M1 Finance takes on banks with new checking account
Called M1 Spend, it integrates within the US firm’s current app.
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ATB Financial looks on Brightside with new challenger bank
Always look on the Brightside of life.
Fintech Agora fires up for small American FIs
Start-up offers a digital leap without a core banking revamp.
US challenger bank Newbridge will start spreading the news
It will soon be fintech showtime on Broadway.
Barclays raises Rise Growth Investment funds for fintech start-ups
Will offer new investment capital of £10 million per programme.
Allied Payment Network fortified via Plymouth Growth investment
The deal in Indiana was valued in the “multi-millions”.
PayPal joins $40m funding party for fintech app Dosh
Follows on from $44 million in last year’s Series A round.
AXA Venture Partners gets $150m for fintech funding
Aiming to support start-ups and digital health firms.
Banking platform Joust-s for freelancers’ attention
US start-up launches multi-feature financial app.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 14 January 2019
Featuring N26, RBS and Loot, Google in Ireland, and Alipay in Pakistan.
White paper: Digital Disruption in Banking
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Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 8 January 2019
A short and sweet round-up of the week’s selected news stories in a video format.
BBVA leads $12m funding in paytech Grabango
Busy bank shows more interest in invisible payments.
Fiserv fuels Mi Bank’s de novo launch
Michigan’s first de novo bank in a decade.
Texas start-ups use AI to help customers find and pay workers
The American workforce has moved significantly beyond what Dolly Parton was familiar with.
Top ten insurtech stories in 2018
Ensure you’re up to speed with the insurance scene in our top ten insurtech stories in 2018.
Top ten fintech start-up stories in 2018
New faces and great ambitions. Let the rockets reign in this top ten trip down memory lane.
Top ten fintech interviews in 2018
Over the course of 2018, we’ve interviewed a range of industry specialists on a variety of fintech subjects.
Blockchain incubator Adel does file transfers well
AdelPoint offers decentralised, anonymous and encrypted service.
SoftBank pours $500m into Cambridge Mobile Telematics
SoftBank Vision Fund sees something in US-based insurtech.
Crypto data firm Nomics nabs $3m funding
Arthur Ventures leads the round with Coinbase participating.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
AriseBank execs fined $2.5m over ICO scam
US Securities and Exchange Commission lays down the law yet again.
Lower’s a goer with AI-powered lending launch
Firm plans to sock it to ’em for mortgage decisions.
US challenger bank Envel emerges for auto-pilot action
Start-up goes ethical and offers “banking on autopilot”.
Plaid’s glad all over with $250m funding
US app provider now valued at a juicy $2.65 billion.
Migrants bank Rebtel targets US launch
Swedish bank is for an “overlooked and undervalued customer in mind – migrants”.
Top three action items for FIs from 2018
Condensing six fintech events down into a handful of concrete takeaways.
Banco Sabadell’s InnoCells moves on Mexico with UnDosTres investment
The bank’s corporate venture arm picks a paytech.
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.
IBM and Columbia University call for blockchain start-ups
Two juicy new accelerator programmes are waiting for you.
US regulator plays hardball over ICO securities
Yo fintech! Don’t mess with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Banking Technology November 2018 issue out now
Fintech inception. Ideas come to life.
Sabadell’s InnoCells invests $10m in Base10
Base10 is an investment fund for automation in financial software.
Lighter Capital increases funding limit to $3m
US firm will provide start-ups working capital in exchange for 2% to 8% of their business’ future revenue.
Independent Community Bankers of America launches fintech accelerator
It thought about it… then unleashed ThinkTech with the Venture Center.
Five considerations for a successful rebrand
Rebranding is a self-discovery and reflection process, and as much about the journey as the destination.
Wahed Invest obtains $8m from existing investors
It claims to be the first Islamic fintech start-up to reach a valuation of $100 million.
Fintech Moven unveils global expansion plans
Taking Moven’s digital banking platform to banks worldwide.
Finn.ai raises $11m in Series A funding round
Canada-based developer of AI-powered virtual assistant tech lands $11m.
