HSBC could start charging for “basic banking services”
It reported a 35% fall in pre-tax profit during the third quarter of the year.
Europe
Nets completes acquisition of major Polish card payment processor
“Poland is one of the most attractive regions in Europe” for digital payments.
Neobank Vybe plans 300,000 new customers in UK and France
Vybe’s CEO claims the challenger already has 950,000 people signed up and ready.
Money management fintech Yatta emerges in Dublin
Yatta promises to help users navigate the “complexities” of financial decision making.
Monte dei Paschi ex-boss and former chairman sentenced to jail
The three former execs were ordered to pay damages claimed by some of the bank’s savers.
HSBC to cut up to 300 jobs in UK commercial banking unit
The cuts are part of a wider restructuring announced in February.
Snoop closes £10m on Seedrs
The Snoop app launched in April.
Nordic challenger Lunar lands $47m Series C
The round arrives just seven months after its €20 million Series B extension in April.
PrimaryBid lands $50m from LSE, Draper Esprit & ABN AMRO
It adds to PrimaryBid’s $8.6 million Series A last year.
BBVA debuts “dynamic CVV” numberless card Aqua
It features a dynamic CVV code in order to provide security for online payments.
US holding firm Syncapay buys Wirecard’s North America business
Wirecard put the market value of its North American business at €824m.
Monet Money to target UK’s creatives with cash flow app
The beta version of its app is expected to land in February 2021.
Major Indian IT firm TCS in talks to buy Deutsche’s Postbank tech unit
Postbank Systems provides IT services to Postbank, which Deutsche bought back in 2010.
NatWest accelerator graduate Hoddle launches beta savings app
Hoddle was brought onboard to NatWest’s accelerator programme by Steve Chown.
FCA and PRA fine Goldman Sachs £96.6m for 1MDB scandal
The investigation found that GSI breached a number of FCA and PRA principles and rules.
TransferWise waives fees on $20m in donations to COVID-19 research
All donations will be exchanged via Google and Reuter’s mid-market rate.
FCA survey shows 12 million UK adults struggling with debt payments
“Our surveys have shown that younger and BAME consumers have been impacted more than others.”
The power of the collective
Martha Mghendi-Fisher is creating a community – a tribe – for women in the financial services industry.
Modulr lands EMI licence from Ireland’s central bank
The licence will underpin the fintech’s European expansion.
Visa and Mastercard abusing UK duopoly, say retail groups
The major card schemes are accused using their position to charge increased fees.
European lender Capitalbox buys rival Dutch arm of Spotcap
The deal marks Spotcap’s exit from the direct lending market.
Silent Eight lands $9m to help firms tackle money laundering
The start-up says it has doubled its valuation in just over a year.
UK challenger Lanistar lands £15m from CEO’s family
“Lanistar is not only planning to stand out, but step over all the other start-ups”.
Curve to launch new credit facility powered by Thought Machine’s Vault
Curve Credit allows customers allows customers to pay for their purchases in instalments.
TreeCard raises $1m from Ecosia ahead of 2021 launch
TreeCard, set to launch next year, is made of sustainable cherry tree wood.
Trading 212 integrates TrueLayer’s open banking platform
The API allows users to quickly and securely fund their investment account, using payments initiation.
Russia’s Yandex and Tinkoff scrap $5.5bn deal
Internal email suggests agreement was lost on nature of the merger.
Unlocking the benefits of unstructured data in banking
Key areas that the sector is failing to tap into with ML and AI.
Enveil CEO: Fragmented AML regulation creates “Russian doll effect”
Williams likens it to the “Russian doll effect”.
Fronted joins Yobota’s first cohort of core banking clients
The fintech is just “a couple of months” away from going live on Yobota’s core banking platform.
Tide and GoCardless sign invoice-chasing payments partnership for SMEs
The two firms claim SMEs are suffering without timely invoice payment.
FinTech Futures Jobs: five exciting fintechs that are hiring now
Top fintechs looking for talent, including Monzo, OakNorth, Cleo AI and Chip.
PayPal adds interest-free instalments to its UK wallet in BNPL play
Two thirds of British millennials use BNPL services.
Klarna under investigation by UK regulator for ‘unsolicited’ emails
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating the claims.
FIMBank Malta taps Fiserv to improve financial crime risk management
Maltese bank to implement Fiserv AML Risk Manager.
Tandem Bank appoints former Allium CEO as new chief commercial officer
Paul Noble joins Tandem to help it create green digital banking services.
Temenos appoints former SAS EVP as new European president
David Macdonald joins Temenos after 19 years at SAS.
Rabobank outsources regulatory reporting with BearingPoint
BearingPoint to take on a slice of Rabobank’s European reporting needs.
Bravura Solutions acquires Delta Financial Systems in £23m deal
Aussie fintech expands reach in the UK with Delta acquisition.
The intersection of digital identity verification and customer empowerment
Mobile onboarding must deliver an experience that is secure and friction-free.
