Visa, Mastercard, AmEx win easier access to China market
The biggest U.S. card companies just moved a step closer to gaining access to China’s $27 trillion payments market. China...
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German fintech Raisin acquires Choice Financial as it prepares for US launch
German savings and investment platform Raisin has acquired Madrid-based Choice Financial Solutions in an effort to integrate with U.S.-based financial...
Third-party apps grow users faster than banking apps
As banks compete for mobile-centric Gen Z customers, new data from the mobile analytics platform App Annie suggests fintech companies are growing...
Shopify launches starter loans for merchants as low as $200
Commerce platform Shopify, which supports the operations of more than 1 million merchants, has launched a loan product for early-stage...
With point-of-sale loans, PayPal eyes millennial and Gen Z shoppers
As retailers seek to increase customer purchase volumes through point-of-sale loans, PayPal is setting itself apart from competition through its...
Banks are underusing gamification, Javelin Strategy says
As banks seek to build relationships with customers, they're not fully exploiting the potential of gaming as a strategy for...
HSBC’s Alvaro Teixeira to speak at Bank Innovation Ignite
Alvaro Teixeira, executive vice president and head of customer value management at HSBC Bank USA, will attend Bank Innovation Ignite...
India’s about to hand people data Americans can only dream of
India has more than 560 million internet users, all generating data by the terabyte. Soon they’ll have an unprecedented amount...
Challenger bank hype will result in better products, says Edison Partners
The rush to be the best bank-type platform has created a crowded market, both in the business-to-business and direct-to-consumer fintech...
Mastercard turns to AR to visualize loyalty benefits
Payments giant Mastercard launched a new augmented reality (AR) app this month that lets cardholders get a bird’s-eye view of...
