Hong Kong-based blockchain money transfer network OKLink has teamed up with Doku, an Indonesian mobile wallet, to provide customers with cheap, real-time money transfers... More
Money transfer
Seqr launches P2P payments in 14 European countries
Swedish mobile payments specialist Seamless’ Seqr mobile payment platform has launched a P2P money transfer service that enables users to instantly transfer money to each other “regardless of where they are in the world”, the company says... More
Citi launches global API Developer Hub
Citi has launched a global API Developer Hub to give developers access to APIs across eight usage categories including account management, peer-to-peer payments, money transfer to institutions, Citi rewards, investment purchases and account authorisation... More
PayPal launches Siri payment requests in 30 countries
PayPal has enabled money transfers via Apple’s Siri voice command function, enabling users with iOS10 devices to make payments by speaking requests... More
Nordic bank to use blockchain for money transfers
Nordic bank SEB has signed an agreement with distributed financial technology provider Ripple to use the company’s blockchain technology solution as a basis for payment transactions... More
Google Wallet unveils payments app for web browsers
Google has unveiled a new Google Wallet web app that will allow users to send money to friends and family through a web browser... More
OCBC Bank adds Siri and iMessage payments
Customers of Singapore’s OCBC Bank can now send money using Apple’s Siri virtual assistant or via text using Apple’s iMessage platform... More
ING to extend Twyp to 3,500 retail locations
ING wants to enable Spanish consumers “to collect cash with their mobile” in 3,500 retail locations using Twyp, the bank’s P2P mobile payments app launched in December 2015... More
Nine out of 10 commercial banks exploring blockchain for payments, survey finds
Nine out of 10 US, European and Canadian commercial banks are exploring the use of blockchain technology for payments, according to a survey of 32 top banking professionals by Accenture... More
US banks unveil money-transfer app
America’s biggest banks have launched a money-transfer app to compete with PayPal, Venmo and Square Cash, Reuters reports... More
French electronic wallets merge to create ‘universal mobile payment solution’
French bank BNP Paribas and supermarket giant Carrefour are to merge their Wa... More
Azimo adds Siri money transfers
Users of the Azimo money transfer service can now send money through Apple’s voice-activated Siri system... More
Nordea Bank ditches Swipp for MobilePay partnership
Nordea Bank Denmark is ending its support for Swipp, the mobile payment joint venture it formed alongside other Danish banks in 2014, by deciding to “join a partnership” to develop Danske Bank’s MobilePay platform... More
US gets same day ACH
The Electronic Payments Association (NACHA) has launched phase one of Same Day ACH (Automated Clearing House) across the US, allowing businesses and consumers to send and receive payments and payment-related information on the same day through the ACH Network... More
Mastercard and Visa join ClearXChange
Mastercard and Visa have joined Early Warning’s peer-to-peer network ClearXChange, allowing US consumers to send money to others using their Mastercard or Visa credit and debit cards... More
Absa Bank comes to Facebook Messenger
Customers of Africa’s Absa Bank can now conduct banking transactions through Facebook Messenger using the bank’s ChatBanking feature... More
Brazilian mobile bank launches with biometric authentication
Brazilian consumers can now sign up to mobile and online only bank Neon by taking a selfie with their mobile phone... More
Capital One joins ClearXChange
Customers of Capital One in the US can now make real-time P2P transactions through Early Warning’s bank-led digital payments network ClearXChange... More
ING and KBC to combine mobile payments and loyalty in Belgium
ING and Belgian bank KBC are to launch a mobile payment and loyalty platform in Belgium that will combine ING’s Payconiq mobile payment app with loyalty platforms Qustomer and CityLife in a single service. More
Singapore banks to allow transfers with social media IDs
Banks in Singapore are working on a service that would let consumers make payments using their Facebook ID or Twitter username... More
