Banco Best and Credit Suisse bring DLT to fund transactions
Putting the fun in FundsDLT.
Partnerships
Oney Bank is Well into Wirecard for biometric payments in Romania
Consumers will be able to pay with the app in over 30 stores.
SIA blockchain sureties a sure thing in south Italy
“The first blockchain project in Italy to manage sureties.”
CUBE wins MetLife Insurance regtech project
A small-sized pilot project that could lead to a major win.
Bill.com partners with Amex to offer new AP solution
Vendor Pay has arrived.
Unite Global partners with WOCU for centralised currency
EXCLUSIVE. An electronic currency to support its payments platform for trade and settlement.
Barclays has nod and Bink for loyalty programmes
Barclays leads an investment round of £10 million into the start-up.
UK and Canada unveil tech innovation competition
Open to ideas in artificial intelligence, internet of things, blockchain and cybersecurity.
Emirates NBD plays matchmaker for start-ups and investors
Private banking arm sees no harm in The LaunchPad.
NatWest and RBS tap FreeAgent for SME account feeds
“A first for accounting software in the UK.”
Bsurance receives $4m funding and eyes move west
Investment led by Uniqa Venture to expand in Europe.
Regulators officially launch Global Financial Innovation Network
Development builds on FCA’s proposal to create a global sandbox.
Swift supports Bangladesh Bank network rebuild after 2016 cyberattack
They seem to have got over their quarrel about who was to blame.
Is 2019 the year Open Banking comes to life?
What providers can do to ensure its success.
Nordic banks’ payments platform preps for pilot launch
Called Project 27, the banks want platform to become a legal entity this year.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 4 February 2019
Features an investment record, Stripe, Global Financial Innovation Network, Swift and R3.
No lonely planet for open banking in OBIE’s latest guide
Open Banking Implementation Entity is an ecosystem warrior.
Dinosaur and tZero unleash securities trading on blockchain
Brokerage outfit and Salt Lake City-based firm in no danger of becoming extinct.
Video: Banking Technology Awards 2018 highlights
Check out the highlights of our glamorous event which took place on 13 December 2018 in London.
Banking Technology February 2019 issue out now
Superstructures: fintech reaches new heights.
IHS Markit invests and partners with Cobalt
To develop post-trade processing services for FX markets.
Saudi Arabia and UAE unite for digital currency dream
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority and UAE’s central bank unveil Aber project.
Swift links up with R3 for trading on blockchain
Their trial will monitor the movement of goods and payments on gpi.
R3 and SBI team up to push Corda in Japan
A new joint venture for blockchain rises in the east.
Silver-tongued Argenta launches conversational banking
Belgian bank teams with message mavens Sparkcentral and Smooch to make it happen.
CULedger grabs $10m funding to its blockchain credit
Plans to use DLT for credit union-focused platform.
Santander Spain and Raisin in open banking duet
Life is a dream. For banks and fintechs.
First Data joins AIB in €100m bid for Payzone
Duo targeting Dublin-based payments firm.
Feedzai and DataRobot team up to tackle financial crime
“This is how we are democratising AI for our customers.”
Cross River and Railsbank create transatlantic API action
Banking on both sides of the Atlantic through a single API.
Indian banks unveil blockchain-linked funding for SMEs
The 11 lenders include ICICI, Axis, Yes Bank and Standard Chartered.
ACI Worldwide to power Hungarian real-time payments
For a total of 17 banks so far.
IBM, PNC Bank and health insurers set up blockchain network
To improve the efficiency of the health sector.
Mizuho makes move on Chinese fintech start-ups
Signs MoU with Zhongguancun Development Group for fresh talent.
Wirecard launches API developer portal
Initially designed for issuing solutions, but full scope on the way.
First Direct unleashes social media payments
Today is fdpay day as peer to peer payments are on the way.
South Korean crypto exchanges unleash AML initiative
Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Upbit wake up to the threats.
Onfido opens up to Bitcoin payments
Blockchain technology and identity management converge via partnership with BitPay.
Age of Konsentus for Mastercard’s open banking
Firm selected by paytech titan to deliver TPP identity and regulatory checking solutions.
Almoayed and Moven go for digital banking advance
Duo team up for fintech ambitions in MENA region.
