Sberbank brings fingerprint payments to Russia’s supermarkets
Starting with Moscow, but will this catch on?
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Watch out as ABN Amro runs rings around wearable rivals
Dutch bank offering contactless payments with ring, watch or bracelet.
Fiserv to acquire First Data for $22bn
Job cuts on the way as a fintech titan is born.
HSBC feels $250bn FX of blockchain
Bank’s interest in DLT deepens with juicy transaction action.
Cloud-loving Temenos launches front-end and core banking products
Introducing Infinity and T24 Transact.
R3’s Corda Network goes cordless
Blockchain network will be operated by a new independent organisation.
UK challenger bank Tandem eyes IPO
Digital bank also reveals major recruitment plans in 2019.
ANZ customers lose out in post office banking fallout
Anger in Australia as users lose access to banking services at local post offices.
Middleware and Mambu strengthen alliance
Offering client onboarding, loan origination, and card and payments connectivity.
RCB Bank picks Eurobase for TCM operations
The Siena system will also help with regulatory needs.
Deutsche Bundesbank eases banks into ISO 20022
By signing up to Swift MyStandards and Readiness Portal.
BBVA name dropped in Atom Bank takeover talks
UK challenger in talks to appoint advisers to its board on options for the business.
Temenos and Bloomberg on same side for buy-side action
The new solutions will provide NAV calculations.
Banking platform Joust-s for freelancers’ attention
US start-up launches multi-feature financial app.
Bank Leumi UK opts for Volante’s open banking solution
Selects VolPay to implement PSD2 compliance.
Citi partners with MoneyBack for customer rewards
Do any of these niche APIs partnerships see much use?
Tide rides with ClearBank on UK SME banking market hunt
Looking for action and funds from £775 million RBS Alternative Remedies Package.
Xinja sees success in second crowdfunding round
Half a million in under nine hours.
The challenge of fraud operations management
A centralised approach to fraud operations management has become essential.
Dashing OCBC Bank unleashes SME dashboard
“We anticipate that this will become a command centre for them.”
Banco Carregosa goes open with PaymentComponents
AplonAPI is the baby of PaymentComponents and Infosistema.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 14 January 2019
Featuring N26, RBS and Loot, Google in Ireland, and Alipay in Pakistan.
Goldman Sachs leads $8m funding in cyber firm Immersive Labs
Aims to boost its enterprise IT and cybersecurity teams.
Banks onboard for UK economic crime taskforce
The Economic Crime Strategic Board is unveiled.
Money app Yolt launches open beta in Italy and France
Early bird users get it to a lovely place.
Milleis Banque picks Wolters Kluwer for regulatory compliance
OneSumX for risk, regulation and reporting needs.
Banque Palatine signs with AxiomSL for AnaCredit compliance
One of the many firms keeping up with reporting regulation.
OCC fights for US fintech charter in court
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency seeks to dismiss CSBS litigation.
MUFG launches new $185m fintech fund
With a focus on innovation and partnerships.
Featurespace fuels Everis’ payments fraud fight
Business consultancy selects ARIC platform.
Top fintech stories this week – 11 January 2019
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Infographic: one year of open banking
The Open Banking Implementation Entity is feeling confident.
White paper: Digital Disruption in Banking
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Accenture ups wealth game with Orbium acquisition
Orbium is Avaloq’s partner and system integrator.
N26 plots delayed US launch with $300m funding
Mobile challenger bank is now valued at $2.7 billion.
The era of indulgent clients is over
Your user centric design goes out the window unless the entire money cycle moves in tandem.
Countingup finds its auto-match for payments invoicing
UK challenger business banking provider is up for it.
Upgrade Pack has crack at fintech with £1m funding
UK-based loyalty start-up straddles travel and banking sectors.
Unite Global to launch real-time correspondent hub
EXCLUSIVE. Norwegian firm in discussions with 30 banks for its global dream.
