Bank Customer Experience Summit to offer key insights into banking trends

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

The Bank Customer Experience Summit will address key trends in the financial industry and how to reach a more demanding customer base.

Fintech Meetup to hold in-person event

July 9, 2021

Fintech Meeting, a fintech event, will hold its in-person event from March 27-30, 2022 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. This event will cover a variety of topics…

Global ATM market to grow by 6%

July 9, 2021

The global ATM market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6% from 2021 to 2025, according to a report by Technavio. It will also grow at 4.86% in…

Tradeweb Markets appoints board member

July 8, 2021

Tradeweb Markets Inc., an operator of marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, has appointed Balbir Bakhshi to the company's board of…

TechX Technologies inks acquisition of XPort Digital

July 8, 2021

TechX Technologies Inc., a fintech company, has acquired all shares of XPort Digital Ltd., a merchant services fiat-to-cryptocurrency solutions provider. XPort…

CoinFlip partners with actor Neil Patrick Harris to deliver cryptocurrency education

Neil Patrick Harris has jumped into the world of cryptocurrency ATMs through an advertising campaign called "So Flippin' Easy."

Cardknox introduces QR code for receipts, POS devices

July 6, 2021

Cardknox, an omnichannel payment gateway provider, has introduced its QR code capability, allowing developers and merchants to deliver a contactless payment…

First National Bank intros no-overdraft checking, mortgage portal for vulnerable communities

July 6, 2021

First National Bank, a subsidiary of F.N.B. Corp. has introduced homeowning and financial independence solutions for vulnerable and undeserved communities…

Bank of America ranks highest for retail banking advice in JD Power study

July 2, 2021

The J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Retail banking Advice Satisfaction Study has ranked Bank of America No. 1 nationally for its retail banking advisory services. The…

Athena Bitcoin to install 1,500 bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador

July 1, 2021

Athena Bitcoin, a Bitcoin ATM operator, has announced plans to install 1,500 Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador. The country signed a bill recently making bitcoin…

Judge dismisses TD Bank's appeal to throw out class action lawsuit over ATM fees

July 1, 2021

U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler recently declined to dismiss a class action lawsuit against TD Bank. This lawsuit claims that the bank overcharged customers…

RockItCoin app enables users to buy, sell crypto

June 30, 2021

RockItCoin, a bitcoin ATM provider, has announced that its digital wallet mobile app now allows customers to buy and sell cryptocurrency directly from the app…

Payments provider Cantaloupe joins Russell 2000 Index

June 30, 2021

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended retail market, has been…

Carl's Jr., Hardee's NFT auction turns page on 'risqué advertising past'

June 30, 2021

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's have jumped into the cryptocurrency craze by creating the brands' first so-called non-fungible token or NFT, a news release said. In…

2 reasons cashless may be a bit overblown

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

If you look up "cashless" on Google, you will inevitably find articles that argue the future is cashless and cash is old news. But…that isn't entirely true.

Lolli adds app for bitcoin rewards on iOS

June 28, 2021

Lolli, a bitcoin rewards company, has added its rewards app to iOS, so customers can shop and earn bitcoin from more than 1,000 merchants including Kroger…

Unit raises $51M in funding round

June 25, 2021

Unit, a banking-as-a-service startup, has raised $51 million as part of a funding round led by Accel. Unit will use the funding to expand its team, accelerate…

CurrencyWorks, NFT appoints member of board

June 24, 2021

CurrencyWorks Inc., a financial technology blockchain company and NFT, a digital payment provider, have appointed Shelly Murphy, CEO and managing partner of…

Teampay partners with Mastercard to launch digital corporate card

June 23, 2021

Teampay a distributed spend management platform provider, has unveiled Catalyst, a digital corporate card that combines Teampay's platform with Mastercard's…

Commerce Signals intros transaction-based segmentation library for advertising

June 22, 2021

Commerce Signals, a Verisk Financial company and omnichannel payments solutions company, has introduced its transaction-based segmentation library to help…