PayU acquires Wibmo for Indian mobile payments fun
It also has other high growth markets in sight.
Data & Analytics
Top fintech stories this week – 12 March 2019
Teradata’s event coverage, Sopra Steria acquired SAB, and other news.
Teradata Universe Madrid 2019: Teradata agrees that less is more
“Don’t invest in analytics!”, and in my mind, the crowd cheered.
Bnext launches travel insurance
The Spanish challenger is already expanding its product portfolio.
Integral delivers mobile trading app for Arab Bank in Switzerland
Integral’s solutions are used by banks, brokers and asset managers in the foreign exchange market.
NIIT Technologies to acquire Whishworks
Specific terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Kabbage pulls in $700 million in debt funding
It claims to be the largest asset-backed securitization by a small business online lending platform to date.
Torstone Tech grows with Percentile acquisition
Percentile’s risk solution will be integrated into Torstone’s offering.
Simudyne closes $6m funding with Barclays’ aid
This brings the total capital raised to $10m.
SESAMm targets US market after EUR 4.4m funding round
Expansion to Japan and London is the next objective.
How to ensure your financial institution doesn’t survive past 2030
Free up your staff to work for more forward-looking organisations!
PASPX in tech overhaul with Temenos
PASPX was founded in 2008 and holds an e-money licence.
Kudi raises $5m to expand bank agent network in Nigeria
Series A funding will support mission to serve underbanked people.
Open beta programme launches for Sila’s API platform
Aims to bridge gap between traditional banking systems and blockchain.
The future of PFM looks a lot less like a bank
Those digital money managers that build intelligent services around the high opportunity customer jobs will win.
Onfido raises $50m for fraud battle boost
It brings the firm’s capital to more than $100 million.
PayTech Awards entry deadline extended!
Enter the PayTech Awards by Friday, 12 April.
OpenGamma raises $10m for data analytics boost
It will increase presence in London, New York and Singapore.
Case study: Information Builders and Millennium BCP
See how the largest private bank in Portugal, Millenium BCP enhanced decision-making capabilities
New $4.8m funding for SME bank Novo
The bank targets small businesses with a digital banking offer.
Klarna’s new platform connects fintechs and 4,300 banks
Single API is the gateway to 14 European markets.
Top fintech stories this week – 29 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Unlocking a continent of opportunity: digital and mobile transforming Africa’s business landscape
A quiet financial revolution is gathering pace across Africa – stemming from the rise of smart mobile tech.
Standard Bank moves over to AWS
All its workloads, including its customer facing and core banking applications.
PayTech Awards: honouring organisations for their social impact
Enter the PayTech for Good Award by 5 April!
YellowDog fetches £2.5m extra in Series A
This news follows the £1.7 million raised in March of last year.
Succeeding with Advanced Analytics and delivering next level customer experience
Data visualisation, data analytics, and other necessary requirements for modern banking.
Blue Sage integrates Capsilon’s tech to lending platform
The integration will help with document recognition and data extraction technology.
Webinar: Digital, Data and Disintermediation – Modern Banking
Register for the FinTech Futures and Information Builders webinar now
Wiring financial organisations for regulatory success
Firms need to be much bolder in their use of technology; clinging to old methods will only make things worse.
White paper: How artificial intelligence can improve the bottom line in FS
What challenges is the financial sector facing and how can firms thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape?
Streamdata.io acquired by Axway
The France-based start-up sold for an undisclosed amount.
Can COO perform the CFO role using “intelligent automation”?
The introduction of intelligent automation will compel the profession to become more creative.
Sova Capital picks Iress for wealth management middle-office
Iress will also provide post-trade processing services.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Four digital and traditional trends in banking in 2019
Don’t discount something because it doesn’t fall strictly into our pro-technology bubble.
eCurrency Mint ups security with nCipher nShield HSMs
To provided secure digital fiat currencies to central bank.
White paper: Beyond Banking – what traditional banks and neobanks can learn from each other
What traditional players and challengers can teach each other, and how to beat bigtechs in the digital banking race.
Thinknum gets $11.6m funding for alternative data platform
Thinknum, a provider of web-sourced alternative data, is announcing a $11.6 million Series A funding round.
New voice-powered Finley AI offers financial and pension advice
The creator claims that Finley AI is a world-first innovation.
