ABN Amro hit by DDoS attack
Dutch bank’s services either not available or very slow.
Payments
Clever UK mobile banking app Bofin preps for launch
A chartered engineer unleashes his new fintech creation.
Mitek acquires AI firm A2iA for $49.7m
US-based digital identity verification company bolsters its capabilities.
Crédit Mutuel turns to IBM for major digital revamp
All in for IBM’s AI, cloud and cybersecurity.
Payments firm Adyen plans €9bn IPO
Dutch company enjoys healthy revenue and processing volumes.
Infographic: card fraud – is biometrics the missing piece of the puzzle?
Thumbs up as Fingerprints is on hand to help with some pointers.
identitii teams with RPA firm Blue Prism
Will design tech to digitise and automate corporate payment and trade transaction processes.
ShopKeep launches on Android to broaden hardware options
POS-itive news from US point of sale technology provider.
Bank of England’s digital currency pushes ahead
The central bank digital currency (CBDC) begins to take shape.
KBC in instant payments project with Temenos
Fresh from Temenos Community Forum 2018 in Dublin, Ireland.
Italian cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail’s quest halted
You’re under arrest sugar!
OCBC goes all Touché feely for biometric-based payments
All at the touch of two fingers.
Four Finastra’s a jolly good fintech fellow
And so say all of US. (Well, four firms do.)
Dead fintechs don’t wear Plaid
Shy US app provider expands to Canada.
Maybank makes a Grab for cashless payments in Malaysia
Bank and ride-hailing service team up.
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.
Kabbage plans payment processing by year end
To help it compete with ever-rising fintech giants such as PayPal and Square.
Tradeshift Pay to take the pain from supply chain
Cloud platform will bring together supply chain finance and blockchain-based payments.
Flywire’s invoicing service emerges from beta
US company adds new international invoicing service to its offerings.
eToro in bullish mood with US cryptocurrency exchange launch
The firm will offer ten different cryptocurrencies.
Mastercard Accelerate-s search for fintech mates
New Accelerate initiative to offer tools, tech and investment.
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.
Infographic: the evolution of international money transfers
From the barter system to Bitcoin.
SMEs and selfies stick for FNB account opening
South African bank unveils selfie authentication… and “businessism”.
UK personal finance app Elifinty preps for launch
For people who see no way out.
BBVA dream team unveils mobile banking platform in Mexico
Launch involved teams from Spain, US and Mexico.
PayPal to buy iZettle for $2.2bn ahead of IPO
Largest acquisition in its history.
DBS jumps on Carousell for mobile payments ride
Invests in classifieds marketplace’s latest fund raising round.
Swift blockchain test promises bank benefits – but one size does not fit all
Deutsche Bank shares lessons learnt.
PayTech Awards 2018: shortlist unveiled!
Who are the lucky finalists?
Revolut introduces new payment sharing feature, Near Me
Now you can send money to nearby strangers.
Cardlytics inks paytech deal with JP Morgan Chase
Also announces strong Q1 financial results.
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.
Indonesian B2B fintech start-up readies for launch
Serial entrepreneur plans yet another company.
