Plaid’s glad all over with $250m funding
US app provider now valued at a juicy $2.65 billion.
Digital
White paper: Segments of one – customer insights in digital banking
Easy-to-implement use cases for personalised marketing and sales.
Data privacy provider Privitar picks up investment from Citi
UK firm plans to expand its US teams on the East Coast.
BioCatch brings behavioural biometrics to ACI Worldwide
Paytech ACI plans to stop fraud for banking customers.
Next Caller has Interactions for phone-based threat assessment
Intelligent virtual assistance firm Interactions seeks better fraud protection.
The biggest hurdle to financial institution future-proofing
It’s surprising how many FIs are still resistant to the changes that are revolutionising their industry.
Migrants bank Rebtel targets US launch
Swedish bank is for an “overlooked and undervalued customer in mind – migrants”.
NCB Employees Co-operative Credit Union in tech revamp with Smart Solution
Jamaica-based NCBECCU will replace its legacy tech with Smart Solution’s Universa core banking system.
Boku takes on mobile with $112m Danal acquisition
Will take on all its pure mobile security solutions.
Top three action items for FIs from 2018
Condensing six fintech events down into a handful of concrete takeaways.
Infographic: seven musicians who jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon
What do Mariah Carey, Akon and Mel B have in common? (Apart from crap music.)
Digital security firm Trustology gets $8m funding
ConsenSys’ cybersecurity baby is doing well.
Banco Sabadell’s InnoCells moves on Mexico with UnDosTres investment
The bank’s corporate venture arm picks a paytech.
Feedzai fighting financial crime with Risk Ledger
“Our goal has always been to make it harder and harder for fraudsters to hide.”
Finicity the kingmaker for Princeton Mortgage’s SnapApp
Its Verification of Assets solution is an asset to US firm.
Top fintech stories this week – 7 December 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
How technology and AI are set to transform compliance
A three-level structure: humans at the top, AI at the bottom, an automated decision support system in the middle.
What steps are in place to protect my money online?
The “invisible” nature of online transactions give pause for thought.
KKR leads $100m funding round in Cross River Bank
New Jersey-based bank plans expansion abroad.
White paper: Adaptive Authentication – Superior User Experience and Growth through Intelligent Security
White paper on the state of authentication and the evolving threat landscape.
CUNA Mutual Group acquires lendtech Mirador
US firm aiming for digital lending market for credit unions.
Pindrop advances into smart devices with $90m funding
Phone-based fraud prevention company closes Series D round.
R3 and Ripple settle down for universal payments app
Famous duo ally as XRP is the first settlement mechanism.
US regulators rouse banks to AML innovation
Banks get love and tech support to strengthen the financial system.
It’s on for paytech Switch’s $2m funding
Gets its largest round of funding to-date.
Banking Technology December 2018/January 2019 issue out now
Does fintech dream of electric leaps? Brightness and brilliance within.
E-book: Become the responsive bank
Why embracing the latest technology can increase brand advocacy and customer acquisition.
Tibco acquires data manager Orchestra Networks
It will get EBX to add to its Connected Intelligence platform.
White paper: Six ways thin clients and virtualisation deliver a fatter ROI
Six ways thin clients can improve your return on investment (ROI).
Q2 acquires Gro Solutions
Digital banking solutions firm buys account opening technology provider.
US tech watch: Gradifi, Numerated, Jibo, Corvus, Botkeeper
Boston bosses this one. A wave of cash for finance and insurance tech start-ups, and a robotic assistant goes dark.
Becoming a digital bank
Digital transformation must be a far-reaching and whole-hearted undertaking.
Coinbase backs Flipside Crypto amid “healthy” currency selloff
The crash in digital currency values has tossed fuel on the already raging fire of skepticism.
Mastercard and Microsoft in digital identity drive
They dream of a “universally-recognised” system.
Insurtech Lemonade has a pop at Europe
US insurance firm has “no intention of stopping at water’s edge”.
Calastone to launch blockchain-powered funds marketplace
Coming in May 2019 via its new distributed market infrastructure.
Protecting yourself from increasing cyberattacks
Stay diligent, keep updated, and safe surfing.
Banks sucked into Marriott’s massive data breach
Data from up to 500 million guests could be affected.
I’m a celebrity… get my ICO out of here!
US Securities and Exchange Commission makes two people in/famous.
UN’s fintech task force fired up for sustainable development
United Nations calls on banks and firms to get digital finance flows to SDGs.
