Category : Fintech News

Citi Ventures Leads $28 Million Round for Client Management Startup HoneyBook

Citi Ventures led a $28 million Series C equity round for client management platform HoneyBook, the company announced today. The San Francisco-based fintech startup also announced it has surpassed $1 billion in bookings through its platform, which en...

Bill Pay Network Doxo Adds Apple Pay as Payment Method

Apple Pay is now available as a payment method for more than 2.5 million consumers and 45,000 U.S. billers on doxo, the bill payment network announced today. Seattle-based doxo already offered consumers the ability to pay their bills with a single lo...

Henry Ma: Open Banking Can Expand Inclusive Finance

The chief innovation officer of China's first digital bank expounds on its open banking approach, saying that traditional banks should pay attention to this if they want to remain competitive.

BI Ignite 2019: What Makes a Bank a Good Fintech Partner? [Video]

Rapid prototyping and an innovation-oriented mindset are two characteristics that make a bank a good fintech partner, according to panelists at the Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 conference in Seattle last week. The shorter the time a bank takes to work...

In Rush to Be Uber of Finance, This Mobile Bank Tests the Limits

Racing to build what he calls the Uber of financial services, Nikolay Storonsky believes in keeping his foot on the accelerator. And watchdogs are starting to notice. Storonsky is getting a taste of the scrutiny that lies ahead as he tries to upend t...

Up To Three Million Self-Employed Workers Turning Their Backs On Pension Pots

Data from accountancy practice Nixon Williams shines a light on the vast numbers of contractors and freelancers snubbing personal pension schemes Study finds the number opting to avoid pension scheme payments has risen 12 per cent in a single year, a...

Will Increased Decentralisation Give Bitcoin its Second Life?

by Adrian Thomson, Global VP of Marketing at Sapphire It’s no secret that the cryptocurrency industry is an unpredictable landscape. With consistent lows and highs taking the value of digital currencies to opposing extremes, the sector is not without...

FSS Launches Secure3D to Bolster Online Transaction Security

FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a digital payment and financial technology company, has launched FSS Secure3D, its new-generation adaptive authentication solution based on the EMVCo 3DS 2.0 protocol. The product is amongst the top 20 products g...

Technology Alone Insufficient to Drive Financial Inclusion

Despite the rise of mobile wallets and digital solutions, many women in Asia are still facing barriers to being financially included. Speakers at the Money2020 Asia shares the challenges and opportunities.

Apple Pay and Google Pay Enabled on Worldline Payment Terminals in Germany

Worldline now supports the modern mobile payment solutions Apple Pay and Google Pay on its payment terminals which allows users to pay easily via smartphone or smartwatch. Identity verification is carried out intuitively using the biometric informa...

BI Ignite 2019: What Does the Bank of the Future Look Like to Startup Founders? [Video]

To conceptualize tomorrow's bank, a fundamental question needs to be asked: What is the value the bank brings to the table? Answer that question and the bank of the future will materialize -- a specialized, consumer-centric, data-driven, networked fi...

Is Subscription Management the Bridge between Insight and Action?

It’s time to move beyond merely presenting data and toward helping customers take informed action on their finances with that data, according to Jonas Karles, co-founder and COO of Minna Technologies, a PFM provider for subscription and recurring pay...

OakNorth Analytical Intelligence Strengthens Leadership Team With Two Hires

OakNorth Analytical Intelligence has appointed Nikolai Varma as Chief Commercial Officer and Rikard af Ekenstam as Managing Director, Corporate Development. Both Nikolai and Rikard join at an essential time for the business as it continues its in...

Amun AG Lists Physical Ethereum ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange

First series of physically backed ETPs solve cryptocurrency custody issue while allowing wide range of investors to invest in cryptos as easily as in stocks Amun AG, a Swiss fintech aiming to facilitate access to crypto-asset investments, has recent...

Advent and Bain Score Payouts After Sparking Payments Deals

Advent International and Bain Capital have made quite a team in payments industry deals. For almost a decade, the two firms have paired up to take over companies in the industry. On Monday, their Italian payments firm Nexi said that it plans to list...