Personal finance app Fintify gets FCA approval
Can now operate as a registered account information service provider.
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Cross River and Railsbank create transatlantic API action
Banking on both sides of the Atlantic through a single API.
Revolut meets its perfect ClauseMatch
The fintech is upping its regulatory game.
Oxygen gets $2.3m funding for digital banking life
San Francisco-based firm offers free banking services to freelancers.
Revolut locks in on banking and trading licences
CEO unveils his cunning plan to build a global licensing team.
Indian banks unveil blockchain-linked funding for SMEs
The 11 lenders include ICICI, Axis, Yes Bank and Standard Chartered.
Monzo prepares digital receipts with Flux
As the challenger finds fintech partners for its marketplace.
ACI Worldwide to power Hungarian real-time payments
For a total of 17 banks so far.
TrueLayer unveils payments API
UK firm launches it in the name of open banking and PSD2.
Interview: Emre Sayin, FCase – from silos to symphony
Emre Sayin, founder and chairman of FCase, talks about data orchestration and fighting fraud.
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M1 Finance takes on banks with new checking account
Called M1 Spend, it integrates within the US firm’s current app.
Mizuho makes move on Chinese fintech start-ups
Signs MoU with Zhongguancun Development Group for fresh talent.
Wirecard launches API developer portal
Initially designed for issuing solutions, but full scope on the way.
Tencent-backed WeBank eyes Australian expansion
Chinese digital bank is applying for trademarks Down Under.
First Direct unleashes social media payments
Today is fdpay day as peer to peer payments are on the way.
Dutch start-up Bankingblocks out of the blocks
Wholesale banking provider launches across Europe.
Spanish neobank Bnc10 readies for launch
It’s already made its waiting list available.
South Korean crypto exchanges unleash AML initiative
Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Upbit wake up to the threats.
DBS chief innovation officer Neal Cross leaves for fintech start-up
Calls time on five lively years and moves to PictureWealth.
Are you creating data assets or a data dump?
All the extra money firms have spent on big data – and yet most still do not have good quality information.
Facebook to integrate Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp
Company says it is at the start of a “long process”.
ATB Financial looks on Brightside with new challenger bank
Always look on the Brightside of life.
Finxact secures $30m funding for core banking action
New investors include American Bankers Association and Accenture.
Absa AI automates account switching in South Africa
Bank’s CIO Jacques Barkhuizen calls it a “world first”.
Lendtech Pepper Money looks for UK banking licence
Its ambitions are nothing to be sneezed at.
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Cognizant acquires Finnish IT firm Samlink
Will also build and operate a shared core banking platform for three companies.
Fintech Agora fires up for small American FIs
Start-up offers a digital leap without a core banking revamp.
Gamblers win with Experian affordability check
Can your customers afford to gamble?
Almoayed and Moven go for digital banking advance
Duo team up for fintech ambitions in MENA region.
US challenger bank Newbridge will start spreading the news
It will soon be fintech showtime on Broadway.
Mexican challenger bank Albo raises $7m
Series A funding round led by Mountain Nazca.
Banking Competition Remedies back for seconds
Second Incentivised Switching Scheme application window to open in June.
RIP Microsoft Wallet
Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end.
IBM bags $260m banking tech deal in Philippines
Bank of the Philippine Islands speeds up its digital revamp plans.
The subtle art of holding yourself accountable vol 1: future James is busy
Hold yourself accountable on the choices you make and how you follow them up once you have made them.
Barclays raises Rise Growth Investment funds for fintech start-ups
Will offer new investment capital of £10 million per programme.
Shares plummet as Metro Bank misses profit target
That said, the profit before tax of £50 million is much better than 2017.
