In today’s financial world, trust is more than a virtue, it’s a currency. As global banking continues to evolve under the weight of new regulations, data transparency mandates, and geopolitical uncertainty, clients across the world are seeking something increasingly rare: institutions that can both protect their financial privacy and comply with international standards. Belize, quietly
Citizens has spent more than two years working on its open banking strategy.Alex Kent/Bloomberg The Trump administration is doing away with a regulation designed to promote data sharing between banks and third parties. But for Citizens Financial, the move isn’t hindering its bullishness on the broader concept. “This doesn’t change our strategy,” Eric McCabe, Citizens’
The banking sector is undergoing a transformative revolution largely driven by the rapid rise of financial technology, commonly known as fintech. Fintech companies leverage cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, and big data analytics, to offer innovative financial products and services. This digital disruption has challenged the traditional banking model, which has
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Visa has rolled out Visa A2A, its account-to-account payment scheme, in the U.K., allowing customers to manage bills and subscriptions through their banking app. It also allows merchants the ability to include more transaction data for reconciliation and to see when a consumer changes or cancels payment permissions. Visa A2A uses open
In the past decade, the financial landscape witnessed a dramatic transformation driven by two distinct forces: fintech startups and traditional banks. Initially, fintechs emerged as UX-rich but often monofunctional challengers, while banks remained service-rich but struggled with digital customer experience. Today, however, these lines are blurring — fintechs are expanding into full-scale banks, and traditional
If you asked the average person on the street if they would like their bank account data to be treated in the same way as data on Instagram or Facebook — that is, shared with advertisers, vendors and service providers — the response would be a resounding: “No! Absolutely not!” Yet every day, millions of
VILNIUS, Lithuania, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Deus X Pay, a licensed institutional stablecoin payment solution setting new standards across the luxury sectors, is now enabling crypto payments for property purchases at the new Trump Tower Dubai, the first Trump International Hotel to be built in the Middle East. The new $1 billion Trump
(WJAR) — Buy Now Pay Later loans have exploded in popularity. In fact, a new survey by LendingTree finds that 25% of Buy Now Pay Later users now using the installment loans for everyday essentials like groceries. But is that a smart idea? And what does that say about the state of the economy? “To
Prometeo, a Latin American fintech, has launched what it calls “borderless banking” for business-to-business payments between the U.S. and Latin American countries. According to the company, Prometeo has developed middleware that integrates U.S. and Latin American financial infrastructures through a single application programming interface. Users can access local accounts to receive payments, automate collections, and
Congress passed the Secure 2.0 Act in 2022 to expand saving opportunities for individuals who have access to savings vehicles like 401(k)s and workplace savings plans. Several of the bill’s provisions go into effect in 2025 and, if you’re like many workers, your 401(k) or workplace savings plan is likely the foundation of your retirement