Paytech Modo in good mood with $13m investment
Deutsche Bank-backed firm powers on with its interoperability intentions.
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Hell week sees Bitcoin price fall below $4,000
Drops to lowest this year, but some voices call for calm.
Infographic: WhatsApp messaging in the financial sector – tips to using it and staying compliant
Telemessage has some helpful messages on messaging and compliance.
Case study: Citi – terms of endearment
A series of initiatives support Citi’s business clients in the quest to do business in real time.
Move beyond the electronic payment: how well do you know E-Sign?
E-Sign can save you the cost of many hundreds of thousands of first-class mail stamps.
Swift Institute calls for gender diversity in fintech
Issues call for proposals and offers €15,000 grant to deal with issue.
Bitcoin SV fights back hard in hash war
Calls out “contrived spikes and trash talk”. LOL.
Technology for the new world
Business as usual is no longer an option. You can bank on that.
Paytm Canada extending payment app services with Paysafe
Now users can pay for goods and services, as well as bills.
Plastiq gets $27m funding to its credit
US firm offers way to pay bills and business expenses by credit card.
US regulator plays hardball over ICO securities
Yo fintech! Don’t mess with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Paytech Sezzle sizzles with $100m line of credit
Alternative e-commerce payment system is so hot right now.
US Faster Payments Council alive and kicking
FPC plans pacey paytech for all.
Banking Technology November 2018 issue out now
Fintech inception. Ideas come to life.
Bitcoin Cash hard fork creates civil war
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network splits in two – and views are not so civil.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 November 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Canada, UK and Singapore prep for blockchain-powered payments
Central banks and regulator reveal heightened interest and assesses alternative models.
Revolut to get $500m boost from Softbank
To enable US expansion.
Mastercard leads $16.5m funding round in Mobeewave
Series B round also includes support from NewAlpha and Forestay Capital.
Paytech Poynt scores NAB points with $100m funding
Series C raise includes Elavon and National Australia Bank.
eToro launches GoodDollar for social good
Seeks to reduce income inequality with a new cryptocurrency.
Five considerations for a successful rebrand
Rebranding is a self-discovery and reflection process, and as much about the journey as the destination.
Build-a-card workshop with Gemalto’s Mini Kiosk
On-the-spot card issuance.
NY subway to accept contactless cards in 2019
US plays catch up in retail payments.
CardFlight partners with Payscape for merchant base race
Payscape will offer CardFlight’s SwipeSimple tools.
Visa and Billtrust team to digitise US B2B payments with Business Payments Network
Visa and Billtrust have joined forces to develop Billtrust’s Business Payments Network (BPN).
Gusto teams with ScaleFactor to automate accounting for SMEs
Gusto business users can sync payroll and benefits directly with accounting and financial data.
Braintree adds Samsung Pay option for US merchants
PayPal-owned Braintree will integrate with Samsung Pay.
The blockchain emperor has no clothes
The only benefit I can see from this invention is that the hype around it has encouraged folks to think out of the box.
Sibos 2018 video: Thomas Nielsen, Deutsche Bank
Open Banking benefits for corporate clients, PSD2 and future trends in finance industry.
Sibos 2018 video: Roland Brandli, SmartStream
TLM Aurora, challenges with Open Banking, the potential of data and the biggest issues facing fintech.
Sibos 2018 video: David Rich, Vocalink
How to mitigate real-time payment risk and successfully defeat network-level fraud.
TransferGo launches Seedrs aiming at €11.5m investment
Only €1 million will come from crowdfunders.
Sibos 2018 video: Nanda Kumar, SunTec Business Solutions
Bank of Tomorrow, SunTec digital core and the company’s future.
Swych powers WeChat’s Travelex Pay for US shopping
Swych’s blockchain-based gift card technology will power Travelex Pay, offered by Travelex and WeChat.
Sibos 2018 video: the importance of financial & tech media
What is the role of financial and tech media in the industry?
Sibos 2018 video: the importance of Sibos
So why do we like Sibos?
Sibos 2018: partnership strategies to overcome digital disruption
Will digital disruption by dynamic technology natives undermine the legacy business models of traditional banks?
Sibos 2018: Swift gpi – how global payments are going digital
How is Swift reacting to the Sibos 2018 theme of “Going Digital”?
Sibos 2018 interview: Parth Desai, Pelican – succeeding in the AI economy
Artificial intelligence can help banks obtain “customer cognizance”.
