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Apple is expected to launch its own mobile person-to-person payment service in 2017. According to a report in Recode, Apple has had discussions with Visa about creating its own prepaid cards [...]

Metro Bank has claimed that rental income from its safety deposit boxes covers 80% of its branch network rental costs. Currently, the bank has 80,000 safety deposit boxes in its branch network. [...]

Shopify has announced it is launching its own credit card reader, which will be available from June 2017. Shopify merchants with an existing Shopify POS solution will pay $29 for the reader but [...]

Oakam has incorporated gamification into a new app to help improve borrowers’ repayment rates and reduce costs. Borrowers can earn points when making repayments on time via the app, watch short [...]

Credit Suisse has reportedly launched its digital private banking app in the UK. The app was initially launched in Singapore last spring, and was rolled out to Hong Kong and Taiwan later in the [...]

Square is reportedly planning to launch a physical Square Cash debit card. Its virtual Square Cash card, which lets users make payments using their Square Cash balance anywhere Apple Pay is [...]

Tesco Bank has defended its decision to launch larger loans of £25,001 to £35,000, saying they are subject to a ‘robust affordability assessment’, after The Daily Mail suggested it had [...]

How to Get into Fintech There are many ways in which you can come into financial technology. Whether you just want to use it better as a consumer, build a career in Fintech, or become an [...]