Emirates NBD plays matchmaker for start-ups and investors
Private banking arm sees no harm in The LaunchPad.
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NatWest and RBS tap FreeAgent for SME account feeds
“A first for accounting software in the UK.”
Guilford Savings Bank selects Jack Henry’s SilverLake core system
Connecticut-based bank plans to “double or triple in size” over the next ten years.
Savings start-up Moneycado fires up for travellers
UK firm says it is building the world’s first savings account for travel.
US challenger Rising Bank rises up in Midwest
Start-up is a division of Midwest BankCentre in Missouri.
Raisin caught raising $114m for savings quest
Series D brings total amount raised to $200m.
India’s Federal Bank launches open banking platform
APIs include fund transfers, smart collections and UPI payments.
Nordea turns to Divido platform for lending push
Bank will license platform to deliver point-of-purchase finance to retail merchants.
Australia’s banking sector gets constructive criticism
The Royal Commission has some things to say.
Reserve Bank of India fines three banks for compliance fails
Axis, UCO and Syndicate Bank found to be at fault.
SME finance app ANNA gets £8.5m funding
New investment comes from Kinetik.
Funding Options launches in Netherlands with ING
A partnership six months in the making.
BNY Mellon to unveil data business
Bank is also looking for a leader to build and drive this new unit.
Regulators officially launch Global Financial Innovation Network
Development builds on FCA’s proposal to create a global sandbox.
Swift supports Bangladesh Bank network rebuild after 2016 cyberattack
They seem to have got over their quarrel about who was to blame.
Is 2019 the year Open Banking comes to life?
What providers can do to ensure its success.
Nordic banks’ payments platform preps for pilot launch
Called Project 27, the banks want platform to become a legal entity this year.
Taking a Step towards banking for under 18s
A new mobile bank gives tools for underage banking.
HSBC, ANZ and Goldman Sachs back Bud’s $20m funding
UK-based personal finance firm backed up by big name buddies.
Starling Bank preps for Irish licence with euro accounts
CEO is in Ireland today and UK challenger bank is also gearing up for Brexit.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 4 February 2019
Features an investment record, Stripe, Global Financial Innovation Network, Swift and R3.
No lonely planet for open banking in OBIE’s latest guide
Open Banking Implementation Entity is an ecosystem warrior.
Suits Me sir! HooYu brings verification to banking start-up
Have you thought of a colour, sir? We have some excellent Blue Serge.
Finca Impact Finance Tajikistan in new core banking system search
Finca Impact Finance Tajikistan looks to replace Oracle FSS’s Flexcube with new tech.
CYBG banking shifts up a gear with Red Hat
UK bank unites digital operations on OpenShift container platform.
Paytech QUID takes high road to Canada and US
Will expand to other countries after it’s settled.
Licence lust lets Lithuania’s fintech sector soar
Sector expanded by 45% in 2018 as Google and Revolut were awarded licences.
Bayerische Landesbank picks Profidata for custodian services
German bank will use the software Xentis.
UK’s Metro Bank hit by SS7 attack
Known telecommunications vulnerability exploited to target bank accounts.
Judgement day arrives for payments in India
Nation gets ombudsman to help with users’ complaints.
TSB hit by £105m loss after IT woes
“Last year was TSB’s most challenging year.”
Video: Banking Technology Awards 2018 highlights
Check out the highlights of our glamorous event which took place on 13 December 2018 in London.
Industry brief: FRTB and XVA – Addressing real-time regulatory and business needs with in-memory computing
Fintech companies have already adopted GridGain in-memory computing. Find out why!
All Raiffeisen banks in Switzerland finally live on Avaloq
Core banking project was delayed, but 900 sites are now up and running.
Temenos’ Avoka finds workspaces for retail banking
First offering from Avoka since acquired by Temenos in December.
Mambu wins Orange Bank core system deal in Spain
EXCLUSIVE. It may come with a win in Eastern Europe too.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Banking Technology February 2019 issue out now
Superstructures: fintech reaches new heights.
Nviso offers no hiding face with new biometric tech
Facial recognition solution “reveals how people really feel about money”.
School’s in with NatWest data academy
UK bank aims to train 1,000 workers in its first year.
