Could graph technology reduce the risk of another economic collapse?
The unprecedented in-depth analysis enabled by graph analytics can produce risk warnings faster and better than ever.
Innovation
What can banks learn from fintechs about strategic messaging?
To get the level of interest a fintech needs to be successful, a lot of time needs to be spent focusing on messaging.
T-Mobile launches mobile checking account
With no fees and high interest earning.
Financial inclusion focus: smallholders, big dreams
An ambitious vision for raising smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa out of poverty through applying technology.
Facebook to drop P2P Messenger payments in Europe
The service will be discontinued in the UK and France on 15 June.
Returnly raises $19m Series B round to help retailers take on Amazon
Former PayPal stars David Sacks and Max Levchin’s companies are on board.
Commercial insurance AI firm Cytora raises £25m
It was led by EQT Ventures.
New cryptocurrency exchange eToroX unveiled
The exchange supports six cryptocurrencies and eight fiat stablecoins.
Credit Kudos works hard for a £2.2m funding round
Led by Ascension Ventures.
Digital disruption: how Estonia leads the way to our future digital economy
Digitising processes saves Estonia 2% of its GDP a year in salaries and expenses.
New challenger Xpats kicks off from Mexico
Offering three different tiers of account and services.
Mastercard joins investment round for Singapore AI start-up AIDA
The company plans expansion into Japan and the Philippines.
Indian payments fintech Cashfree closes $5.5m Series A round
Investment will fund team expansion and distribution of API banking platform.
Beyond bots: real conversations for a meaningful customer experience
In our rush to digitally transform, it seems we’ve tried to automate the human, rather than humanise technology.
The power of mindset: gender balance in the payments industry
Shaping corporate cultures to be more inclusive and making a positive social impact.
White paper: FICO for fintech – Advanced Analytic Services
Find out how fintechs and challenger banks have put a dent in the financial services universe.
Robotics, bionics and AI: will there be any human underwriting left?!
As technology gets more intrinsically tied into the underwriting process, where does that leave human underwriters?
TCF 2019: Temenos locks and loads digital banking offerings
“Making banking better” was the overarching message of Temenos Community Forum 2019.
Banking Technology April 2019 issue out now
Fintech spring is here, bringing the world colour.
New funding values personal finance app Fintonic at €160m
Follows €19m investment round led by ING Ventures.
Teradata Universe Madrid 2019: Teradata agrees that less is more
“Don’t invest in analytics!”, and in my mind, the crowd cheered.
PixelPin replaces password to log in with new £1.5m funding
The round was led by SBI Investment.
2gether’s prepaid crypto Visa card launches across eurozone
Follows successful beta launch in Spain.
EvoNexus launches incubator backed by RBC and Franklin Templeton
It will launch in May 2019 in San Diego.
Human Plus releases crypto payment ecosystem HupayX
Standing up to big players like Mastercard and Visa.
PayTech Awards 2019: meet the judges!
Deadline to enter the Awards is Friday, 12 April!
Standard Chartered gets its head in the open banking game
This means the launch of three initiatives to incentivise partnerships and innovation.
Sustained innovation: fintech comes of age
Fintechs don’t have to be disruptive to be innovative.
Kabbage pulls in $700 million in debt funding
It claims to be the largest asset-backed securitization by a small business online lending platform to date.
Neos pairs with US insurer to offer customers smart home tech
American Family Insurance thinks smart home technology will reduce claims.
Simudyne closes $6m funding with Barclays’ aid
This brings the total capital raised to $10m.
Envel bank launches “driverless” money management tech
Personal finance, taken to the next level.
How to ensure your financial institution doesn’t survive past 2030
Free up your staff to work for more forward-looking organisations!
Open beta programme launches for Sila’s API platform
Aims to bridge gap between traditional banking systems and blockchain.
The future of PFM looks a lot less like a bank
Those digital money managers that build intelligent services around the high opportunity customer jobs will win.
Affirm thrives with $300m Series F funding
The Californian firm offers point-of-sale financing.
PayTech Awards entry deadline extended!
Enter the PayTech Awards by Friday, 12 April.
Case study: Information Builders and Millennium BCP
See how the largest private bank in Portugal, Millenium BCP enhanced decision-making capabilities
Doomsday musings: banking on the verge of a nervous breakdown
The systems we laboured over will be grandfathered and stuff we don’t understand will become important. Accept it.
Bill.com raises $88m for business payments push
Led by Franklin Templeton with participation from Mastercard, Fidelity Investments Canada, among others.
