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Nationwide Building Society Customers Hampered by Payment Delays

Nationwide Building Society Customers Hampered by Payment Delays
Nationwide Building Society Customers Hampered by Payment Delays
December 21, 2021  |  Banking

British lender Nationwide Building Society said Tuesday (Dec. 21) that inbound and outgoing payments have been delayed all day, and there’s no sign of when...

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Alabama’s Avadian Credit Union to Buy Citizens State Bank
Alabama’s Avadian Credit Union to Buy Citizens State Bank
December 21, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Avadian Credit Union has agreed to buy Citizens State Bank in its home state of Alabama, in a move that marks the 13th time this...

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Amazon Leverages ‘Fresh’ Brand to Gain Ground Against Instacart
Amazon Leverages ‘Fresh’ Brand to Gain Ground Against Instacart
December 21, 2021  |  Retail

After losing to Instacart at the aggregator game, Amazon has pivoted to first-party grocery sales with the rapid expansion of its Fresh brand. On Thursday...

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SEPA Cyber Technologies Becomes Certified Visa Ready Partner
SEPA Cyber Technologies Becomes Certified Visa Ready Partner
December 21, 2021  |  Digital Payments

IT solutions provider SEPA Cyber Technologies has joined the Visa Ready for Fintech Enablement program, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 21) press release. As part...

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Ferrari’s Management Shakeup Follows Appointment of CEO With Tech Background
Ferrari’s Management Shakeup Follows Appointment of CEO With Tech Background
December 21, 2021  |  Technology

Ferrari’s announcement on Monday (Dec. 20) that three senior managers are leaving the company and a new corporate structure will debut in January comes just over three months...

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ING Says Au Revoir to French Retail Banking
ING Says Au Revoir to French Retail Banking
December 21, 2021  |  Banking

Dutch financial services firm ING is leaving behind its French retail banking operations, a decision that may impact 460 workers, according to a Tuesday (Dec....

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Musk, Dorsey Hint VC Money Puts Web3 Vision at Risk
Musk, Dorsey Hint VC Money Puts Web3 Vision at Risk
December 21, 2021  |  Blockchain

The argument started when Elon Musk tweeted out a vague comment about something crypto-related: Web3 in this case. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Survey: 69% of Canadian Firms Using Virtual Cards See DSO Drop as Real-Time Looms
Survey: 69% of Canadian Firms Using Virtual Cards See DSO Drop as Real-Time Looms
December 21, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Time to realized revenue (TTRR) is a valuable metric, giving insights into the payment dynamics and the issues created when outstanding invoices age too long,...

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Polish Bank Rolling Out Biometric Cards Through Thales, Fiserv and Mastercard 
Polish Bank Rolling Out Biometric Cards Through Thales, Fiserv and Mastercard 
December 21, 2021  |  Biometrics

Technology company Thales, FinTech Fiserv and payments giant Mastercard are rolling out biometric cards across Poland, with Bank Pocztowy being the financial institution to offer...

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