Payments Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Executives from MB Financial Bank, Wells Fargo and USAA gathered in Chicago for a rapid-fire round table discussion on a variety of topics in the banking industry.
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Like many of us, I have several pet hates about banks. My main one is when they sting you with charges you don’t expect. I always remember getting a £50 charge for an unauthorised overdraft a few years ago. I’d been with the bank for over twenty years and never … The post Ring out the old, ring in the new appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Fair Isaac, creator of the FICO credit score, will be rolling out a new scoring system in early 2019. According to the Wall Street Journal , the UltraFICO Score should help many consumers get approved for loans because it factors in how consumers manage the cash in their checking, savings and money-market accounts, which could serve as an indication of how likely they are to repay their debts.
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 24, 2018
LAS VEGAS - The CEOs of Prosper Marketplace, Lending Club, and Social Finance Inc. all spoke to a common theme – preparing for the coming storm and choosing loans for quality, not quantity. JPMorgan Chase has predicted a 60% chance of recession by 2020, and it’s not clear how traumatic an event it will be […].
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Payments Dive
OCTOBER 25, 2018
In the past several years, it's become commonplace at industry conferences for executives to point to a handful of retail mobile experiences financial institutions should try to emulate to some extent. How should banks adapt to these kinds of expectations?
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Connected devices — smartphones, tablets, voice-activated speakers, smartwatches, in-car dashboard systems — are changing how consumers in the U.S. buy and pay. Not just some consumers, but almost all of them. We have brand-new data that reveals how much change is happening. Using smartphones and apps to autopay at gas stations, or to find and pay for parking, or asking a voice-activated assistant on the other end of a speaker to order a pizza aren’t just what early adopters of cool, connected
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 23, 2018
It's a common refrain from bank CEOs -- "My bank is a technology company." But the reality is much rarer. JPMorgan Chase is showing it takes fintech seriously by building (or buying) a Silicon Valley campus, which will house 1,000 employees, including 250 from recently acquired WePay. But some banks have taken it even farther. […].
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 26, 2018
Thales eSecurity and Networld Media Group will host the 2018 FinServ Data Security Summit in Boston, Thursday, Nov. 15. Participating CISOs will get exclusive insights from the Thales Data Threat Report and from IS executives who have headed up major digital transformation initiatives for their financial institutions.
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 21, 2018
Someone told me I should start a travel blog, as I fly more than most pigeons do. True. But I’m not sure my travel blog would be read so much. However, it does make me reflect on travel and money. Some countries are still reliant on cash whilst others are … The post Is the world being democratised through technology? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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OCTOBER 26, 2018
Corporates across the Asia Pacific region are increasing their use of commercial card products, according to a new report from Citi. Reports in The Asset on Thursday (Oct. 25) said Citi’s Asia Pacific Commercial Cards Survey 2018 revealed businesses in the region are expanding their commercial card programs, as organizations shift away from legacy payment tools and use their cards for more spend categories, including procurement and meetings and events.
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 23, 2018
CB Insights on Monday named its 2018 Fintech 250, a list of what the research firms considers the most promising fintech companies globally. Nearly half the companies are new to the Fintech 250 list, which was first published last year. These 250 companies have received a combined 947 equity investments worth $53 billion since 2013. […].
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 26, 2018
INFOMEDIA today is delighted to announce new partnership arrangements with several outstanding brands that wish to capitalize upon the benefits of using Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) as a means to charge the cost of digital content to their customer’s mobile phone bill with as little as one click.
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 24, 2018
I enjoyed chairing a half day stream at #Money2020 in Las Vegas focused upon breaking news and views. It actually turned out to be more around how banks are partnering with start-ups, with several sessions discussing how the partnership started and how it worked. The first session had Amazon discussing … The post #Money2020 USA: reaching FinTech 3.0 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 21, 2018
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that it will get one step closer to creating international standards for cryptocurrency when it launches its first set of rules in June of 2019. According to Reuters , the Paris-based global AML watchdog revealed that jurisdictions around the world will be required to license or regulate cryptocurrency exchanges, as well as select firms providing encrypted wallets and firms providing financial services for ICOs.
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Walmart seems to be popular among financial services players these days. First PayPal and now Capital One have noted the significance of their partnerships with the retailer in recent earnings calls. Just yesterday, in Capital One’s 3Q18 earnings call, Richard Fairbank, CEO and chairman, mentioned that Capital One will be the exclusive issuer of Walmart […].
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 22, 2018
The economics of card acceptance at POS are dependent on efficiently processing high volumes of everyday payments. With regulatory caps on interchange rates, entry of non-traditional competitors and emergence of new channels and payment instruments acquirer margins are under pressure.
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 21, 2018
The main blog headlines are … Customer intelligent marketing is not a scary thing I grew up as a marketing guy. My first career roles were in marketing. I was trained by Kotler and Drucker, and still hold true to first principles of marketing: the 4 P’s or, if you’re … The post The Finanser’s Week: 8th October – 21st October 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 21, 2018
JPMorgan Chase is doubling down with its FinTech aspirations, gearing up to start development of a new FinTech corporate campus in the early part of 2019. CNBC reported that the campus in Palo Alto, California will be home to more than 1,000 employees. The campus will be located between Facebook and Google in the Stanford Research Park. JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon views technology as a way to keep back the competition from FinTech startups that are luring over millennial customers in dr
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 24, 2018
If there’s one area that fintech companies are giving banks tough competition in the U.S. market, it’s the lending space. With easy application processes, quick decisioning and seamless movement of funds between lender and borrower, alternative lenders are becoming the go-to options for many consumers accounting for 32% of total loan originations last year.
Bobsguide
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Nearly a year has passed since Ripple spoke to bobsguide in late 2017, and 2018 has proven to be a big year for the blockchain cross-border payments startup. At Swift's flagship Sibos conference in Sydney, Australia, Ripple's head of strategic accounts, Marcus Treacher, discussed.
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Someone told me I should start a travel blog, as I fly more than most pigeons do. True. But I’m not sure my travel blog would be read so much. However, it does make me reflect on travel and money. Some countries are still reliant on cash whilst others are … The post Technosocialism? As if … appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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OCTOBER 26, 2018
Ripple said that its revenues related to the sale of the digital asset known as XRP gained ground in the third quarter of this year, more than doubling over the second quarter (that is, sequentially). The company said in its third-quarter report on XRP markets that it sold $163.3 million in the latest period, up from the $75.5 million in the second quarter.
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard addressed barriers to financial inclusion at a conference hosted by the Boston Fed and the Aspen Institute in Boston on Oct. 17. “The combination of smartphone apps, big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud technology holds out intriguing possibilities in financial services,” Brainard said in her keynote speech.
Payments Source
OCTOBER 22, 2018
The Bank of Lithuania is positioning the country’s capital Vilnius as a hub for payments-related fintechs wanting to enter the European market — a move that's timed to take advantage of the uncertainty Brexit has cast over London's claim to the title.
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 21, 2018
Things we’re reading today include … Global banks curb China travel after UBS banker stopped from leaving Goldman Sachs changes Asia investment banking leadership: memo Ex-Deutsche trader charged in rate-rigging case Lloyd’s warns of ‘crippling’ insurance crisis leaving emerging economies vulnerable Serious Fraud Office presses case to get criminal charges … The post Things worth reading: 22nd October 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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