Inspire FCU to deploy Nymbus core banking solutions
Nymbus will replace 15 technology vendors in the process.
USA
Assembler Labs aims to get Detroit entrepreneurs out of their shells
Start-ups are not being formed in Detroit at the same rate as other US metropolitan areas.
JP Morgan Chase’s mobile app Finn goes nationwide
Finn by Chase is designed for millennials in the US.
Bento for Business raises $9m funding
The funding nearly doubles its total capital to $18.5 million.
Social savings firm InSpirAVE offers early access to platform
US firm unveils new look and multi-screen experience.
Sensory’s biometric tech powers 24 banking apps
Banks iclude Alior, Axis, Banorte, ICICI, Maybank, Mizuho Bank, and Qatar Islamic Bank.
DefenseStorm goes down a cyber storm at NAFCU
US-based National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions makes its choice.
US mobile app Mezu fires up with privacy promise
Lets people give and get money without sharing personal information.
US mobile start-up AeroPay preps for lift off
Chicago fintech firm will launch beta version soon.
Highland Europe looking up with new €463m funding
It brings the tech investor’s assets to over a billion.
BizEquity brings Valuation-as-a-Service to TD Bank
BizEquity just signed its first – really big – bank.
Largest start-up class yet enters UC Berkeley’s accelerator
More than 100 start-up teams begin the programme.
Merrill Lynch app makes mobile merry work of paperwork
Part of its digital expansion strategy, focused on mobile features.
Amex and Amazon ally in co-brand card game
One of the GAFA gang reveals its paytech plan.
SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper comes to HSBC USA
Robots relish retail banking.
Unison raises $40m to promote the American Dream
Homeownership and investment company unveils latest funding round.
Ping Identity acquires Elastic Beam
Identity security solutions provider buys API cybersecurity company.
Fiserv and InComm partner for cash billpay
Customers can pay their bills using cash. Whatever next.
Venmo shines brightly in debit card roll-out
The card’s beta is now closed, and the public roll-out has started.
American Express wins eight year-long court battle over antitrust issues
The lawsuit accused Amex of stifling competition.
Gusto turns payday into any day with Flexible Pay
Workers can get paid outside of their employer’s standard payroll schedule.
Blockchain firm Conio closes Series A2 with $3m of funding
Takes total valuation of firm to over $40 million.
US Bank partners with Optum360 to help hospitals’ money management
Brings support in revenue cycle management at receivables at hospitals.
Investment marketplace Newchip lands $2m in funding
Participants in round include JadeValue Fintech, Yeoman’s Capital and Polymath.
Biometrics firm Veridium touched by $150,000 grant
The grant is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
PayPal gets anti-fraud ability with $120m acquisition of Simility
Buys fraud prevention and risk management platform.
Better Fintech launches for financial equality
Former Green Dot employee wants to foster financial literacy and equality in the US.
KeyBank acquisition Bolstr-s digital lending dream
US-based bank buys digital lending platform for small businesses.
Luxoft smashes it with Smashing Ideas acquisition
Smashing, lovely, super. Purchase bolsters digital research, strategy and design.
Banking and financial services jobs: mobility at an all-time high
AI is a new corporate site selection driver
US financial planner Grove gets groovy with $8m funding
It publicly launched four months ago.
Square acquires crypto licence in NYC
Gearing up for launch of Cash App, which includes crypto exchange services.
Webinar: How to automate critical processes with compliance in mind
Are your processes compliant by design?
NYC fines Deutsche Bank $205m for FX up
New York State Department of Financial Services is FX-ed off.
SmartAsset scoops up $28m in new funding
Series C round takes company’s total equity capital to more than $51 million.
Billshark and Payrailz go bill busting
Billshark negotiates with service providers to find the best possible terms for monthly bills.
Hyperactive PayPal acquires Hyperwallet for $400m
Gives it more payment solutions to e-commerce platforms and marketplaces.
Fiserv signs up two new credit unions to core account processing platform Portico
The duo is Sioux Valley Community and Coulee Dam Federal.
Wealthtech robo-advisor SigFig raises $50m
Series E funding round led by growth equity firm General Atlantic.
Brex unveils corporate card for start-ups
It also now has a total of $57 million in funding.
