Euronext ahead in bid race for Oslo Bors with regulator’s recommendation
The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority is vouching for Euronext.
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Simudyne closes $6m funding with Barclays’ aid
This brings the total capital raised to $10m.
LendInvest to enter home loan market with up to £200m HSBC funding
Company’s ambition is to become a whole-of-the-market mortgage provider.
Partnership between Starling and FreeAgent takes flight
Aims to cut time spent on small business admin tasks.
Emirates NBD launches WhatsApp banking
The bank will expand the range of functions customers can use.
Hellenic Bank modernises payments with Fiserv
The Dovetail Payments Platform will help with customer personalisation.
SESAMm targets US market after EUR 4.4m funding round
Expansion to Japan and London is the next objective.
Envel bank launches “driverless” money management tech
Personal finance, taken to the next level.
TCS wins core replacement at National Bank of Bahrain
NBB is replacing an extremely old core system, TC4, which was developed by an Indian company, CMC Limited.
PASPX in tech overhaul with Temenos
PASPX was founded in 2008 and holds an e-money licence.
SocGen to offer payment services throughout Europe with Elavon
This includes United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland.
Kudi raises $5m to expand bank agent network in Nigeria
Series A funding will support mission to serve underbanked people.
Open beta programme launches for Sila’s API platform
Aims to bridge gap between traditional banking systems and blockchain.
Watermark Bank makes a splash in Oklahoma
Built for entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, Oklahoma’s first new bank since 2009.
Bento for Business partners with Visa
The Visa card replaces the company’s Mastercard prepaid card.
Deutsche Bank and Serrala launch API interface for SEPA payments
A step towards facilitating real-time treasury.
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TradeIt to be acquired by TradingView
The company will leverage TradeIt’s technology to bring mobile trading.
Onfido raises $50m for fraud battle boost
It brings the firm’s capital to more than $100 million.
Crown Agents Bank bags Segovia’s payment gateway business
The bank provides payment services in frontier markets.
Chetwood launches new savings account SmartSave
It says it keeps the costs low through technology and by being outside London.
Three-way merger creates enlarged Bank of Baroda
The three banks are Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank, and Dena Bank.
Boost Payment Solutions closes $12m funding
Aimed at raising its profile to provide payments across industries.
Affirm thrives with $300m Series F funding
The Californian firm offers point-of-sale financing.
PayTech Awards entry deadline extended!
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Truevo targets fintech market with help from Temenos
Temenos will power digital end-to-end payments.
OpenGamma raises $10m for data analytics boost
It will increase presence in London, New York and Singapore.
Case study: Information Builders and Millennium BCP
See how the largest private bank in Portugal, Millenium BCP enhanced decision-making capabilities
AIB picks Boxever to personalise customer experience
Three-year contract is part of AIB’s digital transformation project
Three Finnish banks to move to shared core and payments tech from Temenos
Temenos’ regional partner Cognizant will implement and manage the new platform.
OnDeck acquires Evolocity
Catering for small businesses in Canada.
CMA clamps down on open banking implementation
Five of the nine banks are delaying implementing mobile functionalities.
Bill.com raises $88m for business payments push
Led by Franklin Templeton with participation from Mastercard, Fidelity Investments Canada, among others.
Tinkoff builds most powerful supercomputer in financial sector
Offers much faster solution to machine learning and AI-related tasks.
Nationwide and Jaywing explore “explainable” AI driven application scoring
The building society was impressed by Jaywing’s transparent model.
Bene working up to be a challenger bank in Australia
The firm currently offers digital loans.
Commonwealth Bank & Trust upgrades tech with Jack Henry
With the aim to bring in more commercial customers.
PayPal invests in potential collaboration with Cambridge Blockchain
The funding is an extension of the firm’s Series A round.
Zions modernises with D3’s digital banking tech
The bank aims to reduce complexities in the back office.
Fidor CEO leaves as BPCE sells bank
Matthias Kröener founded Fidor ten years ago.
