Didi does in-app financial services across China
Launches mutual protection, personal credit and automobile financing products.
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UK start-up Viola Black tunes in with account launch
“We are not a bank.”
Top ten digital bank initiatives in 2018
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Top ten wealthtech stories in 2018
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Top ten banking tech case studies in 2018
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Top ten fintech interviews in 2018
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Top ten fintech events in 2018
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Top fintech stories this week – 21 December 2018
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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.
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.
