Worldpay, AEVI and PAX team up for smart POS tech
Offering a single software platform for merchants.
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Fintech funding round-up: 18 April 2018
Stars MFS Africa, Tala, Funding Societies and HelloGold.
Centtrip lets rip with instant payments service
Offers local and international payments in 15 deposit currencies.
TransferWise joins UK’s Faster Payments system
First non-bank payment service provider to directly access system.
JCB pilots Japan’s first fingerprint authentication chip card
Teams with Idemia for biometrics and contactless innovation.
PayTech Awards 2018: recognising most innovative projects and services
Enter by Friday, 20 April!
Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban invests in Billshark
Bill reduction service Billshark receives some serious street cred.
Emirates NBD goes blockchain for its “Cheque Chain”
Integrates blockchain technology into bank-issued cheques.
Wirecard’s boon mobile payment tech looking Fitbit
Teams with wearables brand to offer contactless payments using Fitbit Pay.
U Account unveils cash pay-in for current account customers
50,000 customers feeling fine with sublime cash pay-in time.
Coinbase acquires Earn, appoints first CTO
The deal is valued at $100 million.
Metro Bank sets its Insights on Personetics’ AI
Will be used for money management through bank’s mobile app.
PayTech Awards 2018: Woman in PayTech Award
Celebrating the spirit of inclusion, diversity, and creativity.
OCBC Bank Singapore’s first in instant digital card issuing
Within minutes of applying for an OCBC Bank card, you could be using it via Apple Pay.
Pocket money embraces the digital age
For the children of today, new payments technology is triggering a revolution in pocket money.
Where top European banks are investing in fintech – CB Insights
European banks are investing in wealthtech, lendtech, paytech, regtech and blockchain.
doxo and Coinstar to facilitate cash payments for underbanked
There are 34 million unbanked or underbanked households across the US.
The Billon blockchain plan to power multi-currency cards
Teams with Igoria Trade for payments in 150 currencies.
Paysafe to purchase iPayment
You can probably guess it’s to do with payments.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Santander and Ripple unveil blockchain-based consumer payments
Santander One Pay FX is now available.
Infographic: the world of alternative payments
Money Guru has analysed the trends and how tech leads in finance.
Fintech funding round-up: 11 April 2018
Features Ant Financial, Ripple, Blockchain Capital and Liberis.
Hungary’s OTP Bank picks ACI for open banking plans
Deepens relationship with ACI via API manager and universal payments portfolio.
PayTech Awards 2018: The Paytech for Good Award
Honouring organisations for outstanding social impact.
Lebara and WorldRemit partner for digital remittances
MoneyGram out, WorldRemit in, as Lebara’s exclusive partner for digital money transfer service.
Indian challenger bank Cube preps for launch
Former founder of Citrus Pay in new adventure.
Francisco Partners to buy Verifone for $3.4bn
If you’re going to Francisco be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
Oracle FSS unleashes 1,500 APIs for banking and payments
A new packaged solution for payments, retail and corporate banking.
Kabbage and Ingo Money to power faster loan payouts to SMEs
Online alternative lender Kabbage has teamed up with push payments innovator Ingo Money.
Íslandsbanki and Backbase team for credit card management app
“Acceptance rates have exceeded expectations.”
PayPal targets unbanked market with banking products
Plans include bank partnerships and a PayPal Cash Mastercard.
Amazon eyes PayPal’s crown with Alexa payments platform
E-commerce titan could be taking on Visa, Mastercard and PayPal.
European Payments Summit 2018: the future is nearer than you think
Discussing incredibly futuristic subjects at EPS 2018.
Fiserv signs Carter Bank & Trust for tech overhaul
On the way out is the Coresoft core banking system from Vsoft.
PayPal teams with Safaricom for M-Pesa of mind
New service in Kenya plans to provide global e-commerce.
UBank is at one with PFM via Free2Spend app launch
Australian digital bank offers personal finance management tool.
Apple Pay arrives in Brazil
Via an exclusive partnership with Itaú Unibanco.
Infographic: 16 blockchain disruptions
How blockchain can and will improve 16 different industries.
Fintech funding round-up: 6 April 2018
Stars PeerStreet, UK Finance and CardUp.
