Fidor CEO leaves as BPCE sells bank
Matthias Kröener founded Fidor ten years ago.
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Finleap acquires German challenger bank Penta
Penta will collaborate with Beesy to serve Italian freelance market.
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Interview: Jean-Michel Hilsenkopf, Temenos – at the centre of banking transformation
Major themes in banking, building the industry’s future, and what is “Temenosity”.
The blockchain hype is over, but disruption is just beginning
Blockchain disruption will not happen frontally, but initially through fringe usages that bypass incumbents.
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New $4.8m funding for SME bank Novo
The bank targets small businesses with a digital banking offer.
Millennial insurtech Kinsu shuts down
The app provided insurance for laptops, bikes and other home contents.
ABN AMRO and Infosys partner for digital mortgage tech push
This includes Infosys’ acquisition of mortgage provider Stater.
Kyriba plans $160m growth round led by Bridgepoint
$60 million earmarked for innovation investment.
The self-service puzzle: strategic touchpoint or point of utility?
Financial institutions have to take their ATM strategy to the next level, and re-examine their investment methodology.
KPIs to measure ROI of a digital bank
Digital influence can be tracked, measured, and would indicate on what the ROI is – positive or negative.
UAE’s digital bank Liv launches Kasisto’s AI chatbot
The conversational AI is called Olivia.
Klarna’s new platform connects fintechs and 4,300 banks
Single API is the gateway to 14 European markets.
Qupital raises $15m Series A to expand into mainland China
Hong Kong fintech plans to hire and grow.
Top fintech stories this week – 29 March 2019
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Unlocking a continent of opportunity: digital and mobile transforming Africa’s business landscape
A quiet financial revolution is gathering pace across Africa – stemming from the rise of smart mobile tech.
RCI Bank gains full UK banking licence
RCI Bank, a new savings bank based in the UK’s county of Hertfordshire, has obtained a full banking licence.
PayTech Awards: honouring organisations for their social impact
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BOC granted virtual banking licence in Hong Kong
Livi VB is a joint venture of Bank of China, JD New Orbit Technology and JSH Virtual Ventures Holdings.
YellowDog fetches £2.5m extra in Series A
This news follows the £1.7 million raised in March of last year.
Russia’s first new bank in four years is for internet firms
Approach will combine the payment gateway and payout model.
Succeeding with Advanced Analytics and delivering next level customer experience
Data visualisation, data analytics, and other necessary requirements for modern banking.
ZhongAn licensed to launch virtual bank in Hong Kong
Products will be developed with community input.
Italian illimity enjoys business launch and preps retail offer
The new bank is a merger of Spaxs and Banca Interprovinciale.
UK’s Payments System Regulator presents 2019/20 annual plan
The UK regulator smoothens out open banking and fraud.
Standard Chartered to launch virtual bank in Hong Kong
To be conducted under a new entity in Hong Kong.
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Wiring financial organisations for regulatory success
Firms need to be much bolder in their use of technology; clinging to old methods will only make things worse.
SamePage gains first go-live at Green Deal Finance Company
The loan origination system aims to take the lending platform fully digital.
ING and Bank of Beijing create digital bank in China
Through an investment of $447 million.
Amount to power TD Bank’s digital lending platform
The first in a series of collaborative initiatives.
Why open banking is going to be so exciting for payments
The fundamental changes in the payment model will benefit both the payer and the payee.
Nelito gains Myanmar microfinance win
Alliance for Microfinance in Myanmar has taken Nelito’s FinCraft core system plus the mobile and lending tech.
One Finance gets bigger with Amplify acquisition
The details of the deal remain undisclosed.
Objectway unveils new chatbot for wealth management
AI offers a new service model for the financial sector.
Pakistan’s first microfinance bank moves over to Temenos T24
Originally selected in early 2017.
Streamdata.io acquired by Axway
The France-based start-up sold for an undisclosed amount.
Project BankNorth partners with nCino ahead of 2020 launch
The bank will use nCino’s Bank Operating System for customer experience.
Can COO perform the CFO role using “intelligent automation”?
The introduction of intelligent automation will compel the profession to become more creative.
