Ripple joins Hyperledger Project
Ripple CTO says “developers will be able to access Interledger Protocol in Java for enterprise use”.
Partnerships
Moxtra teams with OCBC Bank to pilot new mobile app
To deploy and test the new “Secure Chat Banking” mobile app.
3dcart picks Payoneer for new payments partnership
E-commerce platform turns to Payoneer to send payments to more than 200 countries.
Avaloq becomes founding partner of FinTech Scotland
O flower of Scotland, when will we see, your like again.
PayTech Awards 2018: recognising successful individuals and teams
Celebrating people that make things happen!
The Finbourne supremacy fires up with wealthtech club
Working on a shared cloud-based investment management platform.
Finicity in full integration with BeSmartee
Making the digital loan origination process easier for lenders and borrowers alike.
FCA welcomes EU agreement on Brexit
Everyone be cool. This is Brexit.
TSB joins lendtech race with Business Marketplace
Plans to become UK’s first high street lender to link to rival’s digital deals.
Deutsche Börse and HQLAx to build securities lending solution on R3 Corda blockchain
They seek to improve collateral management of high quality liquid assets.
Mizuho and IBM develop new AI tech for financial market forecasting
Will use Dynamic Boltzmann Machine to help forecast market trends and volatility.
PaymentComponents and Natech partner for open banking push
AplonAPI will be integrated with Natech’s core banking solution.
MUFG wanders over to ExaWizards for magical AI alliance
Plan to conduct development studies of online finance products.
New Zealand trials open banking
ASB, BNZ, Datacom, Paymark, Trade Me and Westpac join the pilot.
SimbaPay unleashes Pan-African remittances chatbot
In collaboration with e-payments and commerce firm Interswitch.
Carbanak and Cobalt crime crew caught
Mastermind behind €1 billion cyber bank robbery arrested in Spain.
New Nordic Fintech Alliance launches
Four find warmth and friendship in the Nordics.
Bank of England angles in on fintech hub scene
News revealed at yet another fintech conference in London.
Mind trials contactless donation terminals with Santander
Mental health charity using terminals in ten shops in UK.
Say ciao to new ItaliaFintech association
Group represents 19 firms with nearly one million clients.
RBC first Canadian bank to open API developer portal
Royal Bank of Canada is initially offering five API packages.
UK government fires up fintech with sector strategy salvo
The nation’s overlords set out their ambitious “Fintech Sector Strategy”.
SIA wins ABN Amro’s paytech tender
ABN Amro has turned to Italian paytech vendor SIA for instant payments access.
Alipay moves into Mexico via Openpay
Openpay has a network of more than 17,500 associated points of sale in the country.
Introducing PayTech Awards!
Celebrating excellence in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry, and the people who make it happen.
Japan Post Bank stays Earthport bound for payments push
To deliver cross-border services across North America and Europe.
Ellie Mae to power loan data and documents delivery for Pacific Union
Ellie Mae has teamed up with government lender Pacific Union Financial.
Metro Bank in shout out for “walk out trading” service
Will allow businesses to accept debit and credit card payments as soon as account is opened.
Mastercard and IBM join forces for new “data trust”, Truata
Truata is an independent trust to enable companies conduct analytics while complying with GDPR.
Isabel Group and norbloc to pilot blockchain KYC project
Working together with Belfius, BNP Paribas Fortis, ING and KBC.
BlueVine and Veem: SME financing meets cross-border payments
New partnership to enable small business owners to save on international payments.
Pindrop and Aeriandi team up to combat phone fraud
Voice authentication specialist Pindrop has partnered with voice solutions provider Aeriandi.
Fintech influencers and can openers
Your influence is always, always a ticket to the ball where you will find like minded folks.
TrueLayer integrates with Starling Bank for Open Banking push
TrueLayer can use Starling Bank’s API to securely access financial data.
Banca Generali and Saxo Bank partner for digital trading
An eight-year “exclusive partnership” to provide online trading and digital services to Italian clients.
BNP Paribas Fortis and Tink team up for mobile banking
BNP Paribas Fortis will incorporate Tink’s technology into its mobile banking apps.
FinTech Australia searches for new CEO
FinTech Australia aims to make Australia “the leading market for fintech innovation and investment”.
Amazon checks out JP Morgan over checking accounts product
Don’t be an Amazon worrier – this is a potential opportunity.
India’s government looks for flexible fintech
Nation seeks to promote financial inclusion and make regulations more flexible.
Fintech tour Hell: hot enough for you?
Better to reign in Hell than lose your verve in Heaven.
