Buzzvault app jumps into insurtech space
Home insurance app for a personal asset vault.
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Banking start-up Nexves wins Scottish EDGE Wild Card
Gets a cash boost via victory at the RBS-backed competition.
Standard Chartered cutting jobs in UAE
Its digital activity comes at a heavy price.
Reserve Bank of India’s governor quits for personal reasons
Tensions with the finance ministry are rumoured to lie behind the departure.
Contis and Visa unleash fast-track fintech programme
Will give firms access to payment cards and banking capabilities.
First Abu Dhabi Bank goes live on Temenos T24 core system
The consolidation of FGB and NBAD systems is now complete.
Bahrain Credit goes omnichannel with Clayfin
Tech firm Computer World will take these services to the Microsoft Azure cloud.
StanChart first in Hong Kong for digital savings account on-boarding
HKID security features validation and facial recognition.
Credit Union Australia offers app with personal touch
Allows customers to pick a personal bank advisor.
Migrants bank Rebtel targets US launch
Swedish bank is for an “overlooked and undervalued customer in mind – migrants”.
Social trading firm Ayondo goes pro
Clients will be able to trade more than 2,000 instruments.
NCB Employees Co-operative Credit Union in tech revamp with Smart Solution
Jamaica-based NCBECCU will replace its legacy tech with Smart Solution’s Universa core banking system.
Norwegian Finance targets European banking expansion
Acquires shares in Irish company Lilienthal Finance to make this happen.
Boku takes on mobile with $112m Danal acquisition
Will take on all its pure mobile security solutions.
India’s FinXtree fires up for fresh fintech products
Plans to develop digital products for lending and blockchain solutions.
Money Dashboard brings ML magic to GoCompare
Scottish firm clearly not riled by GoCompare’s awful adverts.
Metro Bank keeps on digital with international payments
Easily done through the app, not a branch.
Infographic: seven musicians who jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon
What do Mariah Carey, Akon and Mel B have in common? (Apart from crap music.)
Voyager Innovations first for Singapore’s faster fintech patent
Seven months a save via Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.
Digital security firm Trustology gets $8m funding
ConsenSys’ cybersecurity baby is doing well.
Banco Sabadell’s InnoCells moves on Mexico with UnDosTres investment
The bank’s corporate venture arm picks a paytech.
Sberbank in three-way repo deal on blockchain
Joined by National Settlement Depository and Brokerage Company Region.
Feedzai fighting financial crime with Risk Ledger
“Our goal has always been to make it harder and harder for fraudsters to hide.”
Finicity the kingmaker for Princeton Mortgage’s SnapApp
Its Verification of Assets solution is an asset to US firm.
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KKR leads $100m funding round in Cross River Bank
New Jersey-based bank plans expansion abroad.
Swift adds information check pilot for gpi payments
The pilot for global payments innovation starts with 14 banks.
Airtel Nigeria plans payment service bank
Telco seeks out nation’s mobile market.
Avaloq and Gazprombank go crypto for wealthtech
The bank will offer crypto-asset investments from mid-2019.
White paper: Adaptive Authentication – Superior User Experience and Growth through Intelligent Security
White paper on the state of authentication and the evolving threat landscape.
R3 and European banks complete euro commercial paper transaction
Second attempt with Commerzbank, ING, Natixis and Rabobank.
CUNA Mutual Group acquires lendtech Mirador
US firm aiming for digital lending market for credit unions.
HSBC releases robo-advice and investment service
Only for customers with some money to invest.
Pindrop advances into smart devices with $90m funding
Phone-based fraud prevention company closes Series D round.
Aegon banking tech overhaul Ohpen-s the throttle
Migration of savings and investment accounts powers on in Netherlands.
Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam goes with Rambus for digital payments
Focusing on security and privacy through tokenisation.
Raisin UK now offers account courtesy of Starling
UK challenger bank’s Banking-as-a-Service sees its results.
R3 and Ripple settle down for universal payments app
Famous duo ally as XRP is the first settlement mechanism.
Swiss seek fintech action with laid-back licence offer
Parliament chills out by offering a licence with relaxed requirements.
Lastminute.com launches travel Visa card
Online travel agency teams with Wirecard for multi-currency offering.
