Insurtech Lemonade has a pop at Europe
US insurance firm has “no intention of stopping at water’s edge”.
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Accenture buys banking tech vendor SEC Servizi
Firm looking for core banking and digital action in Italy’s financial sector.
Aussie challenger bank Xinja seeks second funding round
Potential investors can register now.
French 14 find firm favour in R3 blockchain trial
Corporates complete regional CordaKYC trial with AFTE.
Yandex.Money moves mobile wallet forward with Moven
Will use Moven’s open APIs to embed new features and functionality into its mobile app.
UNPay expands QR code payments
Firm says it is supporting the Singapore government’s effort to promote more cashless payments.
Calastone to launch blockchain-powered funds marketplace
Coming in May 2019 via its new distributed market infrastructure.
From here to æternity: first live implementation of next-gen blockchain
A step forward for open-source smart contracts blockchain protocol with æternity’s Roma release.
Banks sucked into Marriott’s massive data breach
Data from up to 500 million guests could be affected.
UK’s new SME dispute scheme gets disputed
An MP says caps on payouts are too low and there are concerns over costly court action.
ECB’s pan-European instant payments service goes live
Target instant payment settlement (TIPS) now operational.
Chetwood’s LiveLend takes groans out of loans
“World first loan” where the rate falls as borrowers improve their credit score.
I’m a celebrity… get my ICO out of here!
US Securities and Exchange Commission makes two people in/famous.
Australian lendtech Athena strengthened by $25m funding
Two ex-National Australia Bank bankers bask in the glory.
Lendico Switzerland deploys Mambu’s core banking system
This is Mambu’s first implementation in Switzerland, FinTech Futures understands.
UN’s fintech task force fired up for sustainable development
United Nations calls on banks and firms to get digital finance flows to SDGs.
Israel’s API integrator OpenLegacy gets $30m funding
Investors Include CommerzVentures and Silverhorn Investment Advisors.
BlackRock to acquire equity stake in Envestnet
BlackRock gets 4.9% equity stake in a stock transaction totaling $123 million.
BBVA brings on Onur Genc as new CEO
He replaces Carlos Torres Vila, who will become chairman.
Ohpen stays young at heart with new API Portal
Dutch firm wants to reduce IT implementation time with OAP.
Top fintech stories this week – 30 November 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Bank-in-a-box launch is MuchBetter
UK paytech wants to be boxing clever.
China’s Paytend opens European HQ in Lithuania
The company also plans to hire up to 50 staff.
iSignthis plans Australian neobank licence in 2019
Payment and identity technology company to receive it in Q1 2019.
Starling Bank eyes Euro accounts and more partnerships
UK challenger reveals its plans for next year.
Deutsche Bank offices raided over money laundering affair
Bank says this is in connection with the “Panama Papers”.
Sberbank buys BPO firm Intercomp
Only revealed now after regulatory approval.
The Heart beats faster in Poland with Mastercard investment
The loving duo unveils the Heart Ventures for start-up action.
Austrian Blockchain Centre waltzes into fintech space
Plans include a central bank digital currency and compliance systems.
Openbank takes off with AWS
Moving the entire front-end digital bank systems to the cloud.
White paper: Three Ways Data is Changing Customer Experience in Banking
Learn how future-facing banks are using data analytics to create profitable offerings.
Betalo unleashes Swedish neobank PFC
With a name like Personal Finance Co. its plans are obvious.
Revolut secures Singapore and Japan licences
US and Canada may be delayed but in APAC it prepares for Q1 2019 launches.
Bambu and OUTvest win FinovateAfrica’s Best of Show awards
The votes have been cast and tallied!
Roostify powers TD Bank’s digital mortgages
Bank is using DecisionBuilder lead tool to let customers find suitable loan products.
Cathay Bank picks QuantaVerse to combat crime
Sino-American bank selects a range of AI-based anti-financial crime solutions.
Philippines’ Voyager Innovations reaches $215m funding
Latest $40m injection follows juicy $175m investment last month.
Life’s a gas for Bolero e-bill of lading
“World’s first-ever” eBL for floating gasoil storage deal using Bolero’s platform.
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley go live with CLSNet
Automated FX services on the blockchain.
Lawsuit and customer accusations plague fintech firm WB21
Lawsuit and customer accusations plague fintech firm WB21
