Digitally savvy, younger consumers with mobile devices in hand. Underbanked and even unbanked populations ripe for financial inclusion. A regulatory environment conducive to digital innovation. It comes as no surprise, given the above statements, that Latin America would prove to be a key target for...
Open banking — relatively well-entrenched in Europe, nascent here in the United States — is taking shape largely by directive, through regulations and standards that give a roadmap to how financial data is permissioned by consumers and shared with financial services providers. At the center...
The surge in digital banking has redefined the financial services landscape, appealing particularly to tech-savvy younger generations. As digital transactions and mobile apps become commonplace, banks are at a crossroads. They must navigate the shift to digital while maintaining essential human interactions. A PYMNTS Intelligence...
Dutch neobank Bunq is reportedly launching a hiring spree as it aims to expand. The company’s chief executive told CNBC in a report posted Thursday (Sept. 13) that Bunq plans to expand its staffing levels by 72% this year, from 427 employees to 735, as it prepares to move...
Financial infrastructure and integration technology company PortX is launching Fintech Hub on AppMarket from Fiserv. PortX, which offers integration-platform-as-a-service (IPaaS) to financial institutions, said in a Wednesday (Sept. 4) news release that Fintech Hub is now available on AppMarket, a marketplace that gives Fiserv clients fast...
In today’s financial services arena, embedded finance and banking-as-a-service (BaaS) have emerged as transformative forces, redefining the way banks and financial institutions (FIs) engage with consumers and businesses. At the core of this shift is the use of application programming interfaces (APIs), which enable smooth...
Revolut signed agreements with investors for a secondary share sale that values the company at $45 billion. The British FinTech launched the secondary share sale to provide liquidity to employees and to attract both new and existing investors, according to a Friday (Aug. 16) press...
For platforms and neobanks, establishing direct deposits with end users offers an on-ramp to cross-selling opportunities and a wealth of additional revenue streams. The momentum has been underscored in recent earnings reports and announcements surrounding new products and services. The automated transfer of funds into...
Publicly traded companies are marked to market each and every day. And when quarterly results roll in, investors parse the data, the top line and the operating margins, and often measure success with each and every earnings report. For NCR Voyix, the company’s sale of...
