PayPal and TerraPay are teaming to promote cross-border payments in the Middle East and Africa (MENA). The partnership, announced Tuesday (April 15), is designed to speed cross-border money movement, while making payments more accessible by connecting banks, mobile wallets and financial institutions. “The Middle East and Africa are at the...
Banks, especially small banks such as credit unions and community banks, risk losing account holders to investing platforms. The checking and savings accounts housed in primary financial institutions (FIs) provide the on-ramps, so to speak, for individuals to take their money and invest it with...
Brazil isn’t just famous for samba, soccer and carnival anymore. It is now drawing attention for something else: its meteoric rise as the world’s most digitally engaged nation, particularly in finance and payments. The reason? Brazil’s demographic and regulatory environment has created a near-perfect sandbox for...
Block’s Cash App is reportedly making progress in its efforts to offer banking services to customers who mostly use the app to make payments. The number of the app’s users who have their paychecks directly deposited into their Cash App account rose by 25% year...
April 15, 2025
Banks, especially small banks such as credit unions and community banks, risk losing account holders to investing platforms. The checking and savings accounts housed in primary financial institutions (FIs) provide the on-ramps, so to speak, for individuals to take their money and invest it with the likes of Robinhood, particularly as cryptocurrencies become more mainstream […]
April 11, 2025
Brazil isn’t just famous for samba, soccer and carnival anymore. It is now drawing attention for something else: its meteoric rise as the world’s most digitally engaged nation, particularly in finance...
April 02, 2025
Among the most strategic initiatives for credit unions, to gain new members and keep current ones loyal, is to innovate. During uncertain times, innovation can take several forms, with new...
March 31, 2025
The mobile phone’s increasing penetration into global markets is helping blur the lines between telecom and financial services, where digital banks, and especially neobanks, are moving into communications and mobile...
April 15, 2025
PayPal and TerraPay are teaming to promote cross-border payments in the Middle East and Africa (MENA). The partnership, announced Tuesday (April 15), is designed to speed cross-border money movement, while making payments more accessible by connecting banks, mobile wallets and financial institutions. “The Middle East and Africa are at the forefront of the digital transformation, yet financial barriers still limit […]
April 03, 2025
Block’s Cash App is reportedly making progress in its efforts to offer banking services to customers who mostly use the app to make payments. The number of the app’s users...
March 19, 2025
Tala has secured a $150 million debt facility to expand what it calls “the world’s most accessible financial services.” The company will use the proceeds from the facility to support...
March 19, 2025
Credit platform LoanPro has joined financial infrastructure provider NovoPayment in a Latin America-focused partnership. The collaboration, announced in a news release Wednesday (March 20), is designed to give financial institutions and FinTechs in Latin America infrastructure...
