Estonian fintech Planet42 to tap South Africa’s alternative car finance market
The fintech landed €2.2 million in seed funding last month.
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Square’s $55bn valuation reaches skies of major US banks
Square is $20 billion away from matching Goldman Sachs’ market valuation.
Mastercard invests in long-term fintech partner Verestro
The fintech has worked with Mastercard since 2011.
Instapay Technologies partners with Mastercard to support Malaysian migrant workers
Instapay Technologies is looking for 100,000 new users in the first year.
Liechtenstein’s VP Bank bags fintech CEO for client solutions unit
Thomas von Hohenhau is the Swiss CEO of Hamburg-based fintech Deposit Solutions.
UK challenger Monument to tap Britain’s mass affluent
The fintech has raised £10 million to date.
The Peoples Community Bank picks Finastra for new core system
Fusion Phoenix deployed at Wisconsin-based bank.
Starling Bank launches two new paid business accounts
The roll-out includes its second multi-currency account.
White paper: Three key trends driving financial services IT transformation
How financial institutions can become more customer-centric, leverage hybrid IT infrastructure, and avoid vendor lock-in.
National Bank of Pakistan modernises pool management
The upgrade “promises to set an industry standard for Islamic banking in the country”.
South Korea reports 20m subscriptions to open banking service
Figure represents a quadrupling of registrations since an October 2019 pilot.
Lending Works acquired by Intriva Capital
Intriva has bought 100% of Lending Work’s equity for an undisclosed price.
Overcoming challenges on the road to open banking success
FinTech Futures speaks to Rajashekara V. Maiya at Infosys Finacle about open banking.
How to prevent your cloud finances from sinking you during economic turbulence
Practical steps to establish and maintain a successful cloud financial management (CFM) strategy.
Introducing CRUX Digital Days – getting the crux of the tech matter
What’s shaping the financial services technology industry of today and what awaits it tomorrow?
ChannelMeter raises $4m for content creator banking service
The start-up is launching its new service ‘Creator Cash’ this month.
PBI lands €45m & acquires salary-backed loans business
The fintech was founded by ex-UniCredit execs.
Pakistani fintech SadaPay lands CTO from Indonesian unicorn Gojek
Gojek is Indonesia’s most valuable start-up.
Australian Securities Exchange delays blockchain go-live to 2022
This is the second delay for the infrastructure project.
Monte dei Paschi explores merger plan with Banco BPM
World’s oldest bank looking to bulk up its resources.
Major banks take another step towards ‘truly European’ payment system
Some 16 of Europe’s major banks are set to initiate the implementation.
Infrastructure that gives you an edge: payments-as-a-service
The only technology model for future payments ecosystems.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 03 July 2020
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How 5G will revolutionise consumer banking
When 5G is part of our nationwide infrastructure, it will transform products and services.
Vietnamese digital bank TNEX to create consumer-merchant ecosystem
“We’ve started a bit of a fintech revolution here,” says MSB’s CDO.
Santander launches Mi Vuelta COVID-19 track and trace app
The Mi Vuelta COVID-19 track and trace app allows employees to report any symptoms.
Trio of fintechs sign up to Mastercard’s Open Banking Protect
Aion, DiPocket, and Modulr have signed up to Mastercard’s Open Banking Protect solution.
US challenger Point lands $10.5m for debit-credit hybrid
Rewards rest on a point-based system.
American Express GBT launches SME cashflow platform Neo1 in UK
The free online service helps finance teams manage cashflow.
UK opens virtual fintech trade mission to APAC
The fintech deal follows FTA talks between the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
B21 launches crypto trading app in India following regulation clarity
India has seen a spike in crypto investing in the last months.
Lemonade lands $319m in IPO
The SoftBank-backed insurtech sold 11 million shares priced at $29 each.
Is your bank rotten to the core?
In banking, a legacy product core based on old technology can’t simply be modified.
UBI Banca offers digital salary backed loans with FinLeap
The partnership is through the bank’s subsidiary Prestitalia.
Fintech start-up Simpl targets India’s low credit card adoption
Just 3.85% of Indian consumers have credit cards.
The Philippines launches government-owned OFBank for overseas citizens
Filipinos will be able to sign up to the new service with a selfie.
Sopra Banking Software taps Tink’s data channel
Sopra Banking Software serves roughly 1,500 banks and financial institutions.
Australia’s big four welcomes start of open banking
ANZ, NAB, Westpac and Commonwealth Bank have all gone live with APIs.
Webinar: Stop wasting money in the cloud!
How Robert Half International (RHI) reduced cloud expenses and applied cost optimisation best practices across the enterprise.
Société Générale to acquire French neobank Shine
The deal is thought be be around €100 million.
