Facebook’s Libra creating a shadow banking system, say US banks
US banks reckon Libra poses a threat to national monetary policy.
Digital
The challenges for banks and fintechs when building a partnership
Chris Ward, author at Mapa research, dissects the changing definition of ‘partnerships’ in fintech.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 04 October 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Samsung gears up digital wallet with debit card and cross-border payments
‘Samsung Pay Cash’ and ‘Money Transfer’ are just the beginning.
NAB’s charge reduces cash earnings by AUD1.12bn
This comes ahead of the January regulatory deadline to reach a core capital ratio of 10.5%.
Beyond personalisation
Recognising who customers are, what they believe, how they respond and act.
Banking Technology October 2019 issue out now
Lessons from Africa.
Five lessons global banks can learn from African fintechs
Mobile payments have been positioned as a ground-breaking idea but Africans have been doing that for a while.
Emerging markets seeking London’s fintech crown
City of London mayor gives UK firms stark warning.
Seattle Bank chooses Finastra for its core banking
Finastra will also help with analytics, digital banking and card payments.
White paper: The state of application development in retail banking
Over 3,300 IT professionals shared their insights in this comprehensive report.
Revolut’s losses double to £33m as it gears up to hire staff, expand reach
The fintech’s losses have gone from £14.8m to £32.8m in one year.
Finastra launches apps built with FIs on FusionFabric cloud platform
Allied Payment Network and Monotto launch on Finastra marketplace.
Core banking changing lives, starting with mine
The truth is everything we do touches and by extension changes people’s lives.
UK finserv industry says public are stifling technology adoption
The industry fears it will miss out on key innovations.
Bnext becomes first fintech in Spain to raise a $25m Series A, plans LatAm expansion
The round was led by DN Capital, Redalpine and Speedinvest.
Challenger bank bunq launches in UK and 21 other European countries
The bank is active in all EU countries and a handful of EEA ones, too.
Funding the revolution: the dawn of digital banking
Traditional banking giants are feeling the squeeze.
20th Banking Technology Awards: showcase your brand to decision-makers at banks
Get your brand seen by the brightest and most innovative decision-makers in the industry and network with them at a spectacular gala ceremony!
Rapyd secures $100m in funding to bolster “fintech-as-a-service”
Oak HC/FT, Tiger Global, Stripe and more get involved in funding round.
Open Banking app VibePay launches in the UK
1,000 “selected members” will test the service.
What you need to know before implementing artificial intelligence & machine learning
ML solutions should be trained in the three Cs of data visualisation: Correctness, context and category.
Connected services have arrived
There’ll be 25 billion IoT devices globally by 2021 – nearly four for every person on the planet!
SEC introduces new rule to boost ETF competition
US regulator hopes to break open a market dominated by large players.
Swedish challenger bank PFC goes live on Mambu technology
Mambu banking engine gets green light 10 months after launch.
White paper: How to accelerate brilliant digital experience with low-code
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ISLA tells lenders how to avoid “unsustainable levels” of cost and risk
By standardising and automating, the industry will become “future-proof”.
Sibos 2019: Jane Loginova, COO at BPC
She spoke about their Smart Cities project and more!
NatWest online banking glitch exposes account details to wrong customers
Customers could see “bank details, balances and transactions” of other customers.
TransferWise delivers cheaper international payment service to US
The service gives customers access to the real exchange rate.
Challenger banks in India: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of Indian challenger banks and banking services, and the tech they are using.
Sibos 2019 Roundup
Get in touch for 2020 Sibos opportunities with us now!
LendIt Fintech Europe 2019: digital identity – a nut that remains to be cracked
Over time, like the isolated email systems before them, digital identity solutions will become interoperable.
US regulators targeted with bipartisan Financial Transparency Act
House wants US regulators to improve their data collection and transparency.
Danish fintechs partner to set new standards for accounting industry
Businesses can see transactions in seconds rather than days.
Sibos 2019: Mike Clarke, global product manager, Deutsche Bank
Check out his thoughts on distributed ledger technology and more!
Sibos 2019: Christine Parker and Steve Morgan at Pega
See what they have to say about open banking and more!
Beijing’s digital currency drives Chinese fintech stocks skyward
China’s fintechs have seen share price rises of up to 200%.
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
Sibos 2019: Erik Zingmark, head of transaction banking at Nordea
He spoke about upcoming technology and innovation in the Nordic region.
