Clearmatics raises $12m to build new financial market infrastructure
Building P2P networks for trade finance.
Innovation
Making waves: hiring technicolour delivery teams in an ocean of banking grey
When interviewing, ask people about your version of the ocean, not just ship-building.
Standard Chartered and Huawei tackling corporate payments with IoT
The bank aims to enable triggering instructions in real-time through APIs, rather than through manual paper or e-mail.
New Aussie neobank Up is alive and kicking
Promising “never-seen-before” features.
Leveraging insurance to do social good – the Uber way
Insurance has a bad reputation – but can insurtech turn this around and lead the way for social good?
Fintech disruptors should champion clarity in the broker market
Shopping around online for personal finance is a lot like choosing an ideal cup of coffee.
Westpac stays mobile to check cheque’s death march
“Cheques are often considered a thing of the past.”
Innovation through human-centered design
FirstService Residential and Capital One talk about their enthusiasm for human-centered design.
Bank of America launches cross-bank feature for app
Available for associated banks: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Merrill Edge and US Trust.
Startupbootcamp Scale Fintech calls for LatAm start-ups
Applications are open until 10 December.
Top fintech stories this week – 5 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Danske Bank sets date for wearable testing
FastPay gears up for contactless payments.
KKR and Tencent lead $175m investment in Philippines’ Voyager Innovations
“Largest investment to date in a Philippine tech company.”
SBI Ripple Asia launches MoneyTap in Japan
Ripple-powered payments app offers real-time settlement.
How to succeed in fintech and influence people
Nick Murray-Leslie, Chatsworth CEO, looks at success, risks and avoiding “innovative solutions”.
Banking Technology October 2018 issue out now
The tree of fintech life: growth, gains and generations.
Case study: Home Credit – to its credit
Life is good at the heart of Europe.
Bahrain to raise $100m for fintech ventures
Will be complementary to an already-existing $100m fund of funds.
Broadridge intensifies interest in Israel
Digital centre of excellence follows ActivePath acquisition.
Russia’s Alfa Group plans to create online insurer Mango
Several million dollars invested in insurance start-up.
Nacha acquires Business Payments Directory Association
The union seeks to improve B2B payments in the US.
Eximchain unveils supply chain platform on blockchain
Teams with YOOSourcing and Enigma for launch.
Why diversity and inclusion is good for business
What do diversity and inclusion really mean?
FinovateFall 2018 takeaways: CX, culture shifts and cool socks
First time “finovater” shares his experience of FinovateFall.
we.trade teams with three former Batavia consortium banks
CaixaBank, Erste Group and UBS join as shareholders and partners.
ConsenSys drums up $6.5m blockchain funding for DrumG
Former R3 founders to build their first banking solution on Ethereum.
Salt Edge serves up open banking infrastructure for testing
Now available for testing by third party providers.
How is AI transforming financial institutions?
Artificial intelligence is set to become central to the fabric of institutions.
Canada edges to open banking
Government looking at the trends with benefits.
SoftBank takes the internet out of IoT
Users can transmit data to devices without allocating an IP address.
Italian bank project pushes on from blockchain front line
Second phase kicks off for 14 banks and Italian Banking Association.
ICS Financial Systems and Arab Jordan Investment Bank complete blockchain PoC
PoC done via ICS Banks Blockchain Adapter.
Tatra Banka enables account opening with a selfie
Tatra Banka has automated customer authentication and onboarding process with Innovatrics’ DOT.
Video playlist: bringing legacy banks into the 21st century
Hear it from the experts at FinovateFall – how can legacy banks make strides to innovate like start-ups?
Australia’s big banks slammed for greed and dishonesty
Royal Commission roasts them in its interim report.
CBD keen to go digital, foster innovation and retain talent
Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) has recruited consultancy firm PwC to assist it with its digital transformation.
Bank of Lithuania’s sandbox seeks fintech start-ups
Central bank offers live environment for testing.
Stripe lives up to hype with $245m funding raise
US-based mobile payments provider now valued at $20 billion.
Openbank launches investment robo-advisor
Santander’s digital banking subsidiary in Spain stays busy.
FinovateFall 2018: Best of Show winners unveiled!
Meet the Fantastic Five – the top vote-getters in this year’s Best of Show voting at FinovateFall 2018.
