IBM bags $540m outsourcing deal with Nordea
Nordic bank is warm to the idea of IBM Z being looked after.
Digital
Fiserv outrageously happy with outsourcing wins
Bank clients can’t get enough of it in the US.
Plaid buys fintech rival Quovo for $200m
Bank account connectivity firm finds something similar in the US.
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority deepens Brexit prep
Wants feedback on financial services contracts regime and securitisation repositories.
BBVA leads $12m funding in paytech Grabango
Busy bank shows more interest in invisible payments.
Ethereum Classic trading frozen due to double spend drama
Coinbase stops ETC trading due to detection of deep chain reorganisation.
New Mastercard logo enters icon era
Who knew 2019 would be known as “The Year #Priceless Went Nameless”?
Linedata acquires French start-up Loansquare
Gets its hands on a platform that connects banks and borrowers.
Indonesia’s KinerjaPay collects $200m funding
Paytech gets backing from Wahana Group.
Interview: Roderick Simons, CTO of Yolt
What is it like to build a smart thinking money app from the ground up?
LendingFront moves forward with $4m funding
Series A round led by Information Venture Partners.
Starling Bank taunts traditional banks in 2019 plans
UK challenger aiming for the one million customer mark.
Fintech firm WB21 caught in storm of allegations
The evidence keeps piling up and the firm stays silent.
RBS secures 25% stake in digital current account Loot
Invests £2 million via its new digital Bó bank.
USAA customers to get $12m back for payment errors
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also fines bank $3.5 million.
Paytech firms Nets and Concardis finalise merger
Both payments companies to retain their brands.
Zwipe seeks $14m funding for Merkur Market move
Norwegian firm looks for multilateral trading facility action.
Google gets payments licence in Ireland
Follows on from last month’s licence in Lithuania.
White paper: Enabling information-driven financial services
Find out how to utilise data to increase revenue and reduce risk
Europe bets on bug bounties in fraud fight
Programme will run in part via platform provided by ethical hacker HackerOne.
Top ten payments projects in 2018
All free to read! Our top ten payments projects in 2018.
China Banking Association pushes trade finance on blockchain
New interbank platform unleashed with big names onboard.
Life’s a brag in BBVA’s digital dominion
Reaches “tipping point” as 50% of its customers now use digital channels.
Oslo Stock Exchange seeks rival bids to Euronext’s $713m offer
It’s quite simple – Oslo Bors wants more for an acquisition.
Coventry Building Society chucks out Accenture from core banking project
Accenture was selected as implementation partner for the T24 project.
Bitcoin begins year in price doldrums
Not an ideal tenth anniversary celebration.
Beam me up crypto confidentiality
New project aims to improves privacy via Mimblewimble protocol.
Crypto DX.Exchange seeks to shake up Nasdaq stock markets
Firm offers digital tokens based on Nasdaq-listed companies’ shares.
The Nottingham debuts new savings brand Beehive Money
On the back of a system upgrade.
Didi does in-app financial services across China
Launches mutual protection, personal credit and automobile financing products.
SuperMoney and lendtech Best Egg nest together
Financial resource solution provider teams with consumer lending platform.
Top ten lendtech stories in 2018
No groans, just loans. Our top ten lendtech stories in 2018.
It’s safe to bet on open banking
Open banking is the future where everyone can win.
Hispanic Christians find payments faith in Vivipay
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is mightily impressed.
QNB revamps payments systems with Infosys Finacle
Qatar National Bank consolidating across various countries with unified hub.
Blockchain explorers get fearsome Enjin
Singapore firm unleashes “Google of the blockchain”.
Starling Bank gets passport to security issue hell
Vulnerability found. Arguments abound.
UK start-up Viola Black tunes in with account launch
“We are not a bank.”
JP Morgan Chase fined by Hong Kong regulator for money laundering fails
Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing not up to scratch.
Visa to acquire Earthport for £198m
Struggling payments firm finds the deal “very attractive”.
