CAN YOU PAY BY MESSENGER? YES YOU CAN
Facebook has quietly secured an e-payments license from the Central Bank of Ireland, signalling that the ability to pay people through the Messenger app (already available in the US) could soon be com...
“There are 60 million consumers in this country that are underbanked. They wait in lines to cash checks and to pay bills, it’s highly inconvenient.”
Wesley Wright, senior vice president of global payments options for american express
5 Fintech Startups To Watch In 2017
After a glum 2016, look for startups tackling massive opportunities like insurance and real estate to reenergize the fintech sector.
For fintech, 2016 was a year of reckoning. Scandals and lay...
Sweden could be first with national digital currency
The Central Bank of Sweden is considering issuing a national digital currency to solve the problem of a dramatic drop in the domestic use of cash. The so-called e-krona may be introduced within two ye...