Andorra and Vatican City enter SEPA’s paytech paradise
Single Euro Payments Area now has 36 nations.
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Banking Technology March 2019 issue out now
Pay attention. Fintech in the ascension.
Banking software provider NDGIT loving licence revenue
PSD2 and open banking era bring smiles to German firm.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
FinovateEurope 2019: days of creation
Fintech is currently in an exciting creative phase.
Cloud Elements on API high with $25m funding
Denver cloud boys – and girls – now have total capital of $46.2 million.
UK Finance wants to bring ethics to banking sector
Good luck getting that to work.
ACI to acquire Speedpay for $750m from Western Union
Deal will bring Speedpay and UP Bill Payment platforms together.
Tinkoff Bank gets on Russia’s Faster Payments System
It’s one of 12 banks and payment systems taking part in the pilot phase.
Silvergate Bank selects Finastra for payment processing
US bank wants to expand its infrastructure with an API-enabled platform.
South Africa’s Standard Bank to unleash payments blockchain platform
Plans a cloud-based platform for foreign exchange and settlement in H1 2019.
Citi and Kyriba go API for faster payments
SaaS platform brings bank connectivity for treasury ops.
Mastercard and Angaza shine for payments in emerging markets
Will offer digital solution that “increases access to affordable necessities”.
Alpha-Cash acquired by heidelpay for PoS action
Following the acquisition of PayLater and Universum.
HSBC tests retail e-wallet payments in Hong Kong
Beta testing begins with an initial batch of 15 businesses.
PayTech Awards 2019: celebrating people that make things happen
Nominate your colleagues (or yourself) for a Leadership Award by 5 April!
Dwolla helps Status Money’s cash rewards for savings
Status Money will use its new relationship with Dwolla to access the ACH network.
Europe’s army of fintech start-ups
How European fintech start-ups are competing for a market share.
UK’s Southeast Financial Services unveils SmartRemit app for Bangladeshi expats
London-based subsidiary of Bangladesh’s Southeast Bank rolls out beta version.
South Korea plans interbank payment network
The nation’s Financial Services Commission gives fintech another boost.
Mastercard and AWS grow payments for supply chain
Firms use digital identity, payments and blockchain for improved capabilities.
Japan to unleash national digital currency J-Coin Pay
60 financial institutions team up for new smartphone payment service.
Tappy Tech and Timex team for wearable tokenisation
Traditional timepieces get an UPPU-grade.
French card firm Evolis creates Japanese subsidiary
The company is aiming for a long-term presence in the country.
Will challenger banks motivate change?
The need for digital transformation has been obvious for years and the window of opportunity is about to close.
OakNorth in the clear with ClearBank payments tech
Those UK challengers are up to something.
UK finance software firm Yordex gets £500k funding
Investment company Bloc Ventures takes a shine to its new adventures.
Commerzbank completes securities transaction test on blockchain
Pilot with Continental and Siemens – and transaction based on R3’s Corda platform.
Sasfin takes equity stake in South African lendtech Payabill
Johannesburg-based firm looking for more SME action.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Apple and Goldman Sachs to unleash iPhone/card combo
Credit cards will be rolled out to employees for testing in next few weeks.
Kenya keen on regulatory fintech sandbox
Capital Markets Authority outlines its plans for innovation.
Moneytrans building European neobank for migrants
The money transfer company is looking for developers in Spain.
Nigerian paytech OyaPay is no more
“Our grand experiment is at an end after 365 days.”
Barclaycard says rock me Amadeus for travel payments
Amadeus’ customers will get access to virtual cards solution, Precisionpay.
Bill.com bans wire transfer fees for small businesses
Here’s a ban that businesses can really get behind.
Intel outfit ThousandEyes looking at $50m funding
Series D round includes GV, formerly called Google Ventures.
SIA wins Payments Canada’s tech revamp contract
Canada powers on with its new high-value payments system, Lynx.
TerraPay takes cross-border payments to Sri Lanka
In partnership with Pan Asia Bank.
PSD2 goes live in Netherlands
The Dutch Central Bank is welcoming applications to use this regulation.
