Absa rolls out PowerCARD across Africa with HPS
Absa started working with HPS last year.
Partnerships
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IBM signs payments modernisation deal with 75 Canadian credit unions
Big Blue to outfit Canadian CUs across three provinces.
Path Solutions deploys business intelligence solution at Al Baraka Bank Sudan
Sudanese bank implements iMAL*BI solution.
Citizens Bank taps Teslar Software to improve portfolio management
The Arkansas-based bank turned to Teslar following a recommendation from a compatriot lender.
How UK fintechs can help SMEs accelerate payments digitalisation
There are a number of issues for SMEs when it comes to cash transactions.
Rocker and Enfuce sign Nordic card issuance partnership
Enfuce to supply Visa card issuing to Swedish neobank.
IBM, R3, Mastercard, and Accenture form Trust over IP Foundation
The group want to create a standard for a decentralised digital identity exchange.
SadaPay drives contactless adoption with Mastercard in Pakistan
The digital wallet aims to deliver three million cards over the next five years.
Revolut seeks acquisitions with struggling travel firms
“A lot of travel aggregators are in trouble at the moment,” says CEO.
SS&C Technologies acquires Innovest Systems in $120m deal
The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2020.
Path Solutions and Thomson Reuters extends GCC systems partnership
iMAL core banking and Onesource tax solutions to be offered in tandem.
What the Fintech? Episode 4 | Partnerships: till death do us part
Sean Hunter CIO at OakNorth, offers his advice to companies struggling to make a partnership work.
Safaricom and Visa sign M-Pesa partnership
The two firms will work on developing new products for the African payments platform.
Tide picks Mambu to power credit facilities and overdrafts
Tide is revamping its customer offerings and adding new functionality with Mambu.
Santander finalises £350m deal for majority share of Ebury
The Spanish bank purchased a 50.1% stake in the international payments and FX firm.
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Deutsche Bank signs 2028 contract extension for Avaloq tech
Swiss vendor will provide BPO services foe Deutsche until 2028.
Iress integrates with Knowledge Bank’s mortgage criteria search engine
Brokers will be able to access lender criteria all in one place.
Paysafe partners with Gala Technology to open SOTpay channel
The two firms will work on enabling more transactions for merchants.
Anyday and Clearhaus to take on payment giants in Norway and Spain
“We’re ready to take on the giants,” says Anyday’s CEO.
Capital on Tap integrates TrueLayer to boost SME lending service
Capital on Tap has also created new services to aid COVID-affected businesses.
Tradeteq to develop quantum-based credit scoring with Singapore university
The project is backed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Currencycloud among first non-bank firms to offer Swift gpi payments tracking
TransferGo, Penta and Money Mover were early participants in the pilot programme.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 24 April 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
University of Oxford & Mastercard team up on cyber skills programme
It will feature research, content and data from renowned academics and industry leaders.
Saudi Arabia’s fintech sandbox welcomes nine more start-ups
The sandbox is home to 30 fintechs.
Paytm Payments Bank partners with Mastercard for physical card rollout
Beta users of the bank will be first to receive the new cards.
Glafka Capital implements Valk’s Corda-based solution
R3’s Corda platform underpins 40 other investment banks.
Fenergo and IBM sign OEM agreement
Both firms will collaborate on the creation of financial crime solutions.
Milan picks Soldo’s prepaid cards to distribute coronavirus aid
The cards are loaded with money from Italy’s €400 million Solidarity Fund.
Wirecard signs payments processing partnership with Visa
The two firms will work on Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program in the Middle East.
Singapore’s new blockchain industry group BAS launches
The group is the result of a merger between two 2018-founded entities.
Varo Money takes on Moven’s consumer accounts
Accounts with Moven will shut on 30 April 2020.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 April 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Castle Trust signs DPR for savings origination tech
Castle Trust aims to be a new challenger bank in the UK market.
Meniga and Worldline strike digital banking partnership
The two firms aim to combine conversational banking with data analytics.
Mastercard’s Ethoca teams up with Microsoft to offer digital receipts
The Canadian firm has an ongoing partnership with Microsoft.
Avaloq extends Actico partnership to integrate compliance tech
Swiss technology vendor to embed compliance solution into its platforms.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
