Nebraska’s Pathway Bank enters world of video banking with POPi/o
POPi/o also has partners in California, Idaho, Nevada and New York.
Data & Analytics
Help-to-buy fintech Proportunity raises £2m, offers alternative to UK government
The fintech provides first-time buyers with an equity loan of up to 15%.
Finovate Podcast: Epsiodes 1-10
Catch up on the latest Finovate Podacast espisodes.
eBook: 5 AI solutions every retail bank needs
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FCA will ‘take appropriate action’ against product greenwashing which misleads customers
The regulator will work on “common standards and product disclosures”.
ID Finance crowdfunds £1.5m in minutes, eyes up Hispanic and Latino loan market
ID Finance is on track to double revenues to €90m this year.
Calastone takes on ex-BNY Mellon exec Dan Kramer for US expansion
Kramer managed end-to-end customer experience at BNY Mellon.
Cashforce solves forecasting challenge for treasuries, raises €5m funding
INKEF Capital and Citi Ventures led the Series A round.
DIS 2019: Lendtech OpenWrks says it can predict divorce and relationship breakdown
OpenWrks can determine when gambling will become a health issue too.
Educating the masses
The age for financial literacy is getting younger and younger.
UK cybersecurity firm Sophos bought by America’s Thoma Bravo for $3.8bn
Sophos houses more than 3,400 staff and a turnover of $710.6 million.
Nine UK fintechs land in Australia under the countries’ bridge programme
The companies will be showcased at Melbourne’s Intersekt conference.
OTP Bank welcomes “later-stage” start-ups to its partnership programme
Applications need to be made by 22 November 2019.
Branch launches free checking account and debit card for hourly workers
The fintech wants to increase financial stability in the US.
Swift to expand its gpi into securities and FX transactions
Swift predicts the world too will take this holistic approach to gpi.
Standard Chartered Bank tackles reporting restrictions with BearingPoint
The new solution covers more than 130 jurisdictions.
Yolt gets closer to all-in-one banking app with Raisin
Yolt’s UK, France and Italy-based users can now open a Raisin account.
Norway’s largest bank set to monopolise country with all-access mobile banking app
DNB has access to every bank in the country.
Russia’s Sberbank catches internal culprit of data leak
The leak could have affected at least 200 of its customers.
eBook: Accelerating banking efficiency
Exploring three opportunities available for banks to make the most of their existing infrastructure.
PayExpo 2019: We will be taking action, says FCA on insufficient safeguarding
The regulators found banks are delaying safeguarding precautions.
ACS19: Banks still face cybersecurity challenges despite improvements
“Cybercrime-as-a-service” within the dark web makes the task for law enforcement harder.
Takeaways from FinovateFall 2019: shiny objects vs problem solvers
Bankers and tech experts share their views on the recent Finovate event in NY.
UK fintech Kantox partners with Citi Bank for FX solution
Kantox will deliver a “customised solution” for the bank’s FX clients.
Consumer champion app Snoop goes live, founded by ex-Virgin Money execs
The UK-based fintech is accepting sign ups on its waiting list.
ESAs identify weaknesses leaving high-volume transaction firms open to money laundering risks
The three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) publish their second joint opinion.
FinovateFall 2019: AI, ML, robotics and digital first
Three exciting days in New York witnessing the latest and greatest from over 70 fintechs.
The challenges for banks and fintechs when building a partnership
Chris Ward, author at Mapa research, dissects the changing definition of ‘partnerships’ in fintech.
NAB’s charge reduces cash earnings by AUD1.12bn
This comes ahead of the January regulatory deadline to reach a core capital ratio of 10.5%.
Sberbank data leak may have exposed 60m customer accounts
Russian bank confirms 200 accounts have been compromised so far.
LendIt Fintech Europe 2019: towards better financial health
Creating both better outcomes for consumers and sustainable business models.
White paper: The state of application development in retail banking
Over 3,300 IT professionals shared their insights in this comprehensive report.
20th Banking Technology Awards: showcase your brand to decision-makers at banks
Get your brand seen by the brightest and most innovative decision-makers in the industry and network with them at a spectacular gala ceremony!
What you need to know before implementing artificial intelligence & machine learning
ML solutions should be trained in the three Cs of data visualisation: Correctness, context and category.
Connected services have arrived
There’ll be 25 billion IoT devices globally by 2021 – nearly four for every person on the planet!
SEC introduces new rule to boost ETF competition
US regulator hopes to break open a market dominated by large players.
Swedish challenger bank PFC goes live on Mambu technology
Mambu banking engine gets green light 10 months after launch.
NatWest online banking glitch exposes account details to wrong customers
Customers could see “bank details, balances and transactions” of other customers.
US regulators targeted with bipartisan Financial Transparency Act
House wants US regulators to improve their data collection and transparency.
Danish fintechs partner to set new standards for accounting industry
Businesses can see transactions in seconds rather than days.
