Swell announces closure
The investment platform did not reach the required scale to survive.
FinTech
Banking Technology Awards 2019 are open for entries
The Early Bird 10% discount deadline is 31 July 219, the awards close for entries on 31 August 2019
Open Up Challenge 2020 launches £1.5m prize fund
Fintech innovators are encouraged to develop money management tools.
FIs choose Cloudera for digital transformation
Cloudera enables digital transformation for global financial services institutions.
Lithuania seeks to attract more fintech firms
Thought leaders in Vilnius wish to increase their C-suite intake.
A banker goes a-banking, volume 4: GDPR for the masses
It is time we gave some respect back to the drops that make the ocean.
Robinhood raises $323 million in Series E funding
The new round of funding values the company at $7.6 billion.
Friday the 13th is coming – is banking ready?
The deadline for PSD2 compliance is rapidly approaching – will your firm be ready?
Let’s work together
Bank-fintech collaboration should take priority on this year’s Sibos agenda.
Zeta eyes global expansion with Series C investment
The investment came from Sodexo at a valuation of $300 million.
Blockchain ID management firm Trusted Key bought by Workday
Trusted Key will bring its blockchain-based, digital identity management technology to Workday.
Ideanomics unveils plans for fintech village
It’ll be based in Connecticut with a focus on AI, robotics, finserv and more.
Capital on Tap partners with Marqeta
It has provided nearly £1 billion in funding to more than 60,000 small businesses in the UK.
The financial services talent war is fierce: here’s how to draft in the millennials
People at all levels should be given the opportunity and tools to understand themselves at their best.
Equifax to pay up to $700m to settle data breach
The records of at least 147 million people were exposed in the incident.
Post Office partners Western Union for digital international payments
Western Union’s business platform is part of the deal.
AdviceRobo launches PSD2 robot for credit decisions
The AI-prediction model uses transactional data.
The Win 10 Rush: How financial institutions can beat the clock to upgrade their PCs
Kevin Flaherty, CEO at BLM Tech reveals the key to carrying off large-scale IT projects.
Focus on what’s important – and leave the rest to us
Smartstream’s platform takes the operational & regulatory responsibility of payments off your back.
Urban FT acquires CFC Technology Group
The pairing aims to tilt the playing field for community-based institutions.
Thomson Reuters acquires HighQ
It enhances their aim of providing more cloud-based software for legal professionals.
China Merchants Bank picks OneSumX for regulatory reporting
The bank claims that Wolters Kluwer offers unrivalled expertise.
Zegami raises £1.25m to advance visual data tech
The platform aims to democratise data as a resource.
Uber-izing banks
The secret is not just about being frictionless and digital.
Top fintech stories this week – 19 July 2019
PayTech Awards winners announced!
Temenos acquires AI firm Logical Glue
It claims to bring transparency and explainability of AI automated decisions to the banking industry.
Separating the wheat from the chaff
Discover the ways to tackle complex data estates with Adlib Software.
Mastercard chooses Infinicept for start-up programme
The firm created Payment Facilitator in a Box.
Blackfish, wishful thinking and self-fulfilling prophecies
If you don’t want your organisation to be plagued by self-fulfilling prophecies, don’t create them.
Near raises $100m for new platform offering
The investment comes from PE firm, Greater Pacific Capital (GPC).
Webinar: The problem is you, not your data
Join the latest #FinovateWebinar for insight into why the problem is you, not your data.
HPE Discover 2019: has the thought of branch transformation pushed you over the edge?
There is none more passionate than the HPE NonStop user community.
Flybits lands $35m in Series C round
Investors include Point72 Ventures and Mastercard.
Equistone acquires Moody’s Analytic Knowledge Services
The existing management team will remain in place.
Bonify eyes European expansion with new investment
The fintech has over half a million users.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
What are the main reasons fintechs fail, and how can I avoid them?
FNZ acquires German investech Ebase for €154m
Ebase was previously owned by Comdirect Bank
White paper: AI-driven deal origination for capital markets
Learn more about AI driven deal origination with Squirro!
Goldman Sachs invests €25 million in Raisin
The new funding brings the total volume of primary investment to €195 million.
Most successful Kickstarter campaigns revealed: is crowdfunding the future of fintech funding?
Kickstarter projects had an overall success rate of 36%, with $4.2bn pledged to successfully launched projects.
