Starling Bank unveils Banking-as-a-Platform APIs
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From Zopa to bank with new £44m funding
Zopa is moving from P2P lending to banking and savings.
Coinbase gives UK crypto payments pace
Offers same day deposits and withdrawals from crypto accounts to British bank account.
NatWest and RBS card payments crash
Apparently, they ruined somebody’s holiday?
Barclays takes stake in SME lender MarketInvoice
First high street bank to enter into a partnership with the fintech firm.
MarkitSERV to replace Libor in derivatives markets
IHS Markit’s trade processing service enjoys a win.
UK’s Nationwide invests in AI regtech Hazy
The second investment in its £50 million Venturing Fund.
UK regulator wants end to payments conduct unbecoming
FCA wants to improve conduct standards and communications in paytech.
UK payments start-up ApTap readies to bootstrap
Fintech challenger founded by Imperial College London graduates.
UK leads the way with record $16bn fintech investment
KPMG report highlights state of affairs in UK and Europe.
Legal & General invests £3m in lendtech Smartr365
UK Software-as-a-Service company gets a cash boost.
Barclays battered in Current Account Switch Service contest
Latest CASS figures reveal the winners and losers.
MyFirmsApp on best behaviour with messaging app
Staying smart for the UK’s smartphone soft spot.
mBank and Commerzbank prep pan-European challenger
Project Kopernik (Copernicus) will initially target Germany.
City of London Group to acquire Acorn to Oaks for £1.4m
A2O focuses on SME and insurance products.
Yoyo tops 1m user milestone
UK-based mobile payments and loyalty marketing platform on a high.
Monzo challenges Starling with joint account launch
Starling has had a head start.
UK regulator clamps down on crowdfunding
Financial Conduct Authority proposes changes to rules and calls for feedback.
TSB’s April IT crash leads to £107m loss
Results in a loss of customers and increased post-migration costs.
UK – New Zealand: a fintech bridge too far?
How Kiwis and Brits are exploring various ways to participate in each other’s markets.
Starling faces payment and app issues, again
The bank struggled with its payment processor in the past.
Earthport brings in new staff to stop rocky financials
CEO and CFO change as payments company reports increasing losses.
UK bank Secure Trust selects nCino for digital lending ops
Bank will use nCino’s system for real estate financing.
UK payments firm SP Group fights for survival
Jobs will be lost as the company calls in the administrators.
Jabbar unveils digital exchange Kambio Ventures
A blockchain-enabled marketplace for tokenised asset-backed securities.
Fairstone Financial’s lending on fire with Fiserv
LoanServ will consolidate multiple records to decrease response times.
PSR calls for feedback on card acquiring services
Payment Systems Regulator wants a happy UK payments place.
StockViews fuelled by Fuel Ventures investment
Will invest in artificial intelligence technology and grow its team of analysts.
Starling Bank takes on Monzo with daring debit card design
Horizontal cards are so 2017.
Bank of England confirms blockchain viability for RTGS
DLT-based settlement with central bank money is alive and kicking.
HSBC boosting cloud capabilities with Google
The expansion will improve big data, analytics and fraud detection.
Welsh KYC firm W2 Global Data raises £1.25m funding
Company also provides AML and fraud prevention solutions.
BNP Paribas launches UK fund for SME lending
The bank hasn’t unveiled the amount of money bound to the fund.
Faster Payments issue affects UK banks
Problems for Halifax, Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and Monzo.
JLT buys saving and investment service Moola
UK-based JLT Employee Benefits looks to digital benefits.
The ID Co. unveils Open Banking API platform
New solution enables customers to use the firm’s DirectID user verification tech.
Are fintech firms doing enough to protect themselves against the risk of contractors?
It is vital for businesses to ensure their employment contracts are up-to-date.
Starling marketplace grows with Growth Street addition
The first live use of SME finance provider’s third-party API.
Moneysupermarket takes JV route into fintech
Users can compare and apply for mortgages via HD Decisions partnership.
NatWest and Large Credit Union Coalition join R3’s blockchain club
UK bank and Canadian group provide double delight.
