Interac has acquired the exclusive Canadian rights to use Vouchr’s engagement platform. This platform allows users to send and receive personalized multimedia notifications along with money transfers, and the deal will enable multimedia Interac e-Transfer notifications that can be customized by Canadian consumers and businesses, the companies said...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a circular warning remittance transfer providers about making false claims regarding the cost and speed of international money transfers. False advertising of that sort can violate federal law, the agency said in a Wednesday (March 27) press...
Western Union’s latest results showed increased traction in digital channels, and management pointed to omnichannel efforts as a key avenue of promise in the months and years ahead. The fourth quarter supplementals show that there was 5% growth in consumer money transfer transactions, with 13%...
International Money Express (Intermex) has partnered with Visa to extend its money transfer services to more than 20 countries that it didn’t previously serve. With this collaboration, Intermex customers will be able to make fast transfers to eligible Visa cards and bank accounts in those countries, Intermex said...
May 10, 2024
FinTechs must make money mobility a top priority if they want to woo consumers away from traditional banks. While PYMNTS Intelligence’s data confirms FinTechs have made progress in meeting consumer expectations around instant payments, there is still room for improvement. In “FinTechs’ Instant Payment Mismatch,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, we found that 47% of […]
February 24, 2023
There is no denying that trust plays an important role when it comes to payments transactions. And according to Isaac Kamuta, it’s one of the key advantages regulated traditional banks...
November 01, 2019
If one were looking for a simple phrase to describe the theme of Western Union’s Q3 earnings report on Thursday (Oct. 31), “pleasant surprises” would probably be the way to...
February 15, 2019
There was a time when JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) CEO Jamie Dimon didn’t have much in the way of positive things to say about bitcoin. “The currency isn’t going to work,” the executive...
April 16, 2024
Interac has acquired the exclusive Canadian rights to use Vouchr’s engagement platform. This platform allows users to send and receive personalized multimedia notifications along with money transfers, and the deal will enable multimedia Interac e-Transfer notifications that can be customized by Canadian consumers and businesses, the companies said in a Tuesday (April 16) press release. “As Canadians show increased […]
March 27, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a circular warning remittance transfer providers about making false claims regarding the cost and speed of international money transfers. False advertising of...
February 06, 2024
Western Union’s latest results showed increased traction in digital channels, and management pointed to omnichannel efforts as a key avenue of promise in the months and years ahead. The fourth...
December 19, 2023
International Money Express (Intermex) has partnered with Visa to extend its money transfer services to more than 20 countries that it didn’t previously serve. With this collaboration, Intermex customers will be able to...
