EBAday 2021: Nick Ogden to spark intrigue as EBAday’s challenge speaker The serial entrepreneur has been confirmed as the event’s highly anticipated challenge speaker. Nick Ogden founded Worldpay, ClearBank and more recently RTGS.Global and remains a leading voice in the payments, banking and fintech landscape. EBAday 2022: Business Development, ISO 20022 migration & protecting legacy…
Square forms crypto patent alliance to promote open-source spirit Square, the US-based payment company owned by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, is urging crypto companies to join its newly-formed patent alliance in a bid to maintain an open-source community within the industry and mitigate the malicious use of patents. Where money meets open source – Nadia…
EBAday 2021: Payments transformation and the road to success Finextra Research and the Euro Banking Association today welcomed the global banking community to EBAday 2021. Running from 28-30 June, the virtual conference is being led by some of the most influential leaders and practitioners in the financial services sector, and dives into the current and…
Bank of Ghana taps G+D for CBDC pilot The Bank of Ghana has enlisted German outfit Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) for an upcoming central bank digital currency pilot. G+D Filia® Building a truly inclusive public digital currency As digital forms of payment continue to grow in number and popularity, we believe that there is a need for…
Revolut and Monzo refute rumours of imminent collapse; Revolut launches in US As it launches its financial super app in the US, Revolut hits back at rumours circulating on social media that it is facing financial difficulties as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. IS MONZO A SCAM??? & ARE MOBILE BANKS SAFE? (Monzo, Starling,…
CBA to ban customers that use transaction descriptions to send abusive messages Commonwealth Bank of Australia is cracking down on the use of its transaction description feature after discovering that it is being used to send abusive messages, including threats to domestic abuse victims. The Fintech Fix: Lemonade? Please! In this episode of The Fintech…
Nationwide to close down branches and disconnect call centres over weekends Having already announced plans to shutter fifty branches and reduce opening hours, Nationwide Building Society is taking further steps to reduce physical contact and unburden overworked staff members by shutting down all branches and call centre operations over weekends. Top Story With Tom Llamas…
Former Twitter chief Costolo backs payments outfit SpotOn SpotOn Transact, a payments and software company targeting SMEs, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round joined by former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo's 01 Advisors. Who was the Richest Most Powerful Mafia Boss?? | Michael Franzese ����Check out the store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ 1986 Fortune magazine…
Canadian conservative leadership contender vows to kill CBDC The leading candidate to become Canada's opposition leader says he would ban the country's central bank from issuing a CBDC. Ripple XRP: How Big Could Ripple Get In Toronto & Is It A Way To Start North American XRP Adoption? BUY A LEDGER NANO X or S…
EBAday 2021: The next chapter for Open Banking in Europe With the payments industry in a state of post-pandemic flux, it is difficult to predict what the next iteration of Open Banking will take across Europe. Finextra interviews VocaLink: Making the most of faster payments Chris Dunne, payment services director, VocaLink explains the findings of…