Cyberport Academy Lunches Green Finance Speaker Series to Promote the Development of Green FinTech
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Cyberport Academy will host a Green Finance Speaker Series to promote green finance in Hong Kong with FinTech support in light of the rise of green finance. Cyberport believes that FinTech can empower the development of green finance and is committed to playing a role in promoting green FinTech to strengthen Hong Kong as an international financial centre.
JPMorgan To Offer Retail Crypto Funds Access
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies, Banking
JPMorgan Chase has made history as the first big US bank to offer crypto funds to retail customers beyond the very wealthy, per Insider.
SWIFT Launches SWIFT Go, a fast, Cost-effective Service for Low-value Cross-border Payments
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
- New service enables businesses and consumers to send payments in seconds with full transparency and strong security - SWIFT Go is a key building block in the co-operative’s strategy to enable instant and frictionless cross-border transactions - Seven leading global banks already live with the service
Bitcoin Bolstered As Amazon Appears To Dip Its Toe Into Crypto World
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Bitcoins
Bitcoin bolstered as Amazon appears to dip its toe into crypto world. Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown ‘’When a simple job ad appears to spark resurgence in the value of Bitcoin, it shows how the crypto world is salivating for every nugget of news about the future use case for digital currencies.
New Barclaycard Cashback Rewards Enables Cardholders to Earn Cashback from Their Favourite Retail Brands
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Money Transfers, Credit Cards
Barclaycard Visa credit cardholders can earn up to 15 per cent cashback at their favourite retailers online and in-store with the new Barclaycard Cashback Rewards The new rewards programme provides personalised offers at brands across retail, hospitality and leisure Cashback can be redeemed towards a credit card balance, traded up for an e-voucher, or donated to a customer’s preferred charity
NewDay Launches Bip the UK’s first Digital Only Credit Card
- 2 years 9 months ago
- P-Cards, Credit Cards
Experience designed around the customer – offering simplicity and control Complete transparency: one, simple APR and no fees UK’s first truly virtual credit offering with no plastic card. CVV and full functionality delivered from within the app and digital wallet of the customer’s mobile phone
Baton Systems Commits to Updated FX Global Code and Providing Access to PvP Settlement For All Market Participants
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Asset Management, Payments
Baton Systems, the market solution transforming asset movements and settlements, today became a signatory to the updated FX Global Code, underscoring its commitment and support to firms keen to eliminate settlement risk by enabling real time, payment-versus-payment (PvP) settlement for all market participants.
FICO UK Credit Market Report May 2021: Markedly Lower Year-On-Year Increase in Credit Card Spend Suggests Consumers Are Adjusting to ‘New Normal’
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Management, Payments, Credit Cards, Data
4 percent rise in credit card spend and 10 percent increase in payments to balance reflects continued use of pandemic savings, plus pragmatic financial management with end of government support on the horizon Highlights Third consecutive monthly increase in credit card spend – but growth rate slowing at 4 percent
Mastercard and Lloyds Bank Partner on New Open Banking Checkout Solution
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments, Banking
· Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking will be utilising Mastercard’s Open Banking Merchant Payment Solution to launch PayFrom Bank. · The solution enables individuals to make online payments directly from their bank accounts, giving consumers more choice over how they pay and providing merchants with instant settlement of funds · United Response, a charity supporting vulnerable people, is the first merchant to sign up.
Maslife Partners with Paynetics for a New AI-powered Payment and Wellbeing App
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Payments, e-Payments
New partnership aims to improve financial wellbeing through a gamified app experience
Empowering and Upskilling MSMEs with financial literacy, PayNearby University Aims to Educate and Handhold its Retailers
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Aims to create a thriving ecosystem for its retail partners by helping them utilize PayNearby’s platform extensively to earn more
Zumo Launches £100K ‘Refer and Share’ Crypto Giveaway
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies
New referral programme rewards users and new customers with Bitcoin SV cryptocurrency Zumo, the Scottish crypto app, has announced the return of its popular Refer and Share programme designed to help people get comfortable with crypto. The first Refer and Share campaign launched in October 2020 and brought 20,000 new users into crypto through the Zumo app, offering a simple and low-barrier way for new participants to enter the crypto space.
Fintech CEO: Latest Hire Shows Amazon’s Attitude Shifting Towards Blockchain Technology
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
This week, outlets reported on Amazon’s new job posting for a Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead. The position will be focused on product strategy, though an Amazon spokesperson intimated that the company could be looking at beginning to accept payments utilizing blockchain-based technologies.
Crypto Penny Stocks
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
The crypto-sphere has been very popular among investors over the last few years, as they are increasingly looking for ways to diversify their portfolios with alternative investments, providing potentially huge returns. Among all the available ways to invest or trade blockchain and crypto-related financial vehicles, crypto penny stocks are one of the most popular ways to take advantage of the high volatility in this market. What are... more
Views of Sanjeev Kumar, CEO, Spice Money
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Payments
We would like to share the views of Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, CEO of Spice Money on the same:
