Startupbootcamp’s InsurTech Accelerator opens doors to applicants
Selected start-ups will relocate to Hartford, Connecticut.
Innovation
Oracle chooses Brussels to sprout its fintech innovation programme
Will work with B-Hive as it looks for more action.
Assembler Labs aims to get Detroit entrepreneurs out of their shells
Start-ups are not being formed in Detroit at the same rate as other US metropolitan areas.
JP Morgan Chase’s mobile app Finn goes nationwide
Finn by Chase is designed for millennials in the US.
Finserv not ready for blockchain yet, McKinsey says
The industry’s complexity makes it harder for blockchain to be implemented.
39 firms complete KYC trial on R3’s Corda blockchain
Four-day collaborative trial and 300 transactions.
Andreessen Horowitz unleashes $300m crypto venture fund
It’s called a16z crypto and seeks to tap into the latest craze.
Social savings firm InSpirAVE offers early access to platform
US firm unveils new look and multi-screen experience.
Trade.io launches crypto-to-crypto exchange
Lugano-based exchange backed by a $50 million liquidity pool.
Sensory’s biometric tech powers 24 banking apps
Banks iclude Alior, Axis, Banorte, ICICI, Maybank, Mizuho Bank, and Qatar Islamic Bank.
DefenseStorm goes down a cyber storm at NAFCU
US-based National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions makes its choice.
Yet, blockchain hasn’t provided business with real benefits. Why?
In reality, most blockchain attempts end up with failure. What’s the problem?
US mobile app Mezu fires up with privacy promise
Lets people give and get money without sharing personal information.
US mobile start-up AeroPay preps for lift off
Chicago fintech firm will launch beta version soon.
Highland Europe looking up with new €463m funding
It brings the tech investor’s assets to over a billion.
Blockchain Summit 2018: the role of banks and how not to get lost in the hype
Banks seek to define their role amidst all the new kids on the block.
Coventry Building Society selects Temenos for digital revamp
UK-based society opts for T24 core banking system.
solarisBank bridges the gap with Blockchain Factory
Wants to become a banking partner for cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating most innovative projects of the year!
Enter the awards by 31 August.
Report: State of digital sales in banking
The results are in! Read the third annual Digital Sales Report.
Georgia’s TBC Bank launches digital neobank Space
SaaS engine Mambu powers new autonomous business.
Don’t be that guy: cautionary tales for banking and life
You’ve been warned.
Largest start-up class yet enters UC Berkeley’s accelerator
More than 100 start-up teams begin the programme.
Patients are a virtue in pacey Prudential claims process
Paperless and chatbots are the cure in Hong Kong.
Latin lovers fonYou and Claro reveal AI-driven microfinance
Two telcos in lovely Latin American liaison.
UK’s cyber innovation centre opens
Comes with £14.5m investment.
Australian challenger bank 86 400 launches
Team includes former ANZ CEO and ex-Metro Bank founder.
Infosys Finacle powers Santander UK’s corporate core banking revamp
Finastra’s Equation core banking system on the way out.
SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper comes to HSBC USA
Robots relish retail banking.
Five Degrees and BillPro launch European banking service
Five Degrees’ core banking solution Matrix is at the centre.
Nationwide seeks start-up action with £50m fund
Mobile activity by customers has prompted the society to invest in the sector.
UK start-up Congo to build e-commerce infrastructure
London-based firm is inspired by WordPress and Magento.
UAE digital payments start-up Foloosi fires up
New firm offers cashless transactions through a digital wallet.
Gusto turns payday into any day with Flexible Pay
Workers can get paid outside of their employer’s standard payroll schedule.
French savings firm Cashbee preps for flying launch
Offering automated, digital cash deposits and savings.
Bahrain Development Bank unleashes $100m VC fund
Will provide support to Middle East start-ups.
UK government backs GMEX to build new trading exchange in Mauritius
GMEX consortium investment in Mindex project amounts to $35 million.
Eight looking great for fast track blockchain
Project includes Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank and Societe Generale.
Monzo taps TransferWise for in-apps international payments
16 foreign currencies available, and more to come.
Ant Financial turns to Standard Chartered for blockchain payments
Standard Chartered becomes core partner bank.
