Mobile banking soars above online banking
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
With mobile banking usage set to soar, a new study has revealed which states are leading the way, with Florida emerging as the most financially tech-savvy state.
The study, conducted by software development company Vention, utilized Google Keyword Planner to analyze the nationwide Google search volume behind various keywords related to mobile banking - includi...
Latin America loves business and finance apps Adjust study finds
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 by Brittany Hainzinger
Adjust global app benchmarks data for Q4 2019 reveals that Latin America has the highest average retention rate (9.36%) for Business & Finance apps after the first day a user installs the app.
This strong app loyalty is noteworthy as financial technology in the region continues to evolve and expand. Consumers continue to embrace the convenience of payment apps li...
How cryptocurrencies can help the UK after Brexit
Friday, July 12, 2019 by Richard Harris
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin could play a significant role in reshaping and reinvigorating the UK’s financial services sector post-Brexit.
This is the bold assertion from the CEO and founder of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations.
The observation from deVere Group’s Nigel Green comes as Britain’s Brex...
Merged mining partnership between Bitmain and Elastos
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 by Austin Harris
Elastos (ELA) announced a merged mining partnership with Bitmain Technologies. The merged mining partnership means that for miners and future users of the smart web platform, it guarantees the security of the Bitcoin network by sharing its hashpower. Merged mining allows Bitcoin (BTC) and the ELA coin to be mined simultaneously and more efficiently, and conserves energy...
2018 Mobile Payments Conference in Chicago announces speaker list
Thursday, May 10, 2018 by Richard Harris
Mobile Marketing & Technology has introduced its keynote lineup and other confirmed speakers for the 2018 Mobile Payments Conference (MPC), taking place August 22 - 24, 2018 at the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront in Chicago, IL. The impressive keynote speaker lineup for this year’s event includes Don Bush, vice president of marketing at Kount; ...
How inmemory computing is driving digital transformation technologies
Monday, August 7, 2017 by Nikita Ivanov
It increasingly seems that every business wants to become a data-driven software company. The success of Airbnb, Alibaba, Netflix and many others has CEOs, CIOs, and CDOs jumping on the digital transformation bandwagon and imagining all the possible ways they can leverage their intellectual property and unique data to deliver a service instead of just shipping products....
Diebold Nixdorf and Kony form strategic partnership
Friday, May 26, 2017 by Austin Harris
Diebold Nixdorf, provider of connected commerce, announced a strategic partnership with Kony, Inc., an enterprise mobility and application company, to offer white label mobile application solutions for financial institutions and retailers. The next generation mobile application suite - DN Mobile - will enable a unified and highly personalized experience by leveraging cr...
Smart Card Alliance 2017 Payments Summit coming end of March
Thursday, March 2, 2017 by Austin Harris
What are the latest trends in U.S. payments? What is the status of the U.S. EMV migration? What does the future hold for mobile and contactless payments? How will the Internet of Things (IoT) impact the payments landscape? Top-level payments executives from the EMV, mobile, transportation and IoT industries will answer these questions and more at the Smart Card Alliance...
Why APIs and UserPermissioned Data Are the Next Frontier for Financial Apps
Saturday, July 30, 2016 by Nick Thomas
All eyes are on the financial technology sector this year, as venture capital-backed fintech startups are poised to exceed last year’s funding by 36 percent. Robo advisors, mobile payments, personal finance managers and online lenders, to name a few, are all making waves in the futures of the consumers that use them and the financial institutions that don’t know whether...
The Golden Era for Open APIs is Upon Us
Thursday, March 24, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
We recently visited with Dave Matter, Chief Product Officer for Marqeta, to discuss how the company’s new payment platform leverages open APIs as well as to learn his thoughts on what’s driving the increased adoption of open APIs. Dave is a product and engineering professional whose specialty is designing, architecting and productizing large-scale financial technology p...
New Startup Pollen to Offer App Developers Advance Funding for App store Receivables
Thursday, May 22, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Pollen is a new company that is offering app developers advance payments for app store receivables. The company calls the funding opportunity “Velocity Capital” and plans on offering $150 million to developers in 2014. The company is currently offering the funding opportunity in closed beta.Pollen provides funding by advancing the value of a publishers app store re...
