Archive for February 2022
Q&A: Aman Cheema of FIS on why CBDCs are an ‘historic opportunity’
Aman Cheema, senior vice president and general manager, global real-time payments at FIS considers whether CBDCs will change the balance of power of global reserve currencies, and explains the work FIS is doing on CBDCs.
Read MoreObconnect supporting TSB in second phase of CoP
Obconnect CEO Darran Morford said on LinkedIn that the Confirmation of Payee market is set to expand in 2022.
Read MoreStandard Chartered teams up with IATA to launch IATA Pay in India
The banking group said the new payment platform will ‘simplify the payment process for the consumers’ and ‘streamline the collection and settlement process for airlines’.
Read MoreTSB forms partnership with Onfido
By teaming up, the UK bank is able to provide a new digital customer journey for opening and accessing current accounts.
Read MoreScalapay secures $497m in Series B funding
The BNPL provider, which has reached unicorn status, also unveiled a new platform called Magic to ‘redefine European ecommerce’.
Read MoreQ&A: 60 seconds with Deutsche Bank’s Manuel Klein on the CBDC front runners
Manuel Klein, product manager, blockchain solutions and digital currencies at Deutsche Bank, reveals which countries and regions are setting the pace when it comes to CBDCs.
Read MoreKlarna enters Canada
The BNPL provider has opened a tech hub in Toronto where it will recruit 500 engineers by 2025, while Canadian shoppers can now use its ‘Pay in 4’ service at selected retailers’ checkouts.
Read MoreRevolut appoints chief risk officer for US
Ibrahim Dusi joins the global fintech, having worked at Happy Money and Capital One.
Read MoreUS consumers can join Klarna Card waitlist
The new physical Visa card will be available in the US, Klarna’s largest market, ‘in the very near future’.
Read MoreNordigen collaborates with DuckTech on new budgeting app
The Open Banking platform will provide DuckTech’s new Ducktail app with data so that clients do not have to input it manually.
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