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SIX picks Corda blockchain to support digital exchange
Many of SIX’s traders are also R3 investors and members.
HSBC launches PSD2 developer portal
Developers can test APIs for three services.
Silicon Valley Bank welcomed in Canada
The bank has received a Canadian licence and opened an office in Toronto.
Blockchain outfit SETL files for bankruptcy
UK payment and settlement infrastructure provider calls in an administrator.
Nationwide revives 10x Future Technologies with £15m funding
Former Barclays CEO’s fintech firm gets boost after losing Virgin Money deal.
Wave acquires Canadian SME account provider Every
Software firm plans to integrate more financial products and services.
Ant Financial tag teams Hoperun for new core banking product
The Chinese firms have released their Distributed Core Banking Platform (DCBP).
German savings marketplace Raisin acquires MHB Bank
Fintech buys bank. Yes, we worked that out thanks.
White paper: How to combat fraud in 3 easy steps
How are fraudsters slipping through the net and how to combat fraud?
Fitting Hub right fit for Japanese banking on blockchain
Five regional banks plan April launch of new service.
Mexico mulls mobile payments system with Amazon
Nation’s central bank in talks with tech titan.
TurnKey Lender locks in new investment from OSK Ventures
Singapore-based digital solution provider gets more funding.
nCino lands new customers in Stockholm and Sydney
DBT Foretagslan and Thinktank are BOS-sing it.
Flexcube core banking system gains new takers in LatAm, Europe and Asia
Banco Votorantim in Brazil, Ghazanfar Bank in Afghanistan, Prince Bank in Cambodia, and FEDinvest in Albania.
Mobi Direct picks Worldline for Pakistani payments
The PSP/PSO aims to modernise paytech in the country.
PFS acquires Barclaycard prepaid card portfolio
Plans to offer an “enhanced” service to payroll and corporate clients.
Crypto boosted by Russia’s digital rights bill
The State Duma edges the nation towards cryptocurrency legislation.
Palestine Islamic Bank goes digital with Temenos to the core
Infinity and T24 Transact will support the bank’s digital transformation.
Finastra core system fuels Al Taif Islamic Bank
Iraqi bank looking to “kick start its retail business”.
Great member expectations for Fiserv’s double win
New US deals with HealthCare First Credit Union and Portland Local 8 Federal Credit Union.
UOB targets SME digital market in Thailand
With support from DEPA, NSTDA, OSMEP and The Finlab.
Coinbase’s Neutrino acquisition caught in oppressive state
It got some Hacking Team staff via the deal. That didn’t work out too well.
Swift unveils e-voting PoC on blockchain
Alongside SLIB, SGX, Deutsche Bank, DBS, HSBC and Standard Chartered.
Cashplus brings in gambling block for credit cards
Bookmakers and casinos set to lose out (for once).
Singapore regulator’s new tech group targets risky business
Monetary Authority of Singapore makes some changes and gets truly focused.
Wealthtech Gluskin Sheff turns to Broadridge tech
New investment management tech will help manage portfolios and compliance.
State Bank of India and Hitachi launch JV for payments
They plan to “penetrate into hitherto untouched Indian towns and cities”.
PayTech Awards 2019: celebrating most innovative projects and services
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Nasdaq ups its offer on Oslo Stock Exchange to $795m
Five days from the closing deadline, Euronext is on the back foot.
Video conferencing specialist 24sessions scores $1m funding
Dutch company now has total capital of more than $1.4 million.
Voleo and Nasdaq launch second student equity trading contest
Their plan to promote financial literacy and awareness among college-age students.
AI Foundry creates new mortgagetech solutions
Designed to speed up the pre-approval and underwriting approval process.
Wefox smashes it with $125m funding
Berlin-based insurtech looks towards Asia for expansion.
Shift Technology lands $60m funding for AI ambitions
Series C round brings total investment in insurtech to $100 million.
End of days as Barclays brings bPay into Pingit
bPay struggled to get users in the cutthroat world of mobile payments.
Moorwand picks ClearBank’s Banking-as-a-Service
Trying to address the confusion around BIN access and other payments.
Cognizant buys post-trade processor Meritsoft
Acquisition of Irish firm expands its Software-as-a-Service platforms.
WorldFirst acquires CurrencyVue to develop trade platform
The acquisition will help its foreign exchange capabilities.
US mobile banking start-up Chime rings in $200m funding
The challenger is now valued at $1.5 billion.
