Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 09 May 2019
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Credit and payments app Twisto raises €14m
As it tries to expand throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
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Pacific National to launch digital bank on Nymbus Banking-as-a-Service platform SmartLaunch
The bank hopes to be able to launch within 90 days.
Refundo to return tax refunds in Bitcoin
Thanks to a recent partnership with BitPay.
Blockchain-based ID verification system goes live in Canada
SecureKey’s Verified.Me is backed by several major financial institutions.
Nationwide invests in new payment request service Ordo
The direct payment app launches later this year.
RBC adds budgeting tool to mobile app
It tracks and budgets expenses in five areas.
FIS, Fiserv and Infosys compete for Robinhood’s core banking tech deal
FIS, Fiserv or Infosys will be providing core processing software to Robinhood Bank once it receives authorisation.
Meed Banking Club launches in the US with member exclusives
Leveraging banking services at Vast Bank, which itself is going through a major tech revamp.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 April 2019
Figure Eight acquired by Appen, T-mobile launches checking account, and RBS’ digital bank picks Mambu.
Five key takeaways from the 2019 State of Digital Sales in Banking Report
Years of digital transformation are now paying off, with over 57% of worldwide accounts featuring digital capabilities.
Standard Chartered gets customer experience revamp with Avaya
The bank will implement the Avaya OneCloud Private solution.
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T-Mobile launches mobile checking account
With no fees and high interest earning.
Temenos Community Forum 2019: gone to the cloud
Banks are under huge pressure from customers to replicate the good service they get from other online providers.
NCR chosen to support Provident Bank’s digital strategy
Aiming to achieve better capabilities, easy integration with core banking systems and a more intuitive design.
Mastercard acquires Vyze for point-of-sale financing
The ai Corporation has also implemented Mastercard’s Pay by Bank feature.
New challenger Xpats kicks off from Mexico
Offering three different tiers of account and services.
Beyond bots: real conversations for a meaningful customer experience
In our rush to digitally transform, it seems we’ve tried to automate the human, rather than humanise technology.
Banking Technology April 2019 issue out now
Fintech spring is here, bringing the world colour.
PayTech Awards 2019: meet the judges!
Deadline to enter the Awards is Friday, 12 April!
Varo Money gets NICE AML tech
AML and KYC for all mobile needs.
How to ensure your financial institution doesn’t survive past 2030
Free up your staff to work for more forward-looking organisations!
The future of PFM looks a lot less like a bank
Those digital money managers that build intelligent services around the high opportunity customer jobs will win.
TradeIt to be acquired by TradingView
The company will leverage TradeIt’s technology to bring mobile trading.
Crown Agents Bank bags Segovia’s payment gateway business
The bank provides payment services in frontier markets.
PayTech Awards entry deadline extended!
Enter the PayTech Awards by Friday, 12 April.
First blockchain Thai-Myanmar money transfer service to launch
Designed to meet the needs of migrant workers.
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New $4.8m funding for SME bank Novo
The bank targets small businesses with a digital banking offer.
KPIs to measure ROI of a digital bank
Digital influence can be tracked, measured, and would indicate on what the ROI is – positive or negative.
PayTech Awards: honouring organisations for their social impact
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Four digital and traditional trends in banking in 2019
Don’t discount something because it doesn’t fall strictly into our pro-technology bubble.
Prepaid Technologies acquires Dash purchasing card portfolio
The deal more than doubles the firm’s expense management business.
White paper: Beyond Banking – what traditional banks and neobanks can learn from each other
What traditional players and challengers can teach each other, and how to beat bigtechs in the digital banking race.
Challenger banks country by country: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
Comprehensive and free guides for UK, Spain, Germany, France, US, Canada, South Africa, Australia, India and Hong Kong.
Temenos gains new business from Akcelerant-derived user base
Maps Credit Union, Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union and Guardian Credit Union.
Urban FT Group brings community banks to the mobile era
To compete with the top tier banks’ services and tools for customers.
