Top fintech stories this week – 20 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
BBVA
BBVA to invest $50m into Chinese venture capital fund
The fund has a special focus on artificial intelligence.
Case study: BBVA – salute the speed
Talk and action – chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI) in practice.
BBVA doesn’t hide “invisible payments” strategy
Bank is developing payment methods based on biometrics to make checkout at stores “invisible”.
solarisBank in €56.6 million funding round
BBVA, Visa and ABN Amro are among the new investors in solarisBank.
Challenger bank Atom raises £149m
The latest funding round includes £85.4 million from Atom’s existing investor, BBVA.
BBVA unleashes “world’s biggest fintech competition”
There is a €150,000 prize fund for the overall winners.
BBVA taps digital start-up Azlo to target US freelance market
Bank partners with business account provider for American dream.
Fintech start-ups acquired by banks – CB Insights
2017 saw more acquisitions by top US banks than any other year.
Top ten blockchain stories in 2017
Welcome to a world of blockchain. A compilation of the bigger stories with Banking Technology’s top ten.
Fintech Roundup: B2BPay, PayJoy & Pineapple Payments
Fintech startups continue to make headlines with investments and accolades. Pineapple Payments announced a $35 million equity investment for its merchant-focused payments technology, PayJoy snagged $6 million while B2BPay won BBVA’s Open Talent Global Fintech for Companies competition.
BofA Simplifies Money Management for Customers Using Third-Party Apps
Bank of America is testing a service enabling its customers who use third-party data aggregators to view their financial information in one place. BofA is testing the capability with two financial data aggregators to enable customers to securely connect data from their bank accounts to third-party money management apps.
Simple’s move to a new bank API leaves some customers stranded
Moving accounts to Simple’s parent bank’s API is not that simple.
Investment Roundup: Fintech Financing Heats Up
With funds flowing from some of the biggest names in payments, including PayPal and Ant Financial, March got off to a hot start for worldwide e-commerce and fintech investment. Providers around the globe have landed hefty financing rounds from some venture capital, payments and financial services heavyweights during the first half of the month.
