Denizen unveils “world’s first” global account for banking
Users can receive money in one country and pay it out in another.
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Credit Union of Ohio signs for Bankjoy’s digital banking tech
Digital banking services company Bankjoy bringing joy to the members of Credit Union of Ohio.
New Nordic Fintech Alliance launches
Four find warmth and friendship in the Nordics.
Planet of Finance unleashes RoboComplianceOfficer for worldly wealthtech
Solution to help FIs with client onboarding, risk and compliance.
Commerzbank digs digitally deeper for corporate clients
First bank in Germany to offer its corporate clients a fully digitised advisory process.
Bank of England angles in on fintech hub scene
News revealed at yet another fintech conference in London.
Revolut’s a disposable raver for virtual cards
UK start-up plans to combat fraud with disposable virtual cards.
Say ciao to new ItaliaFintech association
Group represents 19 firms with nearly one million clients.
Australian neobank Xinja launches card and app
“This isn’t a finished product, it’s a step in our journey with our customers.”
Distribution: the lifeblood of insurance
Karn Saroya of Cover talks about how they made a mobile-only insurtech business a success.
Top fintech stories this week – 23 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fintech funding round-up: 22 March 2018
Features Averon, eToro and Constellation Digital Partners.
Square boxing clever for slow cash flow
Releases its new Instant Deposit service for UK businesses.
RBC first Canadian bank to open API developer portal
Royal Bank of Canada is initially offering five API packages.
UK government fires up fintech with sector strategy salvo
The nation’s overlords set out their ambitious “Fintech Sector Strategy”.
Trusted Knight nobly unveils Protector Air to fight fraud
Cloud-based solution deploys in-stream between consumers and businesses.
Digital bank bunq launches Apple Pay; comes to Italy and Spain
bunq is expanding into Spain and Italy, and has also introduced Apple Pay, the first in the Netherlands.
FICO revamps risk management tech at Basisbank
Denmark-based online lender Basisbank implements FICO’s Blade Advisor rules management system.
Executive decision making and emergent tech: the opposite of cricket
If decision makers want to learn, they should put in the effort. Or pass the controls to people who do.
Affirm introduces in-store capabilities; integrates virtual cards with Apple Pay
Affirm InStore, an alternative to traditional credit cards at brick-and-mortar merchants.
PSR turns focus to consumer protection and ATM survival
UK’s Payment Systems Regulator reveals its ambitions in annual plan for 2018/19.
Alipay moves into Mexico via Openpay
Openpay has a network of more than 17,500 associated points of sale in the country.
Personetics brings cognitive banking to Banca Transilvania
Romania’s second largest bank will integrate AI guidance into its digital banking.
Jamaican FI in social media analytics project with Neener Analytics
Neener Analytics is showing a Jamaican payday lender how its social media analytics can help boost KPIs.
Fintech funding round-up: 21 March 2018
Features M-BIRR, Funding Xchange, MarketInvoice, Digital Reasoning and regtech bouncer Enforcd.
Aviva in major digital tech revamp with Atos
Atos will deliver “cross enterprise critical data services” to Aviva over a six and-a-half year period.
UK regulator grants Tide e-money authorisation
UK-based SME banking start-up Tide is “entering adulthood” as it turns 15 months old.
Introducing PayTech Awards!
Celebrating excellence in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry, and the people who make it happen.
Cryptocurrency and tax compliance: navigating the new world of digital money
All you need to know about US tax compliance concerns associated with cryptocurrencies.
IBM betting on multi-cloud
At its Las Vegas event Big Blue goes gambling.
Japan Post Bank stays Earthport bound for payments push
To deliver cross-border services across North America and Europe.
Enkla in its digital prime for mortgages
Swedish twins unleash new lending venture.
Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018: avoiding the consequences of a looming techphobia
Attitudes towards the dream of the internet are in danger of souring.
Privakey launches free cloud authentication service
Digital identity service provider Privakey is making its cloud authentication service available for free.
Bank of England chief claims cryptocurrencies kind of cool
He’s changed his tune.
Robo-advice: the future is now
While we know that robo-advice is here to stay, who is actually using it?
Finantix acquires Asian wealthtech start-up Smartfolios
Deal brings in quant-enabled investment tools for digital wealth management.
New Pelikin app fits the bill for globetrotting millennials
The start-up is looking for investment on Australian equity crowdfunding platform Birchal.
N26 raises €110m and eyes US expansion
German mobile challenger bank will also consolidate its presence in Europe.
Beyond the bustle and the noise, my Money20/20 Asia takeaways
At the right events, you get to take the pulse of an entire industry and if you listen, you shall hear.
