Synchrony to buy PayPal’s consumer credit receivables
This frees up liquidity for PayPal. Hmmm?
Partnerships
11:FS Podcast: death is no excuse
11:FS Fintech Insider podcast featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
Assembler Labs aims to get Detroit entrepreneurs out of their shells
Start-ups are not being formed in Detroit at the same rate as other US metropolitan areas.
39 firms complete KYC trial on R3’s Corda blockchain
Four-day collaborative trial and 300 transactions.
Nok Nok. Who’s there? OneSpan
Security and esignature company teams with authentication firm.
Blockchain Summit 2018: the role of banks and how not to get lost in the hype
Banks seek to define their role amidst all the new kids on the block.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating most innovative projects of the year!
Enter the awards by 31 August.
Amex and Amazon ally in co-brand card game
One of the GAFA gang reveals its paytech plan.
SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper comes to HSBC USA
Robots relish retail banking.
Fiserv and InComm partner for cash billpay
Customers can pay their bills using cash. Whatever next.
JWG is a natural language fit for BMO
Tackling regulation head on.
US Bank partners with Optum360 to help hospitals’ money management
Brings support in revenue cycle management at receivables at hospitals.
P2Binvestor raises $17m to expand lending programme
To fund growth mostly for its new bank partnership programme.
Billshark and Payrailz go bill busting
Billshark negotiates with service providers to find the best possible terms for monthly bills.
The Fintech Station has now arrived in Montreal
Finance Montreal’s new hub gets support from government of Quebec
VAKT on guard for commodities on blockchain
Partners with Deloitte and ThoughtWorks for post-trade processing.
Core components of an AI programme
Don’t be afraid to start small.
Visa Canada puts finishing touch on Finn AI’s chatbot banking
“Where is the closest ATM?” or “Please cancel my card”.
First Data and Mastercard in digital disbursement duet
First Data’s disburse-to-debit solution will be available to Mastercard customers.
Data insights firm Kinetica taps Dell for hardware
Will help clients gather actionable insights from raw data.
Ignite Sales and FIS join forces on digital engagement
Ignite will make its customer engagement tech available to FIS community banking clients.
Alpha Fintech teams with Trustly for new payment options
Paytech firm Trustly celebrates its tenth birthday by partnering with Alpha Fintech.
Banking Technology Awards 2018 now open for entry!
Recognising excellence in the use of IT in financial services.
MassChallenge Fintech accelerator: start-ups wanted
Big corporations increasingly say they see start-ups as friends, not enemies.
A new paradigm for regulatory change
Regulatory change is constant in the financial services industry.
Finicity and Mortgage Cadence team for mortgage tech
Finicity’s Verification of Assets (VoA) solution integrated with Mortgage Cadence’s loan origination platform.
Disruption on its way, are banks ready?
A disruption is typically an opportunity long before it becomes a threat.
US banking app CapWay readies to launch
Targeting millennials who are either underbanked or uncertain.
nCino partners with Tech Qualled to help veterans get into fintech
nCino celebrated the Memorial Day in the US with a new partnership.
Mortgage tech firms Blend and Ellie Mae team up
Blend will leverage Ellie Mae’s electronic disclosure delivery.
Top fintech stories this week – 25 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
identitii teams with RPA firm Blue Prism
Will design tech to digitise and automate corporate payment and trade transaction processes.
Capitolis unleashes FX novation service
In partnership with Citi, HSBC, BlueCrest and Brevan Howard.
Samsung opens AI centres in UK, Canada and Russia
To explore the potential of user-centric AI and IoT action.
Dead fintechs don’t wear Plaid
Shy US app provider expands to Canada.
Mastercard Accelerate-s search for fintech mates
New Accelerate initiative to offer tools, tech and investment.
Tavant and Freddie Mac team to simplify loan data submission
Digital mortgage tech vendor Tavant teams up with Freddie Mac.
POPin Video Banking and MEA in digital duet
Platform integrated into MEA’s Android and iOS apps.
Envestnet | Yodlee, Quovo and Morningstar unite on SODA framework
A joint initiative in the US to support secure, open data access for consumers.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
