Fintech funding round-up: 13 February 2018
From India via Israel to Finland – starring MoneyOnMobile, Tipalti and Zervant.
Innovation
E-ZPass links with PayByCar to advance in-vehicle payments
PayByCar lets drivers use toll transponders to make additional purchases, such as fuel, fast food, and car washes.
Global fintech funding goes over $31bn mark
Brings the total over the past three years to $122 billion.
LogMeIn goes for AI gold with Bold360 virtual assistant
A chatbot and virtual customer assistant to make service “more engaging and intuitive”.
TruFin steps into UK challenger bank zone
TruFin started trading on the alternative investment market of the London Stock Exchange.
More fintech firms embrace Starling’s Marketplace
New group of partners includes PensionBee, Wealthsimple, Habito and Kasko in partnership with AXA.
Infographic: who is ready for Open Banking in Asia?
IDC Financial Insights maps the readiness for Open Banking among Asia, Asia Pacific and Australasia markets in 2018.
Singapore’s FinLab unveils SME accelerator programme
Four-month programme will start in March and eight places are up for grabs.
Australia’s new payments platform launches
Enabling customers with accounts at different banks to make 24×7 payments in real-time.
“I have lightbulb moments all the time – doesn’t everyone?”
What was Liz Maguire’s, head of transformation and digital at ANZ, lightbulb moment?
Fintech funding round-up: 12 February 2018
Featuring YapStone, Stash, Moneyfellows and Lendingkart.
What will help facilitate a secure future for the insurance industry?
This is the age of the “I want it now”, the insurance industry seems paralysed in working out a new vision.
Citi opens innovation lab in London
Headquartered at the WeWork offices in Moorgate.
Survey: Banking & fintech – how can commercial banks stay ahead?
Conducted by Fraedom and FinTech Futures to create a comprehensive study on banking and fintech.
MUFG teams with iAPPS for Southeast Asia push
Looking at cross-border payments and settlements.
Infographic: bank and fintech collaboration in Germany
The latest developments in collaboration between banks and fintechs in Gremany.
Podcast: [the SME sector is] so hot right now
11:FS Fintech Insider show featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
Ripple fuels UAE Exchange’s cross-border payments
Via the deal, UAE Exchange joins RippleNet, its enterprise blockchain network.
Tinkoff Bank opens fintech development hub in Moscow
Will focus on new business solutions based on blockchain and biometrics.
Bud blossoms with two new payment licences
UK-based web and mobile app has got regulatory authorisation to aggregate accounts and initiate payments.
Nordic banks mull common payments infrastructure
Danske Bank, DNB, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank in talking mood.
Wizards of Oz pull back curtain on open banking
Australian open banking review published – but still seeks feedback.
Brief: Deliver the digital bank
Speed up transactions in consumer banking and financial services.
UK regulator pushing hard on GDPR compliance
Financial Conduct Authority looking to get firms ready for the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
TrueLayer makes Zopa an open banking player
API developer platform partnering with UK financial services company for launch of products.
Banks and fintechs – friends or foes?
Who goes there? A look at new frontiers and the bottom line.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 8 February 2018
Features Binance down, a “Crypto Rich List”, and VMS Software and Swirlds.
Radius Bank mixes it with Alloy for digital revamp
Massachusetts-based bank plans to become a digital-first entity.
Singapore regulator gives customer onboarding guidance
New guidance on the use of tech solutions for non-face-to-face customer onboarding.
Deutsche Bank’s multibanking service goes live
One login to rule them all – for transferring money from all aggregated accounts.
India’s RBL Bank calls for fintech start-ups
Funding and mentorship on offer for 20 firms.
Personetics AI fuels Tandem’s digital insights
Bank will use Personetics’ Cognitive Banking Brain for new offerings within its digital banking.
US challenger Marathon International Bank to join fintech race
Will cater for the Ethiopian American community.
Seven US states standardise fintech payments
Say hello to Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.
Fintech funding round-up: 7 February 2018
Welcome to another wave of wondrous wealth. Features Autobooks, Finomial and Rebuildingsociety.
Top performing altcoins in 2017 – Fortune Jack
Bitcoin’s movements over the last year have paved the way for up-and-coming alternative coins.
Deutsche Bank waltzes into open source space
“Waltz” solution allows organisations to gather information from multiple sources.
UK regulator reveals retail banking remedies
Overdraft warnings are one of the fixes brought in as part of CMA’s investigation.
ADGM heads e-KYC utility project in UAE
Abu Dhabi Global Market has started the development of an electronic know your customer utility.
UK fintech in record VC investment
VC investment in the nation’s fintech firms was up 153% at $1.8 billion in 2017.
