Tink unveils API developer platform
Swedish fintech Tink has introduced its API developer platform.
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UK’s Coventry Building Society in IT recruitment drive
More than 80 IT roles on offer as digital revamp takes shape.
Equiniti Riskfactor gains foothold in Canada
Equiniti Riskfactor has gained its first client in Canada – Baron Finance.
Data analytics firm Ephesoft moves into mortgage tech
Document capture and data analytics firm Ephesoft unveils Ephesoft Transact for Mortgage.
Raiffeisen Austria turns to Contovista tech for finance portal launch
Major deal as Swiss start-up makes its debut outside of Switzerland.
KAS Bank takes AIM for cloud gains
AIM Software chosen by Dutch provider of custodian and fund admin services.
Quovo launches new solutions for loan originators and servicers
Helping lenders improve key processes in the lending value chain.
PayTech Awards 2018: The Paytech for Good Award
Honouring organisations for outstanding social impact.
BeSmartee integrates with FormFree’s AccountChek asset verification service
Will give lenders clearer picture of borrower’s likelihood to pay back loan.
European Payments Summit 2018: the future is nearer than you think
Discussing incredibly futuristic subjects at EPS 2018.
GoodData ventures into insurtech
BI firm GoodData has expanded into the insurance industry to simplify claims and underwriting.
YapStone touches Couchbase for payments platform propulsion
Looking for inspiration with a cloud-native data sensation.
Analytics firm MapD shoots for the cloud
San Francisco-based company unveils MapD Cloud.
The reality of a UK fintech doing business in China
Exploring three key areas that UK fintechs need to focus on if they want to launch in China.
Five ways AI is disrupting financial services
Whether you realise it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over the world.
$500m secondary investment boosts Credit Karma’s valuation to $4bn
San Francisco-based Credit Karma has received a $500 million boost from Silver Lake.
The Finbourne supremacy fires up with wealthtech club
Working on a shared cloud-based investment management platform.
What is the India Stack and why is it no longer the dream it used to be?
The good, the bad and the ugly of the India Stack (or Aadhaar Stack) by Devie Mohan.
NICE Actimize brings AI tech to financial crime investigation
NICE Actimize has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled investigation management system.
Jamaican FI in social media analytics project with Neener Analytics
Neener Analytics is showing a Jamaican payday lender how its social media analytics can help boost KPIs.
Mastercard and IBM join forces for new “data trust”, Truata
Truata is an independent trust to enable companies conduct analytics while complying with GDPR.
Experian buys credit checking start-up ClearScore for $385m
On completion, ClearScore will be included within Experian’s UK Consumer Services.
Fintech funding round-up: 15 March 2018
Featuring Mosaic Smart Data and YellowDog.
RBL Bank in lendtech project with CreditVidya
India-based RBL Bank has teamed with provider of credit underwriting solutions CreditVidya.
Interview: Caren Robb, Letshego – look on the bright side
Creating inclusive banking for remote communities.
BNP Paribas Fortis and Tink team up for mobile banking
BNP Paribas Fortis will incorporate Tink’s technology into its mobile banking apps.
GreenKey teams with IPC to develop AI-based speech recognition solution
Will convert real-time voice into useable data for financial market participants.
UK Investment Association unleashes fintech accelerator
Asset management industry to get generosity from VeloCity.
AnaCredit – turning compliance into opportunity
An opportunity to improve ROI on existing infrastructure and use data for strategic decision-making.
Edmond de Rothschild moves core mainframe system to LzLabs
Hops over to LzLabs’ Linux-based alternative, running on x86 servers.
Glossary: what’s what in fintech
What’s what in fintech? Here is a glossary of the most commonly used terms.
Cardlytics first fintech firm to go public in 2018
Data driven marketing tech firm Cardlytics is now listed on Nasdaq.
Wizards of Oz pull back curtain on open banking
Australian open banking review published – but still seeks feedback.
UK regulator pushing hard on GDPR compliance
Financial Conduct Authority looking to get firms ready for the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Trunomi closes $3.5m round from CloudScale Capital
Consumer consent and data rights company collects some cash.
Xero and Kaseya form data sharing duet
Cloud-based accounting platform and IT management solutions provider get together.
Blackstone buys Thomson Reuters’ financial business for $17bn
Gets data business, risk and compliance solutions and wealth management software.
Wipro takes minority stake in Harte Hanks
Wipro is acquiring a $9.9 million minority stake in omnichannel marketing services firm Harte Hanks.
First Data to open new fintech centre in Ireland
US payments firm also aims to hire 150 staff from around the world.
Microsoft gets support of privacy groups in data battle against US
Privacy International files an amicus brief on behalf of 26 organisations in support of Microsoft.
