Fiserv and InComm partner for cash billpay
Customers can pay their bills using cash. Whatever next.
Partnerships
Nationwide seeks start-up action with £50m fund
Mobile activity by customers has prompted the society to invest in the sector.
JWG is a natural language fit for BMO
Tackling regulation head on.
US Bank partners with Optum360 to help hospitals’ money management
Brings support in revenue cycle management at receivables at hospitals.
Bahrain Development Bank unleashes $100m VC fund
Will provide support to Middle East start-ups.
UK government backs GMEX to build new trading exchange in Mauritius
GMEX consortium investment in Mindex project amounts to $35 million.
Eight looking great for fast track blockchain
Project includes Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank and Societe Generale.
Monzo taps TransferWise for in-apps international payments
16 foreign currencies available, and more to come.
Ant Financial turns to Standard Chartered for blockchain payments
Standard Chartered becomes core partner bank.
P2Binvestor raises $17m to expand lending programme
To fund growth mostly for its new bank partnership programme.
Billshark and Payrailz go bill busting
Billshark negotiates with service providers to find the best possible terms for monthly bills.
Europol takes down e-commerce fraud gang
Judgement day has arrived.
New Spanish consortium Niuron aims to promote blockchain
It already has an ongoing project for ID verification.
BBVA and Repsol finalise revolving credit facility based on DLT
Negotiation, signing and settlement were done through several blockchain networks.
Fintech rock band storms the charts
To those about to rock in a sensible manner we salute you.
Barclaycard hunts for fintech and innovation director
Wants uplift and acceleration.
Oval Money shapes up nicely with Intesa Sanpaolo backing
Italian bank also takes stake in the automated savings platform.
The Fintech Station has now arrived in Montreal
Finance Montreal’s new hub gets support from government of Quebec
VAKT on guard for commodities on blockchain
Partners with Deloitte and ThoughtWorks for post-trade processing.
Core components of an AI programme
Don’t be afraid to start small.
Jyske Bank live account aggregation purrs with Spiir
Built on top of technology provided by Danish fintech firm Spiir.
Visa Canada puts finishing touch on Finn AI’s chatbot banking
“Where is the closest ATM?” or “Please cancel my card”.
Danske is Catalyst for new Belfast fintech hub
New co-working space specifically for start-ups in Northern Ireland.
ING and AXA to build digital insurance platform
Offering insurance solutions to ING customers in six markets.
Alior Bank, solarisBank, Raisin and Mastercard to unveil European digital bank
Fab four focus on Q4 2018 launch.
Schroders chatbot is GO in Singapore
Self-learning chatbot for sweet asset management.
London is the fintech crown jewel, says Wells Fargo
London is where it’s at, according to Bipin Sahni, head of innovation.
First Data and Mastercard in digital disbursement duet
First Data’s disburse-to-debit solution will be available to Mastercard customers.
UK tech gets £2.5bn injection
Government hopes British Patient Capital programme will be right medicine.
Tech Nation seeks UK fintech start-up sensations
Applications will stay open until 27 July. Happy hunting!
Agorai invests £20m in UK AI market
A vote of confidence in the UK.
Data insights firm Kinetica taps Dell for hardware
Will help clients gather actionable insights from raw data.
Copenhagen Fintech and CARE call for start-ups
Looking for ideas in providing loans and cash for the unbanked.
Alternative investor DarcMatter and crypto fund #Hashed team up
Alternative investment platform DarcMatter teams with South Korea’s crypto fund #Hashed.
SuperCharger’s latest programme raises $14.4m and inks 47 deals
SuperCharger accelerator results in 47 deals after 12 weeks, and a lot of funding.
Ant Financial lands $14bn investment for Alipay’s global march
Both domestic and international investors are participating in the investment round.
Ignite Sales and FIS join forces on digital engagement
Ignite will make its customer engagement tech available to FIS community banking clients.
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Alpha Fintech teams with Trustly for new payment options
Paytech firm Trustly celebrates its tenth birthday by partnering with Alpha Fintech.
