Reliance Realty makes Indian fintech centre a reality
Real estate company plans new hub in Navi Mumbai.
Innovation
Barclays and Ripple back SendFriend’s $1.7m funding
Philippine paytech finds lots of friends as it readies for US launch.
Swiss corporate challenger bank Initium enters fintech arena
Plans to build a multi-jurisdictional corporate banking group.
Interview: Scott Cooper, CybiWealth – investing big for small pockets
Clever investment management, frustrations, and taking care of choices.
Supplement: FinovateEurope 2019
Read our free FinovateEurope Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Open banking: growing in customer trust in 2019
By 2022, the open banking market could be generating £7.2 billion in value.
Colombia’s fintech wakes up to open banking
New alliance between Colombia Fintech and Open Vector is a start.
US insurtech Jetty lands $25m funding
New York-based start-up’s Series B round led by Khosla Ventures.
Scotiabank taps Mexican talent for fintech accelerator
Canadian bank teams with Monterrey university for Mexico City action.
Bnext aims to be Spain’s Monzo
Bright pink cards are certainly appealing.
Analysis: openfunds − raise the standard
It’s surprising how haphazardly much of the data in investment funds is distributed.
BB&T and SunTrust $66bn merger leads to mega tech revamp
New deal is designed to keep their banking competitive.
IBM invests $2bn in AI tech in New York
Including an AI hardware centre for research.
Itau Unibanco catches criminals with AI-controlled cameras
Brazilian bank expanding pilot throughout its branches.
Announcing Genome beta launch at White Nights Berlin 2019
Genome opens for public beta in Berlin on 12 February 2019 introducing a unified finance ecosystem like no other.
InterSystems and Global Accelerated Ventures call for fintech start-ups
Looking to advance innovation in finance.
Top fintech stories this week – 8 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Innovating at scale: to compete with fast-rising challengers, banks need to gain agility
How large established financial brands can draw lessons from challenger banks’ customer-centric success.
Sberbank and 500 Startups IT Demo Day: blockchain cuts little ice in Moscow
They favour AI, ML and cybersecurity, which they believe hold greater appeal to investors.
Oney Bank is Well into Wirecard for biometric payments in Romania
Consumers will be able to pay with the app in over 30 stores.
SIA blockchain sureties a sure thing in south Italy
“The first blockchain project in Italy to manage sureties.”
Swiss stock exchange’s blockchain bourse delays launch
SDX trading platform now coming in the second half of this year.
Video: check out the PayTech Awards 2018 highlights!
The inaugural PayTech Awards took place on 13 July 2018 on a luxurious Silver Sturgeon yacht in London.
Unite Global partners with WOCU for centralised currency
EXCLUSIVE. An electronic currency to support its payments platform for trade and settlement.
UK and Canada unveil tech innovation competition
Open to ideas in artificial intelligence, internet of things, blockchain and cybersecurity.
Emirates NBD plays matchmaker for start-ups and investors
Private banking arm sees no harm in The LaunchPad.
Pagaya shows off its AI-powered $100m ABS
Asset-backed securities looking toned and honed.
PXP Financial lands to offer payments for merchants
UK firm aims to expand to capital management.
India’s Federal Bank launches open banking platform
APIs include fund transfers, smart collections and UPI payments.
What does a recession mean for fintech?
In the world of fintech, a problem is just an invitation to innovate.
Digital Isle of Man unleashes blockchain office and sandbox
No plan is an island.
Philippines brings in new rules on crypto assets
Another regulator gets tough on this rather special sector.
BNY Mellon to unveil data business
Bank is also looking for a leader to build and drive this new unit.
Maldives Monetary Authority calls for payment project tenders
Revamp on the way as MMA issues a request for information.
Regulators officially launch Global Financial Innovation Network
Development builds on FCA’s proposal to create a global sandbox.
Student loan firm Climb-s to $50m funding
US company gets investment from Goldman Sachs.
Is 2019 the year Open Banking comes to life?
What providers can do to ensure its success.
Nordic banks’ payments platform preps for pilot launch
Called Project 27, the banks want platform to become a legal entity this year.
Taking a Step towards banking for under 18s
A new mobile bank gives tools for underage banking.
Starling Bank preps for Irish licence with euro accounts
CEO is in Ireland today and UK challenger bank is also gearing up for Brexit.
