Garmin Pay just the ticker for Starling Bank
Watch out for this new contactless payment option.
UK
Blockchain firm Zonafide shuts down
“A major engagement we had expected was put on hold.”
TrueLayer API right fit for Anorak’s life insurance
“First” application of PSD2 into this market.
Mortgages shine in Castlight Financial’s open banking pilot
First pilot goes live for Scottish firm’s “Affordability Passport”.
TSYS teams with 118 118 Money for UK credit card programme
Paytech and lendtech firms sign long-term agreement.
Credit Kudos a bureau hero in open banking roll-out race
“First credit bureau to offer open banking services to lenders and individuals.”
HSBC UK’s latest app stands connected for one screen dream
Lets customers see accounts from different banks on one screen.
Virgin Money gets £1.6bn takeover offer from CYBG
Combined entity will have six million personal and business customers.
Banking Technology May 2018 issue out now
All encompassing. Right place, bright time.
Open banking platform Token authorised by FCA
Token is now an official AISP and PISP in the UK.
Bacs and Faster Payments transferred to New Payment System Operator
Bacs and Faster Payments process a combined £6.3 trillion worth of payments annually.
Core banking tech vendor Thought Machine goes into administration, restructures
From Thought Machine Ltd to Thought Machine Group Ltd.
Diamond Bank sells UK subsidiary to industrialist Sanjeev Gupta
To be renamed as British Commonwealth Trade Bank (BCTB).
Top fintech stories this week – 27 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
TSB vows to put things right
No customer will be left out of pocket as a result of the IT issues, TSB assures.
Life is a glitch: more IT outages at banks in UK and Ireland
TSB and Ulster Bank are not having a good time with their tech.
RBS to launch “beta” of new digital bank in Q3
RBS is building a new digital-only bank.
Secure Trust Bank in regtech project with Jaywing
Jaywing’s Echelon will automate commercial IFRS 9 processes at Secure Trust Bank.
Regtech start-up ClauseMatch lands £3.6m funding
ClauseMatch raised £3.6 million ($5 million) from Index Ventures and other investors.
FairFX posts first full year profits
CEO of FairFX describes the year as “ground-breaking” for the company.
TransUnion to acquire Callcredit for $1.4bn
TransUnion to buy UK’s second-largest consumer credit bureau, Callcredit.
Redwood Bank first in UK to put core banking tech on Microsoft Azure cloud
UK’s first 100% “born in the cloud” bank goes on the record about its tech and providers.
TSB ditches Lloyds to migrate to new tech this weekend
Moving customer data from Lloyds’ legacy tech to a new in-house platform, Proteo4UK.
Homelyfe helps Hoocht hone home insurance
Digital mortgage adviser Hoocht brings on the AI power.
NY FinTech Week – our transatlantic opportunity
In the areas of fintech, the “special relationship” between the US and UK is thriving.
Stockbroking start-up Freetrade’s beta app goes live
Looks to light up stock market with liveliness and laissez-faire.
Centtrip lets rip with instant payments service
Offers local and international payments in 15 deposit currencies.
TransferWise joins UK’s Faster Payments system
First non-bank payment service provider to directly access system.
UK’s Coventry Building Society in IT recruitment drive
More than 80 IT roles on offer as digital revamp takes shape.
U Account unveils cash pay-in for current account customers
50,000 customers feeling fine with sublime cash pay-in time.
Metro Bank sets its Insights on Personetics’ AI
Will be used for money management through bank’s mobile app.
Fintech Fellowship open for applications – addressing skills gap
An £8,000 award to a postgraduate student studying a fintech-related course at a UK university.
Barclays UK Ventures in pursuit of innovation
BUKV will work as a start-up, will partner with fintechs and invest in them.
Moneyhub integrates with Monzo and Starling; Yolt reaches customer milestone
Integration galore – it’s all about open banking.
Atos in strategic partnership with low-code development platform OutSystems
Accelerating digital transformation initiatives.
Infographic: UK’s fintech and traditional banking job markets
Meta search engine Joblift offers up a brief comparison.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
UK challenger bank Tandem unveils fixed saver accounts
Now on its second product launch.
TSB offers SMEs digital MOT
Bank joins forces with Enterprise Nation to offer supportive SME service.
UK challenger bank Countingup officially launches
Offers business current account with accounting and tax software.
