Tag: banking

September 29, 2022

Marqeta’s report points to consumers acquiring more credit cards. The share of consumers who only have one credit card fell, from 49% in 2021 to 39% this year. Conversely, the portion of respondents with two credit cards increased, from 31% […]

September 29, 2022

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, fintech companies burst onto the scene with a dizzying array of exciting new products and services. While fintechs are perhaps best known for designing online and mobile applications that make it easy […]

September 28, 2022

Card fraud is an ongoing concern for financial institutions, despite the popularity of newer payment methods, the PYMNTS-Featurespace study, released on Sept. 13, highlighted. But emerging payment methods, including P2P vehicles such as Zelle, Venmo, Cash App and others, are […]

September 28, 2022

If your bank has not modernized its fairness practices, the old ways of doing fair lending compliance may no longer keep you safe. Here are three factors that make this moment in time uniquely risky for lenders when it comes […]

September 26, 2022

The Vermont Supreme Court has kept alive a COVID-19 business interruption loss claim by major shipbuilder against a group of reinsurers. The state’s high court ruled that the case brought by Huntington Ingalls Industries Risk Management and its captive insurer […]

September 26, 2022

First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation ( NYSE: FNB), announced today that it has again been named a Greater Pittsburgh Top Workplace by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. FNB, which was the highest-ranking bank in the large company category, […]

September 23, 2022

According to the two firms, the 2025 Fintech Pledge will provide UK consumers with “10 million positive actions” to help them build up their financial resilience. The actions will focus on four areas – savings, credit building, debt consolidation and […]

September 22, 2022

For all market moving data releases and economic events see the real-time DailyFX Calendar. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) jacked up interest rates by 75 basis points today to take the official borrowing rate into positive territory for the first […]

September 22, 2022

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) announced it has increased its prime lending rate to 6.25 percent from 5.50 percent, effective tomorrow, September 22, 2022, at all U.S. Bank locations. About U.S. Bancorp: U.S. Bancorp, with approximately 70,000 employees and $591 billion […]

September 22, 2022

The new “global strategic alliance” will see Cleareye work with JP Morgan’s Trade and Working Capital Group, leveraging the former’s digital solution ClearTrade to simplify the due diligence processing associated with trade finance transactions and related physical documents. Over the […]

September 21, 2022

The new financial brand, set to launch in early 2023, will offer bespoke financial products and services designed to meet the unique needs of newly enlisted members of the armed forces. Nymbus Labs will be responsible for the brand creation, […]

September 21, 2022

In an e-mail to affected customers, the fintech says that while their money is safe and no card details, PINs or passwords were accessed, some individuals may be vulnerable to fraud and phishing attacks. A Revolut spokesperson says: “Revolut recently […]

September 20, 2022

The fresh funding brings the total capital raised by Monese to $208 million and will be used to grow its cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business. Last year, Monese launched its PaaS business in a strategic partnership with Investec, which saw the […]

September 20, 2022

Like its Senate companion, the House bill seeks more card network competition as merchants fight for lower interchange — or “swipe” — fees. Those fees, typically around 2%, are what merchants pay to route transactions through the card giants’ networks. […]

September 18, 2022

A group of President Biden-appointed bank regulators are considering new rules to require large regional banks to add to financial cushions that could be called on in times of crisis. The steps under consideration include requirements that the regional firms […]

September 16, 2022

Modern Treasury’s flagship Payment Operations platform will provide mutual clients with an integrated money movement solution, with payments powered by TxB. “Modern money movement is software driven,” comments Dimitri Dadiomov, Modern Treasury CEO and co-founder. “Goldman Sachs understands software developers.” […]

September 16, 2022

Euro Area headline inflation (August) was confirmed at 9.1% today, a fresh record high. Energy prices continue to rise, along with food, alcohol and tobacco, and services. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.6%, a fraction higher than […]

September 15, 2022

XAU/USD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP Gold looks to test July swing lows today after yesterday’s U.S. inflation ‘hangover effect’ seems to have dissipated. The U.S. dollar is bid once more weighing negatively on bullion due to renewed market anticipation of a large […]

September 15, 2022

If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that anything can happen. There are dozens of unforeseen possibilities that could leave your business financially liable or could otherwise discourage guests from returning. And in the restaurant industry, that […]

September 14, 2022

The challenger says its new product will make online shopping “even easier as it facilitates direct payments” which will be validated through Face ID or fingerprint unlock, with no account numbers being shared. Revolut Pay can be used by Revolut […]