‘Crypto Dad’ promotes blockchain-based USD with Accenture in new think tank
Giancarlo wants to “catalyze a digital, tokenised US currency”.
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PeoplesBank opts for Nymbus onboarding and marketing tech
Nymbus to underpin West Massachusetts’ largest community bank.
Fintech Autenti lands $4.48m from three major Polish banks
Alior Bank, BNP Paribas and PKO Bank Polski have all invested.
Revolut valued at $5bn by investors ahead of new fundraising
The valuation is nearly three times its last estimated valuation of $1.7 billion.
The problem with better banking
Surely banking customers want and deserve better banking?
Chinese regulators planning digital banking go-ahead
New set of rules could see a bevy of digital challengers in China.
Fundbox hires “Swiss army knife” CFO signalling IPO
CFO Marten Abrahamsen is a former investment banker.
US challenger Unifimoney signs integration deal with UMB Bank
US challenger inks deal with UMB for account infrastructure.
How start-up Minka is building LatAm’s plumbing for real-time payments
Exclusive interview: “We’re a small start-up doing the work of big players,” says Minka CEO.
Raisin acquires Choice FS as first step into US deposits market
Raisin’s CEO Paul Knodel calls Choice FS “a perfect fit” for its US mission.
ICICI Bank launches portal with around 250 APIs for fintech devs
The bank offers four times the amount of APIs launched by Yes Bank last year.
For love or money
The technology liberates us in the most terrifying way.
TransferGo partners with Currencycloud to reach Kenya, Singapore and Japan
It will facilitate cross-border payments & enable them to launch in 14 new markets over Q1.
Goldman Sachs quietly releases Marcus app three years after launch
The app was designed to be Goldman Sachs’ eventual main mobile face.
Andrea Remyn Stone joins Refinitiv to boost open platforms development
Stone joins the firm from Dealogic, where she had been chief strategy officer since 2015.
Swedish mobile loan app Bynk rebrands to neobank Rocker
The fintech is launching in wider Europe and plans for listing.
WisdomTree takes lead in $17.65m Securrency investment
It plans to pursue the integration of blockchain technology into the ETF ecosystem.
Visa to buy fintech start-up Plaid for $5.3bn
The deal doubles the fintech’s valuation from just over a year ago.
Challenger Longevity Bank positions itself for the silver generation
EXCLUSIVE: Co-founder Sergey Balasanyan tells FinTech Futures of his 2020 plans with the neobank.
Thai blockchain start-up Lightnet gains $31.2m in Series A funding
Lightnet plans to dislodge cross-border giants like Swift.
Why start-up boards are here to stay
Start-up boards are often overlooked and underappreciated.
PayU nabs controlling stake in PaySense, plans merger with LazyPay
PayU splashes $185 million on new acquisition.
Indian challenger founded by Google Pay execs raises $13.2m
Former Google Pay execs aim to tap into India’s millennial market.
Know Your Customer and Botsync close first $2.5m on Hong Kong’s AngelHub
The rounds are part of a larger $50 million Series C round by AngelHub.
Samsung and Syniverse develop wallet-agnostic payments platform
Your phone number is your easiest payment method, says Samsung and Syniverse.
Three ways fintech can address the gender pay gap
Define inclusion and diversity as two very different things.
Al-paca it in: Monzo co-founder leaves to farm Alpacas
The co-founder is quitting to focus on family business ‘Barnacre Alpacas’.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
FCA stirs up competition for banks’ easy access saver accounts
FCA: Competition is not working well for 40 million British customers.
The Philippines set for first digital-only bank as Tonik gets green light
Tonik Financial will set up the island nation’s first online bank.
UK SMEs chasing £50bn in late payments, fintech opportunity ripe
SMEs are on average chasing five outstanding invoices at any one time.
Signicat appoints new CEO and chairman
Signicat already works with DNB, Allianz and Saxo Bank.
Cautious optimism and a customer-first approach for financial services in the 2020s
Alessandro Tonchia gives his fintech predictions as we enter a new decade.
Snoop picks OpenWrks to power its open banking
OpenWrks will connect Snoop to its customers’ current accounts and credit cards.
Oman’s largest port signs deal with IBM’s blockchain platform TradeLens
The port wants to undergo a “digital transformation in its day to day operation”.
Central Bank of the Bahamas pilots digital Sand Dollar
Central bank says digital currency will help solve financial inclusion.
Signicat CEO: The internet has destroyed consumer trust
“On the internet, no one knows you’re a dog.”
The Messy Middle Manifesto
Everything that matters happens because of those who stick it through the Messy Middle.
Starling Bank eyes 2022 IPO and expects to break even by 2021
Starling CEO: “I didn’t do all of this to sell out to a big bank”
Texan fintech HighRadius raises $125m and hits unicorn status
Customers include Nike, Burger King and Sony.
