Wise Considers Becoming a Bank in UK
Payments company Wise is reportedly weighing becoming a full-fledged bank in the United Kingdom. The company has been…
Square Introduces Grant Program for Small Businesses
Square has introduced a grant program designed to provide local businesses with financial support and mentorship. The Cornerstone Grant…
Ant and Standard Chartered Test Bank-to-Wallet Payments Offering
Live productions of this solution using the ISO 20022 financial messaging standards are underway, Standard Chartered announced Wednesday (Aug. 27).…
White House Says UK Abandons Effort to Access Apple User Data
The United States said the United Kingdom will end its effort to access U.S. Apple users’ encrypted data.…
73% of UK University Students Want Tech for Managing Bills
Visa found that 73% of university students in the United Kingdom would welcome technology that makes it easier…
Investors Seek Signs of Turnaround in Home and Garden Market
Investors will watch this week’s earnings reports from Home Depot and Lowe’s for signs of any reduction in the headwinds…
Visa and Bluechain Partner on Card-Based B2B Payments in UK
B2B payment orchestration platform Bluechain and Visa have partnered to enable digital transformation of B2B payments in verticals…
Paytm Payments Services Wins Payment Aggregator Authorization
Indian FinTech company Paytm said Tuesday (Aug. 12) that its payments subsidiary received “in-principle” authorization from the Reserve…
Jump Raises $20 Million for AI-Powered Financial Advice Tools
Jump, which provides artificial intelligence tools to financial advisors, raised $20 million in new funding. “This investment underscores…
Lawsuit Alleges Apple Pay a ‘Fence’ for Stolen Wallet IP
Digital payments solution provider Fintiv is accusing Apple of racketeering and trade-secret theft in a new federal suit…
dLocal Debuts Solution for Recurring Pix Payments
Cross-border payments platform dLocal has debuted a solution for Brazilian merchants centered around the country’s Pix payments system. The new…
Google Play Launches K PLUS in First for SE Asian Payments
The collaboration resulted in the launch of K Plus as a new local payment method on Google Play,…