Tink secures strategic investment from PayPal
The investment from PayPal adds $11.2 million to Tink’s capital.
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WorldRemit drives growth with $175m funding
Diversification and a new SME product are on the cards.
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Bank Leumi, CIBC and NAB launch online portal for fintechs
The platform provides a simple and easy process for fintechs to help connect them into the bank.
Money20/20 Europe 2019 – Day 1, innovation station
The quicker we are to innovate and implement new features and tech, the better.
Mastercard announces next generation fintech accelerator
Accelerate 2.0 includes Global Reach service.
Firms collaborate on new platform ‒ b.yond
Businesses can test propositions with a limited number of cards and wallet accounts
Revolut, Chip and Marcus by GS integrate with Money Dashboard
UK fintechs collaborate to help consumers spend smarter and reach saving goals.
Pacific Life partners with Salesforce for digital transformation
The NextGen CRM program assists the insurer's sales, service and marketing teams.
Indonesia launches QR code standards
To facilitate payments across the poorer businesses in the country.
Bridging blockchain technology to the real world
Blockchain could radically change the way that the insurance industry works.
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Autologyx raises £1m in funding
AI and ML platform aims to accelerate returns for legal and insurance clients
SoFi confirms $500m investment led by Qatar
SoFi’s total capital now stands at $2.3 billion.
Plaid launched in the UK
Following the acquisition of Quovo in a $200m deal.
Yapily welcomes $5.4m for API platform
The London fintech has seen its niche in open banking.
Step and Kard target teen market for banking
Both banking apps have launched their waiting lists.
Amadeus Future of Payments – payments integration in the travel industry
Round-up of the first Amadeus customer event in Madrid.
Groupama overhauls product repository with Appian’s low-code platform
A new lifecycle management application has been deployed.
Blockchain: a question of scale
Blockchain will become the operating system which underpins the digital economy.
Case study: ATB Brightside – shining a light on digital banking
All about the new challenger bank in Canada and its tech.
Open Payments targets Nordic and European markets with €1.2m seed round
Offers access to European banks via one API.
New APP scam protection code comes into force
Victims now more likely to get their money back.
Digital investing service Wealthsimple raises $100m
Allianz X led the investment round.
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Meridian CU first in Canada to take MX Pulse financial wellness tool
If you’re going to bring your new, self-guided financial wellness tool to Canada, you might as well start big.
Kyriba is first treasury platform to offer corporates RTP through JP Morgan
Corporate clients of both firms can use the service.
Standard Chartered partners with IBM to launch Trade AI Engine
Aims to significantly automate trade document processing.
The profound romance of plumbing and core banking infrastructure
What if, by treating the core capabilities as utilities we could totally change the game?
Evarvest prepares new type of stock trading app
Inspired by social media apps, for ease of use.
Card issuing platform Marqeta goes to Series E with $260m
This puts the company’s valuation at nearly $2 billion.
Instalment payment option added to lastminute.com via Divido
This provides instant access to credit by connecting shoppers to multiple lenders at the moment of purchase.
Conversational AI firm Clinc raises $52m
The Series B round brings the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based fintech’s total capital to $60 million.
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DevOps firm CloudBees gets capital injection from HSBC
HSBC uses CloudBees Core platform for its software delivery system.
European banks sign up to gpi trial on TIPS
Designed to smoothen out real-time payments in Europe.
How will the Internet of Things offer insurers added value?
Exploring the potential impacts of the IoT for insurers and underwriters.
Lloyds announces new digital tech hub in Edinburgh
Plan will create 500 high-skilled jobs over next 18 months.
