Infographic: one year of open banking
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Brexit worries take TransferWise on Belgium licence hunt
UK office is safe but paytech wants to prep in event of a ‘no deal’.
Meniga wraps around consumer rewards with Wrapp acquisition
Merging both Stockholm offices.
SafeCharge to power Gett’s payment reconciliation
Transporting it to the new era of fintech.
N26 plots delayed US launch with $300m funding
Mobile challenger bank is now valued at $2.7 billion.
Countingup finds its auto-match for payments invoicing
UK challenger business banking provider is up for it.
Upgrade Pack has crack at fintech with £1m funding
UK-based loyalty start-up straddles travel and banking sectors.
US bank customers enter Glassbox’s digital world of pane
Clever customer management for JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citi.
Insurtech Braintri bags Benefia deal
hiPRO Connector is going live as part of the new agreement.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 8 January 2019
A short and sweet round-up of the week’s selected news stories in a video format.
Plaid buys fintech rival Quovo for $200m
Bank account connectivity firm finds something similar in the US.
Indonesia’s KinerjaPay collects $200m funding
Paytech gets backing from Wahana Group.
Interview: Roderick Simons, CTO of Yolt
What is it like to build a smart thinking money app from the ground up?
RBS secures 25% stake in digital current account Loot
Invests £2 million via its new digital Bó bank.
Google gets payments licence in Ireland
Follows on from last month’s licence in Lithuania.
Life’s a brag in BBVA’s digital dominion
Reaches “tipping point” as 50% of its customers now use digital channels.
Didi does in-app financial services across China
Launches mutual protection, personal credit and automobile financing products.
UK start-up Viola Black tunes in with account launch
“We are not a bank.”
Top ten digital bank initiatives in 2018
There have been a lot of digital bank projects in 2018. Here are our favourites.
Top ten wealthtech stories in 2018
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Top ten fintech analysis features in 2018
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Top ten banking tech case studies in 2018
Banks and FIs from around the world share their tech modernisation experiences.
Top ten fintech interviews in 2018
Over the course of 2018, we’ve interviewed a range of industry specialists on a variety of fintech subjects.
Top ten fintech events in 2018
We’ve been to events all around the world this year. These have been our favourites.
Top fintech stories this week – 21 December 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
HSBC launches mobile collections service in Thailand
Collections for customers via credit cards, bank transfers, e-wallets and cash.
Coconut milks crowdfunding to launch current accounts
UK firm unleashes latest product for freelance folks.
US Payments Forum pushing for contactless at ATMS
Offers a helping hand for paytech progress.
Mastercard and Elavon elevate bank apps for retail payments
Aiming to allow consumers to pay for goods and services through their bank’s app.
SoftBank pours $500m into Cambridge Mobile Telematics
SoftBank Vision Fund sees something in US-based insurtech.
Clinc and Isbank unleash AI-powered app in Turkey
“Maxi” is designed for the Turkish bank’s six million customers.
Lendtech Blend Network gets £10m funding
To grow its lending product and raise the UK firm’s profile.
Cybercriminal underground dangerously sound
McAfee Labs sees 20% increase in data breaches in financial sector.
Flux to flex digital muscles with $7.5m funding
Digital receipt firm plans platform expansion.
Interview: Transferwise – the power of partnerships
We talk to Transferwise about its progress, with partner banks as well as under its own steam.
Santander smartly acquires invoicing and expenses app Albert
Bank says app is popular among freelancers and micro-enterprises in the UK.
Mastercard picks paytech pal in Polish Payment Standard
Digital, mobile, cards, e-commerce – it’s all happening.
B-Social raises £3m to build a social bank
As it applies for a UK banking licence from the FCA and PRA.
Goldex raises over £1m in pre-Series A rush
As it develops its retail gold investment app launched in July.
Infographic: cashless payments now reign supreme
Merchant Machine is on the scene to reveal the true value in the world we live in.
