GDPR: three things most businesses haven’t thought about – but should
It’s crucial for organisations to look at this fundamental regulation in a holistic manner.
Data & Analytics
SuperCharger’s latest programme raises $14.4m and inks 47 deals
SuperCharger accelerator results in 47 deals after 12 weeks, and a lot of funding.
Debt restructuring company Lendstreet receives $7m funding
Lendstreet just closed a $7m investment round to fix Americans’ debt.
Ignite Sales and FIS join forces on digital engagement
Ignite will make its customer engagement tech available to FIS community banking clients.
Envestnet | Yodlee’s AI FinCheck takes financial wellness to a new level
Data aggregation and analytics firm Envestnet | Yodlee bolstering PFM capabilities.
Money20/20 Europe: key takeaways
The trends and key issues when the Money20/20 Europe circus rolled into Amsterdam this week.
Money20/20 Europe: GAFA and Grandhood day
Fraud fears, GAFA and other odds and ends from the Amsterdam event.
Commerzbank’s new loan model adjusts repayment based on capital usage
Commerzbank’s new lendtech solution has “pay-per-use loan” model at its core.
Banking Technology Awards 2018 now open for entry!
Recognising excellence in the use of IT in financial services.
Lunar Way picks Humio for data visualisation
Humio will provide log management for fintech Lunar Way.
Money 20/20 Europe: putting the AI in certainty
AI’s potential is discussed at the Amsterdam event.
Personetics accommodates challenger banks
A new customisable, pre-packaged application lowering barriers for smaller banks.
CBA customers caught in email address confusion
Australian bank says no customer data was compromised.
Finicity and Mortgage Cadence team for mortgage tech
Finicity’s Verification of Assets (VoA) solution integrated with Mortgage Cadence’s loan origination platform.
India Stack: why I am an unashamed fan girl
The most meaningfully transformative thing I have seen in my life so far.
APRA’s economic and financial statistics reform: extracting value from tech and new data demands
Where there’s a reform, there’s an opportunity.
Online lending 3.0 – how technology is changing the game
Success lies in a company’s “digital brain”.
Fintech funding round-up: 18 May 2018
Stars LendingPoint, Open and The Disruption House.
Envestnet | Yodlee, Quovo and Morningstar unite on SODA framework
A joint initiative in the US to support secure, open data access for consumers.
UK regulator knocks out seven shades of fintech hits
Another speech. Another conference. Another plan.
Cardlytics inks paytech deal with JP Morgan Chase
Also announces strong Q1 financial results.
Optimove acquires PowerInbox DynamicMail business
Optimove takes a step further in helping brands build an emotional relationship with their customers.
Irish eyes are spying with AIB’s social media prying
O Big Brother, where art thou?
Lloyd’s of London launches lab for insurtech innovation
Looking out for action in an “increasingly digital, data-driven world”.
FinovateSpring 2018 Best of Show winners announced
Congratulations to the five companies whose live demonstrations wowed the Finovate crowd!
Credit Karma teams with SpyCloud for dark web data monitoring
Credit Karma expands its identity theft monitoring offering to include data from the dark web.
IBM acquires data tech firm Armanta
Armanta will be integrated into IBM’s Watson Financial Services portfolio.
Quantopian partners with FactSet to launch Quantopian Enterprise
Algorithmic trading platform Quantopian is launching a new service, Quantopian Enterprise, together with FactSet.
Soneri Bank live on Temenos T24 core banking system
Pakistan-based Soneri Bank now running on Temenos’ T24 (R16).
SME lender Kabbage to acquire fellow lendtech Orchard
Small business lender Kabbage is rumoured to be acquiring lending platform Orchard Platform Markets.
PayTech Awards 2018: tips on how to write a winning entry
The entry deadline is Friday, 4 May.
Appian unleashes contact centre platform for financial services
An “orchestration of the human and robotic elements of service”.
Stanbic Bank Zambia in regtech automation with BankBI
Stanbic Bank Zambia chooses cloud-based BankBI for regulatory reporting.
2018: the year of data, data, data
Three “mega-trends” pointing the way to the future needs of clients and the changes banks must undertake to remain relevant.
Nubank turns to Acesso Digital for facial biometrics tech
Brazilian fintech Nubank leverages facial biometrics to help combat credit card fraud.
TransUnion to acquire Callcredit for $1.4bn
TransUnion to buy UK’s second-largest consumer credit bureau, Callcredit.
Sella Open Fintech Platform to buy Vipera for $34m
Mobile financial services company Vipera to be acquired by Sella Open Fintech Platform (SOFP).
Yukka Lab launches market sentiment analysis solution, News & Trend Lab
An organised and efficient way to view and manage financial news in real-time.
Phew, PayTech Awards entry deadline extended!
The final chance to enter is Friday, 4 May 2018.
