Tradeshift explores new Frontiers with innovation lab launch
To boldly go where many other fintech firms have been before.
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Expensify ends 2017 on an all-time high
US travel and expense management firm in receipt of good news.
NTT-AT to distribute Trusona ID tech in Japan
Will offer Trusona’s password-less login solution to its enterprise customers across the nation.
First Data to open new fintech centre in Ireland
US payments firm also aims to hire 150 staff from around the world.
Challenger BankiFi launches with open banking battle cry
Platform’s launching customer is Nordea’s developer portal.
Mastercard eyes biometric totality by 2019
Banks issuing Mastercard-branded cards will have to offer biometric authentication.
SoFi’s choice: former Twitter COO to take helm as new CEO
Social media’s loss is social finance’s big gain.
Trulioo launches KYC tool to connect MNOs
Will work with 24 MNOs from the US, Canada, the UK, China, India, Spain, France, and Switzerland.
Zopa enhances executive ranks with new trio
En route to its launch of a challenger bank later this year.
Juvo gets Samsung investment for smartphone boost
Samsung will bring Juvo access to billions of underbanked prepaid users across the globe.
New UK mobile bank Countingup brings heart to sole traders
Will focus on the 4.5 million sole traders, freelancers and contractors in the UK.
Yusen Logistics favours Fiorano for digital revamp
The integration backbone for all inbound and outbound client traffic in Singapore.
A new twist on an ancient game
Lotto games have been around since before 205 BC in China, and used to finance major infrastructure projects.
How the internet has democratised finance
Thanks to the internet and tech anyone anywhere can take part in financial trading.
Cloudian bridges storage from data centre to cloud
US firm is making an extra effort to live up to its name.
Payments round-up: 23 January 2018
Features DBS Bank, Xero, WeChat Pay and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
SAP invests €2bn for French fintech innovation ASAP
Its areas of interest include cloud, machine learning, blockchain, IoT and SaaS.
Fintech funding round-up: 23 January 2018
From London to Asia. Stars Anorak Technologies, Funding Societies and Mekar.
The open future is here: now comes the hard part
The arrival of open banking will (eventually) prompt entirely new services.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 23 January 2018
Featuring Kleros taking a chance, BitFlyer landing in Europe, and Nordea in the mood for banning.
Dwolla to power ID verification for Yahoo’s Tanda savings app
Tanda app is intended to be used as an alternative to credit cards or short term loans
Open banking: what you need to know
The landscape for financial services is changing, and the jury is still out on how the endgame is going to play out.
WealthForge tops $500m in investments processed
US-based private placement platform feeling perky.
Fintech funding round-up: 22 January 2018
Features Oval Money, TradeCore, Paytronix Systems and Hippo.
Microsoft gets support of privacy groups in data battle against US
Privacy International files an amicus brief on behalf of 26 organisations in support of Microsoft.
Banking tech round-up: 22 January 2018
Our southern stars are Bank Zero, Westpac and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
HSBC can’t dodge DoJ’s $63m fine for major FX up
Part of a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice.
Al Hilal Bank selects SunTec to sidestep VAT law splat
Will use Xelerate solution for the management of the newly introduced Value Added Tax (VAT) regime.
How are traditional market players responding to cryptocurrencies?
2017 will probably be noted for two things – Donald Trump took office and the world took notice of cryptocurrencies.
iSignthis and Worldline finalise payments partnership
Proof that digital identity proofing company iSignthis has done it.
Lending firm Defi Solutions definitely lands $55m
The Series C funding round comes from Bain Capital Ventures.
Finicity’s Mvelopes gets Budget Makeover
A ten-week crash course in personal finance.
ThreatMetrix teams up with GlobalOnePay
Will power GlobalOnePay’s Sentinel Defend, a fraud detection and scoring engine.
Salesforce, IBM and Google relationship status: it’s complicated
It’s like cloud provider kindergarten! Everybody’s special!
Immigration in the banking technology industry: a positive story
The banking technology sector suffers from skills shortages and relies heavily on foreign nationals.
WhatsApp steps into the world of business
To make sure businesses don’t actually have to talk to those pesky customers face-to-face.
Jumio teams with Byteball to bring KYC to ICO issuers
When the gold rush is on, perhaps it’s better to sell picks and shovels to the miners.
Exactpro completes management buyout from London Stock Exchange
They’re still friends – LSE will remain a customer of Exactpro.
Citi plays Cupid for university talent search
Shoot that fintech arrow to my heart!
Fintech funding round-up: 19 January 2018
Stars Varo Money, OakNorth Bank, NetPay and ISME ACE.
