Berlin, Germany-headquartered digital bank N26 has signed up more than 250,000 digital-only bank customers in just five months since launching in the US in August 2019. One of the numerous challenger banks disrupting the traditional banking system in the US and abroad, it partnered with ...
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New research by SmallBusinessPrices.co.uk analyzes how neobanks are on the rise and why they’re so popular with a growing number of UK banking customers compared to traditional banks. For traditional banks in the US, it’s also a sign of the banking customer disruption brewing and already underway ...
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By Vinay Kashyap, Mainsail Partners As 2020 gets underway, the upheavals that shook the payments industry over the past year show no sign of ending. All signs point to transformational change in 2020. Top trends to watch in 2020 include the continued growth of embedded ...
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A new study by global card provider Marqeta shows many US and UK consumers are poised to pick digital-only banking as a financial services option. The Marqeta Digital Banking Survey shows digital-only banking–mobile banking apps have surpassed physical branches as the most critical touchpoint of ...
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Despite the high profile of big digital security failures, consumers say they trust banks most with the security and convenience of their digital identity according to new research from Mitek. Mitek found digital identity is becoming a key enabler for online banking and on-demand financial ...
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Last week, Menlo, CA headquartered fintech investment app Robinhood launched fractional share trading that allows investors to buy as little as one-millionth of a share or one dollar of any stock for no fee. It’s not the only fractional share service out there but it’s ...
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Here’s your weekly global payments news roundup, all wrapped up in one handy reading package. Juniper Research reports global remittances hit $682.6 billion in 2018 with much more on the horizon. We look closely at the growth of fake five-star reviews on Amazon and other ...
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Global payments news was humming this week and we’ve got a news roundup to keep you on top of the latest developments. With a record US Black Friday sales weekend, fraud prevention firm iovation estimates 15% of transactions online were fraudulent. The record US Black ...
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Yes, we know you’ve been watching the impeachment hearings but it’s time to get caught up on global payments news from around the globe. We start with PayPal’s acquisition of shopping and rewards technology company Honey and why it makes strategic sense. TransUnion takes a ...
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Atlanta fintech company Brightwell Payments is growing substantial business in a unique market by helping underserved global workers get paid as well as send and spend money safely and easily worldwide. Brightwell and NCR announced the two companies will collaborate to provide financial services including ...
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