Advanzia Bank signs Backbase to power three new mobile apps
The new applications have gone live across France, Austria, and Spain.
Spain
Santander to pay €100m for Wirecard’s core European business
The deal means the bank can expand its payment solution across Europe, says Santander’s CEO.
Banco Santander’s VC arm invests in Spanish proptech Clikalia
Clikalia’s IPO ambitions were likely a big part of Santander’s decision to invest now.
BBVA taps Amazon and Bloomberg for cloud-based equities platform
Spanish giant launches “BBVA C-fit” for its corporate banking division.
Banco Santander & CaixaBank back Spanish digital identity project
The project is calling for further partners to join the project to boost overall usage in Spain.
BBVA debuts “dynamic CVV” numberless card Aqua
It features a dynamic CVV code in order to provide security for online payments.
CaixaBank and Bankia confirm merger creating Spain’s largest lender
For every Bankia share, CaixaBank will exchange 0.6845 newly issued shares.
Santander spins out Innoventures successor Mouro Capital with $400m
The bank has doubled its investment into its VC arm.
Hungarian fintech PeasyPay continues hand and face payment roll out
In the UK, the start-up is working with taxi drivers in Glasgow.
Ohpen acquires cross-border mortgage vendor Davinci
Dutch technology firm plans international expansion with new suite of products.
Spanish lenders CaixaBank and Bankia mull €17bn merger
CaixaBank is about three times the size of Bankia.
Spanish sustainability fintech Mitto to launch in UK next year
“Every payment counts and determines the world we live in.”
Triodos Bank signs ATM outsourcing contract with Cardtronics
The bank’s Spanish ATMs to be managed by the tech firm.
TrueLayer and sync. partner up on Spanish expansion
UK-based aggregation platform taps TrueLayer to boost its service.
Bankia becomes Avaloq’s first Spanish banking client
The Spanish firm has picked an on-premises deployment of Avaloq tech.
Spanish challenger Bnext lands another €11m
The new capital adds to its already closed €22.5 million last October.
BBVA collaborates with Fujitsu on quantum tech proof of concept
Spanish giant thinks quantum will be key to industry future.
Bueno bank aims to target Spanish holiday homeowners
Bueno promises a range of services to manage second homes.
Five Spanish banks complete blockchain POC for interbank payments
The platform has programmed more than 20,000 instant credit transfers.
Santander launches Mi Vuelta COVID-19 track and trace app
The Mi Vuelta COVID-19 track and trace app allows employees to report any symptoms.
Newly licensed RevoluPAY taps global remittance market
The fintech landed its PSD2 licence in Spain at the end of May.
Clearhaus provides payment rails for PaynoPain
Both firms entered the market in 2011 to bring APIs to payments.
Santander gets US challenger bank Upgrade to unicorn status
The San Francisco-based challenger has landed a $40 million Series D.
Square buys up Spanish P2P payment app Verse
Verse will join forces with Square’s Cash App.
CaixaBank starts rolling out 100 facial recognition ATMs
Branches in Barcelona and Valencia already have the machines.
Santander to hire 3,000 IT workers this year for digital transformation
“They will be at the heart of our transformation,” says bank.
CaixaBank signs cloud management deal with IBM
The two firms have worked together since 2011.
Santander deploys ThetaRay’s AML solution for correspondent banking
The roll out of ThetaRay’s solution across Santander began in Q4 2019.
Open banking fintech Belvo lands $10m for Brazil expansion
The firm is also looking to hire between 40-50 new developers.
Pandemic forces corporations to balance technology investments on risk and agility
125,000+ staff working remotely, 3m chat messages, 780,000 video & internet calls a day – how did Santander do it?
Anyday and Clearhaus to take on payment giants in Norway and Spain
“We’re ready to take on the giants,” says Anyday’s CEO.
Challenger Zelf to launch banking offering solely through messenger apps
“We have migrated into the top screen time for Gen Z’s and millennial’s,” says founder.
Auriga snaps up LDM security platform from S21sec
Italian technology vendor Auriga has acquired ATM cybersecurity platform Lookwise Device Manager (LDM) from Spanish security firm S21sec. Auriga plans to integrate its new acquisition into the WWS software suite, designed for security monitoring and control of networked devices including ATMs, point of sale, and payment control systems. Designed as an integrated security solution, Auriga […]
CaixaBank and Global Payments create prepaid card under MoneyToPay brand
Global Payment’s Netspend president Kelley Knutson will head up the venture.
Big data fintech GeoDB bags £1.37m from Seedrs investors
The UK fintech combines big data, blockchain and crypto into ‘Big – Crypto’.
CRIF to buy AI fintech Strands
The deal is expected to close in the “coming weeks”.
BNP Paribas snaps up Banco Sabadell depository unit in €115m deal
The unit holds assets worth €22 billion in custody.
Tink completes €15.5m acquisition of Eurobits
The move is part of Tink’s growth strategy for 2020 and beyond.
Spanish regulators approve $2.8bn SIX takeover bid for BME
SIX has been going head-to-head with Euronext for the Spanish exchange firm.
ID Finance’s revenues hit $86.6m across Spain, Brazil and Mexico
“Despite macroeconomic volatility, the company plans to continue its growth,” says CEO.
