Fintech funding round-up: 14 February 2018
Special guest stars are Middleton Enterprises, Oradian, IdentityMind Global and Payworks.
Digital
Mashreq Bank harnesses Blue Prism digital workforce
Blue Prism integrates AI and automates dozens of processes across various business functions.
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority pilots Ripple payments
SAMA like it hot for blockchain-powered payments.
POPin’s video banking gets some love in LA-LA land
CalCom Federal Credit Union selects POPin’s interactive mobile video banking solution.
Glossary: what’s what in fintech
What’s what in fintech? Here is a glossary of the most commonly used terms.
Fiorano the firepower in I&M Bank’s digital leap
Kenyan bank will use Fiorano’s platform while integrating with Infosys’ Finacle core banking system.
South African Reserve Bank mulls cryptocurrency regulations
Will also experiment with distributed ledger technologies – and ConsenSys helps out.
SGBL turns to Backbase for digital banking revamp
Lebanon-based Société Générale de Banque au Liban makes its choice.
How fintech firms can take cover from cyberattacks
Revolutionising technologies are coming up by day and rendering most of the old business models obsolete.
Jack Henry marks 100 bank clients using Geezeo-powered PFM service
A major milestone in the Jack Henry and Geezeo partnership.
Fintech funding round-up: 13 February 2018
From India via Israel to Finland – starring MoneyOnMobile, Tipalti and Zervant.
Global fintech funding goes over $31bn mark
Brings the total over the past three years to $122 billion.
LogMeIn goes for AI gold with Bold360 virtual assistant
A chatbot and virtual customer assistant to make service “more engaging and intuitive”.
TruFin steps into UK challenger bank zone
TruFin started trading on the alternative investment market of the London Stock Exchange.
SpherePay and TrueChain plan to bring cryptocurrencies into real-life transactions
Singapore-based mobile payment firm teams up with Chinese blockchain company.
Vietcombank in lendtech revamp with ACP
Axe Finance’s Axe Credit Portal to modernise wholesale lending tech at Vietcombank (VCB).
More fintech firms embrace Starling’s Marketplace
New group of partners includes PensionBee, Wealthsimple, Habito and Kasko in partnership with AXA.
Infographic: who is ready for Open Banking in Asia?
IDC Financial Insights maps the readiness for Open Banking among Asia, Asia Pacific and Australasia markets in 2018.
Dwolla lands $12m in funding
The funds will be used to support Dwolla’s growing capital requirements and to expand its team.
Singapore’s FinLab unveils SME accelerator programme
Four-month programme will start in March and eight places are up for grabs.
Australia’s new payments platform launches
Enabling customers with accounts at different banks to make 24×7 payments in real-time.
“I have lightbulb moments all the time – doesn’t everyone?”
What was Liz Maguire’s, head of transformation and digital at ANZ, lightbulb moment?
Fintech funding round-up: 12 February 2018
Featuring YapStone, Stash, Moneyfellows and Lendingkart.
Visa buys payments firm Fraedom
Fraedom has been a Visa partner for nearly ten years.
Citi opens innovation lab in London
Headquartered at the WeWork offices in Moorgate.
NetGuardians signs first customer in North America
Canada’s FirstOntario Credit Union looks for help in fight against fraud and cybercrime.
Survey: Banking & fintech – how can commercial banks stay ahead?
Conducted by Fraedom and FinTech Futures to create a comprehensive study on banking and fintech.
MUFG teams with iAPPS for Southeast Asia push
Looking at cross-border payments and settlements.
SunTec inks two VAT tech deals with UAE banks
Finance House and Union National Bank sign up for flagship Xelerate platform.
“Misery” for fintech journalist kidnapped by PR exec
And forced to write a jargon-saturated news report.
Davo launches two new apps for SME cash management
Welcome to Davo Sweep and Save, and Davo Savings Club.
Infographic: bank and fintech collaboration in Germany
The latest developments in collaboration between banks and fintechs in Gremany.
Podcast: [the SME sector is] so hot right now
11:FS Fintech Insider show featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
Cardlytics first fintech firm to go public in 2018
Data driven marketing tech firm Cardlytics is now listed on Nasdaq.
How the bank of tomorrow engages its customers today
Customer proposition depends on a data driven approach designed for early adopting, millennial professionals.
Ripple fuels UAE Exchange’s cross-border payments
Via the deal, UAE Exchange joins RippleNet, its enterprise blockchain network.
Tinkoff Bank opens fintech development hub in Moscow
Will focus on new business solutions based on blockchain and biometrics.
US DoJ shuts down payment card fraud ring
Transnational criminal gang responsible for more than $530 million in losses from cybercrimes.
Nordic banks mull common payments infrastructure
Danske Bank, DNB, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank in talking mood.
Five new core banking tech clients for CSI
Computer Services Inc, a US-based provider of banking software, bags some action for its core processing tech.
