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Digital Asset takes Google Cloud to blockchain
Google developers get access to tools and services for DLT dreams.
Atos to acquire digital dynamo Syntel for $3.4bn
Syntel provides cloud, social media, mobile, analytics and IoT solutions.
Gusto and Xero partner for payroll playtime
To enable Xero to provide full-service payroll in all 50 US states.
Socure unveils digital identity bot Aida
Named after the world’s first computer scientist, Ada Lovelace.
Flinks finds a fintech friend in ASAPP Online Solutions
Canadian start-ups team up for account and lending origination.
US personal finance app Even gets $40m funding
Second round of financing led by Khosla Ventures.
State Street to buy Charles River Systems for $2.6bn
Will acquire US investment management front office solutions provider.
Blockchain network Nervos nervelessly nets $28m funding
Backed by investors Polychain Capital and Sequoia China.
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Ingenico turns to MapR for payments data consolidation
Data analytics firm will help Ingenico deal with too much to deal with.
CFPB launches fintech sandbox in US
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to remove red tape.
P2Binvestor allies with Amalgamated Bank for SME funding
New partnership. More deals. Bigger financing opportunities for small businesses.
Top fintech stories this week – 20 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
The age of the generalist is now
Why confining enterprise architecture to the realms of IT is limiting.
EY buys into blockchain for an Elevated Consciousness
Buys US start-up’s crypto-asset accounting and tax functions.
Have a savings Blast with new gaming app
Another gaming company taking a piece of the fintech pie.
FundAmerica acquired by Prime Trust
Blockchain-driven trust firm buys crowdfunding regtech company.
The infallible innovator: banking paradoxes for the age of disruption
The reality of corporate innovation is that experimentation is encouraged on condition of infallibility.
IBM adds strength to Stronghold’s crypto token launch
Stronghold calls it “first and only” venture-backed USD anchor on Stellar Network.
Stellar first DLT protocol to get Shari’ah compliance
Gets approval from Shariyah Review Bureau.
NatWest and Large Credit Union Coalition join R3’s blockchain club
UK bank and Canadian group provide double delight.
Velocity accelerator calls for wealthtech start-ups
The programme will last six months and start in October.
TD Ameritrade unveils $100k RIA innovation quest
Wants smart ideas for registered investment advisors.
Equifax acquires alternative data provider DataX
DataX brand and employees integrated into Equifax’s Banking and Lending Division.
IBM honing blockchain development and skills at Columbia University
When academia meets business.
ACH Alert in record growth spurt
Tennessee-based payments fraud prevention doubles its staff in response to record growth.
Central 1 and Agility Forex in FX-ing great partnership
Special FX for Central 1’s clients and credit union members in Canada.
England triumph in fintech World Cup
A series of Twitter polls revealed the winner.
Redefining the status quo: how blockchain is decentralising software
Richard Gendal Brown, CTO at R3, looks at an intriguing paradox at the heart of our economy.
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US regulator lures crypto fools with fake ICO site
HoweyCoins might look real, but it isn’t.
Analytics firm MapD launches latest platform version
San Francisco-based analytics and visualisation company stays fresh and juicy.
How blockchain will transform retail lending
The potential gains and benefits to global economics and society are on the horizon.
CO-OP Financial Services brings digital power to LA credit union
Becomes fintech energy provider to Water and Power Community Credit Union.
Accuity safely acquires Safe Banking Systems
With SBS it gets KYC and AML solutions.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Data manager Hazelcast gets new cast of customers
New faces include Lloyds, UBS, and National Australia Bank.
Gold-as-currency enabler Glint goes for £15m funding
UK-based start-up wants to shine in US and Japan.
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.
