Maybank makes a Grab for cashless payments in Malaysia
Bank and ride-hailing service team up.
Partnerships
Transactive Systems gets FCA e-money licence
Its sponsor for the Faster Payment Service is ClearBank.
Tokyo fintech business camp calls for start-ups
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants you.
Mastercard Accelerate-s search for fintech mates
New Accelerate initiative to offer tools, tech and investment.
Castlight Financial brightens HSBC UK’s first open banking loan
Bank uses Categorisation-as-a-Service to process live loan.
Tavant and Freddie Mac team to simplify loan data submission
Digital mortgage tech vendor Tavant teams up with Freddie Mac.
HPS pushes on with open banking platform for payments
Moroccan firm takes PowerCARD Connect-Open API beyond pilot phase.
Bahrain Benefit-s from national payment system
Bahrain’s Electronic Network For Financial Transactions seeks unity.
MUFG and Akamai plan new blockchain payments service
Aim to offer new network from fiscal year 2019.
POPin Video Banking and MEA in digital duet
Platform integrated into MEA’s Android and iOS apps.
IBM’s quantum computing crusade calls on Japan
Working with MUFG, Mizuho and more.
UK government releases two new fintech envoys into the wild
Brand new faces in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Envestnet | Yodlee, Quovo and Morningstar unite on SODA framework
A joint initiative in the US to support secure, open data access for consumers.
UK personal finance app Elifinty preps for launch
For people who see no way out.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 May 2018
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Equifax powers HSBC UK’s first live credit application solution
Via open banking it’s using Equifax’s InterConnect platform.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange plans blockchain securities lending platform
TASE is working with Accenture and The Floor. Platform powered by Intel.
HSBC UK kisses Consents Online’s AISP for banking data
Account information service provider profits from open banking.
DBS jumps on Carousell for mobile payments ride
Invests in classifieds marketplace’s latest fund raising round.
Commerzbank calls on R3 Corda blockchain for trade finance thrust
A boost for trade and supply chain finance services.
Santander and Broadridge debut blockchain for investor voting
JP Morgan and Northern Trust acted as custodian banks.
Swift blockchain test promises bank benefits – but one size does not fit all
Deutsche Bank shares lessons learnt.
The name’s bond, MTS placed bonds… on blockchain
Digital service provider in “first transaction of its kind” in Russia.
PayTech Awards 2018: shortlist unveiled!
Who are the lucky finalists?
Circle raises $110m and creates dollar-pegged cryptocurrency coin
Each token backed by reserves of US dollars.
CBA, Microsoft and KPMG Wiise up to Australian SMEs
Cloud solution designed for payroll and banking.
CardFlight and Paya team for EMV-ready mPOS solutions
Enabling Paya to offer CardFlight’s SwipeSimple payment acceptance solutions to its merchants.
Danske Bank Spiir-ed into first fintech investment
Hot for Spiir’s budget app.
Y2X wants to do Moore for blockchain investment
Plans to raise $200 million through global token offering.
New York City to harvest blockchain innovation
City launching two new initiatives to support growing industry.
Cashplus calls on Currencycloud’s special FX for SME payments
Especially designed to help British SMEs do better business abroad.
Deutsche Börse and friends unveil fintech acceleration platform
Working with Clearstream, figo and regtech start-up Finologee.
Worldline to acquire SIX Payment Services for €2.3bn
Strengthens its paytech operations in Europe.
Ripple springs Xpring programme for blockchain innovation
Will invest in, incubate, acquire and provide grants to companies and projects.
Poland is world’s first for banking records on blockchain
Billon and Polish Credit Office team up for innovation and information.
Mitsubishi, MUFG and Standard Chartered in payments pilot over RippleNet
First time for a Japanese company to conduct cross-border payments over RippleNet.
Canada’s equity settlement blockchain project reaches viability
Payments Canada, Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture and R3 all involved.
HSBC and ING in blockchain-backed trade finance breakthrough
“First” scalable trade finance transaction on R3’s blockchain platform.
Banco BNI Europa invests €15m in auto financing start-up Lendrock
Portuguese bank rocks Spanish firm’s world.
Apple and Goldman Sachs to unveil new credit card
Could be on its way in 2019.
