Case study: Live Oak Bank and Finxact – riding the second wave
The US, in particular, is in urgent need of new core offerings to support next generation digital banking.
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The power of the crowd: why blockchain could be the answer to the broken VC model
While VC funding may be slowing, ICOs and equity crowdfunding platforms harnessing blockchain have risen dramatically.
Goldman Sachs hasn’t dropped crypto trading desk plans
Well… this story has been updated.
Top fintech stories this week – 7 September 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
FIS sells Certegy cheque business
Certegy Check Services sold to Variant Equity Advisors.
The universal tribe of corporate rebels knows a few things about bicycles
Our job is to persuade organisations to let go of their old bicycle.
Elavon expanding merchant payment line with ETS acquisition
US Bank subsidiary buys Virginia-based Electronic Transaction Systems.
How to finance your tech business – balancing equity and debt
Plus top tips on raising capital.
Life’s Alight for Wipro with $1.5bn deal
Indian firm reveals record ten-year deal with Illinois-based Alight Solutions.
What is “$2 Bill Fintech?”
Labor Day is behind us, and FinovateFall (Finovate’s flagship New York event) is approaching quickly.
White paper: The Mobile Banking Revolution
How to build the mobile bank of the future?
Foxconn and friends form $100m VC fund in US
Wisconsin business community gets some love and (more importantly) money.
EasyMoney hooks up with HooYu for identity verification
Since the integration of P2P lending, EasyMoney needs to up its KYC and AML game.
Banking Technology September 2018 issue out now
Elements of fintech, pure in substance.
Top fintech stories this week – 31 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
The forgotten generation: driving digital adoption with older customers
Everyone – regardless of their age, would like a good user experience.
Dfinity raises $105m funding for blockchain supercomputer dream
Sees itself as “The Internet Computer”.
Mariner’s Bank keeps it simple with Digital Onboarding
US independent community bank turns to SaaS-y tech firm.
Webinar: Reimagining banking’s role in a micro-enterprise economy
Join us for a live webinar on Wednesday, 26 September!
How come nobody gives me fish anymore? Going “all the way down” in digital banking
Bankers, use the skills you have to continue the journey and give customers something meaningful.
CULedger gets $8.5m to support blockchain for credit unions
Part of a $10m funding goal.
Gold-as-currency enabler Glint seeks US sprint
Partners with Sutton Bank and Galileo Processing for American dreams.
“Skills can be learned, but values and character matter most,” Ghela Boskovich on #WomenInTech
Interview with Ghela Boskovich, head of fintech/regtech partnerships.
Salary Finance raises $20m funding to launch in US
UK personal finance firm wants to make waves across the Atlantic.
Standard Chartered and Siemens to pilot blockchain-based smart guarantees
Collaborating with digital trade provider TradeIX.
Andreessen Horowitz leads very nice $8.5m investment in Very Good Security
“You can’t hack what isn’t there.”
Money manager Mint stays fresh with Mintsights
Intuit-owned firm unveils refreshed user interface and new budgeting tool.
NASA jets in to help Entrust Datacard security
Entrust’s authentication fuelled by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
US credit card firm Deserve raises $17m funding
Going for Generation Z with its “financial independence” offer.
Political rhetoric and its impact on cryptocurrencies
How the regular pronouncements from governments and regulators are impacting the cryptocurrency market.
Binance Labs launches incubator for crypto start-ups
$500K for those firms selected.
Latvian entrepreneurs buy Colorado National Bank for $9m
Co-owners of payments firm to profit from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Universal Protocol Alliance launches for digital asset unity
Blockchain firms include Uphold, Cred, Blockchain at Berkeley, and Brave.
Top fintech stories this week – 24 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Vestigo Ventures unveils vertigo-inducing $59m fund
Good news for US fintech companies.
Shoeboxed acquired by Earth Class Mail
Receipt and business card digitisation firm unboxes some major news.
The opposite of digital: spending the millions, forgetting the customer
Every incremental triumph you celebrate in the office, is a moment of weirdness for the client.
eToro adds IOTA cryptocurrency to platform
The currency shows promising use as an IoT platform.
Agile and DevOps: myths and legends (part one)
Agile and DevOps is a state of mind, an attitude towards working that transcends the technology of both then and now.
Virtual Commodity Association becomes reality
US-based self-regulatory organisation fires up for better digital exchanges.
