Egypt’s Commercial International Bank ventures into fintech investment land
CIB unleashes CVentures for a national “first”.
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Santander smartly acquires invoicing and expenses app Albert
Bank says app is popular among freelancers and micro-enterprises in the UK.
Mastercard picks paytech pal in Polish Payment Standard
Digital, mobile, cards, e-commerce – it’s all happening.
Crypto data firm Nomics nabs $3m funding
Arthur Ventures leads the round with Coinbase participating.
Tradeshift buys Babelway for cloud integration lift
Babelway’s technology will now be offered as Tradeshift Link.
B-Social raises £3m to build a social bank
As it applies for a UK banking licence from the FCA and PRA.
DNB and Danske pump €5m funding into Spiir’s Nordic API Gateway
The parties seek to build their PSD2 infrastructure in the Nordics.
Goldex raises over £1m in pre-Series A rush
As it develops its retail gold investment app launched in July.
Understand your cyber risk
To manage your cyber risk, you must understand it.
Compliance software provider Egress gets $40m funding
Led by FTV Capital and supported by AlbionVC.
Xinja grows up to be a bank with APRA licence
The Australian regulator has given the bank a restricted authorised deposit-taking institution licence.
Ethoca and Cartes Bancaires alert to fighting fraud
CB Alerts portal helps online merchants collaborate with card-issuing banks.
UK credit provider TotallyMoney takes in £29m funding
Investment from Elliott Advisors and Scottish Equity Partners.
PSD2 stats: EMI and PI licences in Europe
How many payment institution (PI) and electronic money institution (EMI) licences were granted in Europe?
Infographic: cashless payments now reign supreme
Merchant Machine is on the scene to reveal the true value in the world we live in.
Swiss government preps for blockchain bonanza
Federal Council wants to exploit digital opportunities with friendly framework.
Starling Bank’s Megan Caywood jumps to Barclays’ ship
She aims to have a bigger impact in the industry through fintech partnerships.
Citi brings in biometrics for treasury platforms
Fingerprint and facial recognition now in for CitiDirect BE.
Visa brandishes Shieldpay for safe P2P payments
Getting clever for cards on peer-to-peer marketplaces.
Mastercard acting up for smartphone payment terminals
Unveils pilot implementation of LitePOS solution with eService.
CivilisedBank name change leaves founder short-changed
EXCLUSIVE. UK challenger bank now called Allica. Founder now trying to make sense of it all.
Hammurabi Commercial Bank in Iraq signs for ICS Banks
As the core banking supplier extends its footprint in Iraq.
Obopay launches prepaid cards with Mastercard in India
For both consumers and businesses across the nation.
Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB misuse
Bank denies wrongdoing – charges due to misappropriation of $2.7 billion from bonds.
Mastercard invests $3m in African financial inclusion
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity goes to Malawi, Burundi and Rwanda.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
Robinhood steps back from checking and savings launch
Firm says there was “confusion” and now offers cash management instead.
FI.SPAN raises $4m for UK and Australia expansion
Financial services management platform has some extra holiday spending cash.
Voleo to help OP Financial Group’s social trading drive
Voleo will join the Helsinki-based firm’s Wealthtech Partnership Programme.
Evry wins $75m Handelsbanken contract
Evry will provide Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) core banking and payment solutions.
IOHK Plutus Fest: bringing science to smart contracts technology
Separating blockchain reality from hype with new platforms based on scientific principles and published research.
AriseBank execs fined $2.5m over ICO scam
US Securities and Exchange Commission lays down the law yet again.
Western Union works with TerraPay for mobile mania
In the name of mobile wallet and bank account payouts.
Paytech TransferGo glows with $17m funding
UK firm targets expansion in Turkey, India, Ukraine and Russia.
Brazilian challenger Nubank breaks down doors with debit debut
The release is “another piece of the jigsaw that was missing”.
Australian challenger bank Judo powers on with Vermeg regtech
Selects AgileReporter package for APRA requirements.
Emergent Technology acquires Interpay Africa
Californian firm dreaming of African action.
Robinhood tucks into Galileo for US checking and savings launch
Payments processor powers trading app’s banking move.
BBVA drives first acquisition term loan on blockchain
Closes the loan with Porsche Holding Salzburg.
Equifax Ignite-s data analytics in UK
Data analytics and insights platform lands in UK.
