NatWest and Large Credit Union Coalition join R3’s blockchain club
UK bank and Canadian group provide double delight.
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Equifax acquires alternative data provider DataX
DataX brand and employees integrated into Equifax’s Banking and Lending Division.
VyStar Credit Union upgrades FIS Miser core system
Florida-based credit union has been FIS client for more than ten years.
ACH Alert in record growth spurt
Tennessee-based payments fraud prevention doubles its staff in response to record growth.
Selecting the right lending partner in the dynamic consumer lending landscape
A total solution lending partner can mitigate risk while supporting the evolving needs of a growing business.
CO-OP Financial Services brings digital power to LA credit union
Becomes fintech energy provider to Water and Power Community Credit Union.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating people that make things happen!
Taking place on 13 December in London.
Accuity safely acquires Safe Banking Systems
With SBS it gets KYC and AML solutions.
Baker Hill inks lendtech deal with West Texas State Bank
Baker Hill’s tech will be used for commercial and consumer lending processes.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Citi meets its payments Smart Match with HighRadius
Will match open invoices to payments received for Citi corporate clients.
Citizens Financial launches digital bank
Divine banking providence – aka Citizens Access – comes to Rhode Island.
Data manager Hazelcast gets new cast of customers
New faces include Lloyds, UBS, and National Australia Bank.
Big boy problems: the challenger banks’ challenge
In the disruption era, disintermediation is the big boys’ loss for sure, but not necessarily the disruptors’ gain.
Citizens Alliance Bank allies with Computer Services for core and digital revamp
Core system NuPoint will integrate with digital features.
IBM docks with Banca Carige for $500m American JV
Looking to help Italian bank with AI, big data, analytics and cognitive tools.
Mastercard and Strands join hands for SME payments
Will provide digital cash management and payment tools.
EQT to acquire Saxo Payments Banking Circle
Transaction is expected to close in Q4 2018.
White paper: VirusTotal Intelligence for Banking Trojans
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Square no longer angling for US bank charter
Plans to apply later to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Quovo and Onist form honest financial partnership
It honestly happened in Canada.
Top fintech stories this week – 6 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Additiv and Orange Business Services in juicy wealthtech hook-up
European robo-advisor Additiv makes its cloud-based tech available to banks and FIs.
11:FS Podcast: death is no excuse
11:FS Fintech Insider podcast featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
Veridium’s $16.5m Series B funding led by Michael Spencer
Other contributors include Citrix Systems and investor Michael Powell.
Inspire FCU to deploy Nymbus core banking solutions
Nymbus will replace 15 technology vendors in the process.
JP Morgan Chase’s mobile app Finn goes nationwide
Finn by Chase is designed for millennials in the US.
Finserv not ready for blockchain yet, McKinsey says
The industry’s complexity makes it harder for blockchain to be implemented.
39 firms complete KYC trial on R3’s Corda blockchain
Four-day collaborative trial and 300 transactions.
Sensory’s biometric tech powers 24 banking apps
Banks iclude Alior, Axis, Banorte, ICICI, Maybank, Mizuho Bank, and Qatar Islamic Bank.
Top fintech stories this week – 29 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Blockchain Summit 2018: the role of banks and how not to get lost in the hype
Banks seek to define their role amidst all the new kids on the block.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating most innovative projects of the year!
Enter the awards by 31 August.
Report: State of digital sales in banking
The results are in! Read the third annual Digital Sales Report.
Open banking survey: how is the digital revolution really bedding in?
How is Open Banking really bedding in? What are the early lessons?
Dashlane removes pain of old and forgotten accounts
Password manager platform launches Inbox Security Scan.
BizEquity brings Valuation-as-a-Service to TD Bank
BizEquity just signed its first – really big – bank.
Don’t be that guy: cautionary tales for banking and life
You’ve been warned.
Merrill Lynch app makes mobile merry work of paperwork
Part of its digital expansion strategy, focused on mobile features.
SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper comes to HSBC USA
Robots relish retail banking.
