Digital Banking Weekly #52
5th July 2020 - 12th July 2020
π¦ Web browser Opera announces investment in and agreement to acquire Fjord Bank π Read more
π Goldman Sachs-backed payments startup Marqeta prepares for IPO π Read more
π Walmart set to release its Amazon Prime competitor β with a new credit card coming too π Read more
π± stc pay enters into a strategic partnership with Visa π Read more
π³ Samsung Pay now officially supports TransferWise debit cards in the UK π Read more
π±οΈ American Express, Visa, Mastercard and Discover are to roll out the online Click to Pay standard globally π Read more
π§ͺ Digital bank Monzo is trialling a new open banking-powered feature to allow users to transfer money from other bank accounts more easily π Read more
πΊπΈ New US challenger Zenus Bank becomes principal member of Visa π Read more
π€³ Apple is working on QR Code payments for Apple Pay, iOS 14 beta 2 code reveals π Read more
ποΈ Saudi Payments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) inks network alliance agreement with Discover π Read more
πΏπ¦ Digital lending fintech FASTA has teamed up with Mastercard to launch the first virtual credit card in South Africa π Read more
π―π΅ Fujitsu Frontech, Soft Space collaborate to boost contactless in Japan π Read more
π²π² Wave Money could be Myanmarβs first tech unicorn, says Yoma Strategic CEO Melvyn Pun π Read more
π©πͺ Berlin-based digital banking startup Penta raises additional β¬4 million, closes Series B at β¬22.5 million π Read more
πΊοΈ UK-based Railsbank continues global expansion and launches in the US π Read more
π¬π§ Starling is applying for another Β£35 million from the Royal Bank of Scotland bail out fund set up to promote competition in the UKβs SME banking market π Read more
π¦πΊ Australian neobank 86 400 to seek more capital for mortgage push π Read more
πΉ Creator Cash app launches to let YouTubers get early payments from YouTube and raises $4m seed round to create a banking service for content creators π Read more
β½ I donβt know why but Belgiumβs KBC has secured exclusive rights to offer mobile clips of live football games during matches of the Jupiler Pro League through its banking app. Sounds very interesting and good for football fans in Belgium π Read more
