Bnext aims to be Spain’s Monzo
Bright pink cards are certainly appealing.
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2gether Global preps open beta beyond Spain
The “banking platform” has now released some of its promised features.
Morocco’s CFG Bank in digital banking revamp with Kony DBX
CFG’s strategy is built on “simplicity, transparency and sustainable customer relationships”.
BB&T and SunTrust $66bn merger leads to mega tech revamp
New deal is designed to keep their banking competitive.
Possible Finance definitely raises $4m funding
Stunning Seattle-based lendtech looking for fintech nirvana.
IBM invests $2bn in AI tech in New York
Including an AI hardware centre for research.
Death not the end for QuadrigaCX crypto drama
Only one man had the password to access funds. He’s dead.
Citi and HSBC capitalise on Capitolis FX tech
Streamlining the novation processes.
Visa fights back against Mastercard with £247m Earthport offer
Payments firm Earthport is being fought over by two well-heeled lovers.
Ursa Finance bears down on UK challenger banks
UK challenger wants to de-automate banking.
SoftBank leads $440m funding round in UK challenger bank OakNorth
Plans expansion in North America.
Itau Unibanco catches criminals with AI-controlled cameras
Brazilian bank expanding pilot throughout its branches.
Announcing Genome beta launch at White Nights Berlin 2019
Genome opens for public beta in Berlin on 12 February 2019 introducing a unified finance ecosystem like no other.
Wells Fargo well and truly has banking problems
Some problems still linger for mobile and online users.
ChartIQ finds a path to $17.4m funding
US-based fintech has now raised a total of $20 million.
Deutsche Bank gets collateral tech from CloudMargin
“The first time a tier one bank will use a public cloud-based for collateral management.”
InterSystems and Global Accelerated Ventures call for fintech start-ups
Looking to advance innovation in finance.
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Sberbank and 500 Startups IT Demo Day: blockchain cuts little ice in Moscow
They favour AI, ML and cybersecurity, which they believe hold greater appeal to investors.
Sohar International adds biometrics to banking app
Very few details have been revealed about the implementation.
New York’s a wonderful town for Fiserv DNA
Fiserv signs its largest core processing deal with New York Community Bancorp.
Banco Best and Credit Suisse bring DLT to fund transactions
Putting the fun in FundsDLT.
Oney Bank is Well into Wirecard for biometric payments in Romania
Consumers will be able to pay with the app in over 30 stores.
Lloyds unleashes open banking app
Follows in the wake of Barclays.
SIA blockchain sureties a sure thing in south Italy
“The first blockchain project in Italy to manage sureties.”
Wirecard reveals investigation into accounting allegations
The firm had previously called reports “inaccurate, misleading and defamatory”.
Centage leaves no cent behind in $8.5m investment round
TVC Capital leads funding round in US provider of cloud-based tools.
BBVA psyched up for $5m DataSine investment
Bank’s Propel Venture Partners invests in psychology/ML tie-up business.
CUBE wins MetLife Insurance regtech project
A small-sized pilot project that could lead to a major win.
Personal Capital gets $50m in personal capital
Digital wealth management company is in a happy Silicon Valley.
Swiss stock exchange’s blockchain bourse delays launch
SDX trading platform now coming in the second half of this year.
Video: check out the PayTech Awards 2018 highlights!
The inaugural PayTech Awards took place on 13 July 2018 on a luxurious Silver Sturgeon yacht in London.
API platform Tink raises €56m and expands in Europe
Now coming to countries like the UK and Spain, among others.
Thesys loses US stock exchange contract to Finra
The firm was hired to build a data warehouse for all stock-market activity.
Banking brickbats take out NAB’s CEO and chairman
Repercussions from Australian Royal Commission’s criticisms take effect.
Bill.com partners with Amex to offer new AP solution
Vendor Pay has arrived.
Insurtech CoverHound fetches $58m funding
Plans for US and Japan expansion.
Unite Global partners with WOCU for centralised currency
EXCLUSIVE. An electronic currency to support its payments platform for trade and settlement.
Barclays has nod and Bink for loyalty programmes
Barclays leads an investment round of £10 million into the start-up.
UK and Canada unveil tech innovation competition
Open to ideas in artificial intelligence, internet of things, blockchain and cybersecurity.
