PayPal allows sending money by voice via Siri on iPhone
PayPal has announced you can send contacts money simply by asking Siri on your iPhone. You can now use commands such as “Hey, Siri, send John $20 using PayPal”. PayPal says the feature is available from now in 30 countries including Australia with the latest version of the PayPal app. “With so many P2P transactions happening during such a busy season, we’re excited to give our users an early holiday present,” PayPal says in a blogpost today. PayPal is not the first company to offer sending money by voice. Amazon lets you buy certain items from its store using its Amazon Echo home robot. However the robot is not officially […]
DigitalX Ltd tests blockchain based app to send money overseas
DigitalX Ltd (ASX:DCC), a blockchain software solutions company is gaining positive feedback from the expanded phase 2 beta-test of its AirPocket money transfer app that was conducted in the U.S. and Dominican Republic. The Phase 2 trial allowed users to transfer money from nine selected states in the U.S. to the Dominican Republic. AirPocket utilises the Bitcoin blockchain technology to transfer money. The majority of the respondents in the beta-test voted that AirPocket was efficient in sending money, and it was easier to receive money using the app than through traditional money transfer channels. The respondents also found the money transfer fees associated with the AirPocket app to be competitive […]
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management adopts DTCC’s ITP services as industry prepares for U.S. move to T+1
DTCC today announced that Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management is leveraging DTCC’s Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) suite of services.
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Finsure Group partners with eSigning innovator Annature
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Australian fintech startup Stables launches international remittances between Australia and The Philippines
Australian digital wallet provider and payment startup Stables has today announced the launch of international remittances for its thousands of users.
