Amazon eyes PayPal’s crown with Alexa payments platform
E-commerce titan could be taking on Visa, Mastercard and PayPal.
Partnerships
AT&T powers Citizens Bank’s digital branch revamp
It is providing tech solutions for more than 1,100 US branches.
HSBC spends $2.3bn on AI and digital innovation
Hey big spender, spend a little time with me.
Mortgage platform Lender Price teams with Ellie Mae
The pricing engine is right.
Uber gives drivers a lift with Visa Debit Card
But it also faces tax problems in Denmark.
PayTech Awards 2018: meet the judges
The event is taking place on 13 July in London.
Symbiont brings the blockchain to mortgagetech
Teams with technology investment firm Ranieri Solutions for exploration plans.
IBM joins Sovrin Network for decentralised digital identity desires
Another chapter in IBM’s blockchain plans.
MicroStrategy powering Kasasa’s new Insight solution
Community banking and marketing services firm looks to improve business intelligence.
Ripple joins Hyperledger Project
Ripple CTO says “developers will be able to access Interledger Protocol in Java for enterprise use”.
3dcart picks Payoneer for new payments partnership
E-commerce platform turns to Payoneer to send payments to more than 200 countries.
PayTech Awards 2018: recognising successful individuals and teams
Celebrating people that make things happen!
Finicity in full integration with BeSmartee
Making the digital loan origination process easier for lenders and borrowers alike.
Carbanak and Cobalt crime crew caught
Mastermind behind €1 billion cyber bank robbery arrested in Spain.
RBC first Canadian bank to open API developer portal
Royal Bank of Canada is initially offering five API packages.
Alipay moves into Mexico via Openpay
Openpay has a network of more than 17,500 associated points of sale in the country.
Introducing PayTech Awards!
Celebrating excellence in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry, and the people who make it happen.
Japan Post Bank stays Earthport bound for payments push
To deliver cross-border services across North America and Europe.
Ellie Mae to power loan data and documents delivery for Pacific Union
Ellie Mae has teamed up with government lender Pacific Union Financial.
Mastercard and IBM join forces for new “data trust”, Truata
Truata is an independent trust to enable companies conduct analytics while complying with GDPR.
BlueVine and Veem: SME financing meets cross-border payments
New partnership to enable small business owners to save on international payments.
Pindrop and Aeriandi team up to combat phone fraud
Voice authentication specialist Pindrop has partnered with voice solutions provider Aeriandi.
Fintech influencers and can openers
Your influence is always, always a ticket to the ball where you will find like minded folks.
Amazon checks out JP Morgan over checking accounts product
Don’t be an Amazon worrier – this is a potential opportunity.
Fintech tour Hell: hot enough for you?
Better to reign in Hell than lose your verve in Heaven.
BBVA unleashes “world’s biggest fintech competition”
There is a €150,000 prize fund for the overall winners.
Snapsheet teams with Aviva Canada for virtual insurance claims
This marks Snapsheet’s first step into the Canadian market.
Ink Protocol and Kleros to tackle P2P marketplace transaction disputes
They seek justice. It is written onto the Ethereum blockchain.
Fleetcor unveils pilot payments programme with Ripple
New pilot will explore use of digital asset XRP.
US Fed preps for next phase of payments push
All part of Fed’s ambition to revamp nation’s payments system by 2020.
Ingenico brings touch of glass to PIN payments
Users can insert cards in compact smartcard reader and enter PIN on personal mobile device of merchant.
CFSI and JP Morgan Chase fintech lab chases diverse talent
US-based Financial Solutions Lab is looking for diverse range of applications for fourth innovation challenge.
R3 powers Credit Suisse and ING live securities lending transaction debut
First live transaction using HQLAx’s securities lending app on R3’s Corda blockchain platform.
Signifyd to provide guaranteed fraud protection to Corra’s e-commerce clients
Guaranteed fraud prevention technology for Corra’s high-end enterprise retail customers.
Dream Payments and Mastercard speed up insurance payouts
Cloud-based payments platform Dream Payments has teamed up with Mastercard.
GreenKey teams with IPC to develop AI-based speech recognition solution
Will convert real-time voice into useable data for financial market participants.
US Bank and AutoGravity team to “revolutionise” digital car buying
Giving those looking for auto financing a straightforward process and a loan decision within minutes.
Customer experience at the centre of innovation agenda
Innovating is the only way to stay ahead in today’s dynamic marketplace.
POPin’s clever notion for video banking emotion
New app added to its interactive mobile solution to work out emotional state of customers.
CBA and ING complete regtech pilot fling
To simplify information processing and regulation implementation using MiFID II as test case.
