Embedded finance is financial services on the customer's terms, from anywhere and at any time. They no longer need to visit their bank to get access to their money. In some cases, embedded finance (and more specifically embedded banking) eliminates the traditional bank entirely. Some companies are stepping in to…
Interchange fees are transaction fees used in the payment card industry, which the card-issuing bank charges whenever a credit or debit card is used to make a transaction. The fees are charged to the merchant bank, or acquiring bank, and are paid to the card issuer. The fee covers the…
Sometimes called neobanks, challenger banks have no brick-and-mortar branches or physical locations. They are entirely digital, and some might technically not even be banks at all. The services offered by challenger banks are typically available through mobile apps or websites and might include the ability to transfer money between accounts,…
With the increasing prevalence of digital services across many industries, there has been an insurgence of new technologies reshaping the way many companies function, including those in banking. This rise in online services is opening older computer systems to the potential of startups, third-party access, and democratic data processes. These…
Open banking is an $8 billion-plus revenue opportunity and one of the most seismic shifts in consumer and commercial finance technology in decades. Throughout open banking, two or more parties have access to banking data through an application programming interface (API). The goal of open banking is to improve the consumer experience. Let's take…