Top ten blockchain stories in 2018
Bustling blockchain. A compilation of the year’s juiciest stories with this handy top ten.
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Top ten Bitcoin stories in 2018
Bitcoin enjoyed another lively year. Catch up on the hottest stories.
Three Midwestern credit unions sign up for Fiserv’s DNA
The lucky three are Ideal Credit Union, TopLine Federal Credit Union and Dakota West Credit Union.
Top ten core banking system projects in 2018
Core banking software is back in fashion!
Blockchain incubator Adel does file transfers well
AdelPoint offers decentralised, anonymous and encrypted service.
White paper: Delivering a great omnichannel banking experience with in-memory computing
Find a fast, simple omnichannel banking solution with GridGain’s in-memory computing platform.
Digital Asset CEO Blythe Masters quits
Company’s CEO since 2015 steps down for personal reasons.
Citi feeds on Feedzai for risk management
Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions to integrate transaction monitoring technology.
Aiera bags $3.5m for AI-driven equity research
Welcome to the era of the artificially intelligent equity research analyst.
SoftBank pours $500m into Cambridge Mobile Telematics
SoftBank Vision Fund sees something in US-based insurtech.
Technology without heart destroys us: the hard currency of bankers’ feelings
Technology without heart will take you nowhere, in the slowest and most expensive way possible.
Cybercriminal underground dangerously sound
McAfee Labs sees 20% increase in data breaches in financial sector.
Expensify on a high in profitability place
Revenue rocking and cash flow positive.
Crypto data firm Nomics nabs $3m funding
Arthur Ventures leads the round with Coinbase participating.
Tradeshift buys Babelway for cloud integration lift
Babelway’s technology will now be offered as Tradeshift Link.
Understand your cyber risk
To manage your cyber risk, you must understand it.
The case for plugging nature into the economy
How can banks factor in extreme climate events and environmental disasters risks to improve their credit risk ratings?
Citi brings in biometrics for treasury platforms
Fingerprint and facial recognition now in for CitiDirect BE.
Visa brandishes Shieldpay for safe P2P payments
Getting clever for cards on peer-to-peer marketplaces.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
Robinhood steps back from checking and savings launch
Firm says there was “confusion” and now offers cash management instead.
FI.SPAN raises $4m for UK and Australia expansion
Financial services management platform has some extra holiday spending cash.
Can automation transform trade finance?
How automation could provide benefits for both bank and corporate clients.
AriseBank execs fined $2.5m over ICO scam
US Securities and Exchange Commission lays down the law yet again.
Western Union works with TerraPay for mobile mania
In the name of mobile wallet and bank account payouts.
Robinhood tucks into Galileo for US checking and savings launch
Payments processor powers trading app’s banking move.
Top fintech stories this week – 14 December 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Real-time payments: the next big thing in US banking
RTP promises to be the biggest change in US payments since the 1970s.
Lower’s a goer with AI-powered lending launch
Firm plans to sock it to ’em for mortgage decisions.
Accenture acquires select assets of financial software firm Zafin
Firm looking for more action in legacy IT world.
ShopKeep closes $65m for small business financing leap
Brings US firm’s total funding to just over $72 million.
Mitek stock price rises after ASG beefs up acquisition offer
It took issue with “opportunistic” nature of a proposal last month.
Could PayPal dethrone banks when it comes to small business loans?
In the field of small business loans, PayPal is certainly changing the traditional paradigm.
Swift CEO calls time on seven “intense” years
Gottfried Leibbrandt will step down at the end of June 2019.
Camden National Bank outsources SilverLake core with Jack Henry
Stepping it up in Maine, US.
Equiniti Riskfactor soars with Eagle Business Credit win
Will provide its risk management software to US firm.
Morgan Stanley says yes to Yext for finance advice
Bank has digital brain wave for its financial advisors.
US challenger bank Envel emerges for auto-pilot action
Start-up goes ethical and offers “banking on autopilot”.
Temenos acquires SaaS vendor Avoka for $245m
Plans to strengthen its digital banking services.
Motive Partners takes majority stake in Finantix
Private equity firm gets hold of digital services provider.
