Interview: Transferwise – the power of partnerships
We talk to Transferwise about its progress, with partner banks as well as under its own steam.
Mobile
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.
Visa brandishes Shieldpay for safe P2P payments
Getting clever for cards on peer-to-peer marketplaces.
Mastercard acting up for smartphone payment terminals
Unveils pilot implementation of LitePOS solution with eService.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
Robinhood steps back from checking and savings launch
Firm says there was “confusion” and now offers cash management instead.
Voleo to help OP Financial Group’s social trading drive
Voleo will join the Helsinki-based firm’s Wealthtech Partnership Programme.
Western Union works with TerraPay for mobile mania
In the name of mobile wallet and bank account payouts.
Emergent Technology acquires Interpay Africa
Californian firm dreaming of African action.
Robinhood tucks into Galileo for US checking and savings launch
Payments processor powers trading app’s banking move.
Lower’s a goer with AI-powered lending launch
Firm plans to sock it to ’em for mortgage decisions.
Ecobank teams with MFS Africa for digital payments
Customers can now transact with 170 million mobile wallets across continent.
Banking tech problems hit TSB and Absa
UK and South Africa united in fintech grief.
Lending platform JUMO gets $12.5m funding
Takes total raised in excess of $103 million.
ShopKeep closes $65m for small business financing leap
Brings US firm’s total funding to just over $72 million.
Morgan Stanley says yes to Yext for finance advice
Bank has digital brain wave for its financial advisors.
US challenger bank Envel emerges for auto-pilot action
Start-up goes ethical and offers “banking on autopilot”.
Wirecard woos with Apple and Google Pay play
Double delight for its boon customers in Germany and France.
Barclays app turns on retailers with “turn off” spending feature
Customers can stop transactions at chosen retailers for greater control.
Ripple powers Coinone’s remittance app in South Korea
The nation’s “first blockchain-powered remittance mobile app and web service”.
White paper: Segments of one – customer insights in digital banking
Easy-to-implement use cases for personalised marketing and sales.
BioCatch brings behavioural biometrics to ACI Worldwide
Paytech ACI plans to stop fraud for banking customers.
Next Caller has Interactions for phone-based threat assessment
Intelligent virtual assistance firm Interactions seeks better fraud protection.
PayPal gives a Toss about Viva Republica’s $80m funding
Aimed at expanding the firm’s consumer app Toss.
Buzzvault app jumps into insurtech space
Home insurance app for a personal asset vault.
StanChart first in Hong Kong for digital savings account on-boarding
HKID security features validation and facial recognition.
Migrants bank Rebtel targets US launch
Swedish bank is for an “overlooked and undervalued customer in mind – migrants”.
Boku takes on mobile with $112m Danal acquisition
Will take on all its pure mobile security solutions.
India’s FinXtree fires up for fresh fintech products
Plans to develop digital products for lending and blockchain solutions.
Metro Bank keeps on digital with international payments
Easily done through the app, not a branch.
Voyager Innovations first for Singapore’s faster fintech patent
Seven months a save via Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.
Banco Sabadell’s InnoCells moves on Mexico with UnDosTres investment
The bank’s corporate venture arm picks a paytech.
Airtel Nigeria plans payment service bank
Telco seeks out nation’s mobile market.
White paper: Adaptive Authentication – Superior User Experience and Growth through Intelligent Security
White paper on the state of authentication and the evolving threat landscape.
Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam goes with Rambus for digital payments
Focusing on security and privacy through tokenisation.
Banking Technology December 2018/January 2019 issue out now
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