Capital One

99 results about this entity

Period: 08 Apr 2008 - 01 Mar 2024

Former Microsoft and Amazon tech expert Andy Reeves joins Capital One

Andy Reeves has joined Capital One, taking the position of vice president of technology, following roles at Microsoft, Blinkbox and most recently, Amazon.

American banks invest in electronic billing and payments outfit Transactis

Some of America's biggest financial institutions - Capital One, Fifth Third, PNC, TD, and Wells Fargo - have joined a $30 million Series E funding round for electronic billing and payments firm Transactis.

Capital One integrates with Amazon Alexa for voice-powered payments

Capital One customers can now check their balances and pay their bills by talking to Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant.

Capital One launches credit rating app

To help more Americans take control of their financial well-being, Capital One® is unveiling CreditWise – a free and easy to use mobile app and website that enables more consumers to easily see and understand their credit profile, track it and learn how to improve it.

Standard Chartered hires Capital One's James Dolphin as retail CIO

Standard Chartered has hired James Dolphin from Capital One as chief information officer, retail banking, to help kickstart the bank's digital transformation initiative.

Capital One research shows shift in consumer behaviour and spending patterns

Canadians, particularly millennials, have shifting values, views and preferences when it comes to how they spend their money and why they spend where they do, according to new Capital One research.

Apple talks to banks about P2P mobile payments service - WSJ; Cook predicts death of cash

Apple is in talks with some of America's biggest banks about launching a Venmo-style mobile person-to-person payments service, according to the Wall Street Journal.

MasterCard bids to make everything a payment device

MasterCard is looking beyond cards and mobile phones, launching a programme that will let partner firms turn anything from purses to keyfobs to jewellery in contactless payments devices.

Capital One lets customers ditch security questions for a phone swipe

Capital One is offering customers the chance to replace security questions for some transactions with a simple swipe of their mobile phones.

Capital One releases contactless mobile shopping app with tokenised security

Today, Capital One announced the latest in mobile payment innovation as the first U.S. bank to enable contactless mobile payment capability in its mobile app, Capital One Wallet, leveraging the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) and Visa Token Service (VTS) platforms.

Visa, Citi, Nasdaq, Fiserv and Capital One back blockchain startup Chain

Five financial services heavyweights have joined in a $30 million funding round for blockchain startup Chain, which is aiming to overturn Wall Street conventions for the issuing and handling of financial securities.

Former Google exec launches fintech startup

A startup offering free credit checks has been launched by the former managing director of Google UK, Dan Cobley.

Capital One buys design and development specialist Monsoon

Continuing its strategy of buying in user experience expertise, Capital One has acquired Oakland-based design and development outfit Monsoon for an undisclosed fee.

Capital One Bank forges merchant services partnership with Vantiv

Capital One Bank today announced a long-term agreement with Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV), a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, to provide its full suite of payment solutions to the bank’s new and existing Merchant Services customers located throughout the United States.

US bank-owned clearXchange introduces real-time payments

American bank-owned digital payments network clearXchange is rolling out a system that enables real-time bank-to-bank transfers.

Capital One strikes deal with Uber

Capital One Financial Corporation and Uber announced today a unique new partnership that offers Capital One cardholders and Uber riders simple new ways to save.

Capital One commits $150 million to bridging the digital divide

Capital One today announced it will focus $150 million in community grants and initiatives over the next five years to help empower more Americans to succeed in an ever-changing digitally-driven economy.

Power in numbers: Two Capital One staff charged for mining database to predict stock prices

Two Capital One employees have been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission after they mined customer transaction data to successfully predict stock performance.

Capital One buys budgeting app Level Money

US bank Capital One has bought money management app Level Money. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Capital One acquires user experience consultancy Adaptive Path

Capital One has acquired San Francisco design outfit Adaptive Path, in a move that demonstrates the growing importance of user experience design thinking in financial products.