SWIFT Partners with TCH to Drive Instant Payments in the U.S.
Hot on the heels of the Fed’s Faster Payments Task Force final report and call for the industry to implement faster payments in the U.S. by 2020, SWIFT is offering a gateway.
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Behalf and FinWise Bank team to boost SME lending options
Utah-based FinWise Bank, a subsidiary of All West Bancorp, has partnered with alternative small business lender Behalf.
SEFCU outsources core processing to Fiserv DNA
SEFCU, a top-50 credit union in the US, is modernising its core processing software with Fiserv.
Is Prosper prospering?
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Prosper released its second quarter earnings recently, just days after the company shuttered its consumer-facing bill management system.
Where top US banks are investing in fintech – CB Insights
Since 2012, the top ten US banks (by assets under management) have participated in 72 rounds totaling $3.6 billion to 56 fintech companies, according to CB Insights. While investment activity dropped on a quarterly basis in Q1 2017, four of the last five quarters have seen over $1 billion invested into fintech start-ups in the US backed by venture capital firms.
Morgan Stanley’s diversity-focused innovation lab welcomes first cohort
Morgan Stanley’s new innovation lab, which aims to support multiculturalism and diversity in financial services, has onboarded five start-ups for its three-month accelerator programme.
HoneyDue tackles major PFM challenge: collaborative spending
Managing a relationship is stressful enough without introducing unnecessary miscommunications about day-to-day spending. This is one reason why many couples maintain separate spending accounts with pre-defined responsibilities (e.g. you pay the rent, I’ll pay the utilities, etc).
Coinbase joins unicorn club with $100m funding, partners with Fidelity
Digital currency wallet Coinbase has taken the leap to become a unicorn. The San Francisco-based company announced it has received $100 million in Series D funding led by IVP.
Public Service Credit Union completes Malauzai digital banking tech roll-out
Colorado-based Public Service Credit Union (PSCU), the state’s third largest credit union with more than $2.3 billion in assets, 28 branches and 219,00 members, has completed the roll-out of its new digital banking platform – powered by Malauzai Software.
NBPCA requests more changes and time to comply with CFPB’s prepaid accounts rule
US-based Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA) submitted its comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) on the bureau’s proposed changes to the final prepaid accounts rule. The trade group is calling for additional revisions to the rule as well as an extended implementation period.
StreetShares raises $10.3m for “Shark Tank meets eBay” approach to P2P lending
Alternative lending platform StreetShares raised $10.3 million in a venture round this week. The funds come from an undisclosed investor and bring the Virginia-based company’s total funding to almost $20 million since it was founded in 2013.
TransferMate Adds New Hires amid U.S. Regulatory OK
TransferMate, a global B2B payments platform, announced the expansion of its senior management team following its achievement of full U.S. regulatory approval.
Green Dot reports net income jump in Q2, touts fintech deals, acquires secured credit portfolio
Green Dot Corp. reported strong numbers for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, including a 140 percent increase in GAAP net income to $19.3 million, up from $8.0 million over Q2 2016.
Lower Valley Credit Union converts to Corelation’s Keystone core
Lower Valley Credit Union (LVCU), a small credit union in the US state of Washington, has gone live with new core banking software, Keystone from Corelation.
Digiliti Money evaluates go forward strategy as founder quits and revenue falls
US-based fintech Digiliti Money (formerly Cachet Financial Solutions) is pondering its future in the light of financial troubles and the resignation of its founder, chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Mack.
Top fintech stories this week – 4 August 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Strands lands digital money management deal with US bank
Personal financial management (PFM) firm Strands has secured a deal with Ohio-based Huntington National Bank. The bank will use Strands’ PFM and business finance management (BFM) solutions. Banking Technology understands that the solutions will integrate with the core banking system, Hogan, provided by DXC Technology (formerly Computer Science Corporation or CSC). Mark Sheehan, payments and […]
US community bank rallies banking industry to address core software needs
Jim Kisch, president and CEO of Passumpsic Savings Bank, a community bank operating in the US states of Vermont and New Hampshire, is calling on the banking industry to support its request to core banking software vendors.
Two Connecticut credit unions unite on FLEX core banking tech
Two small credit unions in the US state of Connecticut – East Hartford Federal Credit Union and America’s First Network Credit Union – have implemented a centralised core banking platform as part of their merger.
Pacific Western Bank live with nCino’s Bank Operating System
Pacific Western Bank, a $21 billion institution in California, has gone live with nCino’s cloud-based Bank Operating System, replacing in-house systems.
USAA links with Clinc for conversational AI banking
Banking and insurance provider USAA has opted for Clinc’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform to provide human-like conversations for its customers’ bank accounts. Available as a pilot programme at USAA Labs, its members, who consist of 12 million current and former members of the US military and their families, can use the “non-chatbot AI” to talk […]
Mobile identity firm Juvo scores with $40m in new funding
In a round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Wing Venture Capital, mobile identity scoring specialist Juvo has raised $40 million in new funding, reports Finovate (Banking Technology‘s sister company). The Series B, which featured participation from SignalFire and other existing investors, takes the company’s total funding to $54 million. Juvo will use the […]
xPressTap wants to eliminate payment card readers
With the launch of its Tap2App merchant payment solution and pilot programme, xPressTap is enabling micro-retailers and small business owners to use their smartphones to accept card payments without a dongle or a portable card reader, reports Paybefore, Banking Technology’s sister publication. The California-based start-up says its patented technology turns any NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet […]
Mortgage tech provider PCLender acquired by Fiserv
Fiserv has acquired PCLender, a US-based provider of “simple, elegant, internet-based mortgage solutions for community banks, credit unions and mortgage bankers”.
LogMeIn buys AI and chatbot provider Nanorep for $45m
Massachusetts-based software provider LogMeIn has acquired Nanorep, a chatbot and virtual assistant company, for $45 million to boost its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ambitions in customer engagement. Headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, Nanorep uses AI and patented natural language processing technologies for self-service solutions. A number of companies, such as financial software firm Intuit, Vodafone, and non-fintech […]
Prospera CU is Open Anywhere to omnichannel onboarding
Prospera CU, a 63,000-member credit union in British Columbia, Canada, has launched Open Anywhere, a real-time application processing across all of its digital and physical channels. The solution is provided by Central 1 Credit Union in partnership with Canadian tech heavyweight CGI.
Digital asset start-up NextBlock out of the blocks with $20m funding
Toronto-based NextBlock Global, a new digital asset investment company, has got itself off to a good start with the closing of an “oversubscribed” $20 million financing round. Like many other start-ups, NextBlock says it’s “disruptive” – and is setting its targets on the new digital asset economy. It says these assets, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, […]
Mexico-based MIT taps Featurespace for payments fraud prevention
Machine learning continues to take center stage in fraud prevention for the payments industry. Mexico-based payments processor MIT will use U.K.-based Featurespaces’ real-time, machine-learning platform to detect anomalies in individual behavior for fraud and risk management for its 17,000 merchant partners.
Central Bancshares moves to Jack Henry’s Silverlake core banking system
Two US banks, CBI Bank and F&M Bank, have implemented Jack Henry’s Silverlake core banking system. The banks’ parent, Central Bancshares Inc (CBI), initiated the project.
Payably and CardConnect want to simplify mobile payments for small businesses
Payably, which offers a platform that integrates mobile payments with QuickBooks Online data in real time, is working with CardConnect to “simplify and speed up” mobile payments for merchants, including initial onboarding and processing and receiving payments.
Pennsylvania State Employees CU ditches Symitar core banking system for Corelation’s Keystone
US-based core banking software vendor Corelation has inked a deal with its largest customer to date, Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU). The credit union will replace its legacy Symitar core processing platform with Corelation’s Keystone.
Diamond Credit Union “humanises relationships” with video banking service
Pennsylvania-based Diamond Credit Union has implemented Vidyo’s technology “to unite its community and employees remotely through face-to-face video collaboration”.
New investment boosts Betterment valuation to $800m
Robo advisor Betterment is now that much closer to achieving unicorn status – courtesy of a $70 million investment from Sweden’s Kinnevik. The investment takes Betterment’s total capital to $275 million, and gives the robo advisor a valuation estimated at $800 million, reports Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). Praising the “strong partnership” between his firm and Kinnevik, Betterment CEO […]
DoubleNet Pay garners $4m investment
Financial wellness company DoubleNet Pay has closed $4 million in seed funding. The investment, which marks the Atlanta-based company’s first round of funding since it was founded in 2013, comes from TTV Capital and Fuqua Investments, reports Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). The 12-person company will use the funds to boost product development and bolster sales. […]
Fintech earnings round-up: 24 July 2017
It’s been a busy time for second- and fiscal third-quarter earnings reports. Features Bank of America, Amex, Blackhawk Network and Visa. Banking Technology’s sister publication Paybefore reports. Bank of America (BofA) has beaten analyst expectations with earnings per share of 46 cents on revenue of $22.829 billion for the second quarter ended 30 June 2017. […]
Analysis: regtech in the US – the state we are in
Subas Roy, chairman of the newly launched International Regtech Association (IRTA), provides an insight into the state of regtech in the US and further opportunities.
Faster Payments Task Force Sets Ambitious Goal for 2020
The Fed’s Faster Payments Task Force isn’t kidding when it says it wants every U.S. consumer and business to be able to accept faster payments by 2020. It’s an ambitious plan, no doubt. But with the release of its final report on July 21, detailing 16 proposed faster payment solutions and outlining possible approaches, the task force is making a serious call to action.
LendKey raises $13m in equity and debt financing
Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) specialist LendKey raised $13 million in Series C funding this week, reports Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). The round consisted of both equity and debt financing ($8 million of the former, $5 million of the latter) and was led by Maine-based North Atlantic Capital. Also participating in the investment were existing investors DFJ, Gotham […]
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Meta taps Melissa for KYC and AML initiatives
Melissa Global Intelligence, a provider of global contact data quality and identity-verification solutions, announced that its technology is fueling know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) initiatives for Meta Payment Systems, one of the largest prepaid card issuers in the US. Meta relies on Melissa to provide “a 360-degree view” of the customer, including […]
