UBank releases AI loan advisor Mia
Can you put up with her “cheeky personality”?
Mobile
Canadian challenger Motusbank moves in
Ontario credit union Meridian unveils its new digital bank.
Bnext aims to be Spain’s Monzo
Bright pink cards are certainly appealing.
2gether Global preps open beta beyond Spain
The “banking platform” has now released some of its promised features.
Morocco’s CFG Bank in digital banking revamp with Kony DBX
CFG’s strategy is built on “simplicity, transparency and sustainable customer relationships”.
BB&T and SunTrust $66bn merger leads to mega tech revamp
New deal is designed to keep their banking competitive.
Possible Finance definitely raises $4m funding
Stunning Seattle-based lendtech looking for fintech nirvana.
Ursa Finance bears down on UK challenger banks
UK challenger wants to de-automate banking.
Wells Fargo well and truly has banking problems
Some problems still linger for mobile and online users.
Innovating at scale: to compete with fast-rising challengers, banks need to gain agility
How large established financial brands can draw lessons from challenger banks’ customer-centric success.
Sohar International adds biometrics to banking app
Very few details have been revealed about the implementation.
Oney Bank is Well into Wirecard for biometric payments in Romania
Consumers will be able to pay with the app in over 30 stores.
Lloyds unleashes open banking app
Follows in the wake of Barclays.
Video: check out the PayTech Awards 2018 highlights!
The inaugural PayTech Awards took place on 13 July 2018 on a luxurious Silver Sturgeon yacht in London.
Barclays has nod and Bink for loyalty programmes
Barclays leads an investment round of £10 million into the start-up.
Emirates NBD plays matchmaker for start-ups and investors
Private banking arm sees no harm in The LaunchPad.
Digicro pulls in $300k funding for mobile microfinance in Cambodia
Round led by Japanese firm Showcase Capital.
Savings start-up Moneycado fires up for travellers
UK firm says it is building the world’s first savings account for travel.
US challenger Rising Bank rises up in Midwest
Start-up is a division of Midwest BankCentre in Missouri.
India’s Federal Bank launches open banking platform
APIs include fund transfers, smart collections and UPI payments.
SME finance app ANNA gets £8.5m funding
New investment comes from Kinetik.
Maldives Monetary Authority calls for payment project tenders
Revamp on the way as MMA issues a request for information.
Nordic banks’ payments platform preps for pilot launch
Called Project 27, the banks want platform to become a legal entity this year.
Taking a Step towards banking for under 18s
A new mobile bank gives tools for underage banking.
HSBC, ANZ and Goldman Sachs back Bud’s $20m funding
UK-based personal finance firm backed up by big name buddies.
Starling Bank preps for Irish licence with euro accounts
CEO is in Ireland today and UK challenger bank is also gearing up for Brexit.
Suits Me sir! HooYu brings verification to banking start-up
Have you thought of a colour, sir? We have some excellent Blue Serge.
Bison app attracts crypto trading hunters
Powered by Börse Stuttgart and designed for buying and selling.
Video: Banking Technology Awards 2018 highlights
Check out the highlights of our glamorous event which took place on 13 December 2018 in London.
Mambu wins Orange Bank core system deal in Spain
EXCLUSIVE. It may come with a win in Eastern Europe too.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Banking Technology February 2019 issue out now
Superstructures: fintech reaches new heights.
Standard Chartered launches African digital banking phase two
Bringing its new service to four countries.
BPP Pay launches mobile wallet in Brazil
Taking the place of Samsung and Google Pay.
Amex throws Curve a curveball
American Express blocks customers from adding Amex cards to Curve.
Fintech app Acorns receives $105m funding
Alongside a partnership to create educational content.
Mobile trading platform CloseCross gets $3m funding
It opens the round with investment by Amnis Ventures
Are too many finance providers conflating trust with technology?
“Trust-free” is actually abstract or faceless trust.
Silver-tongued Argenta launches conversational banking
Belgian bank teams with message mavens Sparkcentral and Smooch to make it happen.
First Data joins AIB in €100m bid for Payzone
Duo targeting Dublin-based payments firm.
