Onfido to provide digital ID verification tech to Bitstamp
Onfido has been selected by Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp to provide its ID verification during onboarding.
FinTech
Overcoming the challenges: back-up and storage
Now is a good time for banks to achieve cost-savings and regulatory compliance.
Coinbase customers bugged by overcharging caper
And a blame game with Visa begins.
Coinbase launches crypto e-commerce acceptance
Digital currency wallet Coinbase is expanding its horizons with the launch of Coinbase Commerce.
Q2 and Acorns strike a multi-year tech deal
Digital banking solutions provider Q2 has signed a deal with financial services platform Acorns.
Fintech start-ups acquired by banks – CB Insights
2017 saw more acquisitions by top US banks than any other year.
UK regulator plots global fintech sandbox
Financial Conduct Authority looking for views on the merits of a mega-model.
Payfone gets $23m in funding from Synchrony Financial
New round takes digital identity authentication company’s total funding to $93.6 million.
Clinc tops $4.5m in annual revenue
Conversational AI platform in the pink and hires a chief growth officer.
Mission to Mars: or how I manage to make everything about fintech
We don’t directly do good in our fintech-verse, but we push the world towards something better.
Fintech funding round-up: 14 February 2018
Special guest stars are Middleton Enterprises, Oradian, IdentityMind Global and Payworks.
Glossary: what’s what in fintech
What’s what in fintech? Here is a glossary of the most commonly used terms.
How fintech firms can take cover from cyberattacks
Revolutionising technologies are coming up by day and rendering most of the old business models obsolete.
Jack Henry marks 100 bank clients using Geezeo-powered PFM service
A major milestone in the Jack Henry and Geezeo partnership.
Global fintech funding goes over $31bn mark
Brings the total over the past three years to $122 billion.
LogMeIn goes for AI gold with Bold360 virtual assistant
A chatbot and virtual customer assistant to make service “more engaging and intuitive”.
CFPB unveils five-year strategic plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vows to operate “more efficiently, effectively and transparently”.
Dwolla lands $12m in funding
The funds will be used to support Dwolla’s growing capital requirements and to expand its team.
“I have lightbulb moments all the time – doesn’t everyone?”
What was Liz Maguire’s, head of transformation and digital at ANZ, lightbulb moment?
Fintech funding round-up: 12 February 2018
Featuring YapStone, Stash, Moneyfellows and Lendingkart.
NetGuardians signs first customer in North America
Canada’s FirstOntario Credit Union looks for help in fight against fraud and cybercrime.
Survey: Banking & fintech – how can commercial banks stay ahead?
Conducted by Fraedom and FinTech Futures to create a comprehensive study on banking and fintech.
Davo launches two new apps for SME cash management
Welcome to Davo Sweep and Save, and Davo Savings Club.
Larky deepens partnership with Sharetec
Core processing provider Sharetec expanding relationship with mobile engagement and loyalty programme firm Larky,
Podcast: [the SME sector is] so hot right now
11:FS Fintech Insider show featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
Cardlytics first fintech firm to go public in 2018
Data driven marketing tech firm Cardlytics is now listed on Nasdaq.
Brief: Deliver the digital bank
Speed up transactions in consumer banking and financial services.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Banks and fintechs – friends or foes?
Who goes there? A look at new frontiers and the bottom line.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 8 February 2018
Features Binance down, a “Crypto Rich List”, and VMS Software and Swirlds.
Infographic: 77 facts about cybercrimes one should know in 2018
Did you know that 75% of mobile apps would fail a basic security test?
Entrust Datacard teams with Gemalto
Identity authentication and secure card issuance company partners with payment card supplier.
IdentityMind Global launches anti-fraud solution for ICOs
Trusted digital identities firm has unveiled its KYC Plug-in for ICOs.
Onfido to power KYC for Arro Money
Identity verification firm fuels know your customer checks.
Strangers in a Foreign Land: when incumbent retail banks “go digital”
It’s not practicality that makes banking in a foreign country hard. It’s bankers.
Top performing altcoins in 2017 – Fortune Jack
Bitcoin’s movements over the last year have paved the way for up-and-coming alternative coins.
Coupa Software teams up with Tuition.io
Business spend management platform partners with Los Angeles-based fintech.
Trunomi closes $3.5m round from CloudScale Capital
Consumer consent and data rights company collects some cash.
The ups and downs of cryptocurrencies
Predicting what will happen to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has become a cottage industry.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 6 February 2018
Features Virgin Money, Tech Bureau, Japan Net Bank, Waves Platform and Tokenomy.
