Nebraska’s Pathway Bank enters world of video banking with POPi/o
POPi/o also has partners in California, Idaho, Nevada and New York.
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Lemon Way nabs €25 million investment from Toscafund
Parisian payments firm plans geographic expansion with new funds.
Making payment easy across Africa and beyond
Thabo Makoko, explores how the continent can improve its payments infrastructure.
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FinovateAsia Best of Show winners announced
“We are thrilled to be back in the Garden City.”
Help-to-buy fintech Proportunity raises £2m, offers alternative to UK government
The fintech provides first-time buyers with an equity loan of up to 15%.
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US challenger Chime goes down for millions of customers
Chime serves more than five million accounts across the US.
Yorkshire Building Society opts for OutSystems
Installation of a new integrated development environment underway.
Can compliance directors successfully reposition themselves as business leaders?
The role of banking compliance is in mid-evolution.
From stablecoins to central bank digital currencies
In the sCBDC model central banks would focus on their core function: providing trust and efficiency.
Finovate Podcast: Epsiodes 1-10
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Santander leads €35m funding round in digital debt marketplace CrossLend
Lakestar, ABN AMRO Ventures and Earlybird will also be investing.
ID Finance crowdfunds £1.5m in minutes, eyes up Hispanic and Latino loan market
ID Finance is on track to double revenues to €90m this year.
Calastone takes on ex-BNY Mellon exec Dan Kramer for US expansion
Kramer managed end-to-end customer experience at BNY Mellon.
FinovateFall 2019 in pictures
There was so much to take in over the three days!
Libra publishes signed charter with 21 members, inc. Spotify, Uber and PayU
Libra’s meeting also agreed on board members and staff.
Ripple invests in XRPL infrastructure startup Towo Labs
Investment going towards the development of hardware wallet firmware.
How to thrive in an ever changing market, a conversation with the COO of Qualco
Spyros Retzekas, COO at Qualco says agility is the key.
Cashforce solves forecasting challenge for treasuries, raises €5m funding
INKEF Capital and Citi Ventures led the Series A round.
DIS 2019: OBIE trustee says business-consumer adoption figures in ‘hundreds of thousands’
The ‘big nine’ UK banks still represent around 95% of the market, says OBIE.
DIS 2019: Lendtech OpenWrks says it can predict divorce and relationship breakdown
OpenWrks can determine when gambling will become a health issue too.
UK lendtech Zopa brings transparency to credit score calculations
Zopa says it’s the first lender to show how it determines who to lend to.
Nigerian fintech Lidya launches SME lending platforms for Poland and Czech Republic
The company’s USP is to create 100 million jobs worldwide.
Educating the masses
The age for financial literacy is getting younger and younger.
India’s fintech Paytm in talks with T Rowe Price for $1 billion funding round
Existing investors SoftBank and Ant Financial are also expected to participate.
UK cybersecurity firm Sophos bought by America’s Thoma Bravo for $3.8bn
Sophos houses more than 3,400 staff and a turnover of $710.6 million.
Nine UK fintechs land in Australia under the countries’ bridge programme
The companies will be showcased at Melbourne’s Intersekt conference.
OpenPayd appoints two new C-suite execs
They aim to accelerate its growth and the development of its technology.
Brazilian fintech Nubank’s user base soars to 15 million
The fintech has reached decacorn status with a $10 billion valuation.
Dissecting digital transformation with Appian’s very own problem solver
“Ultimately, it’s about making lasting relationships and acting with a spirit of generosity.”
OTP Bank welcomes “later-stage” start-ups to its partnership programme
Applications need to be made by 22 November 2019.
Intesa Sanpaolo invests €7m into vending machine digital wallet MatiPay
The fintech will expand its operations in Europe, Japan and the US.
Queen’s Speech reinforces UK’s aim to be world-leading regulator
The report found London has the world’s highest concentration of finserv firms.
US regulators remind FIs of AML obligations for digital assets
The CFTC, SEC and FinCEN point to AML/CFT requirements for digital assets.
Libra: Already a victim of fraud
According to the Facebook model, you steal a little and they bank the ad revenue.
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Revolut hires JP Morgan to manage $500m funding round and issue a $1b loan
The loan will turn into shares if Revolut receive a US banking licence.
HSBC takes on digital challengers with First Direct overhaul
The telephone-based brand is looking at AI and in-app technology.
