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Cryptocurrencies and the critical vulnerability of a 51% attack
The processes, the vulnerabilities, and the dangers broken down.
UCL graduate fintech TurinTech.ai raises £1m led by IQ Capital
The firm is now a resident at London’s Microsoft Reactor.
11 observations after 100 days in fintech
100 days, 11 observations, and one industry.
SoftBank injects $655m into Greensill to support tech acquisition
The supply chain finance firm has raised $1.7bn in just 14 months.
Spanish fintech PecunPay chooses IBM to implement Red Hat platform
The start-up is trying to keep up with ever-changing mobile apps.
570easi launches French Islamic banking challenger SOeasi
570easi now holds a customer base of more than 90,000.
US challenger Current raises $20m in Series B, surpasses half a million customers
The neobank began as a parent-controlled teen debit card in 2017.
SMB lender BlueVine launches banking service with Mastercard debit card
SMBs will see 1% interest on their balance and no monthly fees.
How to provide customers from China with a habitual and convenient service
An official account is the first step for a company towards the Chinese audience.
Cryptocurrency in 2025: What does the future hold for digital money?
Drawing on observations over the influence cryptocurrencies have been making on the wider world.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 25 October 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Temenos picked by Danish challenger Lunar to fight financial crime
Temenos says it was chosen to “address stringent regulatory demands”.
Goldman Sachs leads $35m Series B round in data storer Very Good Security
Andreessen Horowitz and Vertex Ventures also participated.
Irish credit unions finally take on banks with new current account offering
The country has long-awaited the sea change.
Revolut launches in Singapore
Country will be Revolut’s first Asian market and second outside Europe
ING validates transactions without compromising data in “blockchain breakthrough”
Transactions on Corda can now be proofed with complete privacy.
The birth of life stage banking
Finally customers will get help in managing their lifestyle or life stages.
Going the extra mile: forward thinking on customer experience
The latest Finovate eMagazine takes the hottest topic in fintech right now – customer experience – and puts it under the microscope.
A bird’s eye view of cloud and the payments industry
The sky is the limit for cloud and Volante.
PeerNova raises $31 million in new funding round
Data reconciliation firm plans to build out its flagship platform.
Mastercard snaps up SessionM to support merchant loyalty services
“Consumers’ expectations about their experiences with brands are changing,” says Mastercard exec.
Luge Capital raises $85m to invest in Canada’s start-ups
Investments will range from $150,000 to $2 million.
Crunch launches mobile accounting platform for UK’s self-employed
The cost £5.5 million and four years in development.
GMG, Wecan and Capelli bring blockchain to real estate sector
The product is dubbed ‘Wecan Tokenize’.
Bank of Lithuania pits IBM against Tieto for new blockchain project
Two technology firms go head to head in final sandbox stage.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
How can I improve employee retention as my business grows?
Kaleyra and Epiphany launch first open banking hub in Italy
The hub will give banks a space to launch PSD2-compliant products.
Mastercard and Visa battle over Revolut deals
Revolut says 75% of its non-European cards will eventually be Visa branded.
Contactless charity donations start-up GoodBox raises £1m
The funding is part of a combined Series A £2.3 million.
Rise of the machines: when will AI and machine learning change finance?
FinTech Futures is researching the impact of AI on the industry.
White paper: Digital transformation in credit for commercial and corporate lending
The question by now is no longer whether to transform, but rather how to transform.
Islamic challenger bank insha launches in Germany
New entrant wants to place the daily life of a Muslim at the centre of its offering.
US challenger bank Denizen shuts down
The expatriate bank failed to reach required scale.
Dutch challenger bank bunq reveals Brexit delayed its ‘wish list’ UK launch
The UK was the first country on bunq’s launch “wish list”.
PayPal subsidiary Venmo launches first credit card with Synchrony Bank
Venmo will now be able to compete with N26 and Chime in the US market
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 18 October 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
FinovateAsia Best of Show winners announced
“We are thrilled to be back in the Garden City.”
Webinar: Revolutionizing Credit Cards: How to Deliver Value Through Context
Catch the latest Finovate webinar on-demand!
US challenger Chime goes down for millions of customers
Chime serves more than five million accounts across the US.
