Alibaba Cloud brings big data programme to Malaysia
To get experts to collaborate and compete in developing tech solutions.
FinTech
Growth, wealth and modernisation drive fintech innovation in MENA region
An interesting place to be a bank or a fintech!
ANZ CEO seeks better banking PDQ
Sends lengthy letter to staff urging restoration of customers’ trust in wake of commission on banking misconduct.
Finastra acquires Olfa Soft for treasury revelry
Gets its hands on an eFX trading solution which covers post-trade and payments.
RELX buys fraud prevention firm ThreatMetrix for $830m
Deal is expected to close in the first half of this year.
Figo releases RegShield for PSD2 field
German banking service provider launches its new “Licence-as-a-Service” solution.
BehavioSec boosted by $17.5m funding
Behavioural biometrics company now has total funding of almost $26 million.
Payoneer partners with Waze to power local payments
Currently available in Texas, California and Israel.
Linxo links up with Raisin to save Europe
A Franco-German alliance targets the European savings sector.
Infographic: the most shocking personal data hacks of all time
Including data hacks of Equifax and JP Morgan Chase as well as online security tips.
Fintech funding round-up: 29 January 2018
Features Tender Armor, OpenDoor, Duco and Sancus Finance.
Softbank seeks to steal PayPal’s plunder
A rival digital payments system?
ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank hit by cyberattacks
All suffered a series of DDoS attacks last weekend.
ANZ internet banking goes dead
Ten hours a slave… to Twitter complaints.
ING makes 75% incision in Payvision
Looks for growth and to broaden its payment product portfolio.
Infographic: the future of identity
Nifty infographic based on the IBM Security Future of Identity Study.
Hackers steal $534m from Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange
But it will compensate more than $423 million to 260,000 users who lost out.
API developer platform TrueLayer integrates with Monzo
Takes advantage of the UK’s new open banking rules.
Challenger bank Ummah Finance seeks CTO
UK-based start-up Ummah Finance looking for a CTO and other senior execs to join its team.
LenddoEFL psychometric scoring solution launches in Vietnam
Entrepreneurial Finance Lab has furthered its reach across Asia.
Wipro takes minority stake in Harte Hanks
Wipro is acquiring a $9.9 million minority stake in omnichannel marketing services firm Harte Hanks.
UK cybersecurity start-ups get royal touch at Pitch@Palace
Event will be hosted by the National Cyber Security Centre and the GCHQ Cyber Accelerator.
Trussle rustles up mortgage monitoring service
Monitors over 11,000 mortgage deals from more than 90 lenders across the market.
Cryptocurrency mining scam catches 15m people out
Running undetected for over four months.
UK government puts its heart into Digital Charter
Pushing new standards to keep digital economy, cybersecurity and tech investment on track.
Bank of England recovers from IT issues
Resolves technology communications problems following a regular internal IT update.
UK’s new watchdog shows AML instinct
Office for Professional Body AML Supervision is unleashed.
What cryptocurrency trends can we expect in 2018?
Let’s take a look at some of the key talking points of the cryptocurrency economy in 2018.
Digital ID firm Signicat raises $2m
Signicat is one cool cat with its Identity Assurance-as-a-Service.
AutoGravity forces its way past $2bn in financing
Things are looking up for US mobile auto shopping and financing start-up.
Roostify integrates with LendingTree
Consumers can find a loan while Roostify keeps the mortgage origination process online.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 January 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Geezeo powers PFM platform for F&M Bank of Virginia
“Stow away” savings with Squirrel.
Banking tech round-up: 25 January 2018
Features Yolt, Chevy Chase Trust, FIS, Haven Savings Bank and Connecticut Online Computer Centre.
UK government plots cryptocurrency regulations
Amidst the drama and diatribes of Davos, two politicians open their mouths.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 25 January 2018
Starring Coinsilium Group, GMEX Technologies and Vaultbank.
Lloyds online banking goes down
Things fall apart… again.
JP Morgan Chase invests $20bn for new branches and jobs
Includes 400 new branches, 4,000 jobs and an increase in staff wages across the US.
Payfone in its element with O2 digital partnership
Initiative aims to protect mobile users from fraud.
Tradeshift explores new Frontiers with innovation lab launch
To boldly go where many other fintech firms have been before.
