Mobeewave to power payments for Samsung
Mobeewave to offer an in-person contactless payment acceptance solution on Samsung devices.
Innovation
It’s all Appian for Santander’s speedy BPM plans
US-based provider of low-code applications helps out with business process management.
Surviving the digital era by accident: banks and gen X bankers
The digital era is here and, with it, a generation that champions creative forces and conversational integrity.
First Direct yearns to be markteplace king with artha pilot
Artha pilot using technology from UK-based web and mobile app Bud.
Lloyds preps for PSD2 with £3bn digital investment
Three-year strategy to bolster its digital capabilities – job cuts are included.
Defining the insurance company of the future
Just as customer demands are changing in a digital economy, insurtech-driven change is also inevitable.
Fintech funding round-up: 21 February 2018
Stars Anyfin, CivilisedBank, Greenlight Financial Technology, Even Financial and Wealthsimple.
Neobank Xinja readies for launch with Australian credit licence
Plans for its mobile-only bank in Australia are edging forward.
Degussa Bank finds its Germanic match with API start-up Giromatch
Team up to launch pilot project offering virtual Visa credit card for shopping with Amazon Business.
Big guns team up for Marco Polo blockchain trade finance initiative
BNP, Commerzbank and ING joined by Standard Chartered, DNB, and OP Financial Group.
Case study: Technology innovation the main driving force for customer satisfaction
Innovation – the driving force for customer satisfaction. Case study on how to get there.
Infographic: what is cryptocurrency?
Everything you need to know about what cryptocurrency is and how to use it.
Sound practices: fintech implications for banks and supervisors
The BCBS research paper identifies ten key implications and related considerations for the industry.
Fintech funding round-up: 20 February 2018
Features SETL, AND Global, LendMN and Augmentum Fintech.
Soldo and Starling pair up for business banking
Business banking better than before.
Kony brings digital magic to Partners Federal CU revamp
Ploy Story or Beauty and the Increased?
Insurtech Homelyfe opens up tech stack for third party fun
“Partner Platform” offers access to its product lines and to provide home insurance cover.
Blockchain centre launched by R3 for law firms
R3 has launched the Legal Centre of Excellence (LCoE) as a platform for the legal community.
FCA and CFTC to collaborate on fintech innovation
Financial Conduct Authority and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have signed an arrangement for UK-US initiatives.
Ireland – a land of fintech opportunity
Ireland’s future looks very promising in terms of fintech investment and for financial services more broadly.
UK Investment Association unleashes fintech accelerator
Asset management industry to get generosity from VeloCity.
Montserrat gets blockchain Bitt for digital payments
Get that atlas out! Barbados-based Bitt’s DLT to fuel ecosystem for small Caribbean island of Montserrat.
Russia’s beta biometrics brings better banking security
Tinkoff Bank, VTB Bank and Pochta Bank have presented a beta version of their unified biometrics system.
Algorand nabs $4m for blockchain aiming to avoid Bitcoin’s flaws
Straight out of MIT – and reckons it can solve the problems dogging Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Nxchange pioneers ABN Amro’s blockchain tech for escrow accounts
ABN Amro Clearing Bank (AACB) has developed a blockchain-based alternative for escrow accounts.
Coinbase launches crypto e-commerce acceptance
Digital currency wallet Coinbase is expanding its horizons with the launch of Coinbase Commerce.
Lendtech Roostify lands $25m to disrupt mortgage industry
Roostify’s Series B funding round comes from new and existing investors.
BBVA taps digital start-up Azlo to target US freelance market
Bank partners with business account provider for American dream.
Japan Exchange Group goes live on Cinnober’s clearing and risk solutions
Launches new clearing system for exchange traded derivatives, based on Cinnober’s tech.
UK regulator plots global fintech sandbox
Financial Conduct Authority looking for views on the merits of a mega-model.
Clinc tops $4.5m in annual revenue
Conversational AI platform in the pink and hires a chief growth officer.
Mission to Mars: or how I manage to make everything about fintech
We don’t directly do good in our fintech-verse, but we push the world towards something better.
Fintech funding round-up: 14 February 2018
Special guest stars are Middleton Enterprises, Oradian, IdentityMind Global and Payworks.
Mashreq Bank harnesses Blue Prism digital workforce
Blue Prism integrates AI and automates dozens of processes across various business functions.
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority pilots Ripple payments
SAMA like it hot for blockchain-powered payments.
Glossary: what’s what in fintech
What’s what in fintech? Here is a glossary of the most commonly used terms.
Revolut uses GPS for FX app launch in APAC
Starting with New Zealand, Singapore and Japan.
Fiorano the firepower in I&M Bank’s digital leap
Kenyan bank will use Fiorano’s platform while integrating with Infosys’ Finacle core banking system.
South African Reserve Bank mulls cryptocurrency regulations
Will also experiment with distributed ledger technologies – and ConsenSys helps out.
How fintech firms can take cover from cyberattacks
Revolutionising technologies are coming up by day and rendering most of the old business models obsolete.
