CardFlight gets down with BoomTown for payments
Mobile POS firm teams with San Francisco-based Boomtown.
Partnerships
Interview: Ching Ching Tan, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic and CFTE have launched a new “AI in Finance” course.
Commerzbank turns to equensWorldline for payments processing
German bank signs up for ten years.
HSBC boosting cloud capabilities with Google
The expansion will improve big data, analytics and fraud detection.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank goes live with DTCC’s Alert
Becomes the first Japanese global custodian on the database.
PayU acquires ZOOZ to build cross-border payment platform
With aims to expand to high-growth markets.
Gusto and Xero partner for payroll playtime
To enable Xero to provide full-service payroll in all 50 US states.
Flinks finds a fintech friend in ASAPP Online Solutions
Canadian start-ups team up for account and lending origination.
KeyCorp and Ingo Money push digital payments platform
Transforming paper cheques and deposits into digital funds.
US personal finance app Even gets $40m funding
Second round of financing led by Khosla Ventures.
Blockchain network Nervos nervelessly nets $28m funding
Backed by investors Polychain Capital and Sequoia China.
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CFPB launches fintech sandbox in US
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to remove red tape.
P2Binvestor allies with Amalgamated Bank for SME funding
New partnership. More deals. Bigger financing opportunities for small businesses.
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Banco BNI Europa invests $30m in US consumer loans
Teams with Fintex and Upgrade for lending action.
Moneysupermarket takes JV route into fintech
Users can compare and apply for mortgages via HD Decisions partnership.
IBM adds strength to Stronghold’s crypto token launch
Stronghold calls it “first and only” venture-backed USD anchor on Stellar Network.
Stellar first DLT protocol to get Shari’ah compliance
Gets approval from Shariyah Review Bureau.
NatWest and Large Credit Union Coalition join R3’s blockchain club
UK bank and Canadian group provide double delight.
Sberbank in Slovenia teams with Token for open banking push
Slovenia’s seventh largest bank seeks to move beyond PSD2 compliance.
IBM honing blockchain development and skills at Columbia University
When academia meets business.
Hong Kong banks setting up trade finance blockchain platform
With ambitions of expansion across industries and jurisdictions.
Selecting the right lending partner in the dynamic consumer lending landscape
A total solution lending partner can mitigate risk while supporting the evolving needs of a growing business.
Nordic banks’ payments infrastructure plan picks up pace
The P27 project intends to launch new piece of financial infrastructure next year.
PayPal leads $50m funding round in PPRO
Citi Ventures and return investor HPE Growth Capital also participated
Worldpay and Mastercard partner for UK digital payments push
Worldpay will offer Mastercard’s Pay by Bank app from early 2019
Tinkoff and Sberbank share mobile numbers for P2P payments
Available to all customers across Russia by the end of July.
Metro Bank unveils open banking developer portal
Built in collaboration with Google’s Apigee team.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating people that make things happen!
Taking place on 13 December in London.
Finicity and Cre8tech Labs in digital lending duet
Borrowers get a paper-free process.
Citi meets its payments Smart Match with HighRadius
Will match open invoices to payments received for Citi corporate clients.
Evry one wins with Handelsbanken’s handy wristband payments
Norwegian bank offers payments from micro bank cards in wristbands.
AEON and Fujitsu trial biometric payments
Will start in September 2018 in Japan.
SIX to use Nasdaq’s clearing and risk management tech
Across pan-European equities and Nordic derivatives.
Turkey launches fintech task force
Wants to make nation a global hub.
Citizens Alliance Bank allies with Computer Services for core and digital revamp
Core system NuPoint will integrate with digital features.
Thinking Capital and Equifax go to BillMarket for Canadian SMEs
The duo have launched a new solution, BillMarket.
New Frontier Group and Mambu team up for new digital banking solution
Partnership will enable NFG to create an online and automated solution for FIs.
Plum first chatbot to integrate Monzo and Starling
Users can link bank accounts without having to share login details.
