Blockchain firm Conio closes Series A2 with $3m of funding
Takes total valuation of firm to over $40 million.
Europe
French savings firm Cashbee preps for flying launch
Offering automated, digital cash deposits and savings.
Eight looking great for fast track blockchain
Project includes Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank and Societe Generale.
Monzo taps TransferWise for in-apps international payments
16 foreign currencies available, and more to come.
BBVA launches facial recognition payments
All part of its “invisible payments” strategy.
Double up with Starling’s joint account
A mobile application for openings and break-ups.
Lloyds banking app crashes over weekend
Saturday not so sweet for Lloyds, TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland.
UK government unleashes Financial Services Skills Taskforce
Wants to secure the nation’s future post-Brexit.
BBVA unveils Next Technologies for digital drive
Beeva and i4S become BBVA Next Technologies.
BillingTree integrates iPayX e-billing solution
Follows the acquisition of the company back in December.
Banco Sabadell’s venture hub InnoCells acquires lendtech Instant Credit
It aims to grow its digital retail vertical.
Luxoft smashes it with Smashing Ideas acquisition
Smashing, lovely, super. Purchase bolsters digital research, strategy and design.
Banking and financial services jobs: mobility at an all-time high
AI is a new corporate site selection driver
IBM criticism brings more blues to TSB tech issues
Big Blue says go-live criteria to prove production wasn’t ready.
Alfa-Bank Belarus moves to OpenWay’s digital platform
Payment cards and online services migrated.
Rebtel’s new digital bank for migrants lands $8m
Added to another $8m of funding.
Europol takes down e-commerce fraud gang
Judgement day has arrived.
New Spanish consortium Niuron aims to promote blockchain
It already has an ongoing project for ID verification.
Lloyds and Barclays cut hundreds of UK jobs
On top of all the other jobs axed.
BBVA and Repsol finalise revolving credit facility based on DLT
Negotiation, signing and settlement were done through several blockchain networks.
Arion Bank picks Datactics for data management
Datactics outperformed the competition in the Icelandic bank’s tests.
Fintech rock band storms the charts
To those about to rock in a sensible manner we salute you.
Barclaycard hunts for fintech and innovation director
Wants uplift and acceleration.
FCA reveals financial strife of urban and rural life
It’s mainly obvious, but explained in depth.
ThetaRay is AML way for ABN Amro
Five-year project to improve bank’s AML and CTF capabilities.
Signicat taps into Belgian digital ID scheme itsme
Partner Belgium Mobile ID has made the integration possible.
Oval Money shapes up nicely with Intesa Sanpaolo backing
Italian bank also takes stake in the automated savings platform.
Visa reveals over 5m payments affected by June outage
Half of which were in the UK.
Nets dives into Poland with Dotpay/eCard acquisition
Both brands will remain separate and maintain leadership.
Spanish start-up Hipoo hops into action with hip mortgages
It aims for onboarding 15,000 customers throughout next year.
Blockchain-based PlasmaBank breaks into Asia and Europe
The platform will also act as a marketplace for other financial products and bank accounts.
Dunedin invests in payments processor GPS’s £44m funding round
UK private equity firm takes stake in Global Processing Services.
Scottish banking start-up Nexves readies for launch
Offers financial platform which operates like a bank account.
PSD2: customer loyalty and bespoke, behavioural open banking
We talk to Yoyo Wallet’s co-founder, Dave Nicholson, about open banking, PSD2 and … PSD3.
Contactless conquers cash in UK clash
UK Finance says convenience of debit card payments puts cash in second place.
UK start-up Yulife to bring life to insurtech
The neo-insurer will incorporate AI and behavioural science.
Mobile banking app preps for Amaiz-ing UK launch
The website offers a free payment account without expiration date.
CYBG confirms £1.7bn Virgin Money takeover
There could also be around 1,500 job losses.
US insurer Lemonade takes wefox to court for IP infringement
Lemonade says German firm copied its presentation and business model.
Monzo brings unconditional love to conditional actions
The new Applets automate actions based on users’ own pre-set conditions.
