Dosh raises $44m, PayPal among investors
PayPal headlines Dosh’s $44m payday for advertising-rebate business.
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E-commerce spotlight: Yandex.Money – advantage Russia
Yandex.Money CEO, Ivan Glazachev, talks about what is driving his business and wider e-commerce trends in Russia.
Start-up e-Doley Finance takes BGFI Bank to court
Not all bank-fintech collaborations have a happy outcome.
Banking – it’s a safe bet branch banking no longer need safes!
There’ll come a time when carrying cash into the bank will be cause for a mild-panic attack for branch office tellers.
Top fintech stories this week – 27 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
PayTech Awards 2018: tips on how to write a winning entry
The entry deadline is Friday, 4 May.
Milestones reached in Nordea’s tech overhaul
Savings and deposits now done on the new core banking platform, Temenos’ T24.
Payworks teams up with fellow paytech in Ghana, Hubtel
Payworks is working with Ghana’s Hubtel to enable merchants in the African nation to accept payments via their Hubtel POS app and EMV credit card reader, reports David Penn at Finovate. The two companies have been collaborating since the beginning of the year, integrating Payworks Pulse payment gateway technology to make Hubtel the first fully […]
Draft of US faster payments governance framework unveiled
Stakeholders encouraged to comment over next 60 days.
Nets, Fingopay and Copenhagen Business School pilot finger vein payments
Pay with the touch of a finger.
HSBC live with Swift gpi
160 banks worldwide have signed for Swift’s global payments innovation (gpi).
FairFX posts first full year profits
CEO of FairFX describes the year as “ground-breaking” for the company.
Nubank turns to Acesso Digital for facial biometrics tech
Brazilian fintech Nubank leverages facial biometrics to help combat credit card fraud.
FNB to launch m-wallet for South Africa’s underbanked
FNB estimates the size of the market for its m-wallet service at over 11 million people.
Phew, PayTech Awards entry deadline extended!
The final chance to enter is Friday, 4 May 2018.
Fiserv fuels Siscoop’s Mexican banking scoop
First to enable digital and mobile banking for credit union members.
Customers Bank moves to FIS’s IBS core banking system
US bank was previously using Fiserv’s DNA platform.
iZettle squares up to Square with e-commerce platform launch
“Biggest product launch since 2011.”
Checkout first PSP to accept payments via Saudi Arabia’s domestic network
Mada’s got it made in the Kingdom.
Worldpay, AEVI and PAX team up for smart POS tech
Offering a single software platform for merchants.
Fintech funding round-up: 18 April 2018
Stars MFS Africa, Tala, Funding Societies and HelloGold.
Centtrip lets rip with instant payments service
Offers local and international payments in 15 deposit currencies.
First official bank comes to Malawian refugee camp, Dzaleka
The organisers describe the initiative as a “world-first”.
TransferWise joins UK’s Faster Payments system
First non-bank payment service provider to directly access system.
JCB pilots Japan’s first fingerprint authentication chip card
Teams with Idemia for biometrics and contactless innovation.
PayTech Awards 2018: recognising most innovative projects and services
Enter by Friday, 20 April!
Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban invests in Billshark
Bill reduction service Billshark receives some serious street cred.
Emirates NBD goes blockchain for its “Cheque Chain”
Integrates blockchain technology into bank-issued cheques.
Wirecard’s boon mobile payment tech looking Fitbit
Teams with wearables brand to offer contactless payments using Fitbit Pay.
U Account unveils cash pay-in for current account customers
50,000 customers feeling fine with sublime cash pay-in time.
Metro Bank sets its Insights on Personetics’ AI
Will be used for money management through bank’s mobile app.
PayTech Awards 2018: Woman in PayTech Award
Celebrating the spirit of inclusion, diversity, and creativity.
OCBC Bank Singapore’s first in instant digital card issuing
Within minutes of applying for an OCBC Bank card, you could be using it via Apple Pay.
Pocket money embraces the digital age
For the children of today, new payments technology is triggering a revolution in pocket money.
doxo and Coinstar to facilitate cash payments for underbanked
There are 34 million unbanked or underbanked households across the US.
The Billon blockchain plan to power multi-currency cards
Teams with Igoria Trade for payments in 150 currencies.
Startupbootcamp FinTech looks for LatAm loving start-ups
It’s all lovely as all early stage firms from around the world can apply.
Paysafe to purchase iPayment
You can probably guess it’s to do with payments.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
US regulator creeps towards position on fintech charter
Some details should be published within the next three months.
