Cinnober to be taken over by Nasdaq for $190m
Nasdaq has made a $190 million all cash offer for Swedish trading tech firm Cinnober.
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Church of England considers Wonga buyout
People who say they have morals could be coming to fintech.
New York sues US to halt fintech charters
Another regulator kicks up a fuss over national bank charters.
Amex to pilot Neener Analytics tech in Middle East
Amex’s Accelerate Middle East to pilot Neener Analytics’ social media analytics tools.
UK’s Nationwide targets £4.1bn tech investment
Adds another £1.3 billion to its five-year plan.
Ribbit Capital to raise $420m fintech fund
Prior investments include Coinbase, Nubank, Revolut and Robinhood.
Thinking Capital and National Bank to offer funding to Canada’s SMEs
Bank meets fintech. A love story for the 21st century.
KPMG takes stake in credit scorer AdviceRobo
KPMG says it will add AI-based predictive behavioural models to its services for lenders.
State supervisor keeps on fighting against US fintech charter
Conference of State Bank Supervisors will renew its litigation against OCC.
Refurbishment finance most popular use for bridging finance in Q2
Refurbishment finance reached a peak of 34% of all bridging loan activity in Q2.
Nordea takes open banking to Sweden
So I say thank you for the innovation, for giving it to me.
Yolt cosies up to Anorak’s life insurance advice
Anorak follows in the path of Runpath and Moneytis.
Global Digital Banking Conference – Europe 2018: cash is being murdered
The future of payments gets some attention at RFi Group’s London event.
Global Digital Banking Conference – Europe 2018: fintech ain’t that cool
RFi Group’s London event reckons the death of banks is overestimated.
Banco Sabadell and Mutua Madrileña support Spanish VC Antai
They participated in a $20m funding round.
Klarna settles into UK with CBRF purchase
Close Brothers Retail Finance comes with a loan book of £66m and 600 merchant clients.
Aviva turns digital insurance air Blue in Hong Kong
JV owned by Aviva, Hillhouse Capital, and Tencent.
Hydrogen and TD Bank in their element for DIY financial planning
Bank’s clients will have new tools to build their own financial plans and portfolios.
Top fintech stories this week – 14 September 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
SimpleFinance raises $15m supported by SBI Group
It’s SBI’s largest minority investment to date in a Russian company.
Dwolla shuts last branded product Transfer
Dwolla will now focus on its white-label business money transfer product.
PSECU live with new core banking system, Corelation’s Keystone
Symitar core banking system out, Corelation’s Keystone in, at Pennsylvania State Employees CU.
250 ATMs closed monthly in the UK
A report by Link reveals “alarming” closure numbers.
White paper: The state of IT incident response in financial services
The financial services sector is beset by ever more high-profile IT failures.
Mexico’s Fintech Law now published and live
Setting fintech standards for Central and South America.
US blockchain start-ups launch Blockchain Association
The crypto force assembles!
NCR nets trio of US credit union wins
California, Texas and Arizona show some love to Digital Insight solutions.
SoftBank trials blockchain-based mobile payments
Teams with Synchronoss and TBCASoft for proof of concept.
Infographic: 11 of the biggest ICO ROIs of 2018
“All the following tokens and currencies were merely a blip on the radar last year.”
Paysend debuts global account
Built by a team of ex-Revolut engineers and designers.
Euro banking watchdog gets anti-money laundering bite
Oh European Banking Authority, what big teeth you have!
Indian digital lender Kissht brings in $30m funding
The round was led by Vertex Ventures and Sistema Asia Fund.
Sociable payments start-up B-Social boots up in UK
“Avoid those awkward moments with just a few taps.”
Indra keeps tech up at Argentina’s Wilobank
A newly-launched fully mobile bank in Argentina.
Meed to unveil mobile banking programme in US
Partners with Valley National Bank of Oklahoma for December launch.
UK mobile money manager Zeux thunders into view
The sky parts as a new firm aspires to be a fintech god.
R3 and Ripple reach settlement over legal dispute
“Both sides look forward to putting these disputes behind them.”
Strategic guide to selecting a digital banking platform
What is essential in choosing a platform that meets your long-term strategy and ensures the viability of your bank?
Sovereign Capital takes control of Asset Control
UK private equity firm invests in financial data management solutions provider.
