Goldman leads LumApps $70m Series C funding
The French start-up hits $100m in total funding.
Business-to-Business/B2B
HAB Bank implements Jack Henry’s commercial lending platform
New York-based community bank wants to boost its commercial ops.
Qonto raises $115m round led by Tencent
The SME challenger bank says it’s the largest funding round ever for a French fintech.
Goldman cuts personal lending after launching Apple card
Its partnership with Apple has taken some of the momentum away from Marcus.
Three steps to effectively automating accounts payable
The best automated AP solutions can integrate all kinds of information and content formats.
DBS launches QR-code based b2b payments
DBS’ QR-code based solution is powered by DBS Rapid and DBS Max.
A thousand EU financial firms plan to open UK offices after Brexit
EY estimates that around 7,000 positions would be relocated from London to Europe.
For the sake of fraud fighting: how to secure online transactions on the Russian market
All the new forms of digital interaction are getting particularly vulnerable to fraudulent activities.
BMLL appoints Paul Humphrey as CEO
Johannes Sulzberger, outgoing CEO, will remain on the board as a non-exec director.
Part one: What is the best model for marketplace banking?
A two part series examining marketplace banking by Oliver Mitchell, CEO, Moneycado.
Exploring the ecommerce World of Asia with Cardpay
FinTech Futures sits down with Robert Ang, Cardpay’s general manager Asia.
Why start-up boards are here to stay
Start-up boards are often overlooked and underappreciated.
EXCLUSIVE: Oracle wins new core banking deals in Sudan, Somalia & Libya
Oracle has won and extended plenty of African deals in the past few months.
New challenges due to Open Banking and the benefits of instant payments
APIs are no longer seen as a difficult technical matter, but as a crucial building block.
UK SMEs chasing £50bn in late payments, fintech opportunity ripe
SMEs are on average chasing five outstanding invoices at any one time.
Standard Chartered “first” bank to offer public platform to track payment status
The bank is ready for Swift’s November 2020 payments confirmation deadline.
Financial management app Muse reveals £500k funding target
The fintech launched its app just a few weeks ago.
Challenger bank for British farmers Oxbury set to launch later this year
The launch comes at a time of prolonged Brexit uncertainty for British farmers.
The California Consumer Privacy Act kicks in
And it doesn’t look like anyone, even the state of California itself, is totally ready.
The desktop of 2020 and beyond
Clearly, these desktop application integration platforms need to evolve too.
UK challenger Supreme Fintech set to launch globally in February 2020
The start-up is gearing up for its 1 February 2020 launch.
UK fintech Rebank raises $2.8m seed round to help businesses bank
The start-up sits on top of businesses’ bank accounts.
Adflex CEO: Cards are definitely fighting back
Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) will disrupt the age old four-player system.
Three trends to watch in 2020
Red Hat dissects how 2020 will be a chance for banks to catch on to innovation.
Starling Bank partners with QuickBooks to sync up ledgers with transactions
Accounts ledgers will update automatically with each transaction.
Supplement: the 2019 fintech review
Ruby Hinchliffe dissects her top five 2019 fintech trends from this year’s top stories!
Hong Kong’s fintech WeLab raises $156 million to launch WeLab Bank in 2020
Backers included Alibaba’s Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and China Construction Bank.
Token turns digital money solution into new paytech M10
M10 is building a “bank-grade digital money rail”.
Apple Card fees pinch retailers’ profits this Christmas
Supermarkets are taking a stand against the fees.
Open banking start-up Bud signs three-year deal with HSBC
The deal follows Bud’s huge staffing restructure and market change.
Plug and play platform FintechOS raises £10.7m
The start-up enables banks and insurance companies to compete with challengers.
Montréal’s FlexPay raises $6m in seed round
The fintech says 24% of recurring credit card transactions are falsely declined.
Brazilian fintech Cora raises $10m, founded by Wirecard company creators
Founders Igor Senra and Leo Mendes created MOIP which was bought by Wirecard in 2016.
How to choose the right jurisdiction for opening a company
Brigewest explores how the Middle East has become an attractive region for businesses.
Findexable report: London bests other European fintech hubs despite Brexit
San Francisco secured the top spot – up from eleventh place last year.
AvidXchange launches $300m private fundraising round which could reach $2bn valuation
Previous investors have included Mastercard and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.
BNY Mellon connects custody capabilities with SimCorp to improve data transparency
BNY Mellon and SimCorp expect mutual global clients out of the partnership
API builder Tink launches in Italy and Portugal, opens Madrid and Milan offices
Tink has bagged transaction data from 32 FIs across the regions.
TSB selects Iress Lender Connect to boost brokerage
Iress calls the deal the first it has signed with a “top tier” bank
LatAm Evertec acquires commercial payments enabler PlacetoPay
The acquisition is a gateway for Evertec to tap Colombia and Ecuador.
