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Santander hires former Marcus head Swati Bhatia to lead US digital charge

Santander's US arm has hired Swati Bhatia, the former head of Goldman Sachs' Marcus business, to lead its retail operations and lead a digital transformation programme.

02 April 2024

News/wealth

Chase wealth planning tool draws millions of users

JPMorgan Chase says its free Wealth Plan digital money coach has helped customers create more than a million personalised plans in just a year since launch.

28 March 2024

News/sustainable

Paynetics buys 'impact' banking app Novus

Bulgarian embedded finance provider Paynetics is making an ESG play through the acquisition of UK 'impact neobank Novus. Financial terms were not disclosed.

28 March 2024

News/retail

BofA rolls five apps into one

Bank of America has given its mobile service a major overhaul, unifying apps for banking, investing and retirement into one personalised digital experience.

21 March 2024

News/retail

Nationwide adds British Sign language to online content

In honour of Sign Language week, Nationwide has rolled out a new digital service for deaf customers by providing its website in British Sign Language (BSL).

18 March 2024

News/startups

EBAday 2024: Calling early-stage startups to showcase products

The 19th edition of EBAday, the largest annual European event for payments and transaction banking, will return on 18th – 19th June 2024 at CCL in Lisbon, Portugal.

15 March 2024

News/crime

MPE 2024: AI-driven misinformation and consumer education in fraud

In an exclusive interview at Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2024, trust and safety architect at Sift Brittany Allen spokes with Finextra on new challenges in the fraud space, and how the spread of misinformation on social media is a major concern with AI-driven technology.

15 March 2024

News/startups

Lloyds teams with fintech startup ApTap to help people manage household bills

Lloyds Bank is to make managing household bills easier for mortgage customers through a partnership with ApTap, a fintech startup graduate of the bank's 'Launch' innovation programme.

14 March 2024

News/crypto

MPE 2024: What will be the impact of a digital euro?

At the Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2024 conference in Berlin, Evelien Witlox from the European Central Bank (ECB) presented a keynote on the possibilities of a digital euro.

13 March 2024

News/payments

MPE 2024: How are merchants implementing AI in payments?

At the Merchants Payments Ecosystem conference 2024, Chairwoman Anna Maj moderated the session ‘Next-Generation Technologies for Merchant Payments’, speaking to a panel of experts including Bartosz Skwarczek of GZA Capital Group, Galit Shani-Michel from Forter, Bono van Nijnatten from ASOS Payments, and Francesco Burelli of Arkwright Consulting. Maj questioned the panelists on how AI is being used in merchant payments and where AI can take their companies in the future.

12 March 2024

News/payments

MPE 2024: What’s new for merchant payments and the role of digital wallets?

At the annual Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference in Berlin, businesses and leaders in payments come together to exchange ideas, perspectives, and visions in the merchant payments industry.

12 March 2024

News/retail

US banking platform Oxygen closes customer accounts

American digital banking platform Oxygen is closing customer accounts by the end of March as it pivots towards heath insurance.

12 March 2024

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2024: 40+ banks registered to attend

NextGen Nordics returns to Stockholm on 23rd April, and at seven weeks away from the event day, 200 attendees have already registered.

01 March 2024

News/inclusion

Sibstar secures £125k from Dragon’s Den

Founder of Sibstar, a debit card and app designed for dementia patients and their families to securely manage their funds, has received £125k from Dragon’s Den investors Sara Davies and Deborah Meaden.

01 March 2024

News/payments

ANZ adds Qantas as first third-party integration partner for mobile app

ANZ customers can now view their frequent flyer accounts with Qantas via the bank's mobile app, under a programme that will see more third party services plugged in over time.

01 March 2024

News/retail

Nubank posts $1bn full year net profit

Brazilian digital bank Nu swung from a net loss in 2022 to a $1 billion net profit in 2023 on revenues of more than $8 billion.

23 February 2024

News/retail

Pulsate raises $7.7 million in Series A funding round

Pulsate, a mobile-first customer engagement platform for community financial institutions, has raised $7.7 million in funding.

20 February 2024

News/inclusion

PayNearby launches Digital Naari programme to support underserved women in India

Indian digital banking platform PayNearby has announced Digital Naari, an initiative designed to generate self-employment opportunities across rural and semi-urban areas in India.

16 February 2024