Eight looking great for fast track blockchain
Project includes Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank and Societe Generale.
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Monzo taps TransferWise for in-apps international payments
16 foreign currencies available, and more to come.
Abu Dhabi regulator brings crypto under control
Follows the completion of a public consultation.
Double up with Starling’s joint account
A mobile application for openings and break-ups.
Investment marketplace Newchip lands $2m in funding
Participants in round include JadeValue Fintech, Yeoman’s Capital and Polymath.
Biometrics firm Veridium touched by $150,000 grant
The grant is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Fintech sandboxes: bring your own sand
The importance of full-featured sandboxes for the next generation of fintech.
UK government unleashes Financial Services Skills Taskforce
Wants to secure the nation’s future post-Brexit.
Better Fintech launches for financial equality
Former Green Dot employee wants to foster financial literacy and equality in the US.
Crypto firm Fantom menaces rivals with $40m funding
Will build directed acyclic graph-based smart contract platform.
Luxoft smashes it with Smashing Ideas acquisition
Smashing, lovely, super. Purchase bolsters digital research, strategy and design.
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MYbank plans stellar SME support
Ant Financial brand offers the promised land.
Israel’s crypto regulations drama drags on
Now the Association of Banks in Israel demands regulation.
US financial planner Grove gets groovy with $8m funding
It publicly launched four months ago.
Square acquires crypto licence in NYC
Gearing up for launch of Cash App, which includes crypto exchange services.
Rebtel’s new digital bank for migrants lands $8m
Added to another $8m of funding.
Webinar: How to automate critical processes with compliance in mind
Are your processes compliant by design?
Corporate innovation bods, acting normal “How was your day?”
I want to tell you all about my day.
Europol takes down e-commerce fraud gang
Judgement day has arrived.
New Spanish consortium Niuron aims to promote blockchain
It already has an ongoing project for ID verification.
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb victim of $31m heist
Deposits and withdrawals have been subsequently stopped.
Fintech rock band storms the charts
To those about to rock in a sensible manner we salute you.
FCA reveals financial strife of urban and rural life
It’s mainly obvious, but explained in depth.
How to solve a problem like cryptocurrencies
Regulation is a catalyst to convert bad money into good.
Signicat taps into Belgian digital ID scheme itsme
Partner Belgium Mobile ID has made the integration possible.
Oval Money shapes up nicely with Intesa Sanpaolo backing
Italian bank also takes stake in the automated savings platform.
Women in fintech: research and negotiate every offer
It’s time for women to take more control of their careers in fintech.
Brex unveils corporate card for start-ups
It also now has a total of $57 million in funding.
The Fintech Station has now arrived in Montreal
Finance Montreal’s new hub gets support from government of Quebec
VAKT on guard for commodities on blockchain
Partners with Deloitte and ThoughtWorks for post-trade processing.
Blockchain-based PlasmaBank breaks into Asia and Europe
The platform will also act as a marketplace for other financial products and bank accounts.
Core components of an AI programme
Don’t be afraid to start small.
PSD2: customer loyalty and bespoke, behavioural open banking
We talk to Yoyo Wallet’s co-founder, Dave Nicholson, about open banking, PSD2 and … PSD3.
Mobile banking app preps for Amaiz-ing UK launch
The website offers a free payment account without expiration date.
Monzo brings unconditional love to conditional actions
The new Applets automate actions based on users’ own pre-set conditions.
UK’s Department for International Trade aims to boost fintech investment
The department will set out to attract and connect investors.
Nextmarkets lands $6.9m new funding
The Series A takes nextmarkets’ total equity to nearly $14 million.
How blockchain could change the global remittance industry
The scope of blockchain for remittance is increasing in emerging markets.
AlphaPoint raises $15m in Series A funding round
The Series A round was led by Galaxy Digital Ventures.
