Facebook’s Libra seeks payment system licence from Swiss regulator
The association also submitted a request for a ruling to clarify its regulatory status.
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Nationwide partners up with Qlik
The primary goal is to make all employees across the organisation ‘data enabled’.
Volante launches free SaaS RTP instant payments processing
The offering is for the US Clearing House (TCH) RTP and European SEPA RT1 or TIPS instant payments.
bunq: A bank built by coders
Martin Whybrow catches up with founder, Ali Niknam.
BNP Paribas teams up with Kantox
This enables them to jointly offer Kantox’s Dynamic Hedging solution to BNP Paribas’ EMEA clients.
Spendesk raises €35m in Series B funding
The French company plans new offices in London and Berlin.
PrimaryBid closes £7 million funding round to fuel expansion
It will use the funds to expand its sales and marketing efforts and IT developments.
Delta Capita and DTCC Collaborate on SFTR Testing
Delta will make the test pack available to DTCC to test its own SFTR matching and reporting service prior to launch.
PRA grants Allica its banking licence
It’s now planning for a full launch and will ultimately offer working capital solutions and cash management.
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ING teams up with Dutch supermarket and US tech start-up
The bank is piloting a cashierless store at Albert Heijn in cooperation with AiFi.
E-commerce group eShopWorld on the hunt for fintechs
The business aims to make cross-border online shopping seamless for consumers.
Sonovate raises £110m to drive invoice finance
The UK fintech aims for international expansion.
Monzo to follow gambling block with merchant version
The challenger bank aims to help people reduce negative spending habits.
Revolut withdraws banking licence application in Luxembourg
It needs regulatory approval from an EU27 state to maintain EU single market access post-Brexit.
First UK fintech consumer panel launched in Scotland
Consumers will innovate alongside the entrepreneurs.
Swift to reveal European E2E payments pilot
Swift has already achieved sub-one-minute payments outside Europe.
AI: The missing piece for Cobol modernisation in finance
Modernisation for mission-critical software is in sight for the first time.
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Malta FSA supports local fintechs
A new general counsel will manage domestic financial legislation.
AkinovA first insurtech to adopt OpenFin OS
“This is an overhaul in the insurance and risk trading space.”
Nordic API Gateway first Danish fintech to land PISP licence
The fintech will offer A2A payments to its online retailers.
Swift launches new API standard for open banking innovation
Universal API standards will speed up open banking.
A launchpad platform for savings providers
Savings providers can improve productivity, efficiency and accuracy.
The secret behind Northern Ireland’s fintech success
Northern Ireland is carving its own unique niche in the digital world.
Swedish fintech Capcito closes €7m funding round
Capcito saw a 500% increase in active clients since last year.
Cyber landscape, threats and trends in financial services
Investment in emerging technologies is likely to be a key theme next year.
Paysend reaches one million customers in two years
Paysend acquired more than 100,000 new users last month.
LOVEFiLM entrepreneur William Reeve invests in neobank Twisto
Reeve will help Twisto with its European expansion plans.
Curve smashes crowdfunding record in minutes with £5m overfund
The fintech quadrupled its£1 million target in less than an hour.
Nationwide chooses OutSystems for new digital business
OutSystems will take on the business logic and process for Nationwide.
Seven mobile paytechs form new association
It will “win back lost terrain in the payments space” for Europe.
Eligma gets €4m investment from Bitcoin.com and Pangea Blockchain Fund
Eligma developed Elipay for vendors to receive crypto payments.
Allied Irish Banks chooses nCino for core technology
Accenture will be acting as the systems implementation partner
Tinkoff launches Pulse social network for investors
Tinkoff’s app is now a “one-stop shop” for all communication.
The uphill battle for European challengers success in the US
Find out if European neobanks can tackle the challenging US market.
Volkswagen Bank chooses OneSpan for cybersecurity
Volkswagen will use OneSpan’s mobile application security.
Standard Chartered chooses Traydstream AI solution
Traydstream begins with the global trade export market in Singapore.
