FNZ takes minority stake in Embark
FNZ and Embark also extend their tech partnership until 2028.
Europe
Barclays and Santander join £56m funding in MarketInvoice
UK-based SME lender plans fintech-bank partnerships.
Alipay gets European payments licence
Follows on from Google’s licence earlier this month.
FutureFlow and Anorak join Fintech Innovation Lab London
In total, 20 start-ups get selected… and get happy.
Allianz Bank goes with Software Group for Bulgarian revamp
A two-year project expected to see results a year in.
Wirecard on time for Swatch watch payments
Deal means users can add digital boon cards to SwatchPAY!
Top fintech stories this week – 18 January 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Goldman Sachs fuels SME finance provider Capify with £75m funding
UK company gets boost for its expansion ambitions.
SocGen may close trading unit due to low profits
As it did with the Hong Kong desk.
Snoop Dogg gets “smoooth” for Klarna
New marketing campaign gets weird.
UniCredit on edge of tomorrow with new innovation team
Advisory board blends internal and external specialists.
ID Finance sells Russian POS finance business to Paylate
Spanish firm lets it go as wants to focus on Latin America.
Sberbank brings fingerprint payments to Russia’s supermarkets
Starting with Moscow, but will this catch on?
Watch out as ABN Amro runs rings around wearable rivals
Dutch bank offering contactless payments with ring, watch or bracelet.
Cloud-loving Temenos launches front-end and core banking products
Introducing Infinity and T24 Transact.
UK challenger bank Tandem eyes IPO
Digital bank also reveals major recruitment plans in 2019.
RCB Bank picks Eurobase for TCM operations
The Siena system will also help with regulatory needs.
Deutsche Bundesbank eases banks into ISO 20022
By signing up to Swift MyStandards and Readiness Portal.
BBVA name dropped in Atom Bank takeover talks
UK challenger in talks to appoint advisers to its board on options for the business.
AXA teams up with Dreams for millennial savings
Coming from the Nordics and across Europe.
Bank Leumi UK opts for Volante’s open banking solution
Selects VolPay to implement PSD2 compliance.
Tide rides with ClearBank on UK SME banking market hunt
Looking for action and funds from £775 million RBS Alternative Remedies Package.
AccessPay gets £9m investment for wealthtech connections
As leading investor Beringea looks for investments in north of UK.
Crypto trading platform Currency.com launches
A firm that has a website as a name is unveiled.
Banco Carregosa goes open with PaymentComponents
AplonAPI is the baby of PaymentComponents and Infosistema.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 14 January 2019
Featuring N26, RBS and Loot, Google in Ireland, and Alipay in Pakistan.
Terrific triple for FinTech Scotland’s first anniversary
Joy ensues as the number of SMEs based in Scotland has grown by three times.
Factris acquires Lithuanian lendtech Debifo
As it makes its way through Europe.
Goldman Sachs leads $8m funding in cyber firm Immersive Labs
Aims to boost its enterprise IT and cybersecurity teams.
Banks onboard for UK economic crime taskforce
The Economic Crime Strategic Board is unveiled.
Money app Yolt launches open beta in Italy and France
Early bird users get it to a lovely place.
Milleis Banque picks Wolters Kluwer for regulatory compliance
OneSumX for risk, regulation and reporting needs.
Banque Palatine signs with AxiomSL for AnaCredit compliance
One of the many firms keeping up with reporting regulation.
Monerium gets $2m funding for e-money on blockchain
Icelandic firm’s latest round includes support from ConsenSys.
Infographic: one year of open banking
The Open Banking Implementation Entity is feeling confident.
Ipagoo payments flying high with IATA
Paytech partners with International Air Transport Association.
Brexit worries take TransferWise on Belgium licence hunt
UK office is safe but paytech wants to prep in event of a ‘no deal’.
Meniga wraps around consumer rewards with Wrapp acquisition
Merging both Stockholm offices.
Accenture ups wealth game with Orbium acquisition
Orbium is Avaloq’s partner and system integrator.
N26 plots delayed US launch with $300m funding
Mobile challenger bank is now valued at $2.7 billion.
