Tagged: features

September 15, 2020 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Square announced on Tuesday the launch of two new features, On-Demand Pay for employees, and Instant Payments for employers. The company claims that the features will enable Square Payroll customers and their employees to more easily and effectively manage their cash flow. “The… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced on Thursday it has reached a new milestone by signing up a total of 500,000 business customers. The company noted that the milestone demo states considerable growth of its Revolut Business since it made its debut in July 2017. Along with… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood, a modern trading platform that offers both traditional securities as well as crypto, has quietly turned off its stock popularity data feature. The feature allowed anyone to see which companies’ shares were surging in popularity by the masses of traders. Robinhood has been credited,… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BankMobile, a no-fee, mobile, online and tablet bank, announced on Tuesday it is launching more enhancements to its digital banking platform. BankMobile reported that it will offer a two-day paycheck advance, savings account with a rate that is equal or higher than that is offered… Read More

August 1, 2019 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood announced earlier this week the launch of its new feature, Messages, which provides timely, relevant and actionable for user accounts. The company reported it’ll send users account updates, such as deposits, withdrawals, and banking linking messages specific to the user’s holdings and announcements. “To… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday it is now bringing instant signup to Google Pay. This news comes just six months after the fintech announced users are now able to use Apple Pay for purchases. Monzo reported that if users sign up to Monzo today on… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank of America recently announced it is introducing a new feature that will allow clients to move notably easier between the banking group, Merrill Lynch, Merrill Edge, and U.S. Trust mobile apps without having to re-authenticate. Bank of America reported the new feature is part… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Square announced the launch of Square Installments, which is described as a new tool to help customers bring in more customers and grow sales. Square reported that with Square Installments, customers have the freedom to pay for a large purchase by splitting it into… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Thursday it is now offering customers with greater banking security options through its mobile app. BBVA reported it is allowing customers to manage security levels on their smartphones from a single point in the app. According to BBVA, users can now configure the… Read More

July 26, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based challenger bank Tandem announced on Thursday the launch of its new app feature that tells users when their payments have gone up. According to Tandem, the feature uses AI to track spending and lets app users know if the amount they’re being charged has increased. Tandem… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced its GoFundMe Team Fundraising, which is described as a new product providing groups of any size with the ability to collaborate and fundraise together for a personal or charitable cause. According to GoFundme, this new product brings the funding… Read More

June 15, 2018 @ 8:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK challenger bank Monzo announced the launch of its new feature, Bill Tracker. According to the fintech, Bill Tracker will keep track of customers’ regular direct debits, such as phone contracts and utility bills, and let them know if one of the bills changes…. Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it was introducing the feature “Flags” to help investors identify global investments opportunities that are live on its portal. Crowdcube reported that it wants investors to be able to diversify their portfolio geographically and the feature will… Read More

May 4, 2018 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Samsung announced the launch of Samsung Pay’s new Cash Back Awards feature. According to the tech giant, Samsung Pay users will be able to take advance of new Cash Back deals directly within the Samsung Pay app. “In the new Cash Back section… Read More

February 14, 2018 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Wednesday it has launched its Pulse feature on Android smartphones. Pulse notably allows users to see how much money they have in their Monzo account, and their balance for the month so far. The Monzo team revealed: “More than 40%… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 1:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple weeks after securing £71 million during its latest investment round, Co-Founder and CEO of challenger bank Monzo, Tom Blomfield revealed plans to launch a new crowdfunding campaign. Monzo (originally known as Mondo) caught the public eye in March 2016 when it raised… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharestates, an online real estate investment marketplace, announced on Thursday the launch of its new One Click Closing tool, which is described as a feature that will allow return borrowers to visit a page where they can upload all the details and documents required for… Read More

November 10, 2017 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPal announced earlier this week that it has launched domestic operations in India. The company revealed that over the past decade it has been on a journey to digitize India by enabling cross-border transaction. “Today, we are proud to announce that we are adding domestic… Read More

September 25, 2017 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online real estate marketplace Patch of Land announced on Monday the launch of its new platform feature, AutoInvest. According to the lender, AutoInvest automatically secures access to the platform’s investment opportunities that match participants’ pre-selected customized investment criteria. Additionally, the feature facilitates portfolio diversification with… Read More

September 15, 2017 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, NextGen Crowdfunding announced its new personalized dashboard. The new extensive feature tracks equity investment opportunities from more than 20 crowdfunding platforms. The dashboard also enables potential investors to: Discover investment opportunities: Search by industry, view recent campaigns or filter by campaigns that are close to… Read More