Russia’s Sberbank, which is trying to become more digitally inclined as a financial institution, said it is buying Gazprombank’s holding stake in Mail.ru, a Russian internet company, according to Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
New Zealand is a country that can be easy to overlook when it comes to FinTech. But the story of how payments are evolving there can offer lessons for the rest of the globe, along with glimpses of how the relevant technology might play out...
Carlos Costa, the head of the Bank of Portugal and member of the European Central Bank (ECB) board, said banks are going to have to be nimble and fast reacting if they want to stave off competition from FinTechs and digital banking apps. Get the...
This developing world of payments and the fierce competition offered by non-traditional providers of financial services presents big challenges to smaller and community banks – those financial institutions (FIs) with less than $10 billion in assets. But merchant services programs can offer a way for...
Spanish lender Santander is planning to launch an online deposit platform in the U.S., the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday (Oct. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Recent scandals involving Deutsche Bank and Swedbank have made consumers reconsider their trust in financial institutions, many of which are scrambling to keep fraudsters out and bring customers back. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Money laundering and similar forms of fraud have become more concerning for FIs as reports of cybercrime circulate globally. Between $800 billion and $2 trillion USD is laundered each year, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and fraudsters undoubtedly hope to...
The largest FinTech startup in Latin America — Brazil’s Nubank — is reporting a 25 percent increase in the number of clients since August, Reuters reported on Friday (Oct. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Lax anti-money laundering (AML) systems have cost FIs more than $8 billion in fines this year alone — and maintaining compliance without compromising the user experience can be tricky, says Michael Bopp, chief customer engagement officer for Synchrony Financial. In the latest Digital Banking Tracker,...
