Five need-to-knows about ING’s new contact centre platform.
ING takes next step into open banking by sharing selected APIs
ING has reached an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Payvision, a fast-growing, leading international omnichannel payments service provider. Payvision has a total value of EUR 360 million. The transaction will enable ING to strengthen its footprint in omnichannel payments services and expand its merchant services for its business customers, in particular in the fast-growing e-commerce segment.
ING and the European Investment Bank provide €110 million to make ships less polluting.
Do banks have the potential to stay relevant in payments? ‘Absolutely’, said Mark Buitenhek Global Head Transaction Services of ING.
Half of European adults with access to a mobile device such as a smart phone or tablet computer expect to use mobile payment apps over the next 12 months, according to the ING international survey of more than 14,000 consumers.
With the ECB expected to keep interest rates very low for the foreseeable future, new research shows that European consumers may risk paying millions in unnecessary interest by not considering the use of savings to reduce expensive debts.
This morning Ian Bright, Senior Economist at ING, was interviewed by CNBC about ‘Money Secrets’ part of our recent International Survey on Savings 2015.