Signifyd unveils chargeback solution for merchants
“Friendly fraud” meets a feisty foe.
Banking
Bermuda allows local fintechs to play in US
Courtesy of US-based Signature Bank.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 4 March 2019
Featuring N26, South Korea, Brex and TymeBank.
Wells Fargo makes record $240m settlement over fake bank accounts
Bank officials denied wrongdoing in agreeing to the settlement.
Banking Technology March 2019 issue out now
Pay attention. Fintech in the ascension.
ID verification firm Socure so cool with $30m funding
The Series C round takes the company’s total funding to $57.5 million.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Cloud Elements on API high with $25m funding
Denver cloud boys – and girls – now have total capital of $46.2 million.
Silvergate Bank selects Finastra for payment processing
US bank wants to expand its infrastructure with an API-enabled platform.
Assets, habits and the wand that chooses the wizard
Can you tell which bit of generalities “we have data, customers and scale” actually holds value for the future?
Citi and Kyriba go API for faster payments
SaaS platform brings bank connectivity for treasury ops.
Challenger bank N26 expands to Brazil
It’s also planning its delayed launch in the US this year.
New Valley Bank & Trust gears up for launch in Massachusetts, selects new lendtech
New Valley Bank & Trust has selected Baker Hill NextGen for its commercial and small business lending operations.
Research paper: The rise of the instant bank
The study of more than 2,000 UK banking customers.
Finn AI and IDaaS firm Auth0 offer novel conversational AI
Finn AI looking to help its clients modernise their authentication infrastructures.
Risk, finance and regulatory reporting: adopting an integrated approach
Banks with the most flexible, integrated FRR architecture will appease the regulators. How to achieve it?
HSBC mixes with NepFin for middle market move in US
American firms via NepFin can now tap into HSBC’s commercial banking services and its network.
PayTech Awards 2019: celebrating people that make things happen
Nominate your colleagues (or yourself) for a Leadership Award by 5 April!
BlackBerry buys AI cybersecurity firm Cylance for $1.4bn
BlackBerry says it is “now a billion-dollar cybersecurity firm”.
Will challenger banks motivate change?
The need for digital transformation has been obvious for years and the window of opportunity is about to close.
ID.me brings identity proofing to Department of Veterans Affairs
“No identity is left behind.”
Case study: Citizens Access – access all areas
A banking start-up with the rules of having no paper and no fees.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Apple and Goldman Sachs to unleash iPhone/card combo
Credit cards will be rolled out to employees for testing in next few weeks.
StanChart braces for $900m fines over US and UK banking issues
Bank sets aside money for potential penalties over FX and crime controls.
Bill.com bans wire transfer fees for small businesses
Here’s a ban that businesses can really get behind.
Getting your executives on the journey they didn’t realise they had started when they hired you
Find what your executives care about and centre your design around them so they can go off and do their job.
Intel outfit ThousandEyes looking at $50m funding
Series D round includes GV, formerly called Google Ventures.
SIA wins Payments Canada’s tech revamp contract
Canada powers on with its new high-value payments system, Lynx.
SmartStream teams with Numerix for ISDA collateral management
Automated data management and risk sensitivities to the rescue.
Backbase takes heart via the art of digital banking
In the Ovum Decision Matrix 2019, Backbase’s digital banking performs above average in every category.
Live Webinar: Account Takeover Fraud – How To Protect Your Business
Join Fintech Futures and OneSpan for a live webinar on Tuesday, 19 March!
Case study: Citizens Bank – fintech friendly
The 13th largest bank in the US pivots for digital era.
US challenger LikeBank makes light work of messengers
Digital bank sits within Facebook Messenger, Viber and Telegram.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 February 2019
Features Monzo, Ant Financial, WorldFirst, Lloyds and more!
Fintech charms US state regulator into modelling
Conference of State Bank Supervisors will implement changes based on feedback.
Barclaycard teams with SAP for precise corporate payments
Brings procurement and payment together in one place, Ariba Network.
Top fintech stories this week – 15 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
JP Morgan Chase to trial new cryptocurrency
Will start trials in a few months for its JPM Coin.
Bankers, let’s get real: here’s the question you need to answer (truthfully) today
Will your current strategic roadmap get you where you want to be in five years?
