Jaja Finance receives £3m funding to launch card
Equity crowdfunding led by Blystad Group and Pollen Street Capital.
Cards
State Bank of India and Hitachi join forces for cards and paytech venture
JV to create a “state-of-the-art card acceptance and future ready digital payments platform” in India.
Swych powers WeChat’s Travelex Pay for US shopping
Swych’s blockchain-based gift card technology will power Travelex Pay, offered by Travelex and WeChat.
Societe Generale to issue biometric cards for unlimited contactless payments
Societe Generale’s bank cards will have a built-in fingerprint verification sensor.
American Express and Ethoca partner for card dispute resolution
Ethoca Eliminator will enable Amex card holders to get more detailed transaction information in real time.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: shortlist announced!
Winners will be unveiled on 13 December in London!
Teradata Analytics Universe 2018: deep learning and card tricks
In Vegas some place their bets on DL delivery.
US paytech CardFlight launches SwipeSimple Customers for card data management
Merchants can build customer databases and manage card data with CardFlight’s SwipeSimple Customers.
IndusInd Bank combines credit and debit in one card
IndusInd Bank Duo Card is the first of its kind in India.
NY-based Petal blossoms with $34m investment
Follows a $13m investment by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures.
FIS and Banco Bradesco stay friends as JV ends
Love lingers as they plan to expand commercial relationship in Brazil.
Avoka invokes app digitisation for First Tech FCU
Digitises account opening for more than 40 offerings at US credit union.
US paytech Elan sold to Fiserv for $690m
Elan comes with revenues of over $170m.
Tiffany & Co and Worldline unveil UK’s first luxury vending machine
The world’s first all-in-one Android-based payment terminal now in the UK.
CardFlight makes SwipeSimple tech better all right
Mobile POS and payment technology firm is flying high.
ANZ waves hi to smartphone ATM access
All you need from an ATM, with the aid of your phone.
VPBank launches lively new digital bank Yolo
Vietnamese bank targets younger generation with “unlimited connectivity” to lifestyle service providers.
250 ATMs closed monthly in the UK
A report by Link reveals “alarming” closure numbers.
Paysend debuts global account
Built by a team of ex-Revolut engineers and designers.
South African paytech Yoco raises $16m funding
Round led by Partech with participation from Orange Digital Ventures.
Visionet and SmartPesa unleash Mobey payment service in Indonesia
Solution is designed for financial institutions and merchants.
Elavon expanding merchant payment line with ETS acquisition
US Bank subsidiary buys Virginia-based Electronic Transaction Systems.
White paper: The Mobile Banking Revolution
How to build the mobile bank of the future?
Jaja Finance launches first product following £7m funding
Making credit cards simple to get.
Wirecard Brazil widens payments scope
Everyone wants to become more attractive in Brazil.
Bank Simpanan Nasional to complete move to ICBS core system
Malaysian bank gets ready for phase two of major tech migration.
Due to popular demand: Banking Technology Awards entry deadline extended!
Submit your nominations by 7 September 2018.
Compass Plus migrates first processing customer in Americas
Two-month migration for Brazilian prepaid card issuer BPP.
US credit card firm Deserve raises $17m funding
Going for Generation Z with its “financial independence” offer.
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Revolut goes hardcore with crypto cashback Metal card
To those about to withdraw we salute you.
UK start-up Betr Lend preps for launch
New online lending and credit card company looking for CTO.
Payworks to power new POS tool for Bambora
Duo will launch Bambora Connect – for POS software providers and merchants.
India’s Cosmos Bank stars in $13.5m hacking drama
Malware attack on its Swift and debit card payment systems.
Ondot brings card control tech to PSCU
Mobile payments firm comes to the rescue.
FinTech for Good Award: honouring organisations for outstanding social impact
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Dynamics’ battery-powered cards hit Japan
Move comes via a partnership with GMO Aozora Net Bank in Tokyo.
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US Bank to sell card processor Elan
EXCLUSIVE. Finastra, FIS and Fiserv believed to be in final bid.
Even Financial raises $19m funding for new card tricks
Takes its total funding to $25 million.
