The case for plugging nature into the economy
How can banks factor in extreme climate events and environmental disasters risks to improve their credit risk ratings?
Partnerships
Starling Bank’s Megan Caywood jumps to Barclays’ ship
She aims to have a bigger impact in the industry through fintech partnerships.
Visa brandishes Shieldpay for safe P2P payments
Getting clever for cards on peer-to-peer marketplaces.
Mastercard acting up for smartphone payment terminals
Unveils pilot implementation of LitePOS solution with eService.
Obopay launches prepaid cards with Mastercard in India
For both consumers and businesses across the nation.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
Voleo to help OP Financial Group’s social trading drive
Voleo will join the Helsinki-based firm’s Wealthtech Partnership Programme.
Can automation transform trade finance?
How automation could provide benefits for both bank and corporate clients.
Western Union works with TerraPay for mobile mania
In the name of mobile wallet and bank account payouts.
BBVA drives first acquisition term loan on blockchain
Closes the loan with Porsche Holding Salzburg.
UAE and Saudi Arabia trial cross-border payments on blockchain
Despite some media reports it’s not a digital currency.
Ecobank teams with MFS Africa for digital payments
Customers can now transact with 170 million mobile wallets across continent.
Mayapada Group taps Pohon Dana for lending in Indonesia
Conglomerate pushes into fintech via investment.
All this time, you’ve been doing meetings wrong
There are three types of meetings in the world.
Vocalink to revamp Peru’s payments system
Teams with Cámara de Compensación Electrónica for real-time upgrade.
Finastra Universe London 2018: overcoming the data frontier
When privacy is not an issue.
solarisBank shines for Boerse Stuttgart’s crypto trading launch
Coming in H1 2019 with solarisBank providing banking services.
Plaid’s glad all over with $250m funding
US app provider now valued at a juicy $2.65 billion.
Barclays app turns on retailers with “turn off” spending feature
Customers can stop transactions at chosen retailers for greater control.
Ripple powers Coinone’s remittance app in South Korea
The nation’s “first blockchain-powered remittance mobile app and web service”.
BioCatch brings behavioural biometrics to ACI Worldwide
Paytech ACI plans to stop fraud for banking customers.
Next Caller has Interactions for phone-based threat assessment
Intelligent virtual assistance firm Interactions seeks better fraud protection.
Contis and Visa unleash fast-track fintech programme
Will give firms access to payment cards and banking capabilities.
Bahrain Credit goes omnichannel with Clayfin
Tech firm Computer World will take these services to the Microsoft Azure cloud.
Norwegian Finance targets European banking expansion
Acquires shares in Irish company Lilienthal Finance to make this happen.
Money Dashboard brings ML magic to GoCompare
Scottish firm clearly not riled by GoCompare’s awful adverts.
Top three action items for FIs from 2018
Condensing six fintech events down into a handful of concrete takeaways.
Sberbank in three-way repo deal on blockchain
Joined by National Settlement Depository and Brokerage Company Region.
Top fintech stories this week – 7 December 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
KKR leads $100m funding round in Cross River Bank
New Jersey-based bank plans expansion abroad.
Avaloq and Gazprombank go crypto for wealthtech
The bank will offer crypto-asset investments from mid-2019.
R3 and European banks complete euro commercial paper transaction
Second attempt with Commerzbank, ING, Natixis and Rabobank.
Raisin UK now offers account courtesy of Starling
UK challenger bank’s Banking-as-a-Service sees its results.
R3 and Ripple settle down for universal payments app
Famous duo ally as XRP is the first settlement mechanism.
Lastminute.com launches travel Visa card
Online travel agency teams with Wirecard for multi-currency offering.
Itaú, Wells Fargo and StanChart make $100m club loan on blockchain
Proof of concept used R3’s Corda Connect platform.
Ripple and friends form Blockchain for Europe alliance
To teach the power of blockchain across the continent.
US regulators rouse banks to AML innovation
Banks get love and tech support to strengthen the financial system.
ISO 20022 not snowed under by icy responses
Bank of England says responses to messaging standard were “largely supportive”.
Italian banks’ blockchain project picks up pace
More banks, more data and more news for Spunta Banca Project.
