Top fintech stories this week – 21 September 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
The “Siri of personal finance” speaks about its Series A investment.
Brave hearts can apply for an overall package of £10,000.
UK firm bids for European expansion.
Argentinian firm’s total investment reaches $10m.
Dutch firm Cobase wants to expand beyond Europe.
Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières’ innovation lab is open for business.
New online and mobile banking services are on the way.
The forced exit is a result of lack of compliance.
In advanced talks with several firms to sell its three-year-old app.
First in the UK for digital money transfer firm.
15 million UK citizens were affected during the cyberattack in 2017.
Owner Tech Bureau asks for $44.5m in financial assistance to deal with issues.
15 big names behind new Geneva-based entity.
Mobile POS and payment technology firm is flying high.
Verification of Assets solution meets borrower and loan officer workspaces.
Firm is looking to stand out with its currency conversion fees.
May be able to execute tasks at 300 times the speed of a traditional computer.
Ripple’s enterprise blockchain network now live in 40 countries.
Treasury Committee puts on sheriff’s star and shoots straight.
In collaboration with Chunghwa Telecom.
Africa-focused private investment firm gets 76% stake in paytech.
All you need from an ATM, with the aid of your phone.
Dutch bank also takes minority stake in the SME lending marketplace.
Aims to expand to ten more countries before the end of 2019.
Its 2018 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment makes for grim reading.
Related to €200 billion in possible money laundering in Estonia.
iSignthis paid €300,000 in cash and €100,000 in shares for Probanx.
This is BB&T’s first outlay of its $50m fintech commitment.
Retail investors and traders will be able to buy and sell with some of the biggest brokers.
Series C led by CapitalG and Sequoia Capital.
Later this year the country will be connected to Target2-Securities.
Main investor in Series A round is Kamet, AXA’s insurtech start-up studio.
Government-backed tech incubator Swave employs seduction techniques.
Stripe Terminal takes an online presence into the physical world.
TechQuartier represents the first effort to help fintechs settle in the city.
Goldman Sachs, Proparco and Finnfund come on board as JUMO’s new investors.
SGQR will be adopted by 27 payment schemes.
Bahrain-based Ithmaar Bank and Eazy Financial Services to launch the region’s first biometric payment network.
Surrey-headquartered firm plans more staff and acquisitions.