Top fintech stories this week – 1 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!

A lot of money coming in this week
New community banks readying for launch in the US
Two in Washington, and one in Virginia.
Fintech app Acorns receives $105m funding
Puts its valuation at $860 million
Tiger makes Stripe roar with $100m funding
It reaches a valuation of $22bn.
FLEX reports new takers and go-lives of flagship core tech
A big number – 14 new banks.
ACI Worldwide to power Hungarian real-time payments
It will power 17 Hungarian banks’ payment systems.
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