Sibos 2019: “Blockchain is not a magic wand,” says Euroclear
The panel agrees blockchain is not a ‘one size fits all’ solution.
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Sibos 2019: Embracing payments change will keep banks in fintech race
Schemes like Request to Pay will change the game, says panel.
Sibos 2019: “Digital transformation will happen quicker in LatAm than Europe”
McKinsey predicts “the spike” will hit soon.
Sibos 2019: Visa’s digitisation tries to avoid “immediate displacement” of cash
Phalen admits it’s “a shame” that US firms are still cash-heavy.
National Bank of Canada chooses CGI’s All Payments platform
The bank is modernising its payments ecosystem.
Challenger bank Pepper creates new app for young investors
The mobile-only challenger bank offers Israel’s first fractional shares trading app.
Sibos 2019: Banks face existential threat from fintechs “willing to lose money”
Industry is “misjudging” competitive risk in payments.
Digital transformation and platformification in a real-time world
How a hybrid cloud future beckons for the banking industry
Sibos 2019: Swift reveals 41 second European payments pilot
The payment traveled from Singapore to Germany.
Alison Rose appointed RBS chief, first female leader of major UK bank
Rose opens “a new chapter” for RBS.
Stripe hits $35 billion valuation on back of fresh funding
Stripe’s value has increased 56% since the start of 2019.
United Bank of Africa partners with fintech Ovamba Solutions
The alliance will provide Cameroon businesses with new tradetech.
German blockchain strategy fires warning shot at Facebook’s Libra project
Germany vows to fight any efforts to issue parallel currencies.
Insurtech Cover Genius forms ‘first of a kind’ partnership with ShipStation
The partnership will effect UK, Canadian and Australian merchant customers.
CFPB puts Bank of America under fake accounts microscope
The regulator has been investigating BofA since March 2019.
Barclays and JP Morgan Chase invest in TouchBistro
TouchBistro leads “a technology renaissance” for restaurants.
White paper: How banks are winning with AI and automated machine learning
Discover how estimating the risks or rewards of making a particular loan has become faster and easier
Mastercard’s Vocalink release payments report: Look beyond London
87% of over 75’s still don’t use banking apps.
United Bank of India launches voice banking
FSS offers the solution in partnership with Amazon.
ING reveals crypto report: The utility phase
Until crypto is useful, mass adoption will not follow.
FairMoney raises €10m to build challenger bank in Nigeria
FairMoney serves 200,000 customers who are mainly small businesses.
Greenlight raises $54m to release debit card for kids
Greenlight’s app can monitor children’s spending and set savings goals.
Nationwide invests in digital lettings agency Bunk
The investment will help Nationwide’s campaign to improve the rental market.
Gen Z fintech Mitto raises $2m in seed funding
Mitto offers parents insights into their children’s ‘purchasing’ profile.
Plaid reveals strategic investments from Mastercard and Visa
Plaid says there’s opportunity to align with Visa and Mastercard.
Ping An Global Voyager Fund and Raisin invest in Joonko
The seed round raised €10 million.
Digital Nigerian bank Kuda raises $1.6m in pre-seed funding
Kuda is the first digital-only bank in Nigeria.
Max Levchin’s pay later Affirm said to be raising $1.5bn
The main investor is supposedly known as a warehouse facility.
Italian fintech Young Platform raises €787,000 from 751 investors
‘Crypto made easy’ platform attracts Italian and British investors.
DN Intersect 2019: final round up and key takeaways
The conference was predominantly focused on North America.
JD.com fintech affiliate launches new digital wallet in Thailand
JD Digits has partnered with Central Group to launch digital wallet app Dolfin.
Grupo Crédito Agrícola launches new banking app “moey!” with Meniga
The app will give Crédito Agrícola customers budget advice.
White paper: Moving traditional infrastructure into the smart POS world
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Why has mid-market lending stagnated in banking?
One potential fix for this issue is the use of machine learning fintech.
DN Intersect 2019: Apple Card to be “most successful bank account launch in history”
“If you don’t go mobile […] then you’re going to look like Nokia,” says Richard Crone.
iSunOne to build world’s first Islamic blockchain financial system
The firm will work directly with the Malaysian government.
US Bank acquires Talech to help drive digital transformation
The deal enhances the bank’s digital services for SMEs.
DN Intersect 2019: Forrester insists digital is “the least important” for customer loyalty
The research publisher says human interaction is “the most important” factor.
Three top Aussie banks back start-up that banishes paper receipts
The start-up, Slyp, is founded by two former PayPal executives.
DN Intersect 2019 Day 1 key takeaways: ‘Branches are here to stay’
FinTech Futures shares Diebold Nixdorf’s latest insights live from Las Vegas.
