Notices tagged with fintech

GCash users won't be able to verify their accounts, make transfers to banks, or cash in via their bank accounts on Tuesday, May 6.

#Philippines #Asian #GCash #DigitalWallet #Apps #Finance #Business #FinTech

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/5/5/some-gcash-services-unavailable-on-tuesday-may-6-1453

Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab Corp. to offer crypto trading

#BrokerageServices #FinancialServices #InvestmentBanking #Fintech #InnovationFinance

https://www.salon.com/2025/05/02/morgan-stanley-charles-schwab-corp-to-offer-crypto-trading/

Jack Dorsey's fintech venture lays off nearly 1,000 employees over email, report says

#EmailAnnouncement #BlockInc #Fintech #TechIndustry #WorkforceReduction

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jack-dorsey-block-email-twitter-b2722811.html

#Azure appears to be mostly a #fintech / #bfsi thing over here in #Czechia. Or, perhaps, in #Prague.

#AWS practitioners are more plentiful once you divert your gaze from the capital and its banks.

Not really in the know about #GCP skills in the local market. Defo an area to improve in.

Ain't that right @wormik ?

#devops #cloud #publiccloud #microsoft #amazon #google

Another Director position at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, in a team adjacent to mine

https://www.dsgco.com/search/22042-monterey-bay-aquarium-director-of-strategic-partnerships/

#Monterey #MontereyBayAquarium #FinTech #Marketing #GetFediHired #Jobs

DoorDash Partners with Klarna for Deferred Payments--in Case You Need a Loan to Pay for Your Burrito

#FinancialInclusion #FoodDelivery #Partnerships #Fintech #Economy

https://gizmodo.com/doordash-partners-with-klarna-for-deferred-payments-in-case-you-need-a-loan-to-pay-for-your-burrito-2000578752

Potential fintech ‘bank’ collapse in Singapore with Chocolate Finance

This ‘bank’ did not come with SDIC (equivalent of FDIC) guarantee for any stored amounts

Now there’s a ‘bank run’ on withdrawals there

https://www.reddit.com/r/singaporefi/comments/1j7srx3/chocolate_finance_understanding_the_underlying/

#Singapore #TootSea #FinTech

PayPal is betting big on Venmo

#StartupSuccess #Fintech #Innovation #MobilePayment #Venmo

https://qz.com/paypa-bets-big-on-venmo-1851766390

Fed launches probe into expanding private credit market

#Growth #NonBankFinancialInstitutions #CreditMarket #Fintech #GlobalFinancialAssets

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/15/vgbd-f15.html

Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number

The world’s richest man may now have access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States. Elon Musk and his minions at the faux-agency DOGE were granted full access to the Treasury’s massive federal payment system. It’s not at all clear what he plans to do with this unprecedented access

#doge #treasury #privacy #infosec #finance #fintech #elon #musk #elonmusk #elno #spacekaren

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/elon-musk-doge-treasury-access-federal-payments.html

Virgin Money Chatbot Scolds Customer Who Typed 'Virgin'

#VirginMoney #Banking #Fintech #AIChatbot #ISAs

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/29/1520256/virgin-money-chatbot-scolds-customer-who-typed-virgin

What is screen scraping? Here's how banks and fintechs collect and share your financial data

#ScreenScraping #BankingTech #BankingIndustry #Fintech #DataSharing

https://thelogic.co/news/explainer/what-is-screen-scraping-heres-how-banks-and-fintechs-collect-and-share-your-financial-data/

"Hiring a human money manager can easily cost a few thousand dollars, so more people, especially younger users, are turning to AI tools for advice. From Apple’s top charts of free finance apps, I decided to try two well-reviewed options offering up chatbots intended to fix money woes: Cleo AI and Bright.

Both Cleo AI and Bright encourage users to connect their bank account to the app through a third-party service called Plaid. This allows the chatbots to break down spending habits, help users pay off debt, and build credit. “Using the bank data and what you've said to us, Cleo will be your kind of confidant or coach,” says Barney Hussey-Yeo, the company’s CEO and founder. “She'll provide the right advice and the right products to help you make better financial decisions.”

Fair enough, but some of the guidance Cleo gave me veered from that path. While it had engaging moments, like an amicable roast highlighting where I overspent in unnecessary ways, the generative AI tool seemed mainly preoccupied with using my personal data for upselling opportunities. Bright was the same."

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-financial-advisers-apps-chatbots/

#AI #GenerativeAI #ChatBots #FinTech #PersonalRoboAdvisors #PersonalFinance #Cleo #Bright

India Again Delays Rules To Break Payments Duopoly

#RegulatoryDelay #Fintech #GooglePay #PaymentDuopoly #UPI

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/01/1858248/india-again-delays-rules-to-break-payments-duopoly

Is anyone using the #PayShap service in #SouthAfrica? imo some privacy issues, as one can no longer use alternate purpose-subscribed numbers for shopping etc. Especially considering that a mobile number is like a 2nd ID number these days and that many shop owners upload your number to FB/Instagram for targeted advertising, or spam you themselves. #Privacy #Spam #Cellular #Mobile #PhoneNumber #SMS #Shopping #FinTech https://techcentral.co.za/payshap-is-getting-a-huge-upgrade/255847/

JPMorgan Chase leads its banking rivals in AI adoption

#ArtificialIntelligence #AIAdoption #JPMorganChase #Fintech #FinancialServices

https://qz.com/jamie-dimon-jpmorgan-chase-capital-one-top-banks-ai-1851707495

Apparently, some users of PH's leading digital wallet GCash are having problems accessing the app. I don't know for sure because I don't have a GCash account.

#Philippines #GCash #DigitalWallet #CyberSecurity #DigitalWallet #FinTech #Apps #Finance #NFC #DeepWebKonek

I'll never understand why #banks in the #Philippines, as well as #FinTech (*cough*tech*cough*) companies, love to use the weakest(!!) and most expensive(!) #TwoFactorAuthentication: #SMS / Text.

It's mid-2024 already. /facepalm

#Privacy #Security #2FA

@nadiaalbelushi i feel sad about the whole #crypto charade. Enormous amount of energy wasted (in all senses of the word).

Αlso, at a deeper level, it revealed indeed the gross financial and economic illiteracy that plagues our societies. Being angry when you have no clue what makes you angry is so limiting

Also it revealed the army of snake oil merchants that will jump at ANY opportunity

If there is any silver lining its the statement that #digitalfinance / #fintech is a brave new world.

Was just struck by a memory of when I used to work at a #FinTech company.

I was a writer/social media guy and we were going over brand rules for what we could/couldn't post. And we wanted to delve into some political stuff, due to the nature of the company, but wanted to figure out the line.

I said, "Surely we can make blanket statements about stuff we all agree is bad, like slavery, right?"

The legal guy said, "Well, not really, as we'll be doing business in countries that are okay with slavery. So steer clear from those kinds of statements."

I didn't last long at that job.