ASOS and Klarna bring flexible payments to the US
The US will pay in four scheduled bi-weekly instalments to reflect the US salary schedule.
FinTech
Grayscale selects Coinbase to store $2.7bn worth of assets
Coinbase Custody had reached $1 billion in crypto AUM in May.
Big banks are driving fintech to the mainstream
And it’s happening faster than you think!
Top fintech stories this week – 2 August 2019
FNZ acquires GBST, LSE to buy Refinitiv, and more!
FNA raises $5.5m for AI-driven regtech
The firm collaborates with regulators manage financial risks.
Something for nothing or the fallacy of ecosystem conversations
Those “big block of cheese” meetings…
Persado gets five-year deal with JP Morgan Chase
The AI firm generates better marketing copy.
Line, Next and Rakuten receive Taiwan online banking permits
The FSC does not plan on issuing more virtual bank permits.
Stackin’ raises $4m for financial advice for millennials
Millennials can now be texted the best way to grow their money.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
My company is undergoing hypergrowth. How can I create a culture for business success?
LSE in talks to buy Refinitiv for $27bn
The deal includes debt of $12.2 billion.
Gay is for life, not just for June
Fintech firms can and must do more.
Helis Network closes $500k seed funding round
The firm aims to make decentralised finance accessible.
Paysend raises £8.5m for global roll-out
The fintech also launched its own digital currency, Pays XDR.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 July 2019
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Digital US equities investment product launches in India
DriveWealth has partnered with Vested Finance.
Mbanq backs Arival Bank by acquiring shares
Arival also has its sights set on a Series A round of $10 million later this year
Swell announces closure
The investment platform did not reach the required scale to survive.
Banking Technology Awards 2019 are open for entries
The Early Bird 10% discount deadline is 31 July 219, the awards close for entries on 31 August 2019
FIs choose Cloudera for digital transformation
Cloudera enables digital transformation for global financial services institutions.
A banker goes a-banking, volume 4: GDPR for the masses
It is time we gave some respect back to the drops that make the ocean.
Robinhood raises $323 million in Series E funding
The new round of funding values the company at $7.6 billion.
Let’s work together
Bank-fintech collaboration should take priority on this year’s Sibos agenda.
Zeta eyes global expansion with Series C investment
The investment came from Sodexo at a valuation of $300 million.
Blockchain ID management firm Trusted Key bought by Workday
Trusted Key will bring its blockchain-based, digital identity management technology to Workday.
Ideanomics unveils plans for fintech village
It’ll be based in Connecticut with a focus on AI, robotics, finserv and more.
The financial services talent war is fierce: here’s how to draft in the millennials
People at all levels should be given the opportunity and tools to understand themselves at their best.
Equifax to pay up to $700m to settle data breach
The records of at least 147 million people were exposed in the incident.
The Win 10 Rush: How financial institutions can beat the clock to upgrade their PCs
Kevin Flaherty, CEO at BLM Tech reveals the key to carrying off large-scale IT projects.
Focus on what’s important – and leave the rest to us
Smartstream’s platform takes the operational & regulatory responsibility of payments off your back.
Urban FT acquires CFC Technology Group
The pairing aims to tilt the playing field for community-based institutions.
Thomson Reuters acquires HighQ
It enhances their aim of providing more cloud-based software for legal professionals.
Uber-izing banks
The secret is not just about being frictionless and digital.
Top fintech stories this week – 19 July 2019
PayTech Awards winners announced!
Temenos acquires AI firm Logical Glue
It claims to bring transparency and explainability of AI automated decisions to the banking industry.
Separating the wheat from the chaff
Discover the ways to tackle complex data estates with Adlib Software.
Mastercard chooses Infinicept for start-up programme
The firm created Payment Facilitator in a Box.
Blackfish, wishful thinking and self-fulfilling prophecies
If you don’t want your organisation to be plagued by self-fulfilling prophecies, don’t create them.
Near raises $100m for new platform offering
The investment comes from PE firm, Greater Pacific Capital (GPC).
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