Australian challenger bank Judo Capital launches
Throws its hat into the SME ring with digital move.
Banking
Avaloq becomes founding partner of FinTech Scotland
O flower of Scotland, when will we see, your like again.
Starling becomes first mobile-only bank to launch business accounts
Challenger confirms launch of business accounts.
None better than non-clients for Citi mobile app
It’s an open house as non-Citi clients can connect their accounts to app.
PayTech Awards 2018: recognising successful individuals and teams
Celebrating people that make things happen!
“Active sponsors” and other mythical creatures of banking innovation: a survival guide
Sponsorship is a double edged sword.
FCA welcomes EU agreement on Brexit
Everyone be cool. This is Brexit.
TSB joins lendtech race with Business Marketplace
Plans to become UK’s first high street lender to link to rival’s digital deals.
Fintech funding round-up: 28 March 2018
Stars Canopy, Spring Labs, Equitise and Xinja.
PSCU’s a high achiever with Achieva Credit Union return
It’s all warm and good-humoured in Florida.
PKO turns to Coinfirm for blockchain-based documentation verification
Polish bank goes for full implementation of Trudatum platform.
Mizuho and IBM develop new AI tech for financial market forecasting
Will use Dynamic Boltzmann Machine to help forecast market trends and volatility.
PaymentComponents and Natech partner for open banking push
AplonAPI will be integrated with Natech’s core banking solution.
Seven banks in seven months select Jack Henry’s Core Director platform
Windows-based platform is designed for community banks in US.
NatWest unleashes ClearSpend app for company card control freaks
Free mobile app for commercial card customers.
Broadridge acquires Israeli digital tech firm ActivePath
To strengthen its governance and communications businesses.
MUFG wanders over to ExaWizards for magical AI alliance
Plan to conduct development studies of online finance products.
Banco BNI Europa unveils account opening via videoconference
Portuguese bank brings verve and vivacity to video world.
Malauzai to fuel mobile tech for Axiom Bank
Florida’s second-largest community bank is targetting the underbanked.
Tesobe powers API for Forty Seven Bank
London-based banking start-up will use open source API solution.
White paper: The transaction effort score – driving revenue through reduced customer effort
Welcome to the Avoka Transaction Effort Score.
New Zealand trials open banking
ASB, BNZ, Datacom, Paymark, Trade Me and Westpac join the pilot.
SimbaPay unleashes Pan-African remittances chatbot
In collaboration with e-payments and commerce firm Interswitch.
Carbanak and Cobalt crime crew caught
Mastermind behind €1 billion cyber bank robbery arrested in Spain.
Denizen unveils “world’s first” global account for banking
Users can receive money in one country and pay it out in another.
Commerzbank digs digitally deeper for corporate clients
First bank in Germany to offer its corporate clients a fully digitised advisory process.
Bank of England angles in on fintech hub scene
News revealed at yet another fintech conference in London.
Revolut’s a disposable raver for virtual cards
UK start-up plans to combat fraud with disposable virtual cards.
Mind trials contactless donation terminals with Santander
Mental health charity using terminals in ten shops in UK.
Say ciao to new ItaliaFintech association
Group represents 19 firms with nearly one million clients.
Australian neobank Xinja launches card and app
“This isn’t a finished product, it’s a step in our journey with our customers.”
Swift goes universal for real-time payment tracking
gpi Tracker extended to all payment messages.
RBC first Canadian bank to open API developer portal
Royal Bank of Canada is initially offering five API packages.
Payments platform Currencycloud launches Global Collections
London-based firm unleashes multi-currency accounts receivable product.
Digital bank bunq launches Apple Pay; comes to Italy and Spain
bunq is expanding into Spain and Italy, and has also introduced Apple Pay, the first in the Netherlands.
Beacon Community Bank opts for Jack Henry’s Silverlake core banking system
The solution is supplied on a hosted basis via JHA OutLink Processing Services.
PSR turns focus to consumer protection and ATM survival
UK’s Payment Systems Regulator reveals its ambitions in annual plan for 2018/19.
UK regulator grants Tide e-money authorisation
UK-based SME banking start-up Tide is “entering adulthood” as it turns 15 months old.
Introducing PayTech Awards!
Celebrating excellence in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry, and the people who make it happen.
IBM betting on multi-cloud
At its Las Vegas event Big Blue goes gambling.
