US challenger Grasshopper Bank hops into view
Selects core banking software – Temenos’ T24.
Start-up
Four de novo banks coming to Carolinas
Three US start-up banks are being launched in North Carolina, with one also powering up in South Carolina.
Paytm acquires savings start-up Balance Technology
Where will it find space for the six-member team?
Mobile money maestro Eversend launches in Africa
New firm enters alpha testing phase.
Alpha Business Bank readying to take on American SMEs
Claims to “get” small businesses.
JP Morgan sets up lab for financial inclusion in India
A $9.5m initiative for early-stage firms.
BBVA’s VC fund leads $9m funding round in finserv Steady
New funds will be used to launch additional product lines.
Australian SME lender Skippr closes $16m funding round
Financing start-up sends message of reassurance.
Quebec goes on tech quest with $6m fund
Plans to invest in 20 to 25 firms.
Australian challenger banks: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A comprehensive list of challenger banks and banking services in Australia and the tech they are using.
Fintech: the driving force behind financial inclusion and empowerment in developing economies
Fintech start-ups are thinking “solution” to the benefit of millions people.
Arizona first US state to offer fintech sandbox
Lawmakers stop talking to do something.
UK challenger bank LQID smoothly starts up
To “bridge the gap” between digital and high street challengers.
US challenger banks: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of challenger banks and banking services in the US and the tech they are using.
Prudential Singapore calls for fintech scale-ups
Second edition tackles mix of fintech, insurtech, healthtech and medtech.
Nova Merchant Bank live with Intellect Design Arena’s core banking system
Nova Merchant Bank is the first taker of the Intellect Digital Core system in Nigeria.
Danske Bank steps up fintech partnership hunt
Potentially open to action in Nordic insurtech and lendtech.
ICE is Bakkt to the future for digital assets
Intercontinental Exchange forms a new company.
Zilliqa and Infoteria pair up to push blockchain DApps
APAC plan to promote adoption of decentralised applications.
How to organise a successful funding round for your start-up
Lessons learned from Penta’s CEO and co-founder following its €2.2 million seed round.
Big data start-up Quantexa raises $20m for big plans
Series B funding round led by Dawn Capital.
Australian challenger bank Judo Capital gets $140m funding
SME plans are on Judo’s hip pocket.
UK payments start-up ApTap readies to bootstrap
Fintech challenger founded by Imperial College London graduates.
US regulator opens up national bank charters to fintech
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency now welcomes applications.
Portugal unveils fintech innovation lab
Meet Portugal FinLab.
Legal & General invests £3m in lendtech Smartr365
UK Software-as-a-Service company gets a cash boost.
Barclays battered in Current Account Switch Service contest
Latest CASS figures reveal the winners and losers.
mBank and Commerzbank prep pan-European challenger
Project Kopernik (Copernicus) will initially target Germany.
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission launches fintech hub
CySEC will also look for regtech action.
Monzo challenges Starling with joint account launch
Starling has had a head start.
Top fintech stories this week – 27 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
German digital platform WeVestor powers up
Berlin-based firm targeting entrepreneurial investors.
Credit Suisse unveils $261m fintech fund
Its NEXT Investors team will be looking for the next group of firms to invest in.
Jabbar unveils digital exchange Kambio Ventures
A blockchain-enabled marketplace for tokenised asset-backed securities.
FinLeap makes it nice and Beesy with Italian venture
Fintech company builder founds first firm in Italy.
Starling Bank takes on Monzo with daring debit card design
Horizontal cards are so 2017.
Flinks finds a fintech friend in ASAPP Online Solutions
Canadian start-ups team up for account and lending origination.
US personal finance app Even gets $40m funding
Second round of financing led by Khosla Ventures.
JLT buys saving and investment service Moola
UK-based JLT Employee Benefits looks to digital benefits.
EY buys into blockchain for an Elevated Consciousness
Buys US start-up’s crypto-asset accounting and tax functions.
