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Flybits lands $35m in Series C round
Investors include Point72 Ventures and Mastercard.
Bonify eyes European expansion with new investment
The fintech has over half a million users.
Meeting the needs of a changing UK savings market
How can the next generation of banking tech encourage savers to return to the market?
Curve raises $55m in Series B round
The start-up is now among the top five UK consumer fintechs.
White paper: AI-driven deal origination for capital markets
Learn more about AI driven deal origination with Squirro!
TrueLayer integrates with Revolut to access open banking data
Emma will be the very first integration.
Bsurance to enable Cashpresso’s buyer protection
Ensuring the safety of purchasing by instalments.
Challenger banks in France
Exploring the challenger bank landscape in France considering their offerings and their technology.
New firm Disberse targets the aid industry
Addressing the slowness and opaqueness of the financial industry.
N26 lands in the US
Starting with users in the waiting list.
VibePay prepares for launch with FCA approval
The first product to market will be a consumer app launching in September 2019.
White paper: The architect’s guide to digital core banking in the cloud
Download the Five Degrees white paper now
SEB and SAS invest in Combient’s AI hub
Combient mix aims to attract talent and drive automation.
European insurtech trends: shift from disruptive to enabling insurtech
What is the outlook for investments in European insurtech’s over the next five years?
InComm makes third-acquisition this year with purchase of Meridian Loyalty
The amount of the acquisition was undisclosed.
Canada’s PaymentsMB taps Cardstream for European expansion
Cardstream will link up with acquirers and suppliers.
JCB and Interac Corp agree Canadian ATM deal
JCB cardholders can withdraw cash at machines throughout Canada.
DocuSign picks GoCardless to drive European growth
The move offers subscription payment alternatives to cards and PayPal.
HSBC launches multicurrency virtual account for treasury
Available in the UK, USA, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Banking Technology July/August 2019 issue out now
Drawing the curtains on a bright tomorrow.
White paper: How to scale a fintech
Download the GoCardless white paper now
Airfox partners with Mastercard for Brazil’s financial inclusion
It has also partnered with Cielo and Zurich Insurance.
Visa and PayPal’s new deal
While the US service is powered via a partnership with JPMorgan Chase, PayPal’s Instant Transfer in Canada is powered by Visa’s push payments system, Visa Direct.
Iwoca launches real-time business loan decisions
The industry-first is an integration with Funding Xchange and Funding Options.
PayU acquires majority stake in Red Dot Payment
The deal sees PayU expand into Southeast Asia.
SIA opens new payment cards centre in Verona
The facility can personalise more than 10 million cards per year.
Top fintech stories this week – 05 July 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
RBI to build blockchain-based banking platform
The technology would be for banking officials’ use only.
Currencycloud raises around £32m
Investors in the first part of the Series E round have not been disclosed.
Sensibill raises $31.5m for AI-driven banking solution
The Toronto firm targets freelancers and entrepreneurs.
Silicon Valley Bank lends $300m to innovative Irish companies
It will bring the total amount brought to the Irish market to $500m by 2024.
An after after-dark round-up
FinTech Futures unravels the hot topics covered at 11:FS’ live podcast.
Hundreds of German fintech start-ups gone bust since 2017
The average age of the fintechs that failed was four years old.
Monese and PayPal partner to enhance its mobile features
It follows PayPal’s investment in Monese’s Series B.
Australian FIs team up for Lygon blockchain pilot
The platform will seek to modernise the management of bank guarantees.
Caffeine and angry bankers: the comfort of bad behaviour
A radically different way of establishing authority, managing organisations and measuring success is needed.
Untangler launches using AI
The new insurtech is an afterthought created out of the founders’ previous firm.
Tokeny Solutions raises €5m from Euronext
Tokenisation solutions are gaining traction.
SmartSearch pioneers first online AML business credit checks
It will enable clients to see an overview of a business’ credit score.
