Tag: Consumer/Personal Finance
Japan’s 77 Bank taps Fujitsu to launch in-store banking tablets
Japanese regional bank 77 Bank collaborates with Fujitsu.
Tablets were introduced at all 144 bank branches for customer transactions.
Transactions include opening accounts,...
US payments start-up Braid winds down operations
Braid, a San Francisco-based consumer payments start-up founded in 2018, has shut down as of September 2023.
Braid shuts down operations due to...
Block acquires musician-focused fintech start-up Hifi
Block, the San Francisco-based payment solutions specialist, has acquired musician-focused fintech start-up Hifi.
Hifi, based in Brooklyn, was founded in 2020 to offer...
Bahrain’s Flooss taps Tarabut for open banking-powered lending
Bahrain-based fintech Flooss partners with open banking platform Tarabut to enhance its digital lending platform, creating Bahrain's first open banking-enabled digital lending service.
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American Express to pilot biometrics for online transactions
American Express is piloting fingerprint and facial recognition technology to enhance online ID checks, aiming for stronger, faster, and more intuitive authentication processes.
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Fintech unicorn Slice to merge with India’s North East Small Finance Bank
Indian credit card fintech Slice has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to merge with North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB),...