Temenos teams with open banking platform Luxhub
Luxhub is formed by four Luxembourg-based retail banks.
Europe
UK start-up BABB seeks more funding in banking licence hunt
Wants £1.5 million for 1.48% of the business.
EBA warns banks of obvious threat from fintech
European Banking Authority publishes wordy roadmap.
Santander-backed Asto finance app preps for beta launch
London-based firm wants to be a pocket business helper.
Gresham acquires payments firm B2 Group
To B2 or not to B2? Thanks for asking but headline gives it away.
Payments start-up Fire gets open banking glow
First Ireland-based payments firm to be authorised as a PISP.
Lendtech Ezbob buzzing with sweet investment from Honeycomb
Alternative business lending company gets some sugar-coated cash.
Phoebus completes swift integration onto Capital Home Loans system
Including the migration of its mortgage book.
Fexco to create 175 fintech jobs in Ireland
Fexco is seeking people in ICT engineering, software and sales.
Austria’s central bank completes full revamp with SimCorp
Chosen to support its monetary policy and manage investment activities.
Crypto trading platform DXE turns to Mitek for digital ID duties
DXE will use Mobile Verify solution to stay cool with compliance.
Insurtech Bought By Many brings in £15m funding
A quick rise and product roll-out has created interest in investors.
First trades go live on we.trade blockchain platform
Ten companies traded via four banks.
Lithuania stays approachable with remote fintech licence
Sociable Bank of Lithuania wants you.
Zesty Zopa reveals record lending figures
Zopa achieved revenues of $61 million in 2017.
Independence day for Danske’s MobilePay in Finland
MobilePay becomes independent as nation’s regulator grants it payments licence.
NPSO takes charge of UK cheque clearing systems
Supported by its two new deals with the C&CCC and UKPA.
Oracle chooses Brussels to sprout its fintech innovation programme
Will work with B-Hive as it looks for more action.
Dutch savings bank LeasePlan makes the jump to Ohpen’s cloud tech
We talk with Pieter Aartsen and Angelique Schouten, global board members at Ohpen.
Starling and Revolut suffer weekend outages
Curve and Pockit also reported issues.
Nordea acquires Gjensidige Bank in Norway for €578m
Gjensidige offers digital banking, mortgages, and unsecured loans.
Monzo faces challenging times with £33m losses
But user numbers did treble for UK mobile-only challenger.
Russian social media site VK preps payments push
Part of a larger strategy to break into financial services.
Trade.io launches crypto-to-crypto exchange
Lugano-based exchange backed by a $50 million liquidity pool.
Bank of England warns of cybersecurity risks to UK stability
Domestics risks, other than Brexit, remain low.
SimCorp secures tech deal at Nordea Life & Pensions
Signs a five-year licence agreement.
Highland Europe looking up with new €463m funding
It brings the tech investor’s assets to over a billion.
Infographic: financial services jobs in UK and Germany
Joblift has compared the UK’s financial sector job market with Germany.
Coventry Building Society selects Temenos for digital revamp
UK-based society opts for T24 core banking system.
solarisBank bridges the gap with Blockchain Factory
Wants to become a banking partner for cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.
Trezeo seeks funding from the crowd at Seedrs
Business account provider targets 5m people in self-employed sector.
FairFX shows SMEs a whole new world
An international business account for SMEs to go global.
UK’s cyber innovation centre opens
Comes with £14.5m investment.
Infosys Finacle powers Santander UK’s corporate core banking revamp
Finastra’s Equation core banking system on the way out.
Munnypot picks up investment from Livingbridge
Private equity firm invests in UK-based robo-advisor.
Five Degrees and BillPro launch European banking service
Five Degrees’ core banking solution Matrix is at the centre.
Nationwide seeks start-up action with £50m fund
Mobile activity by customers has prompted the society to invest in the sector.
Playing catch-up: post-trade modernisation vital for Nordic banks’ global ambitions
A key part of the Nordic banking industry is under pressure to modernise its post-trade operations tech.
Commerzbank taps Google for mobile payments in Germany
Google Pay is the way.
UK start-up Congo to build e-commerce infrastructure
London-based firm is inspired by WordPress and Magento.
