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WorldRemit, like TransferWise, has recently received an eight-figure vote of confidence in its international money transfer service. It joins a growing list of well-funded fintech companies innovating the market by ...
66% of Brits know they can pay using a smartphone, and in the US 53% of shoppers want more stores to accept payments via mobile. Despite the enthusiasm for this growing technology, ...
The Danish krone and the Swiss franc are both making headlines because of 'currency pegging'. With the franc causing havoc in January 2015 when it unpegged from the euro, and ...
Money laundering is a serious concern for money transfer firms, but could some businesses be taking the wrong approach in their attempts to cut out corruption? The Bank of England ...
With the rise of ultra-fast payment technologies like bitcoin, timing is becoming a chief differentiator of money transfer services. Today, we know that we shouldn't have to wait much longer than 24 ...
You can buy cosmetics with bitcoin, antiques with PayPal and split your bills with Venmo. If you’re in the US or UK, you can even attach payments to your emails. ...
Google has introduced a new function to Gmail accounts in the UK: the ability to attach money to emails. That leads to the obvious question – is it safe to send money ...
2015 didn't get off to the best start for US-based international consumer goods company Procter & Gamble. Earlier this year, it reported a hefty 31% drop in second-quarter earnings. As in ...
TransferWise, a London-based international money transfer start-up, has been attracting plenty of attention since its launch in 2011. You might have already seen its tongue-in-cheek adverts on Facebook, featuring sad ...
Just when it looked like things couldn't get much worse for Russia's finances, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded its rating to ‘junk’ for the first time in ten ...
Once again, data protection regulation is in the spotlight this month. The EU is attempting to introduce laws that will clamp down on how our personal data is used, particularly ...
Earlier this month, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) made the shock move to abandon its cap on the Swiss franc. The cap had pegged the franc at a price of ...