ICC 2019, Moscow: an interview with Dmitry Samartsev
Bi.Zone’s CEO talks about the interactions between governments and companies around cybersecurity.
Europe
New mobile account in India Wizely gears for launch
New mobile account in India Wizely gears for launch
SIA deploys new POS terminal network in Greece supermarkets
Market In will accept contactless payments.
BBVA creates AI Factory to drive data innovation
The team will work on both customer and internal solutions.
Monzo hits £2bn valuation
The latest funding round raised £113 million.
Mastercard and P27 to launch Nordic real-time payments system
The partners aim to build a world-first system across the region.
Digital insurtech Qover welcomes €8m funding
The firm white-labels its solutions and is API-driven.
LGT Vestra gets new mobile app from Crealogix
The firm’s high-net-worth clients are getting a new digital experience=.
ClauseMatch lands first Singapore client
The regtech will partner with Ingenia to provide compliance-as-a-service.
Software provider Access Group acquires Eazy Collect
The UK firm will expand its payment processing capabilities.
Metro Bank selects Artesian’s KYC solution
Data-driven automation of KYC and risk, aims to improve onboarding processes.
Lloyds freezes 8,000 Jersey offshore bank accounts
The lockdowns happened last year after customers failed to prove their identity.
Bank of Mongolia picks Intellect’s Central Banking Solution
The central bank’s digital transformation is part of a national vision for the economy.
Roostify teams up with HSBC Bank USA
The new tech will revamp the digital mortgage experience.
HooYu and NatWest collaborate to offer account opening by selfie
The bank’s competitors HSBC and Lloyds began offering “selfie banking” in 2016
ICC 2019, Moscow: attacks of all shapes and sizes
An overview on cyber threat trends.
JP Morgan and StatPro form strategic alliance
The five-year partnership will develop risk and performance attribution capabilities.
Instantor launches tech education platform
Roughly 44% of European credit risk experts don’t understand the benefits of machine learning.
State of play in response to PSD2 in Italy’s banking sector
The experience of the Italian financial community with CBI Globe.
Top fintech stories this week – 21 June 2019
From JP Morgan’s secret UK digital bank project to MoneyGram and Ripple’s partnership.
Bank of England responds to Future of Finance report
It features five key action plans to meet the needs of the digital age.
JP Morgan’s secretive UK digital bank plans revealed
The new offering is rumoured to rival Monzo and Goldman Sachs’ Marcus.
Artesian introduces customers to ARCH
The tool has been in development for two years.
ICC 2019, Moscow: less talk, more action
Raising awareness to the right people.
Moneyou selects Konsentus for PSD2 capabilities
Konsentus will provide Moneyou with third party provider (TPP) identity & regulatory checking.
N26 launches MoneyBeam for UK users
MoneyBeam lets users receive or transfer up to £100 with other N26 users in the UK.
Tieto buys Nordic banking tech rival Evry for €1.3bn
Combined, TietoEvry will have 24,000 employees and annual revenues of €3 billion ($3.4 billion).
Aazzur launches funding round
The Berlin-based fintech has also begun beta testing.
Avaloq Community Conference 2019: readiness for an uncertain future
Setting out the five basic steps for the bank sector to follow, with digitisation at the heart.
Insurtech Zego raises $42m for European expansion
The London-based firm will also double its workforce.
Phoebus Software achieves buyout backed by NorthEdge Capital
After 30+ years of private ownership, UK-based Phoebus has concluded a management buyout.
ABN Amro turns to Temenos’ WealthSuite
The first international branch to go live with the system will be in Belgium.
Refinitiv invests in BattleFin
BattleFin’s Ensemble marketplace will be integrated with Refinitiv’s desktop, Eikon.
Growth Street receives £10m funding round
Funds will be used to transform the business overdraft.
MoneyGram agrees $50m partnership with Ripple
The strategic partnership will have an initial term of two years.
Bottomline partners with Starling to provide real-time payments
Banks and corporates sometimes struggle accessing the Faster Payments Scheme.
Gold payments firm Glint Pay receives £5m funding
It will help the firm push its US expansion.
Five winners in latest RBS-derived funding round
The fourth entry in the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) State Aid Alternative Remedies Package.
PayFit to double workforce with €70m funding round
French startup automates payroll and HR processes for SMEs.
Lloyds first to launch open banking app for credit cards and savings
The banking group has also added a secure 24-hour messaging service.
