Klarna selects Amazon Web Services as preferred cloud provider
Swedish banking and payment firm puts AWS at the centre of new strategy.
Innovation
HSBC and Santander to refund customers after breaking CMA rules
The banks failed to message users going into their overdrafts.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 29 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Four fintech & financial inclusion trends for 2020
A gap remains for women, rural residents, & other underserved communities.
Dubai regulators sign fintech agreement with Luxembourg commission
The two countries build on a previous deal inked in 2007.
Middlegame Ventures reaches first close of €150 million for investment in early-stage fintechs
New venture fund wants to empower fresh innovation.
Russia’s Sberbank inks contract with driverless car tech firm
The Russian bank will challenge Yandex which currently has the monopoly.
Leaked numbers show only 16% of Curve’s users are active
The UK start-up still insists it will reach 4 million customers by 2020.
French fintech Virgil raises €2.1m to co-own homes with first-time buyers
The start-up offers future buyers a capital contribution – not a loan.
DFS 2019: Europe’s financial landscape a long way from united
Yet there’s hope for harmonisation on the horizon, says panel.
European Investment Fund dedicates €100m to AI and blockchain
The EIF wants to address the blockchain and AI ‘financing gap’ in Europe.
DFS 2019: C-level execs with “no idea” holding back innovation
The right structure is needed at banks to enable technological progress, says panel
Artificial intelligence and natural reluctance
AI prize: building a future-proof organisation with a right to not just survival but also success.
Tandem Bank signs up TrueLayer for account aggregation
The UK challenger’s 800,000 customers will gain access to their other accounts in-app.
MoneyLive 2019: Banks have to be humble even if they’re everywhere, says ING exec
Banks tend to over-promise to customers through their adverts, says ING CIO
Epiphany CEO: We’re the only “truly open” banking platform in the industry
The CEO says other banking technology providers are “not really open”.
Nationwide opens API sandbox for mortgage processing
The UK institution has been in contact with a number of third parties.
Paytm raises $1bn in fresh round of funding
Indian payments giant aims to battle the bigtechs
Automation Anywhere raises $290 million in Series B round
RPA firm has previously had funding from SoftBank.
EQ Bank completes cloud-based Temenos core banking project
Bank finalises migration to the Microsoft Azure cloud.
Carbon footprint tracker for purchases Enfuce raises €10m
Enfuce is dubbed the biggest fintech start-up in Finland.
How paytech helps the gaming world tap the under-banked populations
Paysafecard and G2 Esports reveal how paytech taps underbanked gamers.
Building a digital atelier: How fintechs are disrupting the fashion industry and combating waste
MTO technology can significantly reduce the march of overproduction.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 22 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
CMTI 2019: Disruptors demand new approach from regulators
Banque de France deputy governor says the right mindset is key.
PayPal sweetens e-shopping processing with Honey deal
The acquisition is PayPal’s largest to date.
Money20/20 USA: How Tangerine champions personalised digital banking with Meniga’s tech
From proof-of-concept to market launch, results, and lessons learnt.
Tickr plans to raise capital in 2020 to aid its European expansion
The social impact investment platform’s co-founder tells FinTech Futures of its 2020 vision.
Machine learning vs human experience in invoice finance
Be wary of a lender with no human face as there’s always the odd unforeseen complication.
Village Capital and MetLife Foundation selects 11 start-ups for MENA accelerator programme
Finalists from this cohort will receive grant capital totalling $50,000.
Explained: The ECB’s role in the banking licence process & UK’s licensing procedures
Cécile Sourbes unpacks the process of licensing in the UK.
Monzo’s COO quits to launch a grocery start-up
The departure of Foster-Carter is the latest in a few personnel changes at Monzo.
Why banks can profit from “smart” POS
There is a shift from traditional payment services provided by banks and others.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Tandem appoints former HSBC exec as chief growth officer
Malani will spearhead Tandem’s international expansion into Hong Kong.
Alipay aims for integration with 10m European SMEs by 2024
Chinese payments firm continues its acceptance march in Europe.
Visa partners with Georgian challenger bank Space
The bank hopes Visa will power a geographic expansion.
Clearing the liquidity fog in 300 milliseconds
FinTech Futures speaks to CEO and founder of RTGS.global, Nick Ogden.
Being digital vs doing digital
It’s best to be clear whether it’s truly digital or whether it is in fact digitisation.
Money Bites podcast: what’s next for fintech?
Featuring Tanya Andreasyan, Chip’s Simon Rabin, resident jokester Mr. Money, and the Skittlemania challenge.
