Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank makes a MoneyBuddy
The app is built on Strands’ technology.
Consumer/Personal Finance
White paper: The opportunities and data management considerations of hybrid cloud
Why are companies deliberately adopting multiple cloud providers? Let Hortonworks and 451 Research explain
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 11 February 2019
Challengers Starling and Revolut, Tink, and the importance of digital assets.
Announcing Genome beta launch at White Nights Berlin 2019
Genome opens for public beta in Berlin on 12 February 2019 introducing a unified finance ecosystem like no other.
Innovating at scale: to compete with fast-rising challengers, banks need to gain agility
How large established financial brands can draw lessons from challenger banks’ customer-centric success.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Swift releases pay later API standards
To prompt worldwide adoption.
White paper: Digital Disruption in Banking
Find out more about digital workflows with DocuSign
eBook: Tomorrow’s world – how will AI transform banking?
Download the SAS eBook for insights into AI and banking.
Starling Bank taunts traditional banks in 2019 plans
UK challenger aiming for the one million customer mark.
Top ten digital bank initiatives in 2018
There have been a lot of digital bank projects in 2018. Here are our favourites.
B-Social raises £3m to build a social bank
As it applies for a UK banking licence from the FCA and PRA.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
White paper: Segments of one – customer insights in digital banking
Easy-to-implement use cases for personalised marketing and sales.
PayPal gives a Toss about Viva Republica’s $80m funding
Aimed at expanding the firm’s consumer app Toss.
Credit Union Australia offers app with personal touch
Allows customers to pick a personal bank advisor.
White paper: Adaptive Authentication – Superior User Experience and Growth through Intelligent Security
White paper on the state of authentication and the evolving threat landscape.
Starling Bank eyes Euro accounts and more partnerships
UK challenger reveals its plans for next year.
UK savings app Chip notches up £4m funding
Firm says it got a record-breaking number of investors in the UK.
Amsterdam students debut first investment via Dyme
The students are up to something.
Capital One makes smart purchase with Wikibuy
US firm acquires again and gets a comparison engine for online shoppers.
CreditLadder receives FCA approval for payments
As well as approval for account information services.
Paytm Canada extending payment app services with Paysafe
Now users can pay for goods and services, as well as bills.
Gohenry crowdfunds £6.2m for US expansion
To teach American kids about money.
Lunar Way launches budgeting tool for consumers
The Danish non-bank gets ahead of most banks.
Digital receipts fintech Slyp-s into the market
Easy to use, easy to set up.
Meniga gains foothold in Southeast Asia with UOB deal
Meniga’s tech to help UOB’s customers “keep track in real time of their savings and expenses more easily and clearly”.
Jaja Finance receives £3m funding to launch card
Equity crowdfunding led by Blystad Group and Pollen Street Capital.
Three UK and Meniga team for Wuntu Money app
Exclusive from Meniga’s FIN42 event in Iceland.
Mobile banking case study: Alfa Bank Belarus
How Alfa Bank Belarus tripled the number of retail banking customers by embracing mobile.
Bank Zero launches trial in South Africa
Bank Zero is mobile-driven, 45% black-owned an 20% women-owned.
ABN Amro gets payment innovation infrastructure with ACI Worldwide
The bank hopes to achieve cost savings by migrating to a more cost-efficient IT platform.
First Bank takes it to WhatsApp with Clickatell
Customers will be able to bank through the chat app.
Monzo closes £85m round as it plans more crowfunding
In its quest for a £1.5bn valuation.
Freetrade set sails for early access roll-out
Founded by André Mohamed and Adam Dodds.
TransferGo launches Seedrs aiming at €11.5m investment
Only €1 million will come from crowdfunders.
BGL Group acquires PFM app Bean
BGL will buy Saverd, the company behind personal finance management (PFM) app Bean.
ANZ and Moneythor partner for “financial wellness” venture
ANZ will implement Moneythor’s digital banking toolkit.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: shortlist announced!
Winners will be unveiled on 13 December in London!
Metro Bank personalises advice with Insights
Metro Bank’s new money management tool was developed with Personetics.
