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Invisible payments come to Highbury
WoraPay tests out its order and pay platform as part of the Arsenal Innovation Lab.
New Zealand trials open banking
ASB, BNZ, Datacom, Paymark, Trade Me and Westpac join the pilot.
SimbaPay unleashes Pan-African remittances chatbot
In collaboration with e-payments and commerce firm Interswitch.
What is the India Stack and why is it no longer the dream it used to be?
The good, the bad and the ugly of the India Stack (or Aadhaar Stack) by Devie Mohan.
Denizen unveils “world’s first” global account for banking
Users can receive money in one country and pay it out in another.
New Nordic Fintech Alliance launches
Four find warmth and friendship in the Nordics.
Planet of Finance unleashes RoboComplianceOfficer for worldly wealthtech
Solution to help FIs with client onboarding, risk and compliance.
Commerzbank digs digitally deeper for corporate clients
First bank in Germany to offer its corporate clients a fully digitised advisory process.
Bank of England angles in on fintech hub scene
News revealed at yet another fintech conference in London.
Revolut’s a disposable raver for virtual cards
UK start-up plans to combat fraud with disposable virtual cards.
Mind trials contactless donation terminals with Santander
Mental health charity using terminals in ten shops in UK.
Say ciao to new ItaliaFintech association
Group represents 19 firms with nearly one million clients.
Australian neobank Xinja launches card and app
“This isn’t a finished product, it’s a step in our journey with our customers.”
Swift goes universal for real-time payment tracking
gpi Tracker extended to all payment messages.
Top fintech stories this week – 23 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Europe emerging as insurtech hub – Accenture
Accenture analysis finds investment growth dwarfing North America.
Fintech funding round-up: 22 March 2018
Features Averon, eToro and Constellation Digital Partners.
Square boxing clever for slow cash flow
Releases its new Instant Deposit service for UK businesses.
RBC first Canadian bank to open API developer portal
Royal Bank of Canada is initially offering five API packages.
UK government fires up fintech with sector strategy salvo
The nation’s overlords set out their ambitious “Fintech Sector Strategy”.
Payments platform Currencycloud launches Global Collections
London-based firm unleashes multi-currency accounts receivable product.
Executive decision making and emergent tech: the opposite of cricket
If decision makers want to learn, they should put in the effort. Or pass the controls to people who do.
Affirm introduces in-store capabilities; integrates virtual cards with Apple Pay
Affirm InStore, an alternative to traditional credit cards at brick-and-mortar merchants.
PSR turns focus to consumer protection and ATM survival
UK’s Payment Systems Regulator reveals its ambitions in annual plan for 2018/19.
IFGS 2018: fantastic tech skills and where to find them
Great ideas, customer centricity, new business models, innovative tech are not driven by machines (yet) but by humans.
Fintech funding round-up: 21 March 2018
Features M-BIRR, Funding Xchange, MarketInvoice, Digital Reasoning and regtech bouncer Enforcd.
Introducing PayTech Awards!
Celebrating excellence in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry, and the people who make it happen.
IBM betting on multi-cloud
At its Las Vegas event Big Blue goes gambling.
Japan Post Bank stays Earthport bound for payments push
To deliver cross-border services across North America and Europe.
Church of England converts congregations to cashless
Payments heaven is a place on Earth… or at least in England.
Enkla in its digital prime for mortgages
Swedish twins unleash new lending venture.
Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018: avoiding the consequences of a looming techphobia
Attitudes towards the dream of the internet are in danger of souring.
Robo-advice: the future is now
While we know that robo-advice is here to stay, who is actually using it?
BBVA doesn’t hide “invisible payments” strategy
Bank is developing payment methods based on biometrics to make checkout at stores “invisible”.
New Pelikin app fits the bill for globetrotting millennials
The start-up is looking for investment on Australian equity crowdfunding platform Birchal.
Absa takes payments shot with Sling Pay
South African bank unveils new app that allows users to send money, data and airtime.
FinovateEurope 2018: where fintech buzzwords become a reality
Finovate’s VP, Greg Palmer, explains what trends are emerging from the first major fintech event of 2018.
Beyond the bustle and the noise, my Money20/20 Asia takeaways
At the right events, you get to take the pulse of an entire industry and if you listen, you shall hear.
bPay teams with seven brands to launch contactless payment watches
Contactless watches for every taste.
