US banking app CapWay readies to launch
Targeting millennials who are either underbanked or uncertain.
Mobile
Digital money transfer service Azimo raises $20m in funding
Round led by Rakuten Capital.
Big bank’s mobile app Beem IT goes live in Oz
Australian app created by CBA, NAB and Westpac.
Tandem reaches 100,000 clients, signs for Form3 paytech
Wants to match Lloyds Bank in terms of customer numbers in ten years time.
China surging in payments technology: lessons for the West
What has driven the explosive growth of Asian paytech from giants such as Ant Financial and Tencent? And what’s next?
ABN Amro hit by DDoS attack
Dutch bank’s services either not available or very slow.
Clever UK mobile banking app Bofin preps for launch
A chartered engineer unleashes his new fintech creation.
GoodData launches Spectrum UI tools
Data analytics and insights company adds some more colour.
ShopKeep launches on Android to broaden hardware options
POS-itive news from US point of sale technology provider.
Addiko Bank puts digital banking solutions on Appian
Austrian bank finds the way to low code developer’s platform.
OCBC goes all Touché feely for biometric-based payments
All at the touch of two fingers.
Ant Financial lights up China Everbright Bank’s digital revamp
Overhaul includes cloud platforms and mobile architecture.
Tango Card rewarded with $35m funding
Digital Rewards-as-a-Service platform does a merry dance.
Market EarlyBird unveils mobile app
To tweet, to woo.
Dead fintechs don’t wear Plaid
Shy US app provider expands to Canada.
Maybank makes a Grab for cashless payments in Malaysia
Bank and ride-hailing service team up.
eToro in bullish mood with US cryptocurrency exchange launch
The firm will offer ten different cryptocurrencies.
Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines for conversational AI starter
Ambitions to make chatbots sound more human and less like robots.
Image is everything with ABN Amro’s new webcam advisory service
Dutch bank unveils Beeldbankieren.
HPS pushes on with open banking platform for payments
Moroccan firm takes PowerCARD Connect-Open API beyond pilot phase.
Bahrain Benefit-s from national payment system
Bahrain’s Electronic Network For Financial Transactions seeks unity.
POPin Video Banking and MEA in digital duet
Platform integrated into MEA’s Android and iOS apps.
Infographic: the evolution of international money transfers
From the barter system to Bitcoin.
SMEs and selfies stick for FNB account opening
South African bank unveils selfie authentication… and “businessism”.
UK personal finance app Elifinty preps for launch
For people who see no way out.
BBVA dream team unveils mobile banking platform in Mexico
Launch involved teams from Spain, US and Mexico.
PayPal to buy iZettle for $2.2bn ahead of IPO
Largest acquisition in its history.
Interview: Eric Wilson, Xinja – upbeat Down Under
European challengers, the flaws of the big four, and how his father-in-law inspired him.
HSBC UK kisses Consents Online’s AISP for banking data
Account information service provider profits from open banking.
DBS jumps on Carousell for mobile payments ride
Invests in classifieds marketplace’s latest fund raising round.
PayTech Awards 2018: shortlist unveiled!
Who are the lucky finalists?
Revolut introduces new payment sharing feature, Near Me
Now you can send money to nearby strangers.
CardFlight and Paya team for EMV-ready mPOS solutions
Enabling Paya to offer CardFlight’s SwipeSimple payment acceptance solutions to its merchants.
Danske Bank Spiir-ed into first fintech investment
Hot for Spiir’s budget app.
Indonesian B2B fintech start-up readies for launch
Serial entrepreneur plans yet another company.
African payments firm Cellulant raises $47.5m
Helped by The Rise Fund – marking its debut on the continent.
Cashplus calls on Currencycloud’s special FX for SME payments
Especially designed to help British SMEs do better business abroad.
Irish eyes are spying with AIB’s social media prying
O Big Brother, where art thou?
VPBank vavooms with new digital credit card
Vietnamese bank’s consumer finance division offers MPlus+.
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