Accuity safely acquires Safe Banking Systems
With SBS it gets KYC and AML solutions.
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Finicity and Cre8tech Labs in digital lending duet
Borrowers get a paper-free process.
Baker Hill inks lendtech deal with West Texas State Bank
Baker Hill’s tech will be used for commercial and consumer lending processes.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 July 2018
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Citi meets its payments Smart Match with HighRadius
Will match open invoices to payments received for Citi corporate clients.
ITI Capital coming in hot with Torstone’s post-trade processing tech
Applied to institutional investors, for the time being.
Citizens Financial launches digital bank
Divine banking providence – aka Citizens Access – comes to Rhode Island.
Absa’s ChatBanking service now includes WhatsApp
Says it’s first in the world to offer full banking services via the chat app.
Data manager Hazelcast gets new cast of customers
New faces include Lloyds, UBS, and National Australia Bank.
Gold-as-currency enabler Glint goes for £15m funding
UK-based start-up wants to shine in US and Japan.
Evry one wins with Handelsbanken’s handy wristband payments
Norwegian bank offers payments from micro bank cards in wristbands.
AEON and Fujitsu trial biometric payments
Will start in September 2018 in Japan.
Chase Bank Kenya endures four-day outage after tech migration
The transition to SMB Holdings’ new platform was most likely the cause.
SIX to use Nasdaq’s clearing and risk management tech
Across pan-European equities and Nordic derivatives.
Bambu raises $3m in Series A funding
Round led by Franklin Templeton Investments.
Bill.com launches international business payments
Available in more than 25 countries.
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Meniga to build BPER’s digital banking solution
Italian banking group turns to white-label solution provider.
Turkey launches fintech task force
Wants to make nation a global hub.
BitGo brings right flow to Cinnober crypto exchange solutions
Will use BitGo’s crypto wallet solution.
Next Insurance next firm to receive $83m funding
As a national insurance carrier, the firm has big plans in the US.
Comdirect bank sells Ebase to FNZ Group for €151m
Fintech buys bank.
PayPal tells dead customer she breached contract
Although an error, the firm threatened legal action.
Paytech firm ai Corporation secures $2.5m funding
Firm looks to expand its services in payments globally.
Fujitsu fires up five-day blockchain production framework
For customers seeking or refining projects based on DLT.
Share-buying Dabbl app overfunded in first Seedrs campaign
Designed as a low-barrier entry for the public.
Barclays moves from FIS’s ACBS to Finastra’s Loan IQ system
EXCLUSIVE. Out with the old in this lendtech leap.
Citizens Alliance Bank allies with Computer Services for core and digital revamp
Core system NuPoint will integrate with digital features.
PayPal CEO commits to $3bn a year in M&A spending
Spending spree is not slowing down yet.
Thinking Capital and Equifax go to BillMarket for Canadian SMEs
The duo have launched a new solution, BillMarket.
New Frontier Group and Mambu team up for new digital banking solution
Partnership will enable NFG to create an online and automated solution for FIs.
Plum first chatbot to integrate Monzo and Starling
Users can link bank accounts without having to share login details.
UK Faster Payments suffers seriously slow service
Issues started Sunday 8 July and backlog remains.
Barclays digital banking goes down
Seems to be resolved now, but it kept consumers unable to log in.
Index Ventures unleashes $1.7bn fund
London-based company looking for action in US and Europe.
Nordnet rejects AI Amelia’s advances
Swedish digital bank says it’s not you. It’s me. (Sort of.)
Silent Eight speaks up for Standard Chartered’s regtech
Applying machine learning and NLP to name screening processes.
IBM docks with Banca Carige for $500m American JV
Looking to help Italian bank with AI, big data, analytics and cognitive tools.
MyEtherWallet victim of another cyberattack
Infected through a free VPN.
Banking problems return to TSB
Customers reporting online issues again.
