Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments System

May 3, 2019

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook has been quietly working on a new cryptocurrency-based payments system. Dubbed Project Libra the new system will ...

Announcements & Releases for May 3, 2019

May 3, 2019

Europe, Fintech, USA

Visa’s Margaret Reid on the future of passwords and financial products The SEC must solve its cryptocurrency custody ...

Announcements & Releases for April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Asia/Pac, Europe, Fintech, USA

CFPB to give more information to firms under investigation The head of Credit Suisse’s blockchain efforts said culture ...

Announcements & Releases for February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019

China, Europe, Fintech, USA

Ping An pushes into Indonesia’s fintech space In strategic shift, TIAA to close dozens of mortgage offices Orca ...

Payments Becomes Big Theme of Super Bowl

February 4, 2019

Fintech, USA

American Banker takes a look at 6 ways payments has become a prominent theme during the Super Bowl; pizza chains are seeing more than ...

Banks and Fintechs Argue Over Payments Systems

January 29, 2019

Fintech, USA

Banks and fintech firms are in competition over payments systems and each thinks real-time payments should be run differently; Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase ...

Announcements & Releases for January 11, 2019

January 10, 2019

China, Europe, Fintech, USA

ICBA selects first fintechs for new accelerator program Partnerships, UX improvements and speed will drive money transfer in 2019 ...

B2B New Focus for Visa, Mastercard, Amex

January 2, 2019

Fintech, USA

Card conglomerates, including Visa, Mastercard and American Express, grabbed multiple headlines in 2018 centered on their adoption of commercial cards as well as their investments ...