Plum first chatbot to integrate Monzo and Starling
Users can link bank accounts without having to share login details.
Mobile
UK Faster Payments suffers seriously slow service
Issues started Sunday 8 July and backlog remains.
Barclays digital banking goes down
Seems to be resolved now, but it kept consumers unable to log in.
Banking problems return to TSB
Customers reporting online issues again.
BeSmartee and LoanFuel make mortgages mobile
LoanFuel will integrate BeSmartee’s technology into its mobile app.
Antelop to provide mobile e-wallet for Greek Piraeus Bank
Mobile payments coming to Piraeus customers.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: calling time on secretive banks
Within and outside Russia’s borders.
Investment app Moneybox gets £14m funding
Some handy change for UK-based spare change investment app.
Case study: DBS – the edge
DBS is shaping up to be a fintech innovator. What projects is it working on?
Hong Kong digital bank Neat nabs tidy $2m funding
Will be used for new features, tools and recruitment.
Sberbank now supports Google Pay
First bank in Russia to do so.
Banking Technology July/August 2018 issue out now
Deep minds. For fintech that matters.
Shoppers can now order ahead with Yoyo
Saving users time by letting them skip the line.
EBA warns banks of obvious threat from fintech
European Banking Authority publishes wordy roadmap.
Santander-backed Asto finance app preps for beta launch
London-based firm wants to be a pocket business helper.
Payments start-up Fire gets open banking glow
First Ireland-based payments firm to be authorised as a PISP.
Payments start-up Akwewa launches in Benin
Cotonou-based firm offers money transfers around the world.
Three ways health insurers can win over millennial small business owners
Sally Poblete, CEO of Wellthie, explores three key strategies.
Australian payments start-up Airwallex raises $80m
Melbourne-based firm combines payments and FX transfers.
Independence day for Danske’s MobilePay in Finland
MobilePay becomes independent as nation’s regulator grants it payments licence.
Starling and Revolut suffer weekend outages
Curve and Pockit also reported issues.
Monzo faces challenging times with £33m losses
But user numbers did treble for UK mobile-only challenger.
New Android malware sneaks in “Despacito”
The malware infected phones through a ringtone app.
JP Morgan Chase’s mobile app Finn goes nationwide
Finn by Chase is designed for millennials in the US.
Nok Nok. Who’s there? OneSpan
Security and esignature company teams with authentication firm.
Sensory’s biometric tech powers 24 banking apps
Banks iclude Alior, Axis, Banorte, ICICI, Maybank, Mizuho Bank, and Qatar Islamic Bank.
US mobile app Mezu fires up with privacy promise
Lets people give and get money without sharing personal information.
US mobile start-up AeroPay preps for lift off
Chicago fintech firm will launch beta version soon.
Coventry Building Society selects Temenos for digital revamp
UK-based society opts for T24 core banking system.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating most innovative projects of the year!
Enter the awards by 31 August.
Georgia’s TBC Bank launches digital neobank Space
SaaS engine Mambu powers new autonomous business.
Dashlane removes pain of old and forgotten accounts
Password manager platform launches Inbox Security Scan.
Trezeo seeks funding from the crowd at Seedrs
Business account provider targets 5m people in self-employed sector.
Latin lovers fonYou and Claro reveal AI-driven microfinance
Two telcos in lovely Latin American liaison.
FairFX shows SMEs a whole new world
An international business account for SMEs to go global.
Merrill Lynch app makes mobile merry work of paperwork
Part of its digital expansion strategy, focused on mobile features.
Australian challenger bank 86 400 launches
Team includes former ANZ CEO and ex-Metro Bank founder.
Fiserv and InComm partner for cash billpay
Customers can pay their bills using cash. Whatever next.
Nationwide seeks start-up action with £50m fund
Mobile activity by customers has prompted the society to invest in the sector.
Commerzbank taps Google for mobile payments in Germany
Google Pay is the way.
