Elavon acquires CenPOS for payments push
It’s Miami nice as US Bancorp subsidiary makes another acquisition.
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SafeCharge to power Gett’s payment reconciliation
Transporting it to the new era of fintech.
Euro Exim Bank deal puts Ripple on correspondent course
“Traditional correspondent banking system” gets some competition.
Welcome to the fintech library!
A compilation of books from the world of business, finance and technology.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 8 January 2019
A short and sweet round-up of the week’s selected news stories in a video format.
BBVA leads $12m funding in paytech Grabango
Busy bank shows more interest in invisible payments.
New Mastercard logo enters icon era
Who knew 2019 would be known as “The Year #Priceless Went Nameless”?
Fintech firm WB21 caught in storm of allegations
The evidence keeps piling up and the firm stays silent.
Top ten payments projects in 2018
All free to read! Our top ten payments projects in 2018.
Hispanic Christians find payments faith in Vivipay
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is mightily impressed.
Visa to acquire Earthport for £198m
Struggling payments firm finds the deal “very attractive”.
Texas start-ups use AI to help customers find and pay workers
The American workforce has moved significantly beyond what Dolly Parton was familiar with.
Top ten fintech start-up stories in 2018
New faces and great ambitions. Let the rockets reign in this top ten trip down memory lane.
Top ten fintech interviews in 2018
Over the course of 2018, we’ve interviewed a range of industry specialists on a variety of fintech subjects.
Top ten fintech infographics in 2018
Let the visuals take over in this cool collection of infographics.
Top ten Bitcoin stories in 2018
Bitcoin enjoyed another lively year. Catch up on the hottest stories.
PayPal picks Temenos T24 core banking system
T24 will support PayPal’s operations in the US, UK, Germany and Australia.
Financial services will look to collaboration and consolidation in 2019
Collaboration in banking; consolidation in the payments sector.
US Payments Forum pushing for contactless at ATMS
Offers a helping hand for paytech progress.
Cybercriminal underground dangerously sound
McAfee Labs sees 20% increase in data breaches in financial sector.
Crypto data firm Nomics nabs $3m funding
Arthur Ventures leads the round with Coinbase participating.
Visa brandishes Shieldpay for safe P2P payments
Getting clever for cards on peer-to-peer marketplaces.
AriseBank execs fined $2.5m over ICO scam
US Securities and Exchange Commission lays down the law yet again.
Western Union works with TerraPay for mobile mania
In the name of mobile wallet and bank account payouts.
Robinhood tucks into Galileo for US checking and savings launch
Payments processor powers trading app’s banking move.
Top fintech stories this week – 14 December 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Real-time payments: the next big thing in US banking
RTP promises to be the biggest change in US payments since the 1970s.
ShopKeep closes $65m for small business financing leap
Brings US firm’s total funding to just over $72 million.
Could PayPal dethrone banks when it comes to small business loans?
In the field of small business loans, PayPal is certainly changing the traditional paradigm.
Swift CEO calls time on seven “intense” years
Gottfried Leibbrandt will step down at the end of June 2019.
Plaid’s glad all over with $250m funding
US app provider now valued at a juicy $2.65 billion.
BioCatch brings behavioural biometrics to ACI Worldwide
Paytech ACI plans to stop fraud for banking customers.
Next Caller has Interactions for phone-based threat assessment
Intelligent virtual assistance firm Interactions seeks better fraud protection.
Banking-as-a-Service: why IBAN is key
The IBAN capability BaaS platforms will become the key driver of flexibility and growth.
Infographic: seven musicians who jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon
What do Mariah Carey, Akon and Mel B have in common? (Apart from crap music.)
Banco Sabadell’s InnoCells moves on Mexico with UnDosTres investment
The bank’s corporate venture arm picks a paytech.
Feedzai fighting financial crime with Risk Ledger
“Our goal has always been to make it harder and harder for fraudsters to hide.”
What steps are in place to protect my money online?
The “invisible” nature of online transactions give pause for thought.
KKR leads $100m funding round in Cross River Bank
New Jersey-based bank plans expansion abroad.
Swift adds information check pilot for gpi payments
The pilot for global payments innovation starts with 14 banks.
