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Western Union’s Digital Business Sees 15% Growth in Transactions
Earnings // October 23, 2024

Western Union’s Branded Digital business saw 15% growth in transactions and 9% growth in revenue on a reported basis in the third quarter. This marked the sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit transaction growth for the Branded Digital business, the company said in a presentation released...

FIS and Neural Payments Partner on P2P Payment Service
Partnerships // August 15, 2024

FIS and Neural Payments have partnered to help banks offer peer-to-peer (P2P) payment capabilities to their customers. This collaboration will make Neural Payments’ P2P payment solution available via FIS’ NYCE debit rails, enabling more financial institutions to access it, the companies said in a Thursday...

Western Union Grows Africa Retail Presence Via Morocco ‘Concept Store’
Cross-border Payments // June 26, 2024

Western Union is bringing its “concept store” concept to Africa with a new outpost in Morocco. The money transfer service announced the store — its first on the continent — on Wednesday (June 26), saying it was part of Western Union’s “Evolve 2025” strategy for...

Less Than Half of FinTech Banks Let Consumers Make P2P Payments
Digital Payments // May 10, 2024

FinTechs must make money mobility a top priority if they want to woo consumers away from traditional banks. While PYMNTS Intelligence’s data confirms FinTechs have made progress in meeting consumer expectations around instant payments, there is still room for improvement. In “FinTechs’ Instant Payment Mismatch,”...

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Less Than Half of FinTech Banks Let Consumers Make P2P Payments

May 10, 2024
FinTechs must make money mobility a top priority if they want to woo consumers away from traditional banks. While PYMNTS Intelligence’s data confirms FinTechs have made progress in meeting consumer expectations around instant payments, there is still room for improvement. In “FinTechs’ Instant Payment Mismatch,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, we found that 47% of […]

FinTechs Struggle to Retain Consumer Trust in Africa

February 24, 2023
There is no denying that trust plays an important role when it comes to payments transactions. And according to Isaac Kamuta, it’s one of the key advantages regulated traditional banks...

Why Western Union Is Embracing Its White-Label Future

November 01, 2019
If one were looking for a simple phrase to describe the theme of Western Union’s Q3 earnings report on Thursday (Oct. 31), “pleasant surprises” would probably be the way to...

JPMC Embraces Crypto For Real-Time Payments — Ripple Says It’s Not Worried

February 15, 2019
There was a time when JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) CEO Jamie Dimon didn’t have much in the way of positive things to say about bitcoin. “The currency isn’t going to work,” the executive...

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Greece to Cap Banks’ Fees on Money Transfers

December 15, 2024
Greece reportedly aims to cap banks’ money transfer fees, while eliminating consumer bill pay fees. As Bloomberg News reported, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told lawmakers on Sunday (Dec. 15) that efforts by banks to lower administrative costs for customers “were not enough.” Mitsotakis announced a cap of €0.50 ($0.52) on banks’ fees for transfers of […]

Western Union’s Digital Business Sees 15% Growth in Transactions

October 23, 2024
Western Union’s Branded Digital business saw 15% growth in transactions and 9% growth in revenue on a reported basis in the third quarter. This marked the sixth consecutive quarter of...

FIS and Neural Payments Partner on P2P Payment Service

August 15, 2024
FIS and Neural Payments have partnered to help banks offer peer-to-peer (P2P) payment capabilities to their customers. This collaboration will make Neural Payments’ P2P payment solution available via FIS’ NYCE...

Western Union Grows Africa Retail Presence Via Morocco ‘Concept Store’

June 26, 2024
Western Union is bringing its “concept store” concept to Africa with a new outpost in Morocco. The money transfer service announced the store — its first on the continent —...