase...
October 17, 2022
Coinbase Picks up Solarisbank Exec to Drive Growth in Europe
Coinbase hired the former chief operating officer for Solarisbank to advance its current expansion drive across Europe. Daniel Seifert joined Coinbase as vice president and regional managing director, EMEA, overseeing Europe,...
October 14, 2022
OCC Says US Bancorp Can Buy MUFG Union Bank
The merger of San Francisco-based MUFG Union Bank, National Association into U.S. Bank, National Association has been conditionally approved by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The...
October 14, 2022
PYMNTS Intelligence: Personalized Digital Banking Builds Consumer Trust and Loyalty
Consumers both want and need to engage with their financial institutions (FIs) digitally, but they want these interactions to be highly personalized. Branch closures rendered digital banking a necessity, and now...
October 06, 2022
SWIFT Claims Cross-Border CBDC Success; ECB Wants Settlement Control
Financial messaging system SWIFT said that it has solved one of the thorniest problems central bank digital currency (CBDC) developers have been wrestling with: How to use them for cross-border...
October 06, 2022
PYMNTS Intelligence: Finding the Way to Better Government Disbursements
The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for unprecedented government disbursements. The United States federal government alone distributed $931 billion in direct payments to approximately 165 million individuals in 2020 and...
October 05, 2022
Has SWIFT Beaten Crypto to Punch on Cross-Border Payments Interoperability?
In a pair of papers today, financial messaging service SWIFT claimed that it has solved two of the thorniest problems digital assets must overcome if they are to revolutionize the...
October 05, 2022
Addressing Government Assistance Pain Points for Small Business
In this month’s “Money Mobility Tracker®,” PYMNTS analyzes why the record surge in stimulus checks made clear why governments need the ability to make digital payments to meet modern consumers’...