Middle East’s first licenced crypto exchange Rain is live
It also closed a seed round of $2.5 million.
FinTech
FCA provides clarity on current crypto-assets regulation
To ensure firms know if they are authorised and compliant.
Something for nothing or the fallacy of ecosystem conversations
Those “big block of cheese” meetings…
Persado gets five-year deal with JP Morgan Chase
The AI firm generates better marketing copy.
Line, Next and Rakuten receive Taiwan online banking permits
The FSC does not plan on issuing more virtual bank permits.
Stackin’ raises $4m for financial advice for millennials
Millennials can now be texted the best way to grow their money.
Legal & General inks its first fintech partnership
It will help diversify its product offering.
Challenger banks in South Africa: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of South African challenger banks and banking services and the tech they are using.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
My company is undergoing hypergrowth. How can I create a culture for business success?
FNZ acquires GBST after £150m deal
Its third acquisition in a month.
LSE in talks to buy Refinitiv for $27bn
The deal includes debt of $12.2 billion.
Banks and TPPs agree joint approach to PSD2
A statement outlined their joint efforts to transition to new payment rules.
Gay is for life, not just for June
Fintech firms can and must do more.
StashAway snaps up $12m in Series B funding
Its latest round brings the total funds raised to date to $20.4 million.
Helis Network closes $500k seed funding round
The firm aims to make decentralised finance accessible.
Paysend raises £8.5m for global roll-out
The fintech also launched its own digital currency, Pays XDR.
Is the next fintech unicorn being built by ex-bankers in Poland?
Three Polish ex-bankers are building their own challenger banks in Poland right now, as you’re reading this.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 July 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five stories this week!
Digital US equities investment product launches in India
DriveWealth has partnered with Vested Finance.
Thailand grants Huobi digital asset trading licence
The company is the fifth to be granted a licence in the country.
Spotlight: the Russian e-commerce cross-border market
Finding a niche for a foreign merchant in Russia.
Mbanq backs Arival Bank by acquiring shares
Arival also has its sights set on a Series A round of $10 million later this year
Swell announces closure
The investment platform did not reach the required scale to survive.
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.
