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DBS Bank steps up interest in India
Singapore entity launches wholly owned subsidiary DBS Bank India Limited.
Esme Loans getting data warehouse courtesy of Microsoft
To help with AI processes in the lending process.
Poland’s Alior Bank calls for fintech start-ups
Acceleration programme wants ideas in security, data analysis and finserv.
Xinja Bank bags $2m in crowdfunding
Australian neobank gets customers invested in the business.
Personal finance app HyperJar preps for spring launch
UK-based firm readies for HyperJar-space with select pilots.
equensWorldline launches pan-European interoperability solution for payments
It’s based on the European Payments Council’s SEPA Proxy Lookup service.
Hampden & Co gets new mobile app from Crealogix
Private bank will offer service to its high net worth individuals.
Maybank unleashes e-wallet for everyone
New service called MAE – Maybank Anytime, Everyone.
White paper: Intelligent business software solutions enabling fintech companies to grow
How can you grow your fintech firm with a business software solution?
Figo and Finreach join forces
Will offer a joint European Software-as-a-Service API platform for finance.
Zego goes to Spain for insurtech fun
London-based firm aiming to cover delivery and private hire vehicle insurance.
Signifyd unveils chargeback solution for merchants
“Friendly fraud” meets a feisty foe.
TAS Group acquires AI outfit Mantica
Gets its hands on AI and machine learning models for banking and fintech.
Quint ain’t skint with NatWest’s £16.5m funding
UK firm plans to drive growth through acquisitions.
Empty wallets turn up in QuadrigaCX crypto exchange case
The death of its CEO has left a lot of unanswered questions.
Bermuda allows local fintechs to play in US
Courtesy of US-based Signature Bank.
Yolt tests out payments with UK banks
ING-backed money app on a high on the high street.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 4 March 2019
Featuring N26, South Korea, Brex and TymeBank.
Shuhe snaps up $30m funding from internet giant Sina
Chinese start-up wants to improve its data capabilities.
United Bank for Africa launches in UK
Follows on from its recent arrival in Mali.
People’s Bank of Zanzibar goes live with ICSFS core system
State-owned bank made its selection in late 2016.
Proactis gets £20m funding from HSBC for SME action
To help SMEs with liquidity management.
New Zealand heads to open banking
Governance organisation Payments NZ reveals first API standards.
Lunar Way and Tink to the moon and back for payments
Making the most of Lunar Way’s new AISP and PISP licences.
Upgrade Pack crowdfunds towards £2.25m
UK start-up aims to expand in the US and Asia.
Fears over Bank of Ireland €2bn tech revamp cost
Five-year Project Omega could be hit by “scope creep”.
Pay.UK officially brings payment brands under one roof
Bacs, Faster Payments, and Cheque and Credit Clearing are now part of Pay.UK.
Wells Fargo makes record $240m settlement over fake bank accounts
Bank officials denied wrongdoing in agreeing to the settlement.
Swiss bank Dukascopy debuts crypto token on Ethereum
Dukascoin is here after a year of “intense legal, technological and emotional effort”.
Australia upfront for better banking outback
The code of practice is a result of the Royal Commission’s recommendations.
Astorg takes minority stake in UK insurtech Acturis
Existing investor Summit Partners will exit its position.
UCL and Barclays unleash deep tech venture builder
Conception X turns dissertations into a deep tech start-up.
QuadrigaCX crypto exchange court case calls for $30m payout
Judge’s decision in Canada follows the firm’s collapse in January.
Andorra and Vatican City enter SEPA’s paytech paradise
Single Euro Payments Area now has 36 nations.
Bitcoin SV toughens up its cryptocurrency
The firm caught three medium severity vulnerabilities in BSV.
Banking Technology March 2019 issue out now
Pay attention. Fintech in the ascension.
RHB Bank gets modern capital markets tech with Murex
Malaysian deploys Murex’s MX.3 tech for its Islamic and conventional treasury and capital markets (TCM) operations.
Revolut rocked by compliance and culture criticisms
The firm has been accused of violating basic banking rules.
Banco Bolivariano gets Diebold Nixdorf’s mobile banking tech
Ecuadorian bank upgrades with the help of Kony.
