Mobile payments

Citi expands card partnership with PayPal to include points

07/20/17

Citigroup is expanding its payments partnership to allow its card members to use their ThankYou rewards points for purchases at PayPal checkout in the U.S.

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Urban FT buys fintech company iParse

07/18/17

The white-label banking platform provider Urban FT has purchased the mobile banking technology firm iParse and several of its patents.

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Quarles’ tough job; Heloc worries ease

07/12/17

Trump’s nominee for head of bank supervision at the Fed may tackle Volcker Rule revision; rising home prices and improved job market give borrowers more options as lines of credit reset.

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Why Apple's dreaded 'blue bar' will benefit banks

07/03/17

Apple's plans to display a bright blue bar on iPhone screens when an application is monitoring the user's location may feel like a threat to location-based marketing. More likely, it is an overdue wake-up call for banks to improve their communication about the benefits of location data.

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The iPhone's imprint on banking

06/29/17

The iPhone is 10 years old. Here’s a look at some of the ways it, along with the boom of smartphones overall, have shaped banking in the U.S. over the last decade.

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Selling corporate clients on mobile

06/26/17

Banks are making it easier to log in, adding expense trackers and making payments simpler as they try to get corporate clients to use mobile more.

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Have the Zelle banks finally found a winning formula?

06/12/17

The bank-owned person-to-person network formally went live Monday, enabling direct transfer of funds across 30 U.S. financial institutions. There are a lot of questions around whether it can compete with the current kings of P-to-P — Venmo and PayPal — but Zelle may not be aiming to take them head-on just yet.

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How digital banking is changing customer behavior

06/01/17

Here are some major ways that mobile banking, P-to-P payments and fintech are changing banking.

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Why Wells Fargo is stepping up fintech partnerships now

05/18/17

Wells Fargo is expanding its fintech accelerator so it is better positioned to connect with customers through channels like the internet of things.

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Will parents pay $36 a year to manage kids’ allowances via app?

05/09/17

Current, an app debuting Tuesday, updates the joint account for an era of tweens with smartphones.

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