TrueLayer launches data API in Germany
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of open banking.
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Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 8 January 2019
A short and sweet round-up of the week’s selected news stories in a video format.
Plaid buys fintech rival Quovo for $200m
Bank account connectivity firm finds something similar in the US.
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority deepens Brexit prep
Wants feedback on financial services contracts regime and securitisation repositories.
BBVA leads $12m funding in paytech Grabango
Busy bank shows more interest in invisible payments.
Ethereum Classic trading frozen due to double spend drama
Coinbase stops ETC trading due to detection of deep chain reorganisation.
Linedata acquires French start-up Loansquare
Gets its hands on a platform that connects banks and borrowers.
Interview: Roderick Simons, CTO of Yolt
What is it like to build a smart thinking money app from the ground up?
Starling Bank taunts traditional banks in 2019 plans
UK challenger aiming for the one million customer mark.
Fintech firm WB21 caught in storm of allegations
The evidence keeps piling up and the firm stays silent.
Capis acquires FinTech Securities
Texan firm also reveals new promotions and products.
Zwipe seeks $14m funding for Merkur Market move
Norwegian firm looks for multilateral trading facility action.
Europe bets on bug bounties in fraud fight
Programme will run in part via platform provided by ethical hacker HackerOne.
How France’s regulator is leading the way in fintech innovation
The rise of fintech cannot be ignored and France is taking bold and necessary steps to harness it.
Sainsbury’s Bank shops around for new CEO
Its current CEO, Peter Griffiths, is leaving next year.
Oslo Stock Exchange seeks rival bids to Euronext’s $713m offer
It’s quite simple – Oslo Bors wants more for an acquisition.
South Africa talks tax with crypto task force
Government gets tough on cryptocurrency activities.
Bitcoin begins year in price doldrums
Not an ideal tenth anniversary celebration.
Beam me up crypto confidentiality
New project aims to improves privacy via Mimblewimble protocol.
Crypto DX.Exchange seeks to shake up Nasdaq stock markets
Firm offers digital tokens based on Nasdaq-listed companies’ shares.
The Nottingham debuts new savings brand Beehive Money
On the back of a system upgrade.
Didi does in-app financial services across China
Launches mutual protection, personal credit and automobile financing products.
It’s safe to bet on open banking
Open banking is the future where everyone can win.
Blockchain explorers get fearsome Enjin
Singapore firm unleashes “Google of the blockchain”.
UK start-up Viola Black tunes in with account launch
“We are not a bank.”
Ant Financial looking to buy UK’s FX firm WorldFirst
Could take place in the next few weeks for over £550m.
Private blockchain Vostok makes waves with $120m funding
The Waves Platform team building blockchain for big firms.
The Venn diagram of doom or how I make career choices
Your gut points you a certain way; your heart decides; then your head wraps some logic around it.
Initiatives by India’s government to boost fintech
The fintech space in India has seen an exponential growth over a few years.
Top ten fintech opinion pieces in 2018
Great minds share their views and ideas on all things fintech.
Top ten fintech start-up stories in 2018
New faces and great ambitions. Let the rockets reign in this top ten trip down memory lane.
Top ten fintech analysis features in 2018
Dive into all things fintech!
Top ten banking tech case studies in 2018
Banks and FIs from around the world share their tech modernisation experiences.
Top ten fintech interviews in 2018
Over the course of 2018, we’ve interviewed a range of industry specialists on a variety of fintech subjects.
Top ten fintech infographics in 2018
Let the visuals take over in this cool collection of infographics.
Top ten fintech events in 2018
We’ve been to events all around the world this year. These have been our favourites.
Top ten blockchain stories in 2018
Bustling blockchain. A compilation of the year’s juiciest stories with this handy top ten.
Top ten Bitcoin stories in 2018
Bitcoin enjoyed another lively year. Catch up on the hottest stories.
Google gets e-money licence in Lithuania
The Bank of Lithuania keeps boosting its fintech ecosystem.
Top fintech stories this week – 21 December 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
