T-Mobile launches mobile checking account – FinTech Futures
T-Mobile’s marketing campaign in the US, Un-carrier, has announced the T-Mobile Money mobile checking account with no minimum balance and the ability to manage the
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Irish consumer spending returns to growth in March with +2.7% increase year-on-year – Irish Tech News
Visa’s Irish Consumer Spending Index, produced by IHS Markit, which measures expenditure across all payment types (cash, cheques and electronic payments), signalled a positive end
BCH Merchant App Allows Businesses to Accept Crypto Payments in Store
Cryptocurrency gives companies another payment option to offer their customers that yields a host of benefits. In the case of bitcoin cash, crypto payments are
Ameen Al-Iraq latest addition to Path’s Iraq user base – FinTech Futures
Path Solutions has signed another bank in Iraq for its iMAL core system. This is Ameen Al-Iraq Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance, reports Martin
Payfone raises $24m in round led by TransUnion – FinTech Futures
Digital identity authentication provider Payfone has closed a $24 million funding round, reports Julie Muhn at Finovate. Credit reporting agency TransUnion led the round, while
Returnly raises $19m Series B round to help retailers take on Amazon – FinTech Futures
Post-purchase payments company Returnly has raised a $19 million Series B investment to help retailers compete with online giant Amazon, reports Jane Connolly. “Returnly gives
Tcell introduces mobile payments TezSum in Tajikistan – FinTech Futures
Wallet Factory and telecom operator Tcell have launched TezSum, a mobile financial service in Tajikistan. The service is available to any mobile subscriber in Tajikistan
Facebook to drop P2P Messenger payments in Europe – FinTech Futures
Facebook will discontinue peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers via Messenger in the UK and France – the only European countries where it had been introduced –
Rob Solomon the CEO of GoFundMe appears on this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast
I talk to Rob Solomon the CEO of GoFundMe. Rob explains what Gofundme does, gives an example of an Irish GoFundMe campaign that tugs at
Mastercard acquires Vyze for point-of-sale financing – FinTech Futures
Mastercard has acquired Vyze, a technology platform for point-of-sale payment options, designed to provide flexibility and convenience through financing options. “This offers users total control
Spurred on by SCA, Stripe buys Irish payments company Touchtech
Strong customer-authentication (SCA) rules to define and shape the future of fintech in Europe. John and Patrick Collison’s Stripe has acquired Touchtech Payments, a Dublin-based
Central Bank Digital Currencies Take Center Stage at IMF Spring Meetings
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) featured prominently when global financial leaders met for this year’s World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) joint Spring
“Wow! FBI made 11 payments to Fake Dossier’s discredited author, Trump hater Christopher Steele. @OANN @JudicialWatch – Investment Watch
Donald J. TrumpVerified account@realDonaldTrump Wow! FBI made 11 payments to Fake Dossier’s discredited author, Trump hater Christopher Steele. @OANN @JudicialWatch The Witch Hunt has been
Europe’s biggest IPO of 2019 sees Nexi raise €2bn – FinTech Futures
Italian payment service company Nexi SpA has achieved Europe’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) of the year so far by raising €2.03 billion, Jane Connolly