Automation Anywhere going somewhere with $300m funding from SoftBank
RPA firm gets support from SoftBank Vision Fund.
FinTech
FinLab accelerator fires up for Thailand SMEs
Its smart business transformation programme gets support from UOB.
UK’s Brexit deal gets some fintech love
Conservative MPs may be resigning, but some in fintech seem happier.
Digital receipts fintech Slyp-s into the market
Easy to use, easy to set up.
Barclay Simpson: Growth Versus Governance
Some fintechs may feel corporate governance is a barrier to growth.
German start-up Modifi powers up for digital trade finance
New firm created by team behind payments provider BillPay.
Santander invests in German fintech Bonify
Its first investment in Germany of “a few million”.
Revolut to get $500m boost from Softbank
To enable US expansion.
Sizing up the real threat of challenger banks
Challenger banks’ current profitability is almost entirely unrelated from the threat they pose to incumbents.
Lighter Capital increases funding limit to $3m
US firm will provide start-ups working capital in exchange for 2% to 8% of their business’ future revenue.
Bain Capital Ventures nets $1bn funding for new round of tech bets
Its current portfolio includes companies focused on infrastructure software, security, commerce and fintech.
Capital markets software firm Genesis makes $3m funding revelation
Then fintech said: “Let there be light funding”; and there was light funding.
I love what you’ve done with the place: digital transformation beyond the real estate
Stay focused on the business and don’t become too attached to the wallpaper.
Cloud security firm Netskope is dope with $168m funding
Massive round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
UK’s Nationwide takes stake in financial manager Moneyhub
Building society’s investment gives it a minority stake.
Sandbox Express steams into Singapore’s fintech station
Monetary Authority of Singapore quickly thinks up pre-defined sandbox concept.
Personal finance app Fintonic links up with Amazon
“A new way of cooperating between the fintech sector and online distributors.”
Arizona’s regulatory sandbox programme puts US on competitive fintech ground
Offering a competitive operating cost environment and one of the easiest to navigate for regulations.
Lendtech SoFi flying low as losses linger
US firm has lost money for the second consecutive quarter.
Cambodian paytech Clik-s with £2m funding
Round led by Limestone Technology and OpenWay.
Israel’s XM Cyber closes $22m funding
Series A round includes participation from Macquarie Capital and Nasdaq Ventures.
Singapore Exchange and regulator in cross-DLT settlement breakthrough
They have developed delivery versus payment capabilities for the settlement of tokenised assets.
Cashflow controller Fluidly gets $5m funding flow
Round led by Nyca Partners.
Fintech Inn 2018: why Lithuania has enlisted the Stig
All the best bits from the largest fintech event in the Baltic region.
Italian lendtech Credimi feeling dreamy with €10m funding
Gets investment funds from United Ventures and Vertis.
Singapore regulator preps $5bn for finance investment
Wants a “stronger platform for growth finance and infrastructure development”.
Southeast Asian consumer finance firm Akulaku gets $70m funding
Round includes support from Sequoia India and BlueSky Venture Capital.
Avaloq’s new venture capital fund aims for fintech Avalon
Banking tech provider plans new adventures with Avaloq Ventures.
ANNA Money, a business account that meows
The card makes the “purrfect” sound.
Finablr takes majority stake in digital gifting firm Swych
Payments and foreign exchange solution platform boosts its stake in the firm.
A question of compatibility: blockchain and the GDPR
Is the relationship – or lack of one – between GDPR and blockchain something of concern?
Starling Bank’s £10m funding helps it make a stand to Monzo
As it prepares for a £80m round push.
SIX FinTech Ventures invests in Vestr and Shift Cryptosecurity
SIX’s Swiss venture fund makes first two fintech investments.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, is Singapore’s AI fairest of them all?
Regulator wants fairness, ethics, accountability and transparency.
eToro launches GoodDollar for social good
Seeks to reduce income inequality with a new cryptocurrency.
UK fintech and FIs get dating guide
New guidelines aim to accelerate fintech growth.
Finance app Portify fortifies with £1.3m funding
UK start-up gets money from Kindred Capital and Entrepreneur First.
Meniga gains foothold in Southeast Asia with UOB deal
Meniga’s tech to help UOB’s customers “keep track in real time of their savings and expenses more easily and clearly”.
Independent Community Bankers of America launches fintech accelerator
It thought about it… then unleashed ThinkTech with the Venture Center.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 November 2018
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