Business card management platform Pleo raises $56m
It follows last year’s $16m Series A.
FinTech
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 13 May 2019
This week, blockchain and crypto by big names like Facebook and Microsoft, among other news!
Why retail banks should not be afraid of collaboration, even with tech giants
Collaboration for incumbents is the only way to catch up with the market and become truly consumer-centric.
Top fintech stories this week – 10 May 2019
Deutsche Bank picks Red Hat, Orange acquires Secure Link, and much more!
Fintechs, there’s a tsunami coming; do you hear the sirens?
And I will be able to pay for a surfboard with my new Apple Card.
FinovateSpring 2019: Best of Show winners unveiled
This year’s Best of Show winners are truly in a class of their own.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 09 May 2019
This week, Mastercard, Facebook and many more!
Data privacy firm QEDIT expands reach with three new partners
Follows QEDIT’s $10 million Series A investment round.
Crypto exchange Binance falls victim of $41m hack
It has since stopped trading to keep the market under control.
Five imperatives to help you scale your fintech
Practical advice for any fintech wanting to accelerate growth.
Open Banking: much ado about a brave new world
The intent is revolutionary. The path is non linear.
It’s time to disrupt “disrupt”
Fintech as an industry has a problem with language: namely, we don’t have one.
Supplement: FinovateSpring 2019
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Banking Technology May 2019 issue out now
Fintech with flourish. It blooms and blossoms.
My top four proactive, disruptive banking process innovations
Four areas where you can make the biggest impact both quickly and in the long run.
What’s driving change and where’s M&A activity in the fintech sector?
A “technological arms race” to digitise processes and drive efficiencies is on!
Emerging economies payments start-up Thunes closes $10m Series A round
Plans to accelerate growth across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
To keep bigtech at bay, banks should see fintech as friend, not foe
In the face of mounting competition, financial institutions must go a step further to stand out from the crowd.
JP Morgan and Microsoft join forces for enterprise blockchain push
Quorum to be made available through Azure Blockchain Service.
CBANC acquires Lendwell
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Refundo to return tax refunds in Bitcoin
Thanks to a recent partnership with BitPay.
Top fintech stories this week – 3 May 2019
May issue is out!
RPA firm UiPath closes $568m funding round
Company’s post-money valuation has grown from $110 million to $7 billion.
Blockchain-based ID verification system goes live in Canada
SecureKey’s Verified.Me is backed by several major financial institutions.
Digital Assets Data to enhance crypto data insights with $6m funding
The firm targets crypto hedge funds, family offices, asset management research firms
You can’t always get what you want: digital misconceptions and alpacas
But if you try sometimes, you find, you get what you need. And need is bigger than want.
Finitive gets $6m funding for alternative lending investments
Investors can now access non-bank lending sectors.
Expense management app Divvy closes $200m funding
It’s the third funding round for the firm in under a year.
RBC adds budgeting tool to mobile app
It tracks and budgets expenses in five areas.
Equifax acquires PayNet to boost SME credit access
PayNet CEO says deal will support “Main Street American business”.
Meed Banking Club launches in the US with member exclusives
Leveraging banking services at Vast Bank, which itself is going through a major tech revamp.
Unite Global now licensed to issue WOCU currency for banking
EXCLUSIVE. The WOCU currency aims to challenge the dollar-mandated status quo in trading.
Regions Bank taps IBM for AI-driven customer service
IBM’s Watson can help both employees and customers.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 April 2019
Figure Eight acquired by Appen, T-mobile launches checking account, and RBS’ digital bank picks Mambu.
Five key takeaways from the 2019 State of Digital Sales in Banking Report
Years of digital transformation are now paying off, with over 57% of worldwide accounts featuring digital capabilities.
Webinar: Customer consent in an open banking world
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On feedback and what to do with it
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Figure Eight acquired by Appen
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Could graph technology reduce the risk of another economic collapse?
The unprecedented in-depth analysis enabled by graph analytics can produce risk warnings faster and better than ever.
