UK government puts its heart into Digital Charter
Pushing new standards to keep digital economy, cybersecurity and tech investment on track.
Innovation
What cryptocurrency trends can we expect in 2018?
Let’s take a look at some of the key talking points of the cryptocurrency economy in 2018.
Digital ID firm Signicat raises $2m
Signicat is one cool cat with its Identity Assurance-as-a-Service.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 January 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Banking tech round-up: 25 January 2018
Features Yolt, Chevy Chase Trust, FIS, Haven Savings Bank and Connecticut Online Computer Centre.
UK government plots cryptocurrency regulations
Amidst the drama and diatribes of Davos, two politicians open their mouths.
JP Morgan Chase invests $20bn for new branches and jobs
Includes 400 new branches, 4,000 jobs and an increase in staff wages across the US.
Tradeshift explores new Frontiers with innovation lab launch
To boldly go where many other fintech firms have been before.
Expensify ends 2017 on an all-time high
US travel and expense management firm in receipt of good news.
First Data to open new fintech centre in Ireland
US payments firm also aims to hire 150 staff from around the world.
Challenger BankiFi launches with open banking battle cry
Platform’s launching customer is Nordea’s developer portal.
Mastercard eyes biometric totality by 2019
Banks issuing Mastercard-branded cards will have to offer biometric authentication.
SoFi’s choice: former Twitter COO to take helm as new CEO
Social media’s loss is social finance’s big gain.
Trulioo launches KYC tool to connect MNOs
Will work with 24 MNOs from the US, Canada, the UK, China, India, Spain, France, and Switzerland.
Zopa enhances executive ranks with new trio
En route to its launch of a challenger bank later this year.
Juvo gets Samsung investment for smartphone boost
Samsung will bring Juvo access to billions of underbanked prepaid users across the globe.
Yusen Logistics favours Fiorano for digital revamp
The integration backbone for all inbound and outbound client traffic in Singapore.
Cloudian bridges storage from data centre to cloud
US firm is making an extra effort to live up to its name.
Payments round-up: 23 January 2018
Features DBS Bank, Xero, WeChat Pay and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
SAP invests €2bn for French fintech innovation ASAP
Its areas of interest include cloud, machine learning, blockchain, IoT and SaaS.
Fintech funding round-up: 23 January 2018
From London to Asia. Stars Anorak Technologies, Funding Societies and Mekar.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 23 January 2018
Featuring Kleros taking a chance, BitFlyer landing in Europe, and Nordea in the mood for banning.
Dwolla to power ID verification for Yahoo’s Tanda savings app
Tanda app is intended to be used as an alternative to credit cards or short term loans
Open banking: what you need to know
The landscape for financial services is changing, and the jury is still out on how the endgame is going to play out.
Fintech funding round-up: 22 January 2018
Features Oval Money, TradeCore, Paytronix Systems and Hippo.
Banking tech round-up: 22 January 2018
Our southern stars are Bank Zero, Westpac and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
How can insurtech ramp up your firm’s digital renaissance?
Explore the crucial elements of an effective digital strategy.
Three steps to improving customer engagement with AI
What does 2018 have in store for AI, and how can companies get the most out of it?
WhatsApp steps into the world of business
To make sure businesses don’t actually have to talk to those pesky customers face-to-face.
Citi plays Cupid for university talent search
Shoot that fintech arrow to my heart!
Fintech funding round-up: 19 January 2018
Stars Varo Money, OakNorth Bank, NetPay and ISME ACE.
IBM hits growth for first time in 23 quarters
Did it in style – exceeding analyst revenue expectations by almost $500 million.
UK and France governments strike accord for fintech innovation
Tech sectors plan to get closer together with a digital conference to promote deeper integration.
Banking tech round-up: 19 January 2018
Featuring Fiserv, HSLC, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Contovista, Piraeus Bank, Intellect Design Arena and Bank of Baroda.
Fintech: the hottest industry in Switzerland
Marc Bernegger, Swiss entrepreneur, talks about fintech and the changes it is bringing to the finance industry.
Coinbase gets the Memo.AI engineering talent
Digital currency wallet Coinbase looks for growth.
Blockchain security firm Ledger raises $75m funding
Investment takes the company’s total capital to more than $85 million.
Top fintech stories this week – 19 January 2018
Catch up on our top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Amazon taps 20 locations as finalists for second HQ
It’s the hottest competition since “The Bachelor”.
We were kings when fees went to zero
Spirios Margaris discusses the troubling future of zero fee financial services.
