GoCardless Research Finds High Demand for VRPs as Cost of Living Rises
New research from GoCardless, a provider of direct bank payments, reveals high potential demand for Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) as UK consumers clamour for better ways to manage their money, with convenience and ease at the top of their wish lists. Half of consumers say they would use new technology that automatically moves their money […]
At Least 18 Mass Shootings Have Happened in the U.S. So Far This Year
The Tulsa mass shooting wasn’t as bad as some feared. Instead, it was yet another American tragedy.Read More
BlackRock, Vanguard Forced Into the Abortion Debate
Activist investors in Walmart, Lowe’s and TJ Maxx’s owner are putting pressure on asset managers to confront the issue.Read More
How a New Accounting Rule Is Making Bank Earnings Go Crazy
The accounting change is causing wild swings in net income for banks.Read More
Salt Edge and Banktivity Partner to Help Customers Manage Personal Finances
Banktivity, a US-based PFM app, has teamed up with Salt Edge, a provider offering open banking solutions, to enable its customers in the UK and EU to connect their bank accounts and have all their financial data pulled into the app instantly and fully digitally. The modern PFM market is witnessing considerable growth, accelerated by […]
Biggest Payment Innovation Trends: Insight from OpenPayd, Payrailz, Till Payments & More
It is very easy for many who are new to the fintech space to think that financial technology is an exclusive term for payments technology, and while there is some truth to this, it does not tell the entire story about fintech. However, in June, The Fintech Times is looking to indulge this belief as […]
Queen’s jubilee service goes ahead despite monarch’s absence
• In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II’s jubilee • Queen’s 18th-century coach to appear at Platinum Jubilee pageant Read More
The Massachusetts Race for Democrats’ Next Crusading Attorney General
In cerulean-blue Massachusetts, candidates for the state’s top law enforcement job are seeking to demonstrate their faith in progressive ideals. But the race could be decided on other grounds.Read More
Rick Caruso’s Law-and-Order Campaign for Los Angeles Mayor
Rick Caruso, a billionaire front-runner in Tuesday’s primary election for Los Angeles mayor, has built his campaign on a law-and-order message.Read More
Democrats Face Pressure on Crime from Their Own Base
Not long ago, the party was focused on police reform, but rising fears of violence, especially among communities of color, have led candidates to change course.Read More
