ClearBank offers multi-currency accounts through JP Morgan API
UK clearing bank claims to be the first of its kind to provide the service.
Partnerships
Competition concerns over fintech acquisitions
The CMA’s concern with mergers and acquisitions is to do with the potential impact on UK customers.
Trio of UAE banks go live with klip digital wallet solution
Klip uses QR tech to enable contactless payments.
West African microfinance confederation goes live with SAB’s AT
SAB AT rolling out across six institutions in five West African countries.
Subaio launches outside Nordic home with ABN Amro
To date, the 25-person fintech has signed contracts with seven banks.
Emirates NBD deploys new payments hub with TCS Bancs
The UAE bank goes live on TCS Bancs after kicking off the project in 2019.
EXCLUSIVE: Oracle wins deals with Mashreq Bank and Desjardins
Oracle has also picked up a new deal in Bangladesh.
European Commission resumes LSE-Refinitiv antitrust probe
The EC had paused proceedings in July as it waited for data.
Refinitiv and Microsoft agree on Azure partnership
Microsoft’s flagship cloud platform to support Refinitiv going forward.
One more time, till you’ve got this
It’s time to pay it forward. To the next guy and gal.
TrueMoney partners with Thunes to activate global remittances
Thunes claims to work with partners in more than 100 countries.
UK Finance scheme stops £19m of fraud in 2020
The Banking Protocol teams up police and bank staff to stop fraudsters in branches.
Banking Technology September 2020 issue out now
Tipping point: Google vs Oracle showdown.
Form3, Countingup and PPS create new SME offering
The SME market contributes around £2 trillion a year to the UK economy.
Ohpen acquires cross-border mortgage vendor Davinci
Dutch technology firm plans international expansion with new suite of products.
WorldRemit partners with Juba Express on Somali remittance services
Somalis emigrates send $1.4 billion back home every year.
Vanquis Bank partners with NatWest’s Payit
Payit was built by London-based, RBS-backed fintech, Pollinate.
Swedish Export Credit Corporation picks FIS for loan origination
SEK picks Commercial Loan Origination and FIS Ambit.
Wells Fargo extends 25-year processing partnership with TSYS
US bank resigns for TSYS payments technology.
Cornerstone Brands plans acquisition of FXPress Payment Services
Men’s toiletries brand makes a move into payments.
ABN Amro partners with Techstars to create start-up accelerator
The collaboration will connect ABN Amro with Techstars’ global network.
Worldremit acquires fellow remittance firm Sendwave
Sendwave has a presence in East and West Africa.
Standard Chartered Korea brings banking to consumers’ keyboards
“Banks must weave their services into customers’ digital lives”.
Malaysia and Indonesian regulators sign fintech cooperative agreement
The two countries will share innovations and foster cross-border start-up development.
UK watchdog green lights $5.3bn Visa-Plaid deal
CMA finds no competition issues with Visa’s mega-deal.
MoneyGram signs remittances deal with Airtel Africa
Airtel Africa customers to gain access to MoneyGram services later this year.
2020 PayTech Awards hosted online by Zoe Lyons
Join our celebrity host Zoe Lyons for PayTech Awards 2020! Free broadcast on 10 September – everyone is welcome.
Pi1 signs card issuance partnership with Marqeta and TagNitecrest
Pi1 extends banking offering with new deal.
Embedded finance: a game-changing opportunity for incumbents
Embedded finance offers a new, very large addressable market opportunity worth over $7 trillion in ten years’ time.
TransferWise goes global with Mastercard partnership
The two firms extend a deal signed in 2018.
Gemini picks Eventus Systems for trade surveillance
Popular cryptocurrency exchange boosts its monitoring.
TrueLayer and sync. partner up on Spanish expansion
UK-based aggregation platform taps TrueLayer to boost its service.
Mastercard partners with AlRaedah Finance on Saudi SME payments
The “SME in a Box” will offer SMEs direct access to fast funds.
National Savings Bank picks ACI Worldwide risk technology
Sri Lankan bank opts to extend partnership with ACI.
Pyramid Federal Credit Union signs for Clear Core data solution
Clear Core’s alpha partnership with Pyramid enables “quick” features.
Samsung launches Curve-powered payments service
Samsung Pay Card allows users to pay with their hardware across multiple accounts.
Form3 gains investment from major UK banks
Payments firm raises $33 million and welcomes Lloyds and Nationwide as shareholders.
European Commission approves Mastercard’s €2.85bn Nets deal
Third party firm to receive an exclusive licence for Nets tech to lower anticompetition fears.
Linn-Co Federal Credit Union goes live on Episys core system
Credit union completes core switch despite COVID-19.
Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa sign financial inclusion partnership
The two firms plan to boost services in “key” African markets.
