Cashplus brings in gambling block for credit cards
Bookmakers and casinos set to lose out (for once).
Europe
Nasdaq ups its offer on Oslo Stock Exchange to $795m
Five days from the closing deadline, Euronext is on the back foot.
Video conferencing specialist 24sessions scores $1m funding
Dutch company now has total capital of more than $1.4 million.
Wefox smashes it with $125m funding
Berlin-based insurtech looks towards Asia for expansion.
How new AML tech is freezing the fraudsters
Over 90% of UK current accounts are now covered by the new Mule Insights Tactical Solution (MITS).
Moorwand picks ClearBank’s Banking-as-a-Service
Trying to address the confusion around BIN access and other payments.
Cognizant buys post-trade processor Meritsoft
Acquisition of Irish firm expands its Software-as-a-Service platforms.
Teenage kicks hard to beat for Innovate Finance
FinTech for Schools is out… and about in the UK.
Esme Loans getting data warehouse courtesy of Microsoft
To help with AI processes in the lending process.
Personal finance app HyperJar preps for spring launch
UK-based firm readies for HyperJar-space with select pilots.
equensWorldline launches pan-European interoperability solution for payments
It’s based on the European Payments Council’s SEPA Proxy Lookup service.
Hampden & Co gets new mobile app from Crealogix
Private bank will offer service to its high net worth individuals.
The biggest development since the Euro: how ISO 20022 will transform payment market infrastructures
ISO 20022 is an all-encompassing force that will irrevocably alter the payments space for the better.
Figo and Finreach join forces
Will offer a joint European Software-as-a-Service API platform for finance.
Zego goes to Spain for insurtech fun
London-based firm aiming to cover delivery and private hire vehicle insurance.
Open banking – build it and they will come?
It is the innovative data wranglers that will decide the success of open banking.
TAS Group acquires AI outfit Mantica
Gets its hands on AI and machine learning models for banking and fintech.
Quint ain’t skint with NatWest’s £16.5m funding
UK firm plans to drive growth through acquisitions.
Yolt tests out payments with UK banks
ING-backed money app on a high on the high street.
United Bank for Africa launches in UK
Follows on from its recent arrival in Mali.
Proactis gets £20m funding from HSBC for SME action
To help SMEs with liquidity management.
Lunar Way and Tink to the moon and back for payments
Making the most of Lunar Way’s new AISP and PISP licences.
Upgrade Pack crowdfunds towards £2.25m
UK start-up aims to expand in the US and Asia.
Fears over Bank of Ireland €2bn tech revamp cost
Five-year Project Omega could be hit by “scope creep”.
The reality of Brexit for small businesses
Small businesses are applying a practical no-nonsense approach to protect themselves and their business.
Pay.UK officially brings payment brands under one roof
Bacs, Faster Payments, and Cheque and Credit Clearing are now part of Pay.UK.
Swiss bank Dukascopy debuts crypto token on Ethereum
Dukascoin is here after a year of “intense legal, technological and emotional effort”.
Astorg takes minority stake in UK insurtech Acturis
Existing investor Summit Partners will exit its position.
UCL and Barclays unleash deep tech venture builder
Conception X turns dissertations into a deep tech start-up.
Andorra and Vatican City enter SEPA’s paytech paradise
Single Euro Payments Area now has 36 nations.
Revolut rocked by compliance and culture criticisms
The firm has been accused of violating basic banking rules.
Banking software provider NDGIT loving licence revenue
PSD2 and open banking era bring smiles to German firm.
FinovateEurope 2019: days of creation
Fintech is currently in an exciting creative phase.
UK Finance wants to bring ethics to banking sector
Good luck getting that to work.
UK banking data reveals eruption of disruption
Last year was arguably not a good one for banking across the nation.
RFI Global Business Banking Summit 2019: The age of branch banking is over
The time of digital has come.
Tinkoff Bank gets on Russia’s Faster Payments System
It’s one of 12 banks and payment systems taking part in the pilot phase.
Experian calls off £275m ClearScore acquisition
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority expressed concerns.
Challenger bank N26 expands to Brazil
It’s also planning its delayed launch in the US this year.
Insurtech Lime makes for refreshing UK launch time
Start-up offers a “flexible twist” and wants to fill nation’s protection gap.
