WeChat Pay and Alipay partner QFPay raises $20m
The latest funding round brings QFPay’s total to $36.5 million.
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Female founders become Accenture Lab’s new focus
This year Accenture wants to narrow the gender gap in fintech
Enterprise Ireland invests €250k in CreditLogic
The firm uses AI and data analytics to speed up mortgage applications.
Scalable Capital attracts further €25m growth funding
Blackrock has increased its initial investment.
Female-led Handdii raises $1.5m led by Scale Investors
Scale Investors focuses on high growth women-led tech companies.
ASB invests in NZ blockchain start-up TradeWindow
It’s one of the first technology companies to receive direct funding from a NZ Bank.
Banking platform for freelancers Joust raises $2.6m
The neobank allows workers to get paid faster.
Walmart announce application for cryptocurrency
Shoppers’ money would gain interest in a makeshift bank account.
Turn to commercial banks for treasury management innovation
Commercial banks are taking up a starring role.
Monarch creates first recurring crypto payments system
The solution will enable the likes of Netflix and Hulu to accept crypto.
Mortgage Cadence integrates with DataVerify
Mortgage Cadence says the integration streamlines the application authentication process.
Envestnet’s CEO admits lawsuit sets them back
The $100m lawsuit has significantly disrupted “several clients and prospects”.
Brex competitor Ramp Financial raises $7m
The start-up is in the early stages of product development.
Sherpa Technologies partners with fintechs to help credit unions
Application open on 15 August.
FinApps slaps $100m lawsuit on Envestnet Yodlee
It claims that the platform ripped off its code to release their own product.
Banking Technology Awards introduces awards for tech vendors
Ovum Technology Innovation Awards are now open for entries!
FinMkt closes $5m Series B
It provides highly customisable tech for the online lending industry.
PayPal helps entrepreneurs with MetLife and Village Capital
The alliance will reach out to more than 100 fintech health entrepreneurs.
NatWest launches voice tech for banking pilot
It’s testing exclusively with Google smart speakers for this pilot.
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UK regulations push SVB further towards automation
SVB exec comments on Brexit and the UK’s supportive fintech environment.
Verrency and Coinify announces new virtual currency partnership
Libra brought virtual currencies into mainstream.
Credit unions and Payrailz launch CU Payz
The new fintech partnership is designed to give credit unions ‘next-generation products’.
ScaleFactor closes $60m Series C funding round
The platform has since raised $100m in 12 months.
JP Morgan Chase invests in accounting software platform FreshBooks
A JPMC representative will be joining FreshBooks’ board.
Nets and Przelewy24 create a strategic alliance
Its now one of the largest online payment service providers in Poland.
Fintech partnerships: the real benefit of Open Banking for incumbent banks
A deep dive into where the real value lies in Open Banking for incumbents.
Beynd scores $2m seed round
The company uses its own software to onboard its customers.
Tesla-fy your bank
Will banks ever truly reinvent banking?
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First-time homebuyer platform Morty raises $8.5m
The funding was led by New York-based investor Prudence Holdings.
Robinhood gets greenlight from FCA to launch trading app in UK
The 2013-founded Silicon Valley start-up offers a cheaper way to buy and sell US stocks and shares.
RBC launches student experience on mobile app
The ‘Mobile Student Edition’ is designed to tap into the Gen Z market
Mastercard acquires Nets’ real-time payment business
Nets’ Corporate Services business offers a gateway into several European markets
Trov partners with Lloyds and launches white-label insurtech platform
Later this year, Trov and Lloyds Banking Group will release an insurance product on the ‘Powered by Trov’.
Piggy bank start-up ERNIT sells up
One source says the company is trying to see what the market appetite is for a solution like theirs.
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Deutsche Bank creates digital bank Fyrst
Currently the project is suspended by the former subsidiary Postbank.
Fraud fighting platform secures additional $2.5m funding
Eftsure will be expanding the product suite to cover international payment verification.
