In Austin last week American Banker hosted their annual Digital Banking Conference where banks of all sizes gathered to discuss...
London-based fintech Curve has been selected by Samsung to power the Samsung Pay Card in the UK; the debit card,...
CEO Brad Paterson Of Fintech Upstart Splitit On The Future Of E-commerce, Payments, Fintech, And BNPL (By Now, Pay Later)...
The discussion at American Banker’s annual Digital Banking Conference in Austin last week revolved around new technologies like AI and...
Samsung has created a cloud-based enterprise blockchain platform; details from its trademark registration also report that the system is permissioned and has been created to form a consortium of trusted participants; functions of the platform reportedly include smart contracts for financial services, a loyalty point program and authentication for financial services; Samsung has previously invested in blockchain-as-a service platform Blocko and is a member of the Hyperledger. Source
Welcome back to the Fintech Blueprint / Rebank podcast series hosted by Will Beeson and Lex Sokolin. Max Friedrich is a fintech analyst a ARK Invest, a public markets investment manager focused on disruptive technologies including autonomous tech, robotics, fintech, genomics and next generation internet. Max recently published a report on digital wallets, including Venmo and Square’s Cash App, which is available for download on ARK’s website. In this conversation, we explain why Cash App has seen exponential growth.
The fintech world is not taking the summer off. New developments are coming fast and furious, from fundraisings to product launches to government intervention.
Banking for brands startup Bond raised $32 million to capitalize on the exploding trend of B2B2C banking.
Samsung Money launched, leveraging SoFi’s infrastructure. As SoFi again seeks a national banking charter, they could become the de facto leader in this space.
Kabbage and Intuit launched small business bank accounts as extensions of their already deep relationships with SMBs.
And WhatsApp is trialing all sorts of financial services in India just as Chinese fintech super apps are being banned from the country.
Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 is marketed as having a better camera and can take clear pictures in low light; the technology could solve one of the bigger facial recognition issues which is poor quality pictures in low lighting; thus far banks have been slow to adopt the new technology as they have yet to be comfortable wit the way it currently works; with Samsung and Apple continuing to improve their cameras and a younger generation of customers increasing, facial recognition will soon be an important piece for all banks. Source.
We had already known about the partnership between SoFi and Samsung, but today the companies have officially unveiled Samsung Money...
Samsung Pay has added a cash back option where customers can earn 5 percent cash back when paying with the...