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Bank of Japan sets new short-term rates

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 20 Mar 2024

The Bank of Japan has announced its decision to set new short-term rate targets, as well as the overall ending of some of the region’s policies. 

product launch, interest rate, banks, banking, online banking, digital banking, mobile banking, financial services, financial institutions

N26 launches Instant Savings in 13 new markets

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 13 Mar 2024

Digital bank N26 has announced the launch of its Instant Savings accounts in a further 13 markets across Europe. 

banking, product launch, interest rate, digital banking

Grant Thornton offers 2024 tax-planning considerations

News | Payments General | 22 Dec 2023

Grant Thornton has released 2024 tax-planning guides for businesses and individuals to help taxpayers understand their planning options. 

tax bill, payments , banking, interest rate

Wise launches Interac e-Transfer autodeposit for Canadian customers

News | Online Payments | 02 Jun 2023

UK-based foreign exchange fintech Wise has launched a new product, Interac e-Transfer Autodeposit, that can be used by Canadian customers. 

product launch, money transfer, remittance, interest rate, payments

Australia to regulate BNPL sector

News | Payments General | 24 May 2023

Australia has planned to regulate Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services as a consumer credit product, requiring providers to perform background checks prior to lending.

regulation, BNPL, credit, lending, financial services, instalment payments, payment methods, financial data, credit scoring, payments , fintech, financial inclusion, ecommerce, online shopping, transactions , interest rate

Celerant partners Sezzle for BNPL

News | Payments General | 27 Apr 2023

Retail software company Celerant Technology has partnered with consumer financing solution provider Sezzle to integrate Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) on its ecommerce platform.

partnership, payments , BNPL, instalment payments, financing , retail, merchants, ecommerce, marketplace, financial services, online shopping, credit, checkout optimisation , digital payments, fintech, POS, interest rate

Wise rolls out new interest feature for US customers

News | Online Payments | 26 Apr 2023

UK-based Wise has offered its US customers and businesses the opportunity to opt for receiving 3.92% APY on their USD balances with a new interest feature.

money transfer, remittance, interest rate, product launch, digital currency

Wealth tech LIQID launches LIQID Income Strategy and LIQID Smart Start

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 21 Apr 2023

Germany-based wealth tech LIQID has announced the launch of LIQID Income Strategy and LIQID Smart Start.

product launch, investment, interest rate, inflation

Brazil to improve credit conditions

News | Payments General | 20 Apr 2023

Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad has advised that the country’s government is set to announce measures towards the improvement of credit conditions.

payments , lending, credit card, interest rate, instalment payments, financial inclusion, fintech, banking

Chase to launch new monthly cashback offer

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 21 Feb 2023

UK-based digital bank Chase has announced the launch of its rewards programme with monthly cashback and the introduction of interest on current account balances.

product launch, online banking, digital banking, cashback, fintech, interest rate

Westpac to enter the BNPL space

News | Payments General | 13 Feb 2023

Australia-based bank Westpac has announced its entrance within the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space with a product designed to withstand regulatory scrutiny.

product launch, BNPL, instalment payments, financial services, online banking, credit card, credit scoring, regulation, fintech, interest rate

Zilch partners StepChange to tackle spikes in living costs

News | Payments General | 07 Feb 2023

UK-based payments technology company Zilch has announced a partnership with debt advice charity StepChange to help customers access financial help quicker during the current cost of living crisis.

partnership, cashback, credit scoring, financial services, financial inclusion, BNPL, debit card, funding, refund, instalment payments, interest rate, financial data

Smart Communications partners Maya

News | Payments General | 23 Jan 2023

Mobile services provider Smart Communications has announced a partnership with all-in-one money app Maya to enable its postpaid subscribers to increase their savings faster.

partnership, payments , online payments, savings, digital wallet, e-wallet, interest rate, financial services

Wise launches 'Interest' product in Wise Assets

News | Payments General | 16 Dec 2022

UK-based remittance platform Wise has rolled out a product that allows customers in the UK to earn in line with local interest rates.

investment, product launch, interest rate

Neobank Tonik launches new lending products

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Nov 2022

Philippines-based neobank Tonik has launched two lending products, Flex Loan and Big Loan, to further financial and credit inclusion.

online banking, neobanks, lending, interest rate, digital banking, equity

ECB recalibrates targeted lending operations

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 28 Oct 2022

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to recalibrate the conditions of the third series of targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO III) as part of the monetary policy measures adopted to restore price stability over the medium term. 

regulation, lending, central bank, interest rate

Amazon partners Lendistry for the Amazon Community Lending programme

News | Payments General | 30 Sep 2022

Amazon has partnered US-based Lendistry in order to launch the Amazon Community Lending programme, which will help small businesses grow.

lending, growth markets, banking, interest rate

EU Central Bank and US Fed join to increase interest rates

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 08 Sep 2022

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Federal Reserve have joined hands to increase the interest rate, in an attempt to stamp out record inflation.

interest rate, Russia Ukraine War, central bank, merchant, inflation, economic recession, regulation

Bank of England predicts recession, takes measures

News | Payments General | 05 Aug 2022

The Bank of England has announced its biggest interest rate increase in 27 years as it forecast that the war in Ukraine would fuel further inflation and tip the UK economy into a prolonged recession.

central bank, inflation, report, interest rate

The need to regulate Buy Now, Pay Later in Europe

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 03 Aug 2022

The revision of the EU Consumer Credit Directive is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to avert over-indebtedness at scale by repeating mistakes from the past. Tinka’s CEO, Charly Toni, summarises the main reasons why this opportunity to regulate BNPL services must not be missed.

BNPL, regulation, regulatory sandbox, local payment method, online payments, payments , interest rate, financial services, financial institutions, financial data