Revolut unleashes open API to all customers
Allows users to integrate Revolut for Business accounts with third party software.
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Sberbank takes to the cloud
Russian bank teams with system integrator I-Teco for SberCloud platform.
Brazilian challenger Nubank bags $150m funding
Taking on the big banks and making inroads in the credit card space.
Bambu goes global with new office and talent
In fintech, when the going is good, the good go global.
Banking Technology April 2018 issue out now
You sought symmetry. And fintech came to you.
Australian challenger bank Judo Capital launches
Throws its hat into the SME ring with digital move.
No downside for Flipside Crypto with $3.4m funding grab
To date, Flipside has operated as a sort of data-driven angel network.
The Finbourne supremacy fires up with wealthtech club
Working on a shared cloud-based investment management platform.
Fintech funding round-up: 28 March 2018
Stars Canopy, Spring Labs, Equitise and Xinja.
Fintech funding round-up: 27 March 2018
Features Candex, MarketInvoice and Konsentus.
Tesobe powers API for Forty Seven Bank
London-based banking start-up will use open source API solution.
Invisible payments come to Highbury
WoraPay tests out its order and pay platform as part of the Arsenal Innovation Lab.
Denizen unveils “world’s first” global account for banking
Users can receive money in one country and pay it out in another.
New Nordic Fintech Alliance launches
Four find warmth and friendship in the Nordics.
Amex buys UK payments start-up Cake for $13.3m
Cake Technologies provides app to pay restaurant bills in London.
Revolut’s a disposable raver for virtual cards
UK start-up plans to combat fraud with disposable virtual cards.
Australian neobank Xinja launches card and app
“This isn’t a finished product, it’s a step in our journey with our customers.”
Top fintech stories this week – 23 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Digital bank bunq launches Apple Pay; comes to Italy and Spain
bunq is expanding into Spain and Italy, and has also introduced Apple Pay, the first in the Netherlands.
Beacon Community Bank opts for Jack Henry’s Silverlake core banking system
The solution is supplied on a hosted basis via JHA OutLink Processing Services.
UK regulator grants Tide e-money authorisation
UK-based SME banking start-up Tide is “entering adulthood” as it turns 15 months old.
Enkla in its digital prime for mortgages
Swedish twins unleash new lending venture.
New Pelikin app fits the bill for globetrotting millennials
The start-up is looking for investment on Australian equity crowdfunding platform Birchal.
BMO launches banking chatbot with Finn.ai
The new chatbot – BMO Bolt – is available via Facebook Messenger.
Experian buys credit checking start-up ClearScore for $385m
On completion, ClearScore will be included within Experian’s UK Consumer Services.
Standard Chartered unveils group’s first-ever digital bank in Africa
The pilot location for the new digital bank is Côte d’Ivoire.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fintech funding round-up: 15 March 2018
Featuring Mosaic Smart Data and YellowDog.
TrueLayer integrates with Starling Bank for Open Banking push
TrueLayer can use Starling Bank’s API to securely access financial data.
BNP Paribas Fortis and Tink team up for mobile banking
BNP Paribas Fortis will incorporate Tink’s technology into its mobile banking apps.
Clinc launches self-service AI platform, Spotlight
“Putting the power of world-class conversational design into the hands of banks for the first time.”
FinTech Australia searches for new CEO
FinTech Australia aims to make Australia “the leading market for fintech innovation and investment”.
solarisBank in €56.6 million funding round
BBVA, Visa and ABN Amro are among the new investors in solarisBank.
Chetwood Financial lands £150m investment
Elliott Advisors will invest up £150 million in UK challenger bank Chetwood Financial.
FinovateEurope 2018: Best of Show winners announced
A uniting theme of the FinovateEurope Best of Show winners this year: data.
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.
BBVA unleashes “world’s biggest fintech competition”
There is a €150,000 prize fund for the overall winners.
Fintech funding round-up: 2 March 2018
Stars Blueprint Income, Wecash Technology and Everproof.
Nesta offers £2.5m prize fund for fintech start-ups
Applications are open for next phase of its “Open Up Challenge”.
