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Ghana speeds up EMV migration with PURE payment technology

Gemalto the world leader in digital security, is providing its PURE white-label payment solution to GhIPSS (Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems), a subsidiary of Ghana's central bank that manages the country's interbank payment processing system. Gemalto's technology and...

Coconut cracks open smart business current account for freelancers and self-employed people to prevent future jan 31st self-assessment deadline headaches

Coconut has today launched a new smart current account combining banking and accounting services, designed specifically for the UKโ€™s ever-growing freelance and self-employed workforce. The app-based business current account will prepare customers for HMRCโ€™s โ€˜Making Tax Digitalโ€™ which starts rolling...

JPMorgan Chase Announces $900,000 in Sustainable Infrastructure Investments and Branch Enhancements to Support Detroit’s Economic Recovery

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced a $900,000 investment to support sustainable infrastructure projects in Detroit. In addition, the firm is retrofitting over 70 percent of Chase branches in the city with LED lights and new Building Management Systems. As...

Old Second Announces Strategic Acquisition Of Greater Chicago Financial Corp.

Old Second Bancorp, Inc. and Greater Chicago Financial Corp. jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the "Agreement") whereby Old Second Bancorp, Inc. will acquire Greater Chicago Financial Corp. and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary,...

Tinkoff Bank named Russiaโ€™s 2017 โ€˜Bank of the Yearโ€™ by the Banker

The Banker, a monthly international financial magazine owned by The Financial Times Group, named Tinkoff Bank Russiaโ€™s โ€˜Bank of the Yearโ€™ for 2017 in its 18th annual awards in London. The Bankerโ€™s editorial team recognized Tinkoff Bankโ€™s success in transforming...

Wirecard is the first international acquirer for Mastercardโ€™s Pay by Bank app

Wirecard and Mastercard made Pay by Bank app, a fully digital payment solution, available to all Wirecard merchants in the UK. Pay by Bank app was created by Vocalink, a Mastercard company, and it enables people to make โ€˜digital debitโ€™...

Digital investments give small banks deeper borrower pool

With fewer customers showing up in branches for coffee and local gossip, some community banks are digitally transforming themselves to bring Main Street to peopleโ€™s homes. The investments acknowledge the risk and reward of online expansion. Even at the community...

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