Top fintech stories this week – 17 May 2019
SoftBank’s big investment, as well as BCR’s pool B… and more!
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Appian World 2019: why banks need low-code tech
Revolutionising call centres, and harnessing AI to address challenges such as the demise of Libor.
Niche areas that fintech is yet to exploit
Superyachts, with turnovers of millions, should be viewed as floating multi-million-pound businesses.
ClickSwitch simplifies recurring payments with $13m funding
The Series B was led by Commerce Ventures and Point72 Ventures.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 13 May 2019
This week, blockchain and crypto by big names like Facebook and Microsoft, among other news!
Visa signs up to support fintech innovation in Bahrain
Partnership will focus on innovation, education and payments trends.
Why retail banks should not be afraid of collaboration, even with tech giants
Collaboration for incumbents is the only way to catch up with the market and become truly consumer-centric.
West Ham taps MuchBetter for ease of pay for fans
How to pay easily with your phone at the football.
SettleGo signs for ClearBank’s payment access services
The service will also facilitate real-time account creation and addressable UK IBANs for SettleGo’s customers.
Countingup and Hokodo partner for invoice insurance service
This is intended to create a new service allowing UK SMEs to protect their income on an invoice-by-invoice basis.
Top fintech stories this week – 10 May 2019
Deutsche Bank picks Red Hat, Orange acquires Secure Link, and much more!
Fintechs, there’s a tsunami coming; do you hear the sirens?
And I will be able to pay for a surfboard with my new Apple Card.
Bank of America ponders scrapping paytech venture with First Data
The joint venture, Bank of America Merchant Services, accounts for 10-12% of First Data’s revenue.
Five imperatives to help you scale your fintech
Practical advice for any fintech wanting to accelerate growth.
JP Morgan picks Bora to automate SUA B2B payments
Bora to provide advanced payment processing technology.
IBM chosen to support Canada’s RTGS platform
Lynx is part of Payments Canada’s multi-year modernisation initiative.
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What’s driving change and where’s M&A activity in the fintech sector?
A “technological arms race” to digitise processes and drive efficiencies is on!
Mastercard acquires Transactis to boost Bill Pay Exchange
Transactis makes digital payment services available to small businesses.
Emerging economies payments start-up Thunes closes $10m Series A round
Plans to accelerate growth across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
TagNitecrest prints biometric payment cards in the UK
Fingerprint card payments can be made at existing point of sale terminals.
B2B payments revolution on Russian e-commerce soil
A new solution from Yandex.Money and Sberbank has every chance to make Russian B2B payment market similar to B2C or even better.
The world of payments is well and truly open
Open banking and real-time payments are turning the traditional retail banking model on its head. Are you ready?
Checkout.com rings up Europe’s largest ever fintech Series A round
The London-based company now eyes further global expansion.
Refundo to return tax refunds in Bitcoin
Thanks to a recent partnership with BitPay.
Klarna brings its alt payment options to retail shops
Bringing pay later to consumers in stores.
Top fintech stories this week – 3 May 2019
May issue is out!
PSD2: how new EU regulations will change the e-commerce game from September 2019
Winning combination: balancing security and compliance with scale and user experience.
Nationwide invests in new payment request service Ordo
The direct payment app launches later this year.
Open banking: why the revolution is behind schedule
The transformation is underway – it’s just slower and less extensive than many envisaged.
Amazon Pay launches Android P2P payments in India
Users can pay Amazon delivery associates from their bank accounts via UPI QR codes.
Bankable gets investment from new partner Visa
Bankable will allow firms deploy to digital banking and payment services quickly.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 30 April 2019
SoftBank invests in Wirecard, Tencent in Argentinian Uala, and other Visa news.
Ixaris partners with Banking Circle on cross-border payments
The partnership aims to support the travel industry.
ALTO taps ACI for Indonesian alternative payments growth
ACI will provide its UP Retail Payments solution.
FIS links up with Visa
A new tool for the FIS clients to process high-value corporate, cross-border payments.
First real-time payments launched in Saudi Arabia
Vocalink partners with Saudi Payments for market-first development.
US modern card issuer Marqeta signs first Europe deals
Partnerships with companies in France, Scandinavia, Spain and Switzerland.
