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FIs Need More Than Refunds to Address Zelle Scams
November 29, 2022

For banks, reimbursing victims of Zelle-related fraud is only a partial solution.  It’s a retroactive redress. But to really address the issue, financial institutions (FIs) will need every technologically advanced tool at their disposal. As reported this week, seven of America’s largest banks are crafting a...

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H&R Block Taps Ingo Money and Urban FT to Fight Mobile Check Deposit Fraud
November 28, 2022

Everything’s digital now, and paper check fraud hails from a bygone age, right?   Wrong.   Data finds the exact opposite, as the glaring problem with remote check capture is that it leaves the actual paper instrument still out there to be altered or able...

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Neobank Licensing Sets Stage for Saudi FinTech Acceleration
November 15, 2022

In the evolution of FinTech in any given market, there are certain phases and milestones that can be observed. For example, the development of payment applications typically precipitates a wave of digital banks that cater to increased consumer appetite for digital payments.  In Saudi Arabia,...

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Neobank Varo Begins Offering Zelle Access
November 15, 2022

Varo will offer the peer-to-peer payment network Zelle as part of its mobile app, the digital bank announced Tuesday (Nov. 15). With this launch, Varo says it has become the first all-digital bank to offer Zelle in its app without needing a partnership with a bank.  “The addition of Zelle...

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Stash Adds Venture Investor Liza Landsman as Independent Board Member 
November 14, 2022

As it enters its next stage of growth, investing and banking app Stash has added eCommerce expert and venture investor Liza Landsman as an independent board member.  Landsman serves as a general partner at global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Before that, she...

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Royal Bank of Canada Adds Installments Enabled by Visa
November 14, 2022

Aiming to meet the evolving needs of consumers and merchants, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has become the latest issuer to add installment plans enabled by Visa.  With Installments Enabled by Visa, which was launched by Visa in Canada last year, eligible RBC personal...

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J.P. Morgan to Open New Office and Payments Innovation Lab in Greece
November 11, 2022

J.P. Morgan plans to open both a new local head office and a new Payments Innovation Lab within that office in Athens, Greece.  The new office will support the growth of the company’s businesses in the country and will be the new location for its...

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Temenos Helps Vietnam’s Sacombank Go Cashless
November 10, 2022

Digital banking platform Temenos says it is working with Vietnam’s Sacombank to offer the bank’s 15 million customers “a seamless omnichannel experience.” Sacombank will use Temenos’s Infinity product to capture a “comprehensive 360-degree customer view, helping Sacombank to acquire, service, retain and cross-sell to customers,...

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Bank Outsourcing Drives Digital Transformation In MENA Financial Services Sector
October 25, 2022

With decades-old legacy infrastructure and the rise of digital-only players disrupting the banking space, financial institutions (FIs) stand to gain a lot from digital transformation. But modernizing legacy banking systems is not without its challenges, some of which are the hefty investments and significant delays...