Insurtech Homelyfe opens up tech stack for third party fun
“Partner Platform” offers access to its product lines and to provide home insurance cover.
Europe
Tandem launches travel cashback card in UK
Digital challenger bank launches its first product in the country.
FCA and CFTC to collaborate on fintech innovation
Financial Conduct Authority and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have signed an arrangement for UK-US initiatives.
Ireland – a land of fintech opportunity
Ireland’s future looks very promising in terms of fintech investment and for financial services more broadly.
Fintech funding round-up: 19 February 2018
Features Lydia, Qara and Aye Finance.
UK Investment Association unleashes fintech accelerator
Asset management industry to get generosity from VeloCity.
Russia’s beta biometrics brings better banking security
Tinkoff Bank, VTB Bank and Pochta Bank have presented a beta version of their unified biometrics system.
Credit Kudos loans its glory to Lending Works
Customers can use Credit Kudos to populate forms, verify income and prove their creditworthiness.
Hackers steal $6m from Russian bank via Swift
Russian central bank disclosed the information… very discreetly.
HSBC online and mobile banking goes down
UK not OK… as usual. Out for the count for a few hours.
Nxchange pioneers ABN Amro’s blockchain tech for escrow accounts
ABN Amro Clearing Bank (AACB) has developed a blockchain-based alternative for escrow accounts.
Infinitec unleashes digital finance solution for German SMEs
A Software-as-a-Service solution for integrated finance management.
KBC in group-wide tech renovation project with Temenos
KBC is on a “progressive renovation” journey of its international operations.
AnaCredit – turning compliance into opportunity
An opportunity to improve ROI on existing infrastructure and use data for strategic decision-making.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Wirecard brings digital touch to ReiseBank’s bankomo app
Expanding collaboration by enabling users to top up smartphone account without minimum purchase requirement.
SOKA-BAU in front-to-back office tech overhaul with Simcorp
German pension fund will implement the Simcorp Dimension platform.
Edmond de Rothschild moves core mainframe system to LzLabs
Hops over to LzLabs’ Linux-based alternative, running on x86 servers.
BinckBank and Raisin double up for Dutch savings market
Launches new product “Binck Savings” – users can deposit funds with selected European partner banks.
UK money platform Nudgg pushes to launch
Allows customers to view all financial accounts in one place and make direct comparisons.
Fintech funding round-up: 13 February 2018
From India via Israel to Finland – starring MoneyOnMobile, Tipalti and Zervant.
Distribution Finance Capital seeks UK banking licence
DFC is focused on providing additional working capital to product manufacturers, distributors and dealer networks.
TruFin steps into UK challenger bank zone
TruFin started trading on the alternative investment market of the London Stock Exchange.
More fintech firms embrace Starling’s Marketplace
New group of partners includes PensionBee, Wealthsimple, Habito and Kasko in partnership with AXA.
Citi opens innovation lab in London
Headquartered at the WeWork offices in Moorgate.
“Misery” for fintech journalist kidnapped by PR exec
And forced to write a jargon-saturated news report.
Infographic: bank and fintech collaboration in Germany
The latest developments in collaboration between banks and fintechs in Gremany.
Tinkoff Bank opens fintech development hub in Moscow
Will focus on new business solutions based on blockchain and biometrics.
Bud blossoms with two new payment licences
UK-based web and mobile app has got regulatory authorisation to aggregate accounts and initiate payments.
Nordic banks mull common payments infrastructure
Danske Bank, DNB, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank in talking mood.
Abcul searches for new CEO as Mark Lyonette moves on
Abcul’s CEO position comes with a circa £70,000 annual salary.
UK regulator pushing hard on GDPR compliance
Financial Conduct Authority looking to get firms ready for the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
TrueLayer makes Zopa an open banking player
API developer platform partnering with UK financial services company for launch of products.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Deutsche Bank’s multibanking service goes live
One login to rule them all – for transferring money from all aggregated accounts.
Personetics AI fuels Tandem’s digital insights
Bank will use Personetics’ Cognitive Banking Brain for new offerings within its digital banking.
Fintech funding round-up: 7 February 2018
Welcome to another wave of wondrous wealth. Features Autobooks, Finomial and Rebuildingsociety.
Deutsche Bank waltzes into open source space
“Waltz” solution allows organisations to gather information from multiple sources.
UK regulator reveals retail banking remedies
Overdraft warnings are one of the fixes brought in as part of CMA’s investigation.
PrePay Solutions takes a shine to challenger bank Coconut
PPS is providing the banking infrastructure and card technology.
