Bank of Ireland UK sells credit card portfolio for £530m
Jaja will become the consumer credit card issuer for the bank and the AA.
Partnerships
Axinan and Sompo Indonesia team up
The acquisition aims to provide a digitised claims management infrastructure.
ICC 2019, Moscow: an interview with Dmitry Samartsev
Bi.Zone’s CEO talks about the interactions between governments and companies around cybersecurity.
Top fintech stories this week – 28 June 2019
The very best fintech news this week!
Killing four myths about open source in financial services
There is great value in the power of open source, from compliance to reducing time-to-market.
SIA deploys new POS terminal network in Greece supermarkets
Market In will accept contactless payments.
The curse of collective Alzheimer’s: dispatches from industry conferences
An industry asking itself the same questions for ten years despite having the answers is an ailing one.
Mastercard and P27 to launch Nordic real-time payments system
The partners aim to build a world-first system across the region.
Finicity and LendingQB partner to accelerate mortgage process
The solution helps lenders spot underwriting factors that can make the process faster.
ICC 2019, Moscow: attacks of all shapes and sizes
An overview on cyber threat trends.
JP Morgan and StatPro form strategic alliance
The five-year partnership will develop risk and performance attribution capabilities.
Uganda hoping to Prosper with clean energy initiative
Clean energy and financial inclusion are coming together within an innovative social enterprise, BrightLife.
Top fintech stories this week – 21 June 2019
From JP Morgan’s secret UK digital bank project to MoneyGram and Ripple’s partnership.
Denver and Latin America form digital finance collaboration
Peru and El Salvador cooperatives join forces with US credit unions.
ICC 2019, Moscow: less talk, more action
Raising awareness to the right people.
Xero and Stripe team up to help small businesses get paid faster
A champion move to help small businesses (SMBs) get paid faster and give them more options on how they get paid.
Refinitiv invests in BattleFin
BattleFin’s Ensemble marketplace will be integrated with Refinitiv’s desktop, Eikon.
MoneyGram agrees $50m partnership with Ripple
The strategic partnership will have an initial term of two years.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
How can I generate awareness of my fintech among potential investors and target clients with limited resources?
Bottomline partners with Starling to provide real-time payments
Banks and corporates sometimes struggle accessing the Faster Payments Scheme.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 June 2019
This week, the FCA makes a return with pro-consumer rules!
Canada’s Stack teams up with Payment Source
The partnership aims to target millennials.
SIA and Colt join Swift as ESMIG connectivity providers
Single market access is scheduled from November 2021, with the ECB overseeing the tender process.
Chip Mong Bank picks Compass Plus to support Cambodia launch
Compass Plus provides an ATM cash-by-code service.
National Bank of Pakistan turns to Autosoft for Bahrain operation
Autobanker Premium, the latest version of the supplier’s core banking system, will be at the heart of the project.
New partnership launched to foster US and UK fintechs
The FIP aims for enhanced cooperation over regulatory issues.
CallVU teams up with Banca Transilvania to boost mobile banking
It will give customers card control to block transactions or modify transaction limits.
Moneyfarm partners up with Allianz
The wealth manager will use this to drive expansion into Germany.
The greenfield approach: accelerating a new era of growth and innovation in insurance
The opportunity to drive change using the latest tools, methods, tech and partners.
PPRO acquires LatAm paytech, Allpago
The deal is part of PPRO’s global expansion strategy.
JP Morgan extends partnership with AccessFintech
This is the first custodian to collaborate with them on real-time transparency.
StatPro acquires ECPI research and index
The group will also take on the employees of ECPI, ESG unit in Milan.
CloudBees acquires Rollout to ease feature deployment
Targeting the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) market.
Alipay and six European mobile wallets collaborate on digital payments
Users can use QR code payments with their home apps in ten European countries.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 11 June 2019
This week, news about JP Morgan’s Chase, Visa, and more!
HSBC seeks AI prowess with Element AI partnership
The bank is also looking out for more partnerships to push AI capabilities.
Fintechs: partnerships don’t mean you can be passive when it comes to compliance
Protecting the fintechs’ own well-being as well as that of their customers.
Delio to provide start-up funding platform for Fintech Alliance
Companies and investors will be able to connect directly.
Money20/20 Europe 2019 – Day 3, specialisation and invisible banking
We chat with Temenos about the problems plaguing modern-day banking.
Visa forms strategic partnership with Western Union
The new collaboration will modernise global money movements for expedited cross-border money transfers.
