German savings marketplace Raisin acquires MHB Bank
Fintech buys bank. Yes, we worked that out thanks.
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nCino lands new customers in Stockholm and Sydney
DBT Foretagslan and Thinktank are BOS-sing it.
Fabled kings, indecision and cows
Welcome to the Great Disillusionment Swamp…
Crypto boosted by Russia’s digital rights bill
The State Duma edges the nation towards cryptocurrency legislation.
UOB targets SME digital market in Thailand
With support from DEPA, NSTDA, OSMEP and The Finlab.
Coinbase’s Neutrino acquisition caught in oppressive state
It got some Hacking Team staff via the deal. That didn’t work out too well.
Swift unveils e-voting PoC on blockchain
Alongside SLIB, SGX, Deutsche Bank, DBS, HSBC and Standard Chartered.
Singapore regulator’s new tech group targets risky business
Monetary Authority of Singapore makes some changes and gets truly focused.
Nasdaq ups its offer on Oslo Stock Exchange to $795m
Five days from the closing deadline, Euronext is on the back foot.
Video conferencing specialist 24sessions scores $1m funding
Dutch company now has total capital of more than $1.4 million.
Voleo and Nasdaq launch second student equity trading contest
Their plan to promote financial literacy and awareness among college-age students.
The forgotten faces of diversity: the invisibles
To be successful, diversity and inclusion must start from within – and it must be built into the culture.
Cognizant buys post-trade processor Meritsoft
Acquisition of Irish firm expands its Software-as-a-Service platforms.
Teenage kicks hard to beat for Innovate Finance
FinTech for Schools is out… and about in the UK.
Poland’s Alior Bank calls for fintech start-ups
Acceleration programme wants ideas in security, data analysis and finserv.
The biggest development since the Euro: how ISO 20022 will transform payment market infrastructures
ISO 20022 is an all-encompassing force that will irrevocably alter the payments space for the better.
White paper: Intelligent business software solutions enabling fintech companies to grow
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Figo and Finreach join forces
Will offer a joint European Software-as-a-Service API platform for finance.
Signifyd unveils chargeback solution for merchants
“Friendly fraud” meets a feisty foe.
Open banking – build it and they will come?
It is the innovative data wranglers that will decide the success of open banking.
TAS Group acquires AI outfit Mantica
Gets its hands on AI and machine learning models for banking and fintech.
Quint ain’t skint with NatWest’s £16.5m funding
UK firm plans to drive growth through acquisitions.
Empty wallets turn up in QuadrigaCX crypto exchange case
The death of its CEO has left a lot of unanswered questions.
Bermuda allows local fintechs to play in US
Courtesy of US-based Signature Bank.
Yolt tests out payments with UK banks
ING-backed money app on a high on the high street.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 4 March 2019
Featuring N26, South Korea, Brex and TymeBank.
Shuhe snaps up $30m funding from internet giant Sina
Chinese start-up wants to improve its data capabilities.
Proactis gets £20m funding from HSBC for SME action
To help SMEs with liquidity management.
New Zealand heads to open banking
Governance organisation Payments NZ reveals first API standards.
Lunar Way and Tink to the moon and back for payments
Making the most of Lunar Way’s new AISP and PISP licences.
Upgrade Pack crowdfunds towards £2.25m
UK start-up aims to expand in the US and Asia.
UCL and Barclays unleash deep tech venture builder
Conception X turns dissertations into a deep tech start-up.
QuadrigaCX crypto exchange court case calls for $30m payout
Judge’s decision in Canada follows the firm’s collapse in January.
Bitcoin SV toughens up its cryptocurrency
The firm caught three medium severity vulnerabilities in BSV.
Banking Technology March 2019 issue out now
Pay attention. Fintech in the ascension.
ID verification firm Socure so cool with $30m funding
The Series C round takes the company’s total funding to $57.5 million.
Banking software provider NDGIT loving licence revenue
PSD2 and open banking era bring smiles to German firm.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
FinovateEurope 2019: days of creation
Fintech is currently in an exciting creative phase.
