Month: June 2020

Amazon and SoftBank Corp. are in talks with Sistema, one of the largest publicly traded companies in Russia, to purchase Ozon, the Russian online retailer, Reuters reported. “The interest to Ozon among foreign investors is very high,” Vladimir Evtushenkov, Sistema’s majority owner and chairman, told reporters after Sistema’s annual shareholder meeting. “I can tell you that this is the only one … Continue reading Amazon Said To Have Interest In Buying Russian eCommerce Player Ozon Continue Reading →

Uber Money head Peter Hazlehurst is leaving the ride-hailing giant. His departure follows plans by Uber to focus on its ride and food delivery businesses. Uber Money employees will now report to Uber’s vice president of technology, Peeyush Nahar The firm’s plan to become a financial services company is therefore currently on pause. Uber’s CEO … Continue reading Uber presses pause on financial services play Continue Reading →

As the fallout from Wirecard’s troubles unfold, Germany’s deputy finance minister has called for radical solutions to fix how accounting firms are regulated, the Financial Times reported. The government is expected to end its contract with the Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (FREP), the country’s accounting watchdog, as early as Monday, sources told the Times. “We have reached … Continue reading Wirecard Forces ‘Radical’ Reboot Of German Accounting Regs Continue Reading →

At the 2019 Game Awards, Microsoft finally unveiled their upcoming console – the Xbox Series X. Previously known only as Project Scarlett, the next-gen console is quite the departure from previous models. With a new design and improved hardware, it promises to be the most powerful console the company has released yet. It’s also just one console … Continue reading Xbox Series X: Everything you need to know Continue Reading →

RevoluPAY, a wholly owned Spanish subsidiary of Canada’s RevoluGROUP, is gearing up its one-stop shop of services for the global remittance market. The app offers a range of services which allow remittance beneficiaries to do more with the cash sent to them from overseas. RevoluPAY’s primary focus will be on the unbanked market The Spanish … Continue reading Newly licensed RevoluPAY taps global remittance market Continue Reading →

If the rumors are correct, we might finally be hearing the official word on the Surface Duo in a few weeks. While the hardware is pretty much already known, save for confirmation of those specs, the software is still pretty much a mystery outside of the parts that Microsoft tried (and partly failed) to show … Continue reading Surface Duo app groups reported to pair two apps together Continue Reading →

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Then, cases in the U.S. had hit 1267 and there were 38 deaths, most of them concentrated north of Seattle, Washington. Worldwide, there were a reported 120,000 cases and 4,300 deaths. The WHO’s statements laid bare what everyone all over the world had feared: The coronavirus would hit … Continue reading New Report: How A Global Pandemic Created A Digital-First Customer In Twelve Weeks Continue Reading →

The coronavirus pandemic has seen online shopping soar to record levels. In fact, new analysis from Nielsen shows that, in the grocery retail category, there has been a 7% spike in online sales over the same period last year. In this climate, many businesses are placing increased emphasis on their e-commerce operations and, for over … Continue reading Five ways to streamline your online checkout process Continue Reading →

Here at FinTech Futures we do our very best to bring together the worldwide fintech community – from the industry veterans to those just entering this ever-exciting space, and everyone in-between! And so, we wanted to create a place where people could apply for various roles industry-wide – banking tech, paytech, regetch, wealthtech, lendtech and … Continue reading FinTech Futures and Jobbio team up to launch FinTech Futures Jobs Continue Reading →