Deutsche Börse and Swisscom to build digital asset infrastructure
The core elements will provide access to liquidity and banking services.
Partnerships
Salt Edge teams up with UK-based PFM app Emma
Integration will enable Emma users to connect their accounts from banks throughout the UK.
NatWest prepares biometric card pilot
The bank will trial fingerprint technology-enabled cards with Gemalto.
Starling Bank enters Moneyhub’s payment gateway
“The first challenger bank to support PSD2 PISP legislation.”
Irish insurtech hub brings feast in southeast
Institute of Technology Carlow powers up new centre for insurance start-ups.
Europe’s dance of fintech hubs
As a strong and united ecosystem, the European fintech scene can finally discover its true potential.
Top fintech stories this week – 8 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Three ways to support women in tech
Make room for women, invite them in and give them the tools they need to transform your organisation and industry.
UK and Turkey push Islamic finance through fintech
TheCityUK and Borsa Istanbul set out their ambitions.
SoftBank and Microsoft power Grab’s $4.5bn funding frenzy
Other investors in its current Series H funding round include Toyota, Hyundai, Ping An, and Yamaha.
Tencent taps University of Hong Kong for fintech talent
They will offer workshops, internships and a Bachelor of Arts in fintech.
SIX picks Corda blockchain to support digital exchange
Many of SIX’s traders are also R3 investors and members.
Fitting Hub right fit for Japanese banking on blockchain
Five regional banks plan April launch of new service.
Mexico mulls mobile payments system with Amazon
Nation’s central bank in talks with tech titan.
Swift unveils e-voting PoC on blockchain
Alongside SLIB, SGX, Deutsche Bank, DBS, HSBC and Standard Chartered.
State Bank of India and Hitachi launch JV for payments
They plan to “penetrate into hitherto untouched Indian towns and cities”.
Voleo and Nasdaq launch second student equity trading contest
Their plan to promote financial literacy and awareness among college-age students.
How new AML tech is freezing the fraudsters
Over 90% of UK current accounts are now covered by the new Mule Insights Tactical Solution (MITS).
Moorwand picks ClearBank’s Banking-as-a-Service
Trying to address the confusion around BIN access and other payments.
Teenage kicks hard to beat for Innovate Finance
FinTech for Schools is out… and about in the UK.
Poland’s Alior Bank calls for fintech start-ups
Acceleration programme wants ideas in security, data analysis and finserv.
Figo and Finreach join forces
Will offer a joint European Software-as-a-Service API platform for finance.
Open banking – build it and they will come?
It is the innovative data wranglers that will decide the success of open banking.
People’s Bank of Zanzibar goes live with ICSFS core system
State-owned bank made its selection in late 2016.
New Zealand heads to open banking
Governance organisation Payments NZ reveals first API standards.
Lunar Way and Tink to the moon and back for payments
Making the most of Lunar Way’s new AISP and PISP licences.
UCL and Barclays unleash deep tech venture builder
Conception X turns dissertations into a deep tech start-up.
Andorra and Vatican City enter SEPA’s paytech paradise
Single Euro Payments Area now has 36 nations.
UK Finance wants to bring ethics to banking sector
Good luck getting that to work.
RFI Global Business Banking Summit 2019: The age of branch banking is over
The time of digital has come.
Tinkoff Bank gets on Russia’s Faster Payments System
It’s one of 12 banks and payment systems taking part in the pilot phase.
Mastercard and Angaza shine for payments in emerging markets
Will offer digital solution that “increases access to affordable necessities”.
Julius Baer enters crypto arena with SEBA stake
Swiss duo plans tech bridge between traditional and digital assets worlds.
Finn AI and IDaaS firm Auth0 offer novel conversational AI
Finn AI looking to help its clients modernise their authentication infrastructures.
ZagTrader and BeQuant show crypto FIX-ation
Duo will offer access to cryptocurrencies using the Financial Information Exchange (FIX) and APIs.
HSBC mixes with NepFin for middle market move in US
American firms via NepFin can now tap into HSBC’s commercial banking services and its network.
Dwolla helps Status Money’s cash rewards for savings
Status Money will use its new relationship with Dwolla to access the ACH network.
AI Foundry and Ellie Mae use AI for speedy lending
Two firms will integrate their technologies for mortgage origination process.
Europe’s army of fintech start-ups
How European fintech start-ups are competing for a market share.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 25 February 2019
Metro, Starling and ClearBank get the RBS grant, South Korea plans fintech push, and more.
