https://www.finextra.com/ The Latest Financial IT Mobile & online banking Headlines Copyright 2024 Finextra Research Ltd en-GB contact@finextra.com (Finextra Contact) https://www.finextra.com https://www.finextra.com/finextra-images/site/finextra.png https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43570/qatars-karty-raises-2m-for-digital-wallet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43570/qatars-karty-raises-2m-for-digital-wallet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:01:00 GMT Qatari digital wallet startup Karty is gearing up for launch after securing more than US$2 million in seed funding. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43555/digital-onboarding-raises-58m?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43555/digital-onboarding-raises-58m?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:01:00 GMT Boston-based SaaS fintech Digital Onboarding has raised $58 million from Volition Capital. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43521/commerzbank-and-global-payments-form-payments-joint-venture-for-smes?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43521/commerzbank-and-global-payments-form-payments-joint-venture-for-smes?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:01:00 GMT Global Payments and Commerzbank are to launch a joint venture company catering to the digital payment needs of small and medium sized enterprise in germany. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43515/nu-mexico-lets-customers-receive-payments-from-us-via-whatsapp?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43515/nu-mexico-lets-customers-receive-payments-from-us-via-whatsapp?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:01:00 GMT Nubank customers in Mexico can now receive money from the United States via WhatsApp thanks to a partnership between the digital banking giant and Felix Pago https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43496/nubank-gets-green-light-to-expand-into-savings-in-colombia?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43496/nubank-gets-green-light-to-expand-into-savings-in-colombia?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:01:00 GMT Brazilian digital banking behemoth Nubank is stepping up its presence in Colombia after receiving approval from authorities to operate as a financing company in the country. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43475/finextras-top-research-reports-of-2023?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43475/finextras-top-research-reports-of-2023?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:54:00 GMT With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded whitepapers, sentiment papers and surveys over the course of the past year. These reports are Finextra-led and cobranded, based on editorially balanced, independent, referenced desk-based and online research. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43474/finextras-top-impact-study-reports-of-2023?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43474/finextras-top-impact-study-reports-of-2023?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 27 Dec 2023 12:06:00 GMT With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded impact study reports over the course of the past year. Our impact study reports are how-to, best practice guides that support those in the financial industry in their utilisation and optimisation of particular technologies, as well as providing an outlook at future trends to watch. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43465/bunq-launches-genai-chatbot?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43465/bunq-launches-genai-chatbot?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:01:00 GMT Bunq has launched its own generative AI platform that the Dutch neobank says will "wow" customers with its ability to answer money-related questions. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43451/epi-completes-first-account-to-account-mobile-transfers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43451/epi-completes-first-account-to-account-mobile-transfers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:43:00 GMT The European Payments Initiative has completed its first account-to-account instant payment transaction in a proof-of-concept between customers from Sparkasse Elbe-Elster in Germany and Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne (Groupe BPCE) in France https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43450/apple-visa-and-mastercard-face-anti-trust-class-action-lawsuit?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43450/apple-visa-and-mastercard-face-anti-trust-class-action-lawsuit?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:38:00 GMT Apple, Visa and Mastercard are facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that they conspired to suppress competition in the market for point-of-sale payment card services. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43447/td-inks-data-access-deal-with-plaid?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43447/td-inks-data-access-deal-with-plaid?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:01:00 GMT TD has struck a North American data-access agreement with Plaid, enabling the bank's customers in Canada and the US to share their financial data with third-party providers. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43431/google-adds-bnpl-options-to-mobile-wallet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43431/google-adds-bnpl-options-to-mobile-wallet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:25:00 GMT Google is teaming up with Zip and Affirm to offer buy now pay later options for US consumers shopping with Google Pay. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99365/libyan-islamic-bank-boosts-digital-customer-experience-with-backbase?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99365/libyan-islamic-bank-boosts-digital-customer-experience-with-backbase?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:38:00 GMT In an effort to streamline its customer service operations and enhance its customers’ digital banking experience, Libyan Islamic Bank (LIB) has partnered with Backbase, the renowned expert in engagement banking platform solutions worldwide. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99359/moneyhub-and-vodafone-expand-partnership?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99359/moneyhub-and-vodafone-expand-partnership?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:59:00 GMT VOXI by Vodafone has expanded its partnership with Moneyhub, the award winning top global fintech, to offer customers 12 months of free access to its financial wellness app. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99308/karma-wallet-goes-live-with-2-million-capital-injection?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99308/karma-wallet-goes-live-with-2-million-capital-injection?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:40:00 GMT In a bold move to fuse financial technology with environmental stewardship, Karma Wallet has announced the launch of their Karma Wallet Card, a groundbreaking new spending tool that redefines the power of purchase. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99295/emirates-islamic-to-launch-a-digital-wealth-offering-and-equity-trading-on-its-mobile-banking-app?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99295/emirates-islamic-to-launch-a-digital-wealth-offering-and-equity-trading-on-its-mobile-banking-app?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:14:00 GMT Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has announced the launch of a Shariah-compliant digital wealth and equity trading platform on its EI + mobile banking App, becoming the first Islamic bank in the UAE to offer this feature to its customers. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99293/kuwait-international-bank-unveils-kyc-updates-on-mobile-app?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99293/kuwait-international-bank-unveils-kyc-updates-on-mobile-app?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:55:00 GMT As part of the services offered through its mobile application, Kuwait International Bank (KIB) launched its “Update your KYC” service that enables all customer segments to update their information and personal data wherever they are, whether inside Kuwait or while traveling abroad, at any time around the clock. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99286/mashreq-ships-new-mobile-app?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99286/mashreq-ships-new-mobile-app?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:05:00 GMT Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the MENA region, announced the launch of its innovative mobile app, Mashreq UAE, aimed at providing a superior digital experience for its customers. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99274/visa-adds-more-digital-wallets-to-cibc-and-simplii-global-money-transfers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99274/visa-adds-more-digital-wallets-to-cibc-and-simplii-global-money-transfers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:27:00 GMT Visa and CIBC announced a new collaboration that will enable the bank’s clients to send funds to family and friends across borders more conveniently. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99247/hitpay-delivers-tap-to-pay-on-ios-in-australia-canada-france-the-uk-and-the-us?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99247/hitpay-delivers-tap-to-pay-on-ios-in-australia-canada-france-the-uk-and-the-us?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:28:00 GMT HitPay has launched Tap to Pay on iOS in Australia, Canada, France, the UK, and the US. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99231/exactly-integrates-with-apple-pay?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99231/exactly-integrates-with-apple-pay?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:48:00 GMT Ambitious payments solutions provider exactly. has secured a major partnership by adding Apple Pay to its list of integrated payment systems – empowering merchants to process transactions via one of the most popular mobile payment systems worldwide. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99151/tsb-launches-new-customer-rewards-portal?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99151/tsb-launches-new-customer-rewards-portal?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:58:00 GMT TSB has today launched a new customer rewards portal offering customers discounts and savings across a number of retail products and services. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99097/reltime-secure-funding-for-poa-5g-node-blockchain-project?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99097/reltime-secure-funding-for-poa-5g-node-blockchain-project?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:06:00 GMT Reltime, a forefront innovator in blockchain technology, is proud to announce that it has received a significant funding approval from the Research Council of Norway. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99076/eltropy-and-jack-henry-team-up?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99076/eltropy-and-jack-henry-team-up?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:10:00 GMT Eltropy, a leading digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced today that Eltropy’s Digital Conversations Platform is now accessible through the Jack Henry™ digital banking platform. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2641/the-customer-engagement-imperative-what-banks-can-learn-from-the-fintech-playbook?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2641/the-customer-engagement-imperative-what-banks-can-learn-from-the-fintech-playbook?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 10 May 2022 12:14:00 GMT Gareth Wilson, UK Banking and Capital Markets business lead, Capgemini & Elias Ghanem, Vice President and Global Head of Capgemini Research Institute for Financial Services, reflect on the growth of digitalization across the industry and a shift in customer needs. They discuss the challenges banks are facing as a result, what they should be investing in and leveraging to tackle this challenge, and how they can use data and AI/ML technologies to create superior customer experiences that drive growth. They also reflect on how positioning the CMO as a customer strategist and chief engagement officer can further enhance growth opportunities. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2299/pinpointing-the-bits-that-matter-in-a-red-ocean-of-data?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2299/pinpointing-the-bits-that-matter-in-a-red-ocean-of-data?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:00:00 GMT As consumer habits develop and evolve, the way banks operate and how they engage with their customers do as well. With banks under increasing pressure due to competition from innovative fintechs and changing consumer expectations, they must develop the way they target and appeal to customers and maintain a profitable personal relationship. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2278/placing-the-emphasis-on-experience-in-banking?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2278/placing-the-emphasis-on-experience-in-banking?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT Lee James, CTO, EMEA, Rackspace, speaks about Digital Transformation and banking as a service, how both are providing better customer experience, ways consumers are managing their money better, the role cloud plays in this space and how it is likely to evolve. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2277/improving-customers-financial-health?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2277/improving-customers-financial-health?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:24:00 GMT Peggy Mangot, Senior Vice President and Head of Greenhouse Development, Wells Fargo & Company speaks at Money 20/20 USA about financial health, what banks have got wrong around helping their customers in the past, how to achieve better visualisation and how banks are using technology to improve their clients' financial health. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2264/fiat-currency-20-counter-argument-to-the-cryptocurrency-narrative?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2264/fiat-currency-20-counter-argument-to-the-cryptocurrency-narrative?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:18:00 GMT Tony McLaughlin, Emerging Payments & Business Development, Citi, speaks at Money 20/20 USA about the practical problems that still need addressing in the crypto-currency community, how Fiat Currency 2.0 will help fix payments as a counter balance to crypto and what challenges still exist around tokenisation and coins. We ask how this impacts the big techs and what regulatory, political and ethical concerns need to be addressed first before they achieve their own currencies. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2259/combining-bank-skill-sets-with-those-of-fintechs-in-the-us?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2259/combining-bank-skill-sets-with-those-of-fintechs-in-the-us?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:00:00 GMT David Reiling, CEO, Sunrise Banks, speaks at Money 20/20 USA in Las Vegas, about the new opportunities partnerships present for banks in the US, what different skill sets are brought together when banks are combined with the fintechs, how these help in the area of cyber security and those where customers are able to better manage their money. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2246/finextratv--sibos2019--the-big-themes-3-regulation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2246/finextratv--sibos2019--the-big-themes-3-regulation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:44:00 GMT FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on the impact of Regulation on the industry. In this, final episode, we learn about how Banks are adapting to the changing regulatory landscape, whether the cost of compliance outweighs the value of innovation, what success in this space demands and whether regulation will be able to keep up with the pace set by the tech giants. Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, LHV, KPMG and Crown Agents Bank are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2239/adapting-to-the-experience-economy-together?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2239/adapting-to-the-experience-economy-together?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:07:00 GMT Sumit Aggarwal, Head of Transaction Banking Services, Emarites NBD Bank & Robert Cummings, Global Head FSI Solutions, SAP, speak about the power of partnerships, how the industry is becoming less siloed, how SAP has transformed the Emirates brandin and the changing experience economy. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2233/finextratv--sibos2019--the-big-themes-2-leveraging-data?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2233/finextratv--sibos2019--the-big-themes-2-leveraging-data?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:46:00 GMT FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on how the industry is Leveraging Data. In this, second of three Sibos reports, we learn about how Banks are increasingly looking to develop a more formal strategy to better manage their data, the challenges leveraging data helps overcome and some of the new and improved services that are coming to market as a result. Barclays, LLoyds, BAML, Natwest, SEB, DBS Bank, Westpac, JPMorgan, Standard Chartered, Société Générale, Nordea, ING, Emirates NBD, and Absa are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research. Become a Finextra member now and be sure not to miss: Sibos2019 Big Themes: Regulation… https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2215/now-is-the-time-to-make-the-payments-world-real-time-swift?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2215/now-is-the-time-to-make-the-payments-world-real-time-swift?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 04 Oct 2019 14:08:00 GMT Harry Newman, Head of Banking, SWIFT, explores the reasoning behind exploding demand for instant payments, how SWIFT and its community is meeting this demand, and how cross-border payments will evolve moving forward. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2212/how-instant-payments-are-revolutionising-cash-management?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2212/how-instant-payments-are-revolutionising-cash-management?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:59:00 GMT Christof Hoffman, Global Head of Payments & Collection Products, Deutsche Bank, speaks about the demand for instant payment schemes globally, how the industry has welcomed Open Banking and APIs and the significance of Swift gpi. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2207/how-transaction-banks-are-adapting-to-dynamics-affecting-the-industry?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2207/how-transaction-banks-are-adapting-to-dynamics-affecting-the-industry?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:39:00 GMT Marc Recker, Global Head of Market Management, Cash Management, Deutsche Bank, explores the dynamics transforming the transaction banking landscape and their impact, how the industry is evolving to remain competitive, and the strategies Transaction Banks need to devise to remain successful such as partnerships and global standardisation. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2203/finextratv--sibos2019--the-big-themes-1-the-impact-of-ai?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2203/finextratv--sibos2019--the-big-themes-1-the-impact-of-ai?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:55:00 GMT FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services. In this, the first of three Sibos reports, we learn about AI: the areas it is having the greatest impact, the challenges and concerns that surround it, and how the industry will use the technology in coming years. ING, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Crown Agents Bank, Standard Bank, SEB, Nordea and BNP Paribas are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research. https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25538/no-2-the-evolution-of-core-banking-technology--from-mainframes-to-beyond-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25538/no-2-the-evolution-of-core-banking-technology--from-mainframes-to-beyond-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:18:13 GMT To understand why coreless banking is such a paradigm shift, we must travel back in time and track t... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25541/one-year-to-go-on-dora-why-financial-services-should-get-ready-now?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25541/one-year-to-go-on-dora-why-financial-services-should-get-ready-now?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:21:02 GMT It’s one year down and one to go for European financial organisations to get their houses in order. ... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25556/new-take-on-trading-technology-how-to-navigate-the-cloud-tech-arms-race?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25556/new-take-on-trading-technology-how-to-navigate-the-cloud-tech-arms-race?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:34:32 GMT We’re on the cusp of a new arms race. That is the description given to the phenomenon involving the ... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25535/ai-regulations--a-global-round-up?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25535/ai-regulations--a-global-round-up?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 04:42:58 GMT Artificial Intelligence is advancing at an exponential rate and rapidly changing the world around us... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25550/5-predictions-for-fintech-in-2024?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25550/5-predictions-for-fintech-in-2024?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:51:53 GMT The last 24 months were turbulent for the financial industry to say the least. After initially bel