FinTechs

Fiserv: Payments Must Be As Fast As ‘Speed-Of-Life’
Fiserv: Payments Must Be As Fast As ‘Speed-Of-Life’
December 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The digital economy is here. People are participating in it every day with direct deposits, eWallets, same-day ACH transfers, PayPal, Zelle and myriad other platforms...

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XinFin Moves To Standardize Enterprise Blockchains
XinFin Moves To Standardize Enterprise Blockchains
December 04, 2017  |  Blockchain

Blockchain technology firm XinFin announced Sunday (Dec. 3) that it is integrating a new technology into its Hybrid blockchain, which aims to standardize enterprise-grade blockchains...

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Bank of England Governor Says Banks Overstate Their Shield Against FinTechs
Bank of England Governor Says Banks Overstate Their Shield Against FinTechs
November 29, 2017  |  Banking

The Bank of England (BoE) warned Tuesday (Nov. 28) that U.K.-based banks may be doing some boasting when they say they can stop FinTechs from...

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PayPal Integrates With Acorns
PayPal Integrates With Acorns
November 21, 2017  |  Investments

PayPal announced Monday (Nov. 20) it has inked a deal with Acorns, the investing platform, in which customers can use PayPal to fund their investment...

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60 Percent Of US Banking Customers Open To Trying New FinTechs
60 Percent Of US Banking Customers Open To Trying New FinTechs
November 21, 2017  |  Banking

Traditional banks should definitely be concerned about FinTechs after a new survey found that consumers are eager to see technology companies take on financial institutions...

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Fed’s Brainard Says Banks Play Key Role In Holding FinTechs Accountable
Fed’s Brainard Says Banks Play Key Role In Holding FinTechs Accountable
November 17, 2017  |  Regulation

Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, thinks that traditional lenders need to demand that online financial companies protect consumer privacy...

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Faster Payments And The Fed, Two Years On
Faster Payments And The Fed, Two Years On
November 15, 2017  |  Faster Payments

The year 2020 looms large in the payments realm, marked off by the Federal Reserve as the year faster payments are to be truly commonplace,...

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Mouth, Meet Money In Payments Innovation
Mouth, Meet Money In Payments Innovation
November 07, 2017  |  Innovation

Financial institutions know they have to innovate against a hyper competitive and changing landscape. Firms large and small are eyeing opportunities to keep customers happy and...

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Striking The Balance Between Consumer And Corporate Banking For Small Businesses
Striking The Balance Between Consumer And Corporate Banking For Small Businesses
November 03, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Until quite recently, small businesses (SMBs) have been stuck with their financial institutions (FIs) either providing them with sophisticated, expensive treasury management offerings or simply...

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