Who will become Latin America’s dominant digital banking force, MercadoLibre or Nubank? It’s a question posed Tuesday (Dec. 10) in a report by Bloomberg News, which noted that MercadoLibre — which has its roots in the eCommerce world — is increasingly seeking the same turf...
A wave of funding rounds over the past several months is giving challenger banks fresh financial firepower to position themselves as alternatives to traditional banks, mainstays of financial services that have been around for decades — even centuries. While these digitally focused challengers promise to...
The days of chief financial officers and treasury teams being tethered to desktops or waiting for approvals via email are over. By the end of 2024, Bank of America’s corporate clients will have made over $1 trillion in payment approvals on the bank’s CashPro App,...
As digital transactions play a role in the financial landscape, financial institutions invest heavily in fraud prevention tools. Efforts to combat fraud in routine digital payments have been successful, but a new challenge has emerged in the form of social engineering scams. According to the...
December 10, 2024
A wave of funding rounds over the past several months is giving challenger banks fresh financial firepower to position themselves as alternatives to traditional banks, mainstays of financial services that have been around for decades — even centuries. While these digitally focused challengers promise to bring financial services and products to just about anyone who […]
December 10, 2024
The days of chief financial officers and treasury teams being tethered to desktops or waiting for approvals via email are over. By the end of 2024, Bank of America’s corporate...
December 10, 2024
As digital transactions play a role in the financial landscape, financial institutions invest heavily in fraud prevention tools. Efforts to combat fraud in routine digital payments have been successful, but...
December 02, 2024
The eventual resolution of the key question in the wake of the Synapse bankruptcy — namely, where the money went — will take time. And those seeking answers are turning...
December 11, 2024
Banco Santander has appointed PayPal veteran Nitin Prabhu as its global head of Digital Consumer Bank (DCB). In this role as head of one of the bank’s five global businesses, Prabhu will be responsible for the auto and consumer business globally as well as its fully digital bank Openbank, Santander said in a Wednesday (Dec. 11) press release. “DCB is […]
December 10, 2024
Who will become Latin America’s dominant digital banking force, MercadoLibre or Nubank? It’s a question posed Tuesday (Dec. 10) in a report by Bloomberg News, which noted that MercadoLibre —...
December 09, 2024
Revolut’s ongoing expansion efforts have the U.K. FinTech focused on New Zealand. While Revolut already provides services to customers in the island nation, it now plans to provide banking services...
December 06, 2024
British digital bank Zopa has raised 80 million euros (about $85 million) in an equity funding round to accelerate its growth and launch new products. The bank expects to double...