Challenger bank Atom raises £149m
The latest funding round includes £85.4 million from Atom’s existing investor, BBVA.
Financial Services/Finserv
Orange Bank turns to IBM Watson for virtual advisor tech
Orange is brining “unique customer experience” with its new virtual advisor, Djingo.
Banpro launches Finn.ai’s first Spanish-speaking virtual banking assistant
Banpro’s new chatbot, created by Finn.ai, available via Facebook Messenger.
Infographic: the incredible growth of fintech
Some facts and figures on the incredible growth of fintech in one nifty infographic.
Top fintech stories this week – 2 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Nomura goes quantum in asset management space
Launches joint research project with Tohoku University in Sendai.
National cryptocurrencies are not a thing: a pedant’s lament
Here we are, talking about decentralised centralised networks. Madness?
Hong Kong regulator mulls academy of finance
The financial secretary in the 2018-19 budget tasked the HKMA to look at this.
Digital transformation: is NatWest leading the way or going a step too far?
A bold new move that could shake up the banking industry.
Survey: State of IT incident response in financial services
Share your views!
GreenKey teams with IPC to develop AI-based speech recognition solution
Will convert real-time voice into useable data for financial market participants.
US Bank and AutoGravity team to “revolutionise” digital car buying
Giving those looking for auto financing a straightforward process and a loan decision within minutes.
Customer experience at the centre of innovation agenda
Innovating is the only way to stay ahead in today’s dynamic marketplace.
Fintech’s latest and greatest at FinovateEurope 2018
FinovateEurope 2018 is coming to London on 6-9 March. We caught up with Finovate VP Greg Palmer ahead of the show.
Jyske Bank turns to Munnypot for robo-advisory tools
Munnypot breaks out of the UK with its robo-advisory proposition.
Surviving the digital era by accident: banks and gen X bankers
The digital era is here and, with it, a generation that champions creative forces and conversational integrity.
Sound practices: fintech implications for banks and supervisors
The BCBS research paper identifies ten key implications and related considerations for the industry.
Soldo and Starling pair up for business banking
Business banking better than before.
Ireland – a land of fintech opportunity
Ireland’s future looks very promising in terms of fintech investment and for financial services more broadly.
Infinitec unleashes digital finance solution for German SMEs
A Software-as-a-Service solution for integrated finance management.
Lendtech Roostify lands $25m to disrupt mortgage industry
Roostify’s Series B funding round comes from new and existing investors.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fintech start-ups acquired by banks – CB Insights
2017 saw more acquisitions by top US banks than any other year.
UK regulator plots global fintech sandbox
Financial Conduct Authority looking for views on the merits of a mega-model.
Mission to Mars: or how I manage to make everything about fintech
We don’t directly do good in our fintech-verse, but we push the world towards something better.
Jack Henry marks 100 bank clients using Geezeo-powered PFM service
A major milestone in the Jack Henry and Geezeo partnership.
Distribution Finance Capital seeks UK banking licence
DFC is focused on providing additional working capital to product manufacturers, distributors and dealer networks.
CFPB unveils five-year strategic plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vows to operate “more efficiently, effectively and transparently”.
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.
India Post Payments Bank ready for nationwide roll-out
IPPB will operate via the India Post network of 155,000 branches and have 650 offices for back-end support.
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.
How the bank of tomorrow engages its customers today
Customer proposition depends on a data driven approach designed for early adopting, millennial professionals.
Abcul searches for new CEO as Mark Lyonette moves on
Abcul’s CEO position comes with a circa £70,000 annual salary.
Wizards of Oz pull back curtain on open banking
Australian open banking review published – but still seeks feedback.
Brief: Deliver the digital bank
Speed up transactions in consumer banking and financial services.
Strangers in a Foreign Land: when incumbent retail banks “go digital”
It’s not practicality that makes banking in a foreign country hard. It’s bankers.
Industry alignment or industry confusion – what is a financial institution?
How industry labels and market segment boxes are no longer so revealing.
UK Finance brings simpler banking to SMEs
18 business bank account providers agree to same basic set of information.
