Digicro pulls in $300k funding for mobile microfinance in Cambodia
Round led by Japanese firm Showcase Capital.
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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.
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Mambu wins Orange Bank core system deal in Spain
EXCLUSIVE. It may come with a win in Eastern Europe too.
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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.
Personal finance app Fintify gets FCA approval
Can now operate as a registered account information service provider.
Oxygen gets $2.3m funding for digital banking life
San Francisco-based firm offers free banking services to freelancers.
Samsung backs Mobeewave in latest funding wave
Mobile paytech now has a total of $20 million.
TrueLayer unveils payments API
UK firm launches it in the name of open banking and PSD2.
M1 Finance takes on banks with new checking account
Called M1 Spend, it integrates within the US firm’s current app.
Tencent-backed WeBank eyes Australian expansion
Chinese digital bank is applying for trademarks Down Under.
First Direct unleashes social media payments
Today is fdpay day as peer to peer payments are on the way.
BBVA Groww-s investment app via $6m funding round
Bank’s Propel Venture Partners one of the backers for Indian firm.
Spanish neobank Bnc10 readies for launch
It’s already made its waiting list available.
Onfido opens up to Bitcoin payments
Blockchain technology and identity management converge via partnership with BitPay.
Facebook to integrate Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp
Company says it is at the start of a “long process”.
ATB Financial looks on Brightside with new challenger bank
Always look on the Brightside of life.
Samsung to unveil crypto wallet
The Galaxy S10 will allow users to trade, transact and store coins.
Absa AI automates account switching in South Africa
Bank’s CIO Jacques Barkhuizen calls it a “world first”.
Fintech Agora fires up for small American FIs
Start-up offers a digital leap without a core banking revamp.
Mexican challenger bank Albo raises $7m
Series A funding round led by Mountain Nazca.
