The service could help make users feel more comfortable making payments with the digital asset

The faster payments scheme is now a true real-time payments competitor on par with The Clearing House’s RTP Network and FedNow

This hurdle will make it difficult for payment players’ recent crypto launches to gain traction

At banks, insurance is back on the table: So-called “bancassurance” is becoming a thing again as neobanks bundle up and embed services for their customers’ convenience.

It would likely face similar adoption struggles to PayPal’s stablecoin, and the timing may lessen its revenue opportunities

The fintech wants to capitalize on the country’s rapidly digitizing payments market, but competing against both homegrown and other global players won’t be easy

Mass affluent consumers are a $177.2 trillion global market that banks have struggled to serve. Now emerging technologies are finally enabling them to capture this lucrative demographic.

The media model popularized by retailers is now being adapted by companies in other verticals. Financial services and travel companies are among those launching commerce media networks in a bid to monetize their first-party data.

Banks are experimenting with emerging technologies and business models to find new revenue streams. But stepping outside traditional banking molds introduces more business, reputational, and regulatory risk.

Despite a slowdown in smartphone sales, innovations in advertising, commerce, AI, and even device form-factors will drive mcommerce and mobile advertising growth in 2024.

The neobank launched the Ultra card, which offers travel, lifestyle, and investment perks. But stiff competition will pose a challenge.

After a challenging Q1, PayPal looks to be shifting its strategy to focus on high-growth areas. Business areas like Xoom might not fit.

Acorns acquired the youth-focused bank app to enter the European market and address customers’ full financial life cycles.

The valuations of Revolut and Varo Bank were slashed amid question marks over both neobanks’ bottom lines.

Banks know that Gen Z and Gen Alpha are the up-and-coming banking customers, and they’re offering numerous options to help teens and kids learn the ropes. We’re devoting this entire edition to an overview of the competitive landscape for FIs seeking to get these consumers while they’re young.

This third annual study ranks the four largest UK neobanks by customers based on their support of 49 emerging mobile banking features, weighted by consumer demand for each feature.

The feature lets users pay with crypto via their Revolut card. Here’s why it may struggle with adoption.

Embedded-finance-driven business lending is expected to grow sixfold in the next five years.

Revolut Pay lets customers earn cash back and claims to offer faster merchant payments. But does it stand a chance against the likes of PayPal?

Though its new ad campaign claims to open the banking world to those normally left out, it misses groups truly in need.