Evry one wins with Handelsbanken’s handy wristband payments
Norwegian bank offers payments from micro bank cards in wristbands.
Europe
SIX to use Nasdaq’s clearing and risk management tech
Across pan-European equities and Nordic derivatives.
Meniga to build BPER’s digital banking solution
Italian banking group turns to white-label solution provider.
Comdirect bank sells Ebase to FNZ Group for €151m
Fintech buys bank.
PayPal tells dead customer she breached contract
Although an error, the firm threatened legal action.
Share-buying Dabbl app overfunded in first Seedrs campaign
Designed as a low-barrier entry for the public.
Barclays moves from FIS’s ACBS to Finastra’s Loan IQ system
EXCLUSIVE. Out with the old in this lendtech leap.
New Frontier Group and Mambu team up for new digital banking solution
Partnership will enable NFG to create an online and automated solution for FIs.
Plum first chatbot to integrate Monzo and Starling
Users can link bank accounts without having to share login details.
UK Faster Payments suffers seriously slow service
Issues started Sunday 8 July and backlog remains.
Barclays digital banking goes down
Seems to be resolved now, but it kept consumers unable to log in.
Index Ventures unleashes $1.7bn fund
London-based company looking for action in US and Europe.
Nordnet rejects AI Amelia’s advances
Swedish digital bank says it’s not you. It’s me. (Sort of.)
IBM docks with Banca Carige for $500m American JV
Looking to help Italian bank with AI, big data, analytics and cognitive tools.
Banking problems return to TSB
Customers reporting online issues again.
Aixigo relaunches digital portfolio management system
Enhancements for portfolio to intake and manage data sets from legacy systems.
Antelop to provide mobile e-wallet for Greek Piraeus Bank
Mobile payments coming to Piraeus customers.
City spotlight: tech bin ein Berliner
Berlin has established its credentials as a premier European blockchain hub.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: Microsoft plays hard for info protection
Breaking boundaries in doc management.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: communication breakdown
Openness and transparency in the eyes of media and customers.
Equifax and Consents Online in open banking pact
Will develop solutions for UK consumers and small businesses.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: calling time on secretive banks
Within and outside Russia’s borders.
IBIS3G core banking system lives on
Berner Kantonalbank will develop it to IBIS4D.
Investment app Moneybox gets £14m funding
Some handy change for UK-based spare change investment app.
Azimo adds ten countries for Nordic users
The Nordic region is a strategic focus for Azimo.
Country spotlight: France – la vie en rose
The French fintech market is going full speed ahead.
France set to regulate ICOs
New action plan for business growth and transformation Act will be introduced by the end of 2018.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: in the spirit of collaboration
When it comes to cybersecurity, it’s an “us versus them”.
Infographic: B2B e-commerce – England vs Sweden
PPRO Group has created (with its hands, not its feet) this cool infographic.
Swiss stock exchange to build digital asset trading service
SIX Digital Exchange will offer trading, settlement and custody infrastructure.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: DDoS is the business of petty criminals
Latest news from Sberbank’s event in Moscow.
Fortytwo Data upgrades entity screening platform
Sanction Screening Augmentation platform gets augmented.
Sberbank now supports Google Pay
First bank in Russia to do so.
Banking Technology July/August 2018 issue out now
Deep minds. For fintech that matters.
Maltese lawmakers welcome blockchain and crypto action
Nation’s parliament has officially passed three bills.
Macro analytics firm Quant Insight feeling bright with funding
It has also expanded further into the US and Asia.
SimplyFi teams with Tochka Bank for SME lending in Russia
Credit decisions are made within two hours.
UK regulators want banks to offer resilience brilliance
BoE, PRA and FCA call for feedback from firms and financial market infrastructures.
UK and France strengthen AI and data ties
Two nations sign a five-year accord.
Shoppers can now order ahead with Yoyo
Saving users time by letting them skip the line.
