CardFlight gets down with BoomTown for payments
Mobile POS firm teams with San Francisco-based Boomtown.
Payments
Starling Bank takes on Monzo with daring debit card design
Horizontal cards are so 2017.
Bank of England confirms blockchain viability for RTGS
DLT-based settlement with central bank money is alive and kicking.
Commerzbank turns to equensWorldline for payments processing
German bank signs up for ten years.
Welsh KYC firm W2 Global Data raises £1.25m funding
Company also provides AML and fraud prevention solutions.
PayU acquires ZOOZ to build cross-border payment platform
With aims to expand to high-growth markets.
Snapchat’s payment service shutting as complications arise
The millennial app has derailed into an erotic picture sale app.
Gusto and Xero partner for payroll playtime
To enable Xero to provide full-service payroll in all 50 US states.
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.
Faster Payments issue affects UK banks
Problems for Halifax, Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and Monzo.
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Ingenico turns to MapR for payments data consolidation
Data analytics firm will help Ingenico deal with too much to deal with.
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Hong Kong hastens open banking ambitions
Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes API framework.
BBVA latecomer to Apple Pay craze
Spanish bank is slow off the mark.
Mastercard files patent for blockchain-based transactions
Looking at consumer protection, but its interest in patents is nothing new.
IBM adds strength to Stronghold’s crypto token launch
Stronghold calls it “first and only” venture-backed USD anchor on Stellar Network.
Razer expands payments reach with Singapore move
Partners with United Overseas Bank to launch Razer Pay.
Stellar first DLT protocol to get Shari’ah compliance
Gets approval from Shariyah Review Bureau.
Sberbank in Slovenia teams with Token for open banking push
Slovenia’s seventh largest bank seeks to move beyond PSD2 compliance.
Myanmar’s Shwe Bank ups mobile offer with JMR Infotech
The firm will help the bank get the most out of its Oracle Flexcube system.
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Lemon Way ripe for expansion with €10m funding
French payments firm aims for growth and more staff.
ACH Alert in record growth spurt
Tennessee-based payments fraud prevention doubles its staff in response to record growth.
Central 1 and Agility Forex in FX-ing great partnership
Special FX for Central 1’s clients and credit union members in Canada.
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
Kassir acquisition just the ticket for Tinkoff
Kassir will sell tickets via bank and mobile app.
US start-up Dough rises to student debt crisis challenge
Lendtech strives to help students understand what they owe.
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.
Japanese post-pay outfit Paidy picks up $55m funding
Investment led by ITOCHU Corporation, with participation from Goldman Sachs.
CO-OP Financial Services brings digital power to LA credit union
Becomes fintech energy provider to Water and Power Community Credit Union.
Emma banking app sitting pretty with £450k funding
Round led by Kima Ventures.
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.
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Citi meets its payments Smart Match with HighRadius
Will match open invoices to payments received for Citi corporate clients.
Gold-as-currency enabler Glint goes for £15m funding
UK-based start-up wants to shine in US and Japan.
