Credit Union Australia offers app with personal touch
Allows customers to pick a personal bank advisor.
Consumer/Personal Finance
White paper: Adaptive Authentication – Superior User Experience and Growth through Intelligent Security
White paper on the state of authentication and the evolving threat landscape.
Starling Bank eyes Euro accounts and more partnerships
UK challenger reveals its plans for next year.
UK savings app Chip notches up £4m funding
Firm says it got a record-breaking number of investors in the UK.
Amsterdam students debut first investment via Dyme
The students are up to something.
Capital One makes smart purchase with Wikibuy
US firm acquires again and gets a comparison engine for online shoppers.
CreditLadder receives FCA approval for payments
As well as approval for account information services.
Paytm Canada extending payment app services with Paysafe
Now users can pay for goods and services, as well as bills.
Gohenry crowdfunds £6.2m for US expansion
To teach American kids about money.
Lunar Way launches budgeting tool for consumers
The Danish non-bank gets ahead of most banks.
Digital receipts fintech Slyp-s into the market
Easy to use, easy to set up.
Meniga gains foothold in Southeast Asia with UOB deal
Meniga’s tech to help UOB’s customers “keep track in real time of their savings and expenses more easily and clearly”.
Jaja Finance receives £3m funding to launch card
Equity crowdfunding led by Blystad Group and Pollen Street Capital.
Three UK and Meniga team for Wuntu Money app
Exclusive from Meniga’s FIN42 event in Iceland.
Mobile banking case study: Alfa Bank Belarus
How Alfa Bank Belarus tripled the number of retail banking customers by embracing mobile.
Bank Zero launches trial in South Africa
Bank Zero is mobile-driven, 45% black-owned an 20% women-owned.
ABN Amro gets payment innovation infrastructure with ACI Worldwide
The bank hopes to achieve cost savings by migrating to a more cost-efficient IT platform.
First Bank takes it to WhatsApp with Clickatell
Customers will be able to bank through the chat app.
Monzo closes £85m round as it plans more crowfunding
In its quest for a £1.5bn valuation.
Freetrade set sails for early access roll-out
Founded by André Mohamed and Adam Dodds.
TransferGo launches Seedrs aiming at €11.5m investment
Only €1 million will come from crowdfunders.
BGL Group acquires PFM app Bean
BGL will buy Saverd, the company behind personal finance management (PFM) app Bean.
ANZ and Moneythor partner for “financial wellness” venture
ANZ will implement Moneythor’s digital banking toolkit.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: shortlist announced!
Winners will be unveiled on 13 December in London!
Metro Bank personalises advice with Insights
Metro Bank’s new money management tool was developed with Personetics.
Top fintech stories this week – 12 October 2018
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White paper: Digital Transactions Drive Future of Banking
State-of-the-art encryption practices, audit trails, and rigorous security certifications keep customer data safe.
Czech bank Moneta to acquire Home Credit for €767m
Will get its hands on consumer finance provider and retail challenger bank.
Case study: Home Credit – to its credit
Life is good at the heart of Europe.
USAA begins testing AR-powered car-buying app
The app recognises cards and gives purchase info in real time.
Nummo closes $1.9m funding and sets up Advisory Council
The PFM firm aims to expand its offering.
Tangerine sweetens up with Meniga’s PFM tech
Canada’s direct bank ups its PFM offer with Meniga’s tech.
Fintech Bread lands $60m funding
Bread’s revenue has increased fivefold so far this year.
White paper: Digitising financial service agreements
Find out more on how to digitise financial agreements
Divido keeps it together with $15m funding
Aims to expand to ten more countries before the end of 2019.
White paper: The Mobile Banking Revolution
How to build the mobile bank of the future?
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N26 goes into Spaces for savings
On the heels of Monzo and Starling.
