Danske Bank isn’t messing around with Tech Stars competition
Bank teams with Women in Business for Belfast-based fintech innovation.
Europe
Yandex launches two e-commerce platforms in Russia
Beru and Bringly come bouncing in.
Romanian FintechOS gets €600,000 as it lines up €5m Series A
Digital banking platform has raised €1.6m so far.
UK challenger bank Monzo to launch business current account
Will apply for funding from Alternative Remedies Package to make this happen.
Amsterdam students debut first investment via Dyme
The students are up to something.
FCA’s crypto force looking into limiting exchange tokens
It used the word “prohibition”!
White paper: Opportunity knocks – the future of Open Banking
Essential reading for banks, building societies, fintechs, payment service providers and others.
BCS Global Markets calls on Calypso Tech
For its ability to transact multiple assets.
BBVA and Santander join launch of EU blockchain platform
Get ready for the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications.
CreditLadder receives FCA approval for payments
As well as approval for account information services.
Deutsche Bank shares plummet over Danske money laundering mess
The bank’s shares have fallen 48% this year.
Moneyfarm moves on Germany with Vaamo acquisition
This not so little asset manager went to a new market.
Convoy inspires Tandem Bank’s Hong Kong expansion
Financial services company invests $15m in UK challenger and forms partnership.
Poland’s Braintri merges with iCompass
Looking for international markets.
Xena the warrior for crypto trading with $3m funding
Series A round of financing led by Klever Internet Investments.
FCA moves to cloud with Sopra Steria
A long-standing collaboration just got cloud-ier.
CYBG to lend £400m via Salary Finance
New funding JV in UK unleashes plenty of money for personal loans.
Form3 shows good form with $13m funding
Aimed at expanding beyond the UK.
France’s Casino Group takes 5% stake in Lyf Pay
Casino bets on making “shopping experience richer” via mobile firm.
Poland’s at the Heart of fintech sandbox action
Polish Financial Supervision Authority joins the sandbox craze.
Wealthtech woes mean jobs go at Ohpen UK office
EXCLUSIVE. Firm says office is still open but 19 staff lose their jobs.
Five Degrees teams with ieDigital to launch banking portfolio
New solution marries engagement platform with core banking system.
New legislation puts motor insurers in the driver’s seat of autonomous cars
The next few years will be transformative for the motor insurance industry.
Gohenry crowdfunds £6.2m for US expansion
To teach American kids about money.
KBC Ireland app to go multibanking
Thanks to open banking and PSD2.
TSB’s new CEO aims for banking redemption
Debbie Crosbie to join troubled bank from CYBG. She’ll be busy.
Barclaycard wakes up to Costa Coffee’s contactless cup
UK’s first reusable coffee cup with integrated contactless payment technology.
Spain’s Liberbank partners with French lendtech October
The bank is stepping up its fintech game.
Boys from the BlackRock launch investment firm Genuine Impact
London-based company powers up with investment intelligence platform.
Data start-up Banked backed with £1.5m funding
Lead investor is Backed VC.
The transformation of the European payments landscape
Instant payments are becoming the new normal.
DNB Bank finds data skills in Collibra
Part of the bank’s wider data strategy.
Ingenico and Sberbank enable MIR cards for online purchases
Allowing Russian consumers to make international online purchases.
Lunar Way launches budgeting tool for consumers
The Danish non-bank gets ahead of most banks.
Tandem Bank earns its Stripe-s for auto savings
UK challenger bank also opens community beta testing for new feature.
Russia’s BCS Financial Group gets UK banking licence
Plans to develop integrated payment and investment model.
Unisys elevates Monmouthshire Building Society’s digital services
Hello online banking.
Sabadell’s InnoCells invests $10m in Base10
Base10 is an investment fund for automation in financial software.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 November 2018
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UK’s Brexit deal gets some fintech love
Conservative MPs may be resigning, but some in fintech seem happier.
