Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 24 June 2019
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Top fintech stories this week – 21 June 2019
From JP Morgan’s secret UK digital bank project to MoneyGram and Ripple’s partnership.
Denver and Latin America form digital finance collaboration
Peru and El Salvador cooperatives join forces with US credit unions.
Next decade is set to be transformative for small business finance
The tools on offer and the demographic of small business owners will change dramatically in ten years’ time.
Celero acquires Elmhurst and Tandem
The acquisitions add distribution and tech-focused organisations to its financial institution partners and merchants.
Core banking and core principles: getting to the future, from where you are today
It is now possible for us to be digital all the way down.
Webinar: don’t disrupt – avoiding the dangers of transformation
70% of digital transformation plans fail. Find out why in this upcoming Finovate webinar.
Refinitiv invests in BattleFin
BattleFin’s Ensemble marketplace will be integrated with Refinitiv’s desktop, Eikon.
MoneyGram agrees $50m partnership with Ripple
The strategic partnership will have an initial term of two years.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
How can I generate awareness of my fintech among potential investors and target clients with limited resources?
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 June 2019
This week, the FCA makes a return with pro-consumer rules!
Fintech: changing lives and promoting inclusion across the globe
164 million migrant workers and 800 million people around the world today are directly supported by remittances.
Chip Mong Bank picks Compass Plus to support Cambodia launch
Compass Plus provides an ATM cash-by-code service.
New partnership launched to foster US and UK fintechs
The FIP aims for enhanced cooperation over regulatory issues.
CGI makes £78.9m all-cash offer for SCISYS
The deal would expand CGI’s reach in European space and defence markets.
Crypterium launches prepaid card
The Crypterium Card is loaded with cryptocurrencies and functions just like a traditional prepaid card.
IBM launches Hyper Protect Accelerator for pre-Series A start-ups
15 early-stage, pre-Series A start-ups from both fintech and healthtech will be selected for the program
Challenger banks in Canada: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of challenger banks and banking services in Canada and the tech they are using.
Top fintech stories this week – 14 June 2019
This week, we look at the FCA’s new rules, SoftBank’s investment, and the World Bank’s new tech.
H&R Block acquires Wave Financial for $398m
It follows Wave’s recent acquisition of Every.
CloudBees acquires Rollout to ease feature deployment
Targeting the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) market.
KnowBe4 reaches $1bn valuation with latest investment round
The cybersecurity firm has raised a further $300 million.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 11 June 2019
This week, news about JP Morgan’s Chase, Visa, and more!
FinovateSpring 2019: focusing on the digital future of fintech
Three key takeaways from the event.
Synapse receives $33m for back-end fintech
The San Francisco-based start-up expects integrations with Visa and MasterCard.
Alogent acquires FinanceGenius software
The suite has been re-branded as Origins.
Banking Technology June 2019 issue out now
Beyond human. Dreaming of a fintech tomorrow.
Fintechs: partnerships don’t mean you can be passive when it comes to compliance
Protecting the fintechs’ own well-being as well as that of their customers.
Step receives $22.5m Series A funding
Challenger for teens’ waiting list has surpassed half a million people.
BanQu closes extension on $2.6m Series A
The amount of the extension remains undisclosed.
Impact investing can unlock the potential of blockchain in Africa
Blockchain can have an exponential positive impact on the lives of low income communities in Africa.
Amaiz launches brand new banking app for entrepreneurs
It aims to release customers from time-consuming admin and paperwork.
Enterprise cloud platform Liveoak closes $8m Series A round
The investment will fund product development and global expansion.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 5 June 2019
News on CIBC, NAB and Bank Leumi alliance, SoFi funding and more!
Tink secures strategic investment from PayPal
The investment from PayPal adds $11.2 million to Tink’s capital.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
How do I launch my company into new markets?
eBay launches cash flow loans with Asto
The app will provide eBay small business customers with a simple cash flow loan when they need it.
Why investors must stop hunting unicorn start-ups and start nurturing zebras
Balancing societal and investor wealth appeals to customers in the age of climate change and political awareness.
Verint Engage 2019: AI, security and genius hacker stories
How changing a phone number can change everything (and cost you millions).
Mastercard announces next generation fintech accelerator
Accelerate 2.0 includes Global Reach service.
