Hong Kong hastens open banking ambitions
Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes API framework.
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BBVA latecomer to Apple Pay craze
Spanish bank is slow off the mark.
Mastercard files patent for blockchain-based transactions
Looking at consumer protection, but its interest in patents is nothing new.
IBM adds strength to Stronghold’s crypto token launch
Stronghold calls it “first and only” venture-backed USD anchor on Stellar Network.
Razer expands payments reach with Singapore move
Partners with United Overseas Bank to launch Razer Pay.
Stellar first DLT protocol to get Shari’ah compliance
Gets approval from Shariyah Review Bureau.
PayTech Awards 2018: and the winners are…
We are proud to announce the winners and highly commended at this year’s PayTech Awards!
Lemon Way ripe for expansion with €10m funding
French payments firm aims for growth and more staff.
Central 1 and Agility Forex in FX-ing great partnership
Special FX for Central 1’s clients and credit union members in Canada.
Nordic banks’ payments infrastructure plan picks up pace
The P27 project intends to launch new piece of financial infrastructure next year.
PayPal leads $50m funding round in PPRO
Citi Ventures and return investor HPE Growth Capital also participated
Kassir acquisition just the ticket for Tinkoff
Kassir will sell tickets via bank and mobile app.
Worldpay and Mastercard partner for UK digital payments push
Worldpay will offer Mastercard’s Pay by Bank app from early 2019
Tinkoff and Sberbank share mobile numbers for P2P payments
Available to all customers across Russia by the end of July.
Japanese post-pay outfit Paidy picks up $55m funding
Investment led by ITOCHU Corporation, with participation from Goldman Sachs.
Emma banking app sitting pretty with £450k funding
Round led by Kima Ventures.
Metro Bank unveils open banking developer portal
Built in collaboration with Google’s Apigee team.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Citi meets its payments Smart Match with HighRadius
Will match open invoices to payments received for Citi corporate clients.
Evry one wins with Handelsbanken’s handy wristband payments
Norwegian bank offers payments from micro bank cards in wristbands.
Bill.com launches international business payments
Available in more than 25 countries.
Turkey launches fintech task force
Wants to make nation a global hub.
PayPal tells dead customer she breached contract
Although an error, the firm threatened legal action.
PayPal CEO commits to $3bn a year in M&A spending
Spending spree is not slowing down yet.
Thinking Capital and Equifax go to BillMarket for Canadian SMEs
The duo have launched a new solution, BillMarket.
UK Faster Payments suffers seriously slow service
Issues started Sunday 8 July and backlog remains.
Antelop to provide mobile e-wallet for Greek Piraeus Bank
Mobile payments coming to Piraeus customers.
Mastercard and Strands join hands for SME payments
Will provide digital cash management and payment tools.
Versatile payments ring Xenxo passes $1m funding
India-based firm still looking for more money.
Investment app Moneybox gets £14m funding
Some handy change for UK-based spare change investment app.
EQT to acquire Saxo Payments Banking Circle
Transaction is expected to close in Q4 2018.
Azimo adds ten countries for Nordic users
The Nordic region is a strategic focus for Azimo.
Tradeshift meets its MakerDAO for blockchain payments
MakerDAO is creator of Dai, a decentralised stablecoin.
Country spotlight: France – la vie en rose
The French fintech market is going full speed ahead.
Case study: DBS – the edge
DBS is shaping up to be a fintech innovator. What projects is it working on?
Kleros teams with Market Protocol for decentralised derivatives trading
Another step for Kleros to build its dispute resolution infrastructure.
Infographic: B2B e-commerce – England vs Sweden
PPRO Group has created (with its hands, not its feet) this cool infographic.
Square no longer angling for US bank charter
Plans to apply later to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Sberbank now supports Google Pay
First bank in Russia to do so.
Top fintech stories this week – 6 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
