Form3 and Mambu unveil real-time cloud payments
Will provide access to real-time payments processing in the UK and Europe.
Innovation
India Stack: why I am an unashamed fan girl
The most meaningfully transformative thing I have seen in my life so far.
Deutsche Börse cuts 350 jobs to invest €270m in fintech
Interested in blockchain, big data, cloud computing, robotics and AI.
Fintech hub H:32 launches in Berlin
Innovation is addressed at Hardenbergstrasse 32.
UK challenger banks: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A comprehensive list of the known UK bank challengers to date and the technology they are using.
Goldman Sachs heads $250m funding round in Tradeshift
Firm says its valuation now stands at $1.1 billion.
Personal finance app Fintify readies for UK-India launch
Targeting the non-resident Indian (NRI) market.
Ant Financial powers Shanghai Pudong Development Bank’s digital overhaul
Helps with risk management, AI, supply chain finance and biometrics.
Former MD of Metro Bank preps new SME challenger
New UK-based bank to be called Recognise.
Disruption on its way, are banks ready?
A disruption is typically an opportunity long before it becomes a threat.
US banking app CapWay readies to launch
Targeting millennials who are either underbanked or uncertain.
Interstellar crypto exchange sets its sights on the stars
Cameroon-based firm offers a Proxima Centauri update.
Digital money transfer service Azimo raises $20m in funding
Round led by Rakuten Capital.
Allianz leads £40m funding round in Moneyfarm
Takes UK digital wealth manager’s capital to £60m.
Big bank’s mobile app Beem IT goes live in Oz
Australian app created by CBA, NAB and Westpac.
Tandem reaches 100,000 clients, signs for Form3 paytech
Wants to match Lloyds Bank in terms of customer numbers in ten years time.
Silicon Valley Bank comes to Germany
The new branch will be based in Frankfurt.
ICICI Bank unveils innovation labs
Indian bank follows the digital trend.
China surging in payments technology: lessons for the West
What has driven the explosive growth of Asian paytech from giants such as Ant Financial and Tencent? And what’s next?
Temenos Community Forum 2018: digital to the core
A round-up of TCF 2018 – all the best bits (and pictures).
Four key takeaways from FinovateSpring 2018
FinovateSpring is always one of our most fun events every year.
PayPal and Google Pay deepen payments relationship
More payment options across the Google ecosystem are on the way.
Women in fintech: every business leader needs to embody the values around equality
Why women in tech shouldn’t fall into the trap that your learning journey is ever over.
ING launches developer portal
Dutch bank wants to work more closely with external developers.
Top fintech stories this week – 25 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Clever UK mobile banking app Bofin preps for launch
A chartered engineer unleashes his new fintech creation.
Crédit Mutuel turns to IBM for major digital revamp
All in for IBM’s AI, cloud and cybersecurity.
Tinkoff Bank to launch new development hub in Sochi
Russian bank working with the Talent and Success Foundation.
Commerzbank makes first major FX pilot transaction via blockchain
First deal involving a large German corporate.
GoodData launches Spectrum UI tools
Data analytics and insights company adds some more colour.
identitii teams with RPA firm Blue Prism
Will design tech to digitise and automate corporate payment and trade transaction processes.
Hometap raises $12m to buy a piece of your home
US firm invests in a person’s home with a minority stake to give them a cash infusion.
Bank of England’s digital currency pushes ahead
The central bank digital currency (CBDC) begins to take shape.
Capitolis unleashes FX novation service
In partnership with Citi, HSBC, BlueCrest and Brevan Howard.
Addiko Bank puts digital banking solutions on Appian
Austrian bank finds the way to low code developer’s platform.
IBM steps up AI and blockchain ambitions in France
Adding 1,800 jobs and new tech training.
KBC in instant payments project with Temenos
Fresh from Temenos Community Forum 2018 in Dublin, Ireland.
CFTE and Finance Innovation go upskill in France
Education with élan.
OCBC goes all Touché feely for biometric-based payments
All at the touch of two fingers.
Ant Financial lights up China Everbright Bank’s digital revamp
Overhaul includes cloud platforms and mobile architecture.
