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Codename Citicoin: Banking giant built three internal blockchains to test Bitcoin technology
July 3rd, 2015
Citigroup, the global advisor of multi-nationals and governments, has been using its scale and reach in some surprising ways, such as conducting transactions on mobiles without bank accounts in Kenya, and developing blockchains within the bank and test-coins to ...
Santander just launched a £20 million fintech fund to stop startups from eating it
July 3rd, 2015
Spanish banking giant Santander is teaming up with mobile payment company Monitise on a joint venture to invest in and build new fintech startups. Monitise, who announced the new company in a statement today, says the as-yet-unnamed joint venture will be “investing in, ...
Facebook Messenger Rolls Out Payment Service Across The U.S.
July 1st, 2015
Today Facebook announced that a new payment feature is now available for Facebook Messenger users in the U.S. Now you can make person-to-person payments by adding your debit card through Facebook Messenger in just a few taps. The money ...
Access to the Financial Sector: A Global Perspective
June 22nd, 2015
The availability of a bank account is a big help to individuals, and to an economy. For the individual, it provides safety for saving, a channel for receiving and making payments, and the possibility of getting a loan at ...
First Data unveils Clover Mini payment terminal; BofA begins roll out
June 17th, 2015
Unveiling the latest of its best-in-class business management tools for business owners, First Data, the global leader in payment technology and services solutions, today announced the launch of Clover Mini, the newest member of the Clover family of products. ...
Volante Technologies signs strategic partnership with Access to Arabia
June 8th, 2015
Designed to address the migration of Jordanian payments to new ISO 20022-based message standards Volante Technologies, a global leader in the provision of financial message and data integration, validation and processing software, today announced a strategic partnership with Access ...
3 Critical Fintech Innovation Trends in Banking
June 5th, 2015
Each year, the most exciting innovations in banking are presented at Finovate conferences. While some of the new ideas may never be seen by the general public, the trends of the demos provide insights into the future of financial ...
What are the top 10 cash-based economies of the world?
June 5th, 2015
Did you know that 40% of people in the world do not have a bank account? That is an estimated 2.9 billion people without any access to bank cards or online payments. Most of these people are located in emerging ...
Deutsche Bank to launch three tech startup labs in 2015
June 3rd, 2015
Deutsche Bank aims to launch three technology innovation labs in Berlin, London and Silicon Valley this year designed to accelerate development of so-called “fintech” companies which could aid the banking sector and its clients. Germany’s largest lender, grappling with ...
Spanish Shares Fall After Vote as Greek Stocks Drop Second Day
May 25th, 2015
Equity markets in Spain and Greece fell, dragging European stocks lower as holidays across the region curbed trading volume. The IBEX 35 Index dropped 2.2 percent after local Spanish elections showed support for parties seeking to overturn the political ...
