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TSB boosts access to Emergency Flee Fund with video banking

Finextra

TSB is making its Emergency Flee Fund available to victims of domestic abuse on its video banking platform.

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Cross-Border Real-Time Payments Make Tangible Progress as Over 50% Consumers Use Them, Says GlobalData

Fintech Finance

In its most recent update in October 2023, the Financial Stability Board reports there is a shortfall against G20 targets in the proportion of retail services that make funds available to the consumer in an hour (42% vs target of 75%) and in one business day (76% vs target of 100%).

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TikTok Shop Implements Cash Flow Solution for Sellers in Partnership With Storfund

The Fintech Times

Money is legitimately held back by all marketplaces to ensure that sellers have funds available for refunds but this can disrupt their ability to restock and scale up. This addresses a significant disparity in e-commerce where customers can buy online in minutes, but marketplaces can delay payouts to sellers for up to 60 days.

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DailyPay Rebrands Its Card, Adding New Merchant Cash Back Offers

Fintech Finance

Actual fund availability depends on receiving financial institution and region **Requires employer participation in DailyPay, and election to deposit early transfers and set direct deposit to the DailyPay Card.

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Alternative Flexible Funding is a Lifeline for UK SMEs Struggling With Cash Flow

The Fintech Times

If we can’t make flexible funding available to the small businesses that need it – when and how they need it – we’re going to see more and more businesses failing. . “Last year, 345,000 businesses across the UK shut their doors for the last time. And the current financing infrastructure is at least partly to blame.

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GROW with Singlife and AllianzGI Launch SGD-Fund Offering Monthly Dividends

Fintech News

The inaugural product of this collaboration is the Allianz Global Income fund, available exclusively through GROW’s network. This Singapore dollar (SGD) based fund will provide monthly dividends to investors. The Allianz Global Income fund has assets under management totaling US$ 161.7

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JCB to pilot softPOS technology for central bank digital currency transactions

NFCW

“This JCBDC project is aimed at ensuring that CBDC fund transfers can be done securely and conveniently, by anyone, at any time, with or without internet connectivity, with an immediate guarantee of fund availability,” Soft Space adds.