CDPQ buys stake in fintech provider FNZ for £1.65bn
HIG Capital and General Atlantic sell stakes to Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec.
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US card provider Brex is it with $125m funding
San Francisco-based corporate card provider for start-ups making progress.
Fintech disruptors should champion clarity in the broker market
Shopping around online for personal finance is a lot like choosing an ideal cup of coffee.
WB21 bank boss faces lawsuit by US regulator
WB21 bank boss faces lawsuit by US regulator
Czech bank Moneta to acquire Home Credit for €767m
Will get its hands on consumer finance provider and retail challenger bank.
HKEX takes no risks with Nasdaq tech
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing rolls out risk solution.
Business management software Wiise Rhipe for action Down Under
Wiise is a cloud-based platform designed to “solve SME pain points”.
Transport for London ruins our day with fintech start-up launch
New subsidiary is called Total Failures Limited.
Innovation through human-centered design
FirstService Residential and Capital One talk about their enthusiasm for human-centered design.
Crypto start-up Circle snaps up SeedInvest
Plans for token marketplace get boost from equity crowdfunding platform.
Bank of America launches cross-bank feature for app
Available for associated banks: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Merrill Edge and US Trust.
Curve rolls out Amazon cliché in $50m funding quest
The “Amazon of banking”. Whatever.
Startupbootcamp Scale Fintech calls for LatAm start-ups
Applications are open until 10 December.
Toronto receives $1.4bn tech investment in September
The tech ecosystem in Toronto is growing – and fintech is sure to follow.
Lighter Capital perks up capital client programme
Business tools and service offerings for start-ups funded by US firm.
Top fintech stories this week – 5 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Bitcoin rally has started… can regulations keep up with it?
A quick review on ICO and cryptocurrency regulations around the world.
Cryptocurrency ATMs in Argentina take the peso
On the way and set to exploit peso volatility.
KKR and Tencent lead $175m investment in Philippines’ Voyager Innovations
“Largest investment to date in a Philippine tech company.”
NY-based Petal blossoms with $34m investment
Follows a $13m investment by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures.
Kooltra coolly collects $5m funding for FX automation
Canadian cloud platform plans UK and US expansion.
MX to power Ent Credit Union’s Money Insight tool
Getting to know you, getting to know all about you.
Independent Financial Partners finds Agreement Express agreeable
IFP will use Agreement Express’ Automated Broker Transitions platform.
Fiserv and DadeSystems unleash automated A/R
Making account receivables less manual.
How to succeed in fintech and influence people
Nick Murray-Leslie, Chatsworth CEO, looks at success, risks and avoiding “innovative solutions”.
Existential crises and procurement: the real question behind build/buy/partner
Start with deciding what is core and what is key to delivery, survival and business viability.
Banking Technology October 2018 issue out now
The tree of fintech life: growth, gains and generations.
Case study: Home Credit – to its credit
Life is good at the heart of Europe.
Europol teams with Cyber Defence Alliance to fight fraud
To share intelligence on cybercrime activities.
Societe Generale seeks start-ups for Global Markets Incubator
Focusing on fintechs working on market activities.
Bahrain to raise $100m for fintech ventures
Will be complementary to an already-existing $100m fund of funds.
Broadridge intensifies interest in Israel
Digital centre of excellence follows ActivePath acquisition.
The dos and don’ts of invoice factoring
A few tips on how to implement invoice factoring properly.
Nexo Standards Annual Conference: equality and fraternity
Paytech news from the Paris show.
Eximchain unveils supply chain platform on blockchain
Teams with YOOSourcing and Enigma for launch.
Larky lands three new credit unions
Oh what larks! Loyalty and engagement platform provider makes new friends.
Why diversity and inclusion is good for business
What do diversity and inclusion really mean?
FinovateFall 2018 takeaways: CX, culture shifts and cool socks
First time “finovater” shares his experience of FinovateFall.
we.trade teams with three former Batavia consortium banks
CaixaBank, Erste Group and UBS join as shareholders and partners.
Dutch banking takes courage from cybercrime exercises
ING and friends mimicked WannaCry ransomware attack.
