Line acquires GrayHash for fintech security
Looking to improve its messenger, AI, blockchain and digital asset exchange.
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Swift CEO calls time on seven “intense” years
Gottfried Leibbrandt will step down at the end of June 2019.
Vocalink to revamp Peru’s payments system
Teams with Cámara de Compensación Electrónica for real-time upgrade.
Mark Carney’s backdoor to the European financial system
The boom in fintech investment should not be taken for granted.
Wirecard woos with Apple and Google Pay play
Double delight for its boon customers in Germany and France.
Plaid’s glad all over with $250m funding
US app provider now valued at a juicy $2.65 billion.
Ripple powers Coinone’s remittance app in South Korea
The nation’s “first blockchain-powered remittance mobile app and web service”.
BioCatch brings behavioural biometrics to ACI Worldwide
Paytech ACI plans to stop fraud for banking customers.
Next Caller has Interactions for phone-based threat assessment
Intelligent virtual assistance firm Interactions seeks better fraud protection.
PayPal gives a Toss about Viva Republica’s $80m funding
Aimed at expanding the firm’s consumer app Toss.
Contis and Visa unleash fast-track fintech programme
Will give firms access to payment cards and banking capabilities.
Banking-as-a-Service: why IBAN is key
The IBAN capability BaaS platforms will become the key driver of flexibility and growth.
Metro Bank keeps on digital with international payments
Easily done through the app, not a branch.
Infographic: seven musicians who jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon
What do Mariah Carey, Akon and Mel B have in common? (Apart from crap music.)
Banco Sabadell’s InnoCells moves on Mexico with UnDosTres investment
The bank’s corporate venture arm picks a paytech.
Feedzai fighting financial crime with Risk Ledger
“Our goal has always been to make it harder and harder for fraudsters to hide.”
What steps are in place to protect my money online?
The “invisible” nature of online transactions give pause for thought.
KKR leads $100m funding round in Cross River Bank
New Jersey-based bank plans expansion abroad.
Swift adds information check pilot for gpi payments
The pilot for global payments innovation starts with 14 banks.
Airtel Nigeria plans payment service bank
Telco seeks out nation’s mobile market.
Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam goes with Rambus for digital payments
Focusing on security and privacy through tokenisation.
R3 and Ripple settle down for universal payments app
Famous duo ally as XRP is the first settlement mechanism.
Lastminute.com launches travel Visa card
Online travel agency teams with Wirecard for multi-currency offering.
Kuwait plots payment system and digital Dinar
Central bank will take its time with fintech initiatives.
It’s on for paytech Switch’s $2m funding
Gets its largest round of funding to-date.
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ISO 20022 not snowed under by icy responses
Bank of England says responses to messaging standard were “largely supportive”.
Ebanx to process LatAm payments for Camel Financial
Camel is the financial arm of e-commerce firm DHgate.
Paytech Verrency brings life to mobile bank Liv
Multi-year agreement means Liv will use Verrency’s cloud-based payments.
Coinbase backs Flipside Crypto amid “healthy” currency selloff
The crash in digital currency values has tossed fuel on the already raging fire of skepticism.
Mastercard and Microsoft in digital identity drive
They dream of a “universally-recognised” system.
Professional cybercriminals put the heat on fintech
Danger skulks everywhere in EPC’s latest report on threats and fraud.
Yandex.Money moves mobile wallet forward with Moven
Will use Moven’s open APIs to embed new features and functionality into its mobile app.
UNPay expands QR code payments
Firm says it is supporting the Singapore government’s effort to promote more cashless payments.
Brexit is real. What now for finance companies?
Frankly, the time to act is now.
Banks sucked into Marriott’s massive data breach
Data from up to 500 million guests could be affected.
ECB’s pan-European instant payments service goes live
Target instant payment settlement (TIPS) now operational.
I’m a celebrity… get my ICO out of here!
US Securities and Exchange Commission makes two people in/famous.
UN’s fintech task force fired up for sustainable development
United Nations calls on banks and firms to get digital finance flows to SDGs.
Top fintech stories this week – 30 November 2018
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