IBM and Columbia University call for blockchain start-ups
Two juicy new accelerator programmes are waiting for you.
Financial Services/Finserv
Uruguayan fintech Bankingly gets $5m investment
Financial inclusion, backed by U2 singer Bono.
US regulator plays hardball over ICO securities
Yo fintech! Don’t mess with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Webinar: How to Kick-start Your Digital-First Banking Transformation
Register for a Backbase webinar, taking place on 28 November.
Gohenry crowdfunds £6.2m for US expansion
To teach American kids about money.
Boys from the BlackRock launch investment firm Genuine Impact
London-based company powers up with investment intelligence platform.
Your fintech horoscope
FinTech Futures’ very own Mystic Git outlines your futures.
Discovery debuts digital bank
Financial services company launches new digital offering.
Finleap takes a jump with €41.5m Ping An investment
To reach new tech firms and partners.
The transformation of the European payments landscape
Instant payments are becoming the new normal.
Banking Technology November 2018 issue out now
Fintech inception. Ideas come to life.
Lunar Way launches budgeting tool for consumers
The Danish non-bank gets ahead of most banks.
Russia’s BCS Financial Group gets UK banking licence
Plans to develop integrated payment and investment model.
White paper: The Digital Banking Transformation Playbook
How can your financial institution compete?
Top fintech stories this week – 16 November 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
The emerging landscape of fintech regulation
Just passing laws will not work to control fintech. Regulators will have to be much more pro-active.
UK’s Brexit deal gets some fintech love
Conservative MPs may be resigning, but some in fintech seem happier.
Sizing up the real threat of challenger banks
Challenger banks’ current profitability is almost entirely unrelated from the threat they pose to incumbents.
White paper: Modernise core banking
How to deliver true digital customer experience.
Bain Capital Ventures nets $1bn funding for new round of tech bets
Its current portfolio includes companies focused on infrastructure software, security, commerce and fintech.
Capital markets software firm Genesis makes $3m funding revelation
Then fintech said: “Let there be light funding”; and there was light funding.
I love what you’ve done with the place: digital transformation beyond the real estate
Stay focused on the business and don’t become too attached to the wallpaper.
Sandbox Express steams into Singapore’s fintech station
Monetary Authority of Singapore quickly thinks up pre-defined sandbox concept.
Pay.UK seeks better data for New Payments Architecture
Calling for fintech to contribute to its “Enhanced Data” project.
Arizona’s regulatory sandbox programme puts US on competitive fintech ground
Offering a competitive operating cost environment and one of the easiest to navigate for regulations.
Cashflow controller Fluidly gets $5m funding flow
Round led by Nyca Partners.
Fintech Inn 2018: why Lithuania has enlisted the Stig
All the best bits from the largest fintech event in the Baltic region.
Singapore regulator preps $5bn for finance investment
Wants a “stronger platform for growth finance and infrastructure development”.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, is Singapore’s AI fairest of them all?
Regulator wants fairness, ethics, accountability and transparency.
Starling Bank keeps you posted with Post Office
A mobile bank with branch services.
UK fintech and FIs get dating guide
New guidelines aim to accelerate fintech growth.
Meniga gains foothold in Southeast Asia with UOB deal
Meniga’s tech to help UOB’s customers “keep track in real time of their savings and expenses more easily and clearly”.
Bank of England tests financial sector’s cyber strength
Readying for resilience in a risky world.
Tips to enhance banking websites and turn them into growth engines
Most banks require a digital strategy wherein the websites are turned into a proper sales machine.
EC gets cross with Malta over AML supervision
Don’t forget the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
Curiosity, impatience and weird premonitions or why I should never be invited to give career talks
Be the person people will call to join on their journey.
Three UK and Meniga team for Wuntu Money app
Exclusive from Meniga’s FIN42 event in Iceland.
Webinar: Customer-centric transformation in digital account opening
Join us on 27 November for a live webinar with OneSpan!
Fintech Meniga gains new investor, Islandsbanki
Meniga has received a €3 million investment from Islandsbanki.
First blockchain securities exchange to launch in Mauritius
Mindex, GMEX Group and HYBSE team up for new platform.
