Lloyds online banking goes down
Things fall apart… again.
UK
Payfone in its element with O2 digital partnership
Initiative aims to protect mobile users from fraud.
New UK mobile bank Countingup brings heart to sole traders
Will focus on the 4.5 million sole traders, freelancers and contractors in the UK.
Fintech funding round-up: 23 January 2018
From London to Asia. Stars Anorak Technologies, Funding Societies and Mekar.
Immigration in the banking technology industry: a positive story
The banking technology sector suffers from skills shortages and relies heavily on foreign nationals.
Exactpro completes management buyout from London Stock Exchange
They’re still friends – LSE will remain a customer of Exactpro.
Nationwide goes live on Murex treasury and capital markets tech
Using MX.3 front-to-back-to-risk platform.
UK and France governments strike accord for fintech innovation
Tech sectors plan to get closer together with a digital conference to promote deeper integration.
Featurespace now features new CFO
Starting off the new year with a new chief financial officer – Jonathan Crossfield.
UK Open Banking crew call on Contego to verify you
Open Banking Implementation Entity wants help with identities.
Envestnet | Yodlee unveils API solution for PSD2 compliance
To comply with the UK’s PSD2 and open banking API specifications for account information services.
TCS drools over two delicious insurtech deals for $2.7bn
Two separate deals with Prudential and Transamerica.
Bricks and clicks mix with Metro Bank online current account launch
Join from your own home, office, coffee shops, sheds and hot tubs.
Curve card comes a-calling in UK
An app that connects debit and credit cards to one Curve Mastercard.
Nationwide wide of the mark for UK open banking launch
Joins five banks in missing the deadline.
Danske Bank UK picks Datactics data quality software
Used for single customer view processes in Northern Ireland.
Is the UK Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport the real life DOSAC?
It’s like the UK government is taking advice from the writers of “The Thick of It”.
Harrods Bank acquired by challenger Tandem
UPDATE. Purchase completed following regulatory approval from the Bank of England.
UK Digital Minister visits Tate Modern instead of figuring out what job actually is
Feel free to give him a prod and tell him to get back into the office.
Conister Bank in core banking tech revamp with TCS
EXCLUSIVE: Isle of Man’s community bank is modernising its core banking platform.
Cake4Good fintech charity bake off!
Where you can bake it! Fake it! Or buy it! In support of The House of St Barnabas.
Jefferies goes live with Percentile’s RiskMine Cube
London-based investment bank shows its love for RiskMine Cube.
New challenger bank on UK scene, Chetwood Financial
UK’s challenger bank scene has got a new entrant – Chetwood Financial.
London Assembly calls for change for short changed youth
Wants a bank account for every young Londoner.
Regtechs all the rage in Accenture’s latest innovation lab
Having their own dedicated stream for the first time.
DOS & Co to launch London’s first digital private bank
UK-based advisory firm DOS & Co is the latest name in challenger banking.
Top fintech stories this week – 5 January 2018
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Failed fundraiser closes the folio on Folio
Closing this month after it failed to meet its fundraising target.
Thomas Cook and Ferratum launch mobile banking app for holidays, Sumo
The first ever mobile banking app designed for holidays launched in Sweden. UK to follow.
Payments: contactless charitable cases
Charities large and small are waking up to the need to embrace contactless payments. Banking Technology looks at the drivers, challenges and opportunities.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 December 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
UK’s open banking service to go live in January 2018
The Open Banking Implementation Entity has confirmed that the UK will be the first nation to launch open banking.
Monimove unveils corporate supply chain finance platform
UK firm seeking to carve itself a slice of the credit management market.
City of London Group to launch challenger bank
In the process of obtaining a banking licence as it targets commercial, SME, bridging and development finance.
Ex-Barclays boss mulls £10m Tandem investment
Former Barclays boss, Bob Diamond, is in talks to buy a stake in UK-based challenger bank Tandem.
FCA publishes feedback on distributed ledger technology
The responses on the potential for future development of DLT in the markets it regulates.
SBDA Group closes Series A investment round
Banking personalisation firm SBDA landed investment from FinSight Ventures and Digital Space Ventures.
Shawbrook Bank in ClusterSeven risk management heaven
For the management of business-critical spreadsheets.
Nesta reveals ten winners of SME innovation challenge
Nesta names prize winners at the conclusion of stage one of its Open Up Challenge.
UK regulator finally acts as compere for bank account compares
Nothing quite compares to go compare for bank accounts in the UK.
