Blockchain tech firm Stratumn opens public beta for IndigoTrace
Blockchain tech start-up Stratumn has launched the beta of its new plug-and-play software.
Innovation
Interview: Udo Kock, deputy mayor, Amsterdam
What makes Amsterdam a “global village”?
Banking Technology February 2018 issue out now
Vision dreams of passion. And all the while I think of fintech.
Bankwest launches Australia’s first payments ring, Bankwest Halo
“Just grab the things you need, fist-bump the terminal and go.”
Rabobank ventures to fintech frontier with $60m fund
Welcome to Rabo Frontier Ventures – and its focus on early-stage fintech firms.
Tesobe powers Santander’s first hackathon
Springs into action via Open Bank Project’s sandbox technology and expertise.
Fintech in 2018 – collaborating for the future of fintech
How to ensure the success of innovative new solutions is assured.
Western Union unveils fintech centre in India
New 125,000 square feet facility in Pune will employ more than 1,000 individuals.
Amazon, Warren Buffett and JP Morgan Chase create new healthcare firm
The company is so new it doesn’t have a name.
Alibaba Cloud brings big data programme to Malaysia
To get experts to collaborate and compete in developing tech solutions.
Growth, wealth and modernisation drive fintech innovation in MENA region
An interesting place to be a bank or a fintech!
Figo releases RegShield for PSD2 field
German banking service provider launches its new “Licence-as-a-Service” solution.
Fintech funding round-up: 29 January 2018
Features Tender Armor, OpenDoor, Duco and Sancus Finance.
Cutting edge broking
Insurtech will bring about new ways of broking and enhance the current insurance industry.
Volante and BNY Mellon team for paytech innovation
To enable real-time payments in the US and internationally.
API developer platform TrueLayer integrates with Monzo
Takes advantage of the UK’s new open banking rules.
Will Open Banking usher in a new era of customer-centric banking?
And will it fundamentally improve customer service in the banking industry?
eCurrency Mint and Rizal to launch digital cash in Philippines
Plan to make it available by Q2 this year.
UK cybersecurity start-ups get royal touch at Pitch@Palace
Event will be hosted by the National Cyber Security Centre and the GCHQ Cyber Accelerator.
Payments round-up: 26 January 2018
Features Alipay in Israel; ABN Amro and Payconiq ending talks; and Apple’s Business Chat.
Trussle rustles up mortgage monitoring service
Monitors over 11,000 mortgage deals from more than 90 lenders across the market.
UK government puts its heart into Digital Charter
Pushing new standards to keep digital economy, cybersecurity and tech investment on track.
What cryptocurrency trends can we expect in 2018?
Let’s take a look at some of the key talking points of the cryptocurrency economy in 2018.
Digital ID firm Signicat raises $2m
Signicat is one cool cat with its Identity Assurance-as-a-Service.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 January 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Banking tech round-up: 25 January 2018
Features Yolt, Chevy Chase Trust, FIS, Haven Savings Bank and Connecticut Online Computer Centre.
UK government plots cryptocurrency regulations
Amidst the drama and diatribes of Davos, two politicians open their mouths.
JP Morgan Chase invests $20bn for new branches and jobs
Includes 400 new branches, 4,000 jobs and an increase in staff wages across the US.
Tradeshift explores new Frontiers with innovation lab launch
To boldly go where many other fintech firms have been before.
Expensify ends 2017 on an all-time high
US travel and expense management firm in receipt of good news.
First Data to open new fintech centre in Ireland
US payments firm also aims to hire 150 staff from around the world.
Challenger BankiFi launches with open banking battle cry
Platform’s launching customer is Nordea’s developer portal.
Mastercard eyes biometric totality by 2019
Banks issuing Mastercard-branded cards will have to offer biometric authentication.
SoFi’s choice: former Twitter COO to take helm as new CEO
Social media’s loss is social finance’s big gain.
Trulioo launches KYC tool to connect MNOs
Will work with 24 MNOs from the US, Canada, the UK, China, India, Spain, France, and Switzerland.
Zopa enhances executive ranks with new trio
En route to its launch of a challenger bank later this year.
Juvo gets Samsung investment for smartphone boost
Samsung will bring Juvo access to billions of underbanked prepaid users across the globe.
Yusen Logistics favours Fiorano for digital revamp
The integration backbone for all inbound and outbound client traffic in Singapore.
Cloudian bridges storage from data centre to cloud
US firm is making an extra effort to live up to its name.
Payments round-up: 23 January 2018
Features DBS Bank, Xero, WeChat Pay and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
