Revolut withdraws banking licence application in Luxembourg
It needs regulatory approval from an EU27 state to maintain EU single market access post-Brexit.
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Ping An Insurance considers Singapore neobank licence
The company has already secured a Hong Kong banking licence.
Indian neobank Yelo raises seed round
The start-up is personalised to gig economy workers.
Goldman Sachs lends Mexican start-up Konfio $100m
The companies had “several” event run-ins.
Swift to reveal European E2E payments pilot
Swift has already achieved sub-one-minute payments outside Europe.
AI: The missing piece for Cobol modernisation in finance
Modernisation for mission-critical software is in sight for the first time.
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Malta FSA supports local fintechs
A new general counsel will manage domestic financial legislation.
Apis acquires majority stake in paytech Tutuka
It was attracted to Tutuka’s strong presence across 19 emerging markets.
Happy Money raises $70 Million in Series D round
The fintech evaluates “happy” and “sad” spending patterns.
AkinovA first insurtech to adopt OpenFin OS
“This is an overhaul in the insurance and risk trading space.”
A launchpad platform for savings providers
Savings providers can improve productivity, efficiency and accuracy.
The secret behind Northern Ireland’s fintech success
Northern Ireland is carving its own unique niche in the digital world.
Indonesian FSA launches online register to monitor fintechs
The platform will grow business through OJK’s innovation hub.
Hong Kong authority changes guidelines to boost fintech
Lenders can now use big data analysis to review applications.
BIDV chooses Surecomp for digital trade finance transformation
BIDV praises Surecomp’s “commitment to its clients”.
Namaste Credit becomes neobank
The new bank will be launching its ‘Namaste Biz’ app soon.
Cyber landscape, threats and trends in financial services
Investment in emerging technologies is likely to be a key theme next year.
Paysend reaches one million customers in two years
Paysend acquired more than 100,000 new users last month.
Curve smashes crowdfunding record in minutes with £5m overfund
The fintech quadrupled its£1 million target in less than an hour.
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Seven mobile paytechs form new association
It will “win back lost terrain in the payments space” for Europe.
Eligma gets €4m investment from Bitcoin.com and Pangea Blockchain Fund
Eligma developed Elipay for vendors to receive crypto payments.
Tinkoff launches Pulse social network for investors
Tinkoff’s app is now a “one-stop shop” for all communication.
The uphill battle for European challengers success in the US
Find out if European neobanks can tackle the challenging US market.
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Standard Chartered chooses Traydstream AI solution
Traydstream begins with the global trade export market in Singapore.
Phoebus Software lands five-year deal with Equifinance
The lender wants a best-of-breed to grow.
TSB and Square partner to boost payments for SMEs
TSB business banking customers will be sent a free Square Reader.
Australian share trading start-up to launch in UK
Stake has been granted a licence by the FCA.
Distributed compliance is the key to banks increasing CDD and KYC challenges
We must we re-imagine risk management and compliance.
Neobank Arival surpasses crowdfund target
The three-year-old bank has raised £1,214,136 so far.
PNC launches fintech start-up inside the bank
The first development has been indi, a mobile phone-based bank account for gig workers.
NorthOne joins forces with Radius Bank for small business mobile banking
Development partner, Treasury Prime, designed that API technology to streamline account opening.
Zip acquires PartPay for $50m
The Aussie credit card company has also purchased an equity interest in QuadPay.
The key segment to nurture in 2020 and beyond
The biggest challenge may be the paradoxical ways SMBs view their relationship with their bank.
Mobile technology enabling financial access to millions
Zenka is challenging its competitors and courageously conquering the Kenyan lending industry.
Trends in banking
Evolving the operational models to deliver faster customer services, cost efficiencies and competitive offering.
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