Urban FT Group brings community banks to the mobile era
To compete with the top tier banks’ services and tools for customers.
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IBM debuts blockchain network for cross-border payments
Blockchain World Wire can transfer funds in 47 currencies to locations in 72 countries.
Open banking: progressing to the summit
Banks and disruptors alike are still trekking through the foothills of open banking.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 March 2019
More open banking news, fintechs in LatAm, an a MasterCard acquisition.
Sweden’s SEB chooses DTCC’s Global Trade Depository to meet SFTR obligations
DTCC has added data transformation services to its SFTR offering.
FIS acquires Worldpay for $34bn
The resulting merger will have an enterprise value of approximately $43bn.
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CC&L chooses SimCorp to deliver integrated client communications
One of Canada’s largest firms in the sector, Connor, Clark and Lunn Financial Group manages over $55 billion in assets.
Customer service platform Glia gets $20m funding
A Series B funding round led by Insight Venture Partners
Top fintech stories this week – 15 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
TickSmith powers CanDeal’s DataVault Innovations
The company will use the Data Pooling Platform to launch its Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering.
Same old banking and bananas
Good UX is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it ain’t that good.
Navy Federal Credit Union sails on Broadridge’s SaaS platform
It’s the first credit union to go live on MBS Expert.
US Fed bars ex-Goldman Sachs staff over 1MDB misuse
Two former employees are prohibited from the banking industry.
San Juan Mercantile Exchange partners up for digital assets solution launch
CQG, Elysium and Mercury Digital Assets will power exchange and banking tech.
Stash piles on rewards with stock-back launch
New York-based financial services platform officially boots up.
US-based Stockman Bank goes digital with NCR
The community bank targets businesses in Montana.
The new business models of banking
Analysis of three alternative business models for the banking industry.
Nymbus banking tech suite is Inspire-d choice
Pennsylvania’s Inspire Federal Credit Union is now live with its solutions.
Investors Bank addresses reporting with Wolters Kluwer
The US bank will receive OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting.
CULedger teams up with IBM for blockchain network
A cooperative model designed for credit unions and SMEs.
IPsoft’s 1Bank is one for conversational banking
New solution is powered by virtual agent Amelia.
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Salt Edge teams up with UK-based PFM app Emma
Integration will enable Emma users to connect their accounts from banks throughout the UK.
What dating apps can teach us about Open Banking
Technology enables people to connect with endless options, while encouraging them to commit to, well, nobody.
US Senate attacks lax Equifax cybersecurity defences
Senate reveals investigation into 2017 data breach that affected 146 million US consumers.
First State Community Bank picks Jack Henry’s lending suite
New tech is provided by Jack Henry’s ProfitStars division.
Omidyar Network releases fintech venture fund with Flourish
New firm Flourish launches evergreen fund backed by founder of eBay.
Top fintech stories this week – 8 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Silicon Valley Bank welcomed in Canada
The bank has received a Canadian licence and opened an office in Toronto.
Wave acquires Canadian SME account provider Every
Software firm plans to integrate more financial products and services.
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How are fraudsters slipping through the net and how to combat fraud?
Mexico mulls mobile payments system with Amazon
Nation’s central bank in talks with tech titan.
Fabled kings, indecision and cows
Welcome to the Great Disillusionment Swamp…
Great member expectations for Fiserv’s double win
New US deals with HealthCare First Credit Union and Portland Local 8 Federal Credit Union.
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End of days as Barclays brings bPay into Pingit
bPay struggled to get users in the cutthroat world of mobile payments.
US mobile banking start-up Chime rings in $200m funding
The challenger is now valued at $1.5 billion.
Poland’s Alior Bank calls for fintech start-ups
Acceleration programme wants ideas in security, data analysis and finserv.
