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While more people are shopping online, they are increasingly concerned about their digital security. Might passkeys be the answer? Quintin Stephen believes they will help.
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Tony is a long-time contributor in the fintech and alt-fi spaces. A two-time LendIt Journalist of the Year nominee and winner in 2018, Tony has written more than 2,000 original articles on the blockchain, peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, and emerging technologies over the past seven years. He has hosted panels at LendIt, the CfPA Summit, and DECENT's Unchained, a blockchain exposition in Hong Kong. Email Tony here.
Thanks to improvements in technology, innovative businesses like Melio are bringing B2B payments into the 21st century. This week, Melio launched Real-Time Payments, supported by J.P. Morgan.
The results of a recent Axway survey on open banking in America bode well for its adoption stateside. More than half, 55%, have heard of open banking, with 32% believing they have a decent understanding of it.
Pinwheel’s partnership with payroll provider Workday company One Source Virtual (OSV) ushers payroll into the same convenience levels as other areas of finance. It will also help banks achieve primacy with their customers.
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A quarterly report published by integrated app and security platform Wallarm gives granular attention to a little-discussed but critical security concern for fintechs - their APIs.
Financial institutions struggle to meet consumer demand for more payment types, mainly because they lack the proper data science capabilities. This drives suboptimal strategies like layering multiple payment types.
The higher your credit rating, the more likely you are to feel good about the current state of credit. That is a key takeaway from TransUnion’s Q3 2023 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report.
Banks use relationship-based services to attract and retain customers in these times of higher interest rates. SunTec Business Solutions President Amit Dua said if these services are correctly deployed, they benefit both the bank and the customer.
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If a financial institution looks beyond the hype of AI and tempers its expectations, it can use AI to deliver measurable business results. That’s been the experience of Amount’s director of decision science Garrett Laird.
Rising interest rates drive retailers to seek new options that will encourage safe consumer spending. That is good news for companies like Accrue Savings, which offers an FDIC-insured wallet that helps customers build a balance with their favorite retailers.