Tagged: user experience

June 7, 2022 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With Aiia’s new payment feature, Pay by link, it’s easier to provide “seamless” payments for businesses and consumers in whatever fashion the payer prefers – “whether that’s by email, pdf, SMS, letter or even in a social media chat.” The feature is set “to empower… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 1:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, an international financial infrastructure platform, recently announced that Stripe Terminal is currently available in Singapore, making it convenient for companies to create custom checkout experiences for accepting in-person payments, along with unifying client experience and data across online and in-person transfers. Although selling items… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 1:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask, ConsenSys’ self-custody wallet, has announced a partnership with Asset Reality, an end-to-end solution “for recovering, managing, and accessing seized crypto and complex assets.” Over the last few years, economic activity on web3 has “grown exponentially,” according to an update shared with CI. While this… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 1:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Flybits, an international player focused on Enterprise-grade Experience Design solutions for the financial industry, recently announced the launch of its new Metaverse authoring platform called OpenDome. Built as an algorithmic, template-driven render engine, OpenDome claims to be “the first-ever platform enabling banks to create multi-dimensional… Read More

May 15, 2022 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, a global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, recently announced the launch of its Virtual Shopping offering, “bringing the best of in-store to the online experience.” Virtual Shopping by Klarna “enables consumers to browse and buy online with confidence by connecting them directly with… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gaming Fintech ZEBEDEE and education app creator Vestly Media recently  announced the release of the Vestly app, the “best way” for the crypto “curious” to enter the world of crypto, NFTs and stocks “with no risk and with all the educational resources they need.” With… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Symphony – which claims to be the “leading” markets’ infrastructure and technology platform – revealed financial firms will now be able “to embed its technology in other platforms in order to successfully complete their workflows without context switching or adding friction.” The firm introduced its… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over 8 million current accounts have reportedly been switched since a service making it a lot easier for clients to swap their banks or building society was introduced. The Current Account Switch Service (Cass) was introduced back in 2013 in order to remove all the… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 1:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Retail banks are currently “lagging” in their ability to offer “true” omnichannel experiences, as customers pivot to competitors that “offer more personalized experiences.” This, according to the latest World Retail Banking Report 2022 (WRBR) released by Capgemini and Efma. As noted in the update, 75%… Read More

April 16, 2022 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Personetics, the international provider of financial data-driven personalization and customer engagement solutions for financial institutions, has announced (what it claims to be) the first suite of “Proactive Cash Flow Management” capabilities “to help banks face the growing competitive, regulatory and consumer requirements to combat overdrafts.”… Read More

April 7, 2022 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, has announced that Dibbs, the real-time, blockchain-enabled marketplace for collectors, “is using the Socure ID+ platform to provide a faster, more accurate collector onboarding experience.” With the accuracy of Socure’s graph-defined identity verification and fraud… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Saudi Arabia is one of the most vibrant and dynamic nations. And as part of its Vision 2030 plan, the country’s government has “set ambitious goals to digitize and transform its economy.” At Checkout.com, they have the privilege of “being an active participant in accelerating… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Airwallex notes that as the global online sales continue to grow, “so do customer expectations.” Digital wallets such as Apple Pay are “becoming more popular, more secure — and without all the friction, more necessary for eCommerce success.” As noted in the… Read More

March 20, 2022 @ 9:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Having served a key role in the regional cryptocurrency and blockchain sector since 2015, BitOasis claims to have established its reputation as one of the most “trusted” virtual currency trading platforms in the UAE (and MENA region). Being part of a fast-evolving crypto industry, there… Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Since 2016, Mambu and Persistent Systems have reportedly been assisting banking institutions and financial service providers with transforming their products and operations via digital acceleration and Cloud-native banking tech. A digital engineering firm, Persistent is a “strategic” partner of Mambu providing industry and technical expertise… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian Fintech Unicorn Razorpay notes that it has been serving numerous digital commerce merchants with an intuitive, customer-friendly, and secure checkout experience for over six years. The company claims that its expertise makes them one of the best go-to checkout providers for merchants who want… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Software is “changing the world,” according to an update from UK Fintech Modulr. Modulr writes in a blog post that thanks to Cloud computing and the rise of SaaS (Software as a Service), businesses are now “powered by virtual services rather than having to invest… Read More

January 9, 2022 @ 1:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tommy Nicholas, CEO at Alloy, which specializes in identity verification APIs that make KYC/AML “effective and simple,” says that he loves Fintech. Nicholas writes in a blog post that he believes the wide availability of “digital-first” consumer/SMB financial services helps “drive fees down, increases access… Read More

January 7, 2022 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Railsbank APAC Marketing Manager Darren Thang has taken a look at how property buyers are about to get an enhanced experience. Thang writes in a blog post that increasingly, nonbank firms are “warming to the idea of embedded finance experiences, offering banking-like services that provide… Read More

January 7, 2022 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

If you’ve sent or received a payment from a friend or family member, you might have used either Zelle or Venmo to complete the transaction. These Fintech payment services enable consumers to send and receive local personal payments easily, with simply an email address or… Read More