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booyah! bank blasts off in US
It’s backed by FDIC member, Surety Bank.
JP Morgan to shut down Chase Pay app in early 2020
This venture will soon be joining the US bank’s other shelved platforms this year.
Wild West to crypto best: How compliance separates cowboys from champions
Major players will be forced into closer collaboration with regulators.
Paysafecard and G2 Esports extend collaboration
More than 400 million people worldwide had watched an e-sports event by 2018.
Tala raises $110m for expansion plans
PayPal Ventures also participated in the round.
The cloud journey for market infrastructures
Some steps to ensure cloud-based is successful and meets the approval of regulators.
Alterna Bank partners with nCino
The agreement marks nCino’s first Canadian credit union customer
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 16 August 2019
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Top fintech stories this week – 16 August 2019
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US neobank Zenus gets licence
Zenus will allow anyone in the world to open an account.
Blade raises $4.3m from Coinbase
The crypto derivatives exchange is launching in three weeks.
Reshaping the banking experience
It’s time to stop looking at digital as the only key to client satisfaction.
Turn to commercial banks for treasury management innovation
Commercial banks are taking up a starring role.
Banking Technology Awards introduces awards for tech vendors
Ovum Technology Innovation Awards are now open for entries!
FinMkt closes $5m Series B
It provides highly customisable tech for the online lending industry.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 05 August 2019
Some of this week’s news, in video format!
Top fintech stories this week – 9 August 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
ScaleFactor closes $60m Series C funding round
The platform has since raised $100m in 12 months.
Fintech partnerships: the real benefit of Open Banking for incumbent banks
A deep dive into where the real value lies in Open Banking for incumbents.
Tesla-fy your bank
Will banks ever truly reinvent banking?
Commerzbank tests blockchain payment solution with Daimler Trucks
Current payment systems require a human to trigger the process.
RBC launches student experience on mobile app
The ‘Mobile Student Edition’ is designed to tap into the Gen Z market
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Klarna bags $460m equity funding
It’s now the most valuable EU fintech with a valuation of $5.5 billion.
Libra cryptocurrency users face taxing problem
It is not clear how Facebook intend to solve this problem.
Federal Reserve reveals real-time payment system plans
FedNow will be available to all US-based banks by 2024.
Almost half a million Monzo customers affected by data breach
The data leak allowed staff engineers access to PINs stored in encrypted log files.
Insurwave onboards Xceptor to digitise insurance documents
Xceptor uses AI to to extract and transform any type of data from any source.
ASOS and Klarna bring flexible payments to the US
The US will pay in four scheduled bi-weekly instalments to reflect the US salary schedule.
Three lessons traditional banks can learn from their younger siblings
Teamwork, transparency and creating a competitive culture is key.
Grayscale selects Coinbase to store $2.7bn worth of assets
Coinbase Custody had reached $1 billion in crypto AUM in May.
White paper: Agreement automation – Best practices to remove friction, improve compliance and achieve growth
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Big banks are driving fintech to the mainstream
And it’s happening faster than you think!
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 29 July 2019
Some of this week’s news, in video format!
CFTC charges trader with spoofing in financial futures markets
The filing and settling charges are against the trader, Benjamin Cox.
Line, Next and Rakuten receive Taiwan online banking permits
The FSC does not plan on issuing more virtual bank permits.
JP Morgan and OnDeck part ways
While OnDeck pursues a banking charter.
White paper: The importance of specialised standard software for MAD/MAR compliance
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PayTech Awards 2019 in pictures
Celebrating excellence and innovation in the payments industry and people who make it happen!
