A look inside Barclays’ fintech accelerator Rise
FinTech Futures sits down with Magdalena Kron, who leads Rise London’s team.
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Xinja Bank to launch US trading platform for Aussie investors
Dabble will also offer users fractional shares.
White paper: Crypto-of-things for securing identity
The latest in key security innovation and the possibilities for enterprises looking to go passwordless hassle-free.
Singapore API firm Percipient raises $5m
The fintech plans to boost the deployment of its TWINNTM system.
Morgan Stanley publishes greenhouse gas emissions on loans & investments
The bank is joining the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials.
Plum lands $10m for European expansion
To date, Plum has raised $19.3 million.
Almost soup
Optimism might get you out of your chair and striving for a better tomorrow, but it isn’t optimism that gets you there.
CCAF, World Bank and World Economic Forum call on industry to take part in COVID-19 fintech study
Working in fintech? Take part in the survey and share your views!
Singapore FinTech Association launches new innovation lab
The Nexia InnoLab will connect start-ups with local businesses.
Robinhood scraps UK expansion plans
The fintech landed its licence last August.
Charity donation fintech Goodworld launches in Australia
Its feature #donate allows donors to send instant donations via social media.
UK challenger The Reserve postpones launch due to COVID-19
The Reserve is built green “from inception”.
Virgin Money launches beta of new home buying app
The app is part of Virgin Money’s wider digital transformation strategy.
A search for calmer waters
Businesses across all industry sectors will face three stages over the coming months.
UK government launches review to boost fintech sector
The review intends to establish priority areas for industry, policy makers, and regulators.
Money manager for freelancers Flow lands Dutch PSD2 licence
The idea for Flow originated on an alpaca farm in Drenthe.
Aussie fintech Wildcard shuts down due to COVID-19
The savings firm couldn’t keep up with the economic impact of coronavirus.
Faroe Islands speed up ecommerce with Clearhaus and Terminal.fo
The Faroe Islands are “experiencing a boom in the number of online businesses”.
From open banking to open finance
It’s only in 2020 that we see the quality, reliability, and range of APIs connecting to accounts that realise the regulators’ vision.
The roaring 20s: when the asset manager becomes a data manager
Failure to adapt won’t just impact your existing client base’s investments.
MoneyLion launches RoarMoney with MetaBank & Mastercard
RoarMoney is priced at $1.00 a month.
Finsie to launch US price comparison service
The fintech launched its beta in July.
UK savings app Moneybox lands £30m, plans crowdfund
Moneybox has raised £50 million since 2016.
FCA and City of London to create COVID-19 inspired digital sandbox
The sandbox will be for both start-ups and “large financial institutions”.
Disposable card issuer Privacy.com lands $10.2m
The start-up has issued around five million virtual card numbers.
How fintech is transforming financial management capabilities for small businesses
Most business-facing fintech tools have adopted usability conventions from consumer-facing apps.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 July 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
COVID-19 analytics: the lesson for those involved in policy management
Modern data-enabled systems and processes are the key to staying competitive.
Webinar: The bottom line – simplifying digital evolution in financial services
Learn how to be be competitive, fast and secure – and the technologies to underpin the digital journey.
nCino prices IPO above price range at $31 a share
The company sold 8.06 million shares to raise $249.86 million on 13 July.
Bond bags $32m from Coatue, Goldman Sachs and Mastercard
Bond’s offering is based on “developer-focused” applications.
Tink continues acquisition play with credit decisioning platform Instantor
Instantor employees a team of 26.
Twitter shares slide 4% in wake of unprecedented bitcoin promo hack
The hacked accounts have tens of millions of users.
The LIBOR transition: why financial organisations need to work smarter and not harder
This LIBOR solution replaces an army of paralegals with technology able to extract information from a 200-page document and over 140 various data points.
Meet OneBanks: the fintech picking up after banks’ branch closures
The start-up wants to create a bank-agnostic branch network.
Webinar: Streamlining manual processes amid COVID-19
Experts from Banco Santander, Foxit Software and Xendoo discuss digitising paperwork during the coronavirus crisis.
Monzo takes another shot at paid current accounts
The paid-for current account is priced at £5 a month.
Currencycloud nabs e-money licence from Dutch central bank
The London-headquartered firm secures post-Brexit future.
Zambian mobile wallet Zazu launches virtual card
Zazu pivoted to digital banking in 2017.
Islamic P2P lender Qardus launches in UK for SMEs
The new P2P lender offers unsecured loans of up to £100,000.
