Case study: Citizens Bank – fintech friendly
The 13th largest bank in the US pivots for digital era.
Innovation
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 February 2019
Features Monzo, Ant Financial, WorldFirst, Lloyds and more!
EBRD and Estonia unveil regulatory sandbox
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Baltic nation team up.
Interview: Aidan Millar, chief data officer, DNB – data driving
How Norway’s banking group DNB is seeking to use data to reconnect with customers.
Fintech charms US state regulator into modelling
Conference of State Bank Supervisors will implement changes based on feedback.
Top fintech stories this week – 15 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Interview: Pavel Novak, Zonky – a fintech fable
Zonky’s helpful community in the Czech Republic and which country the P2P lending firm might target next.
Belgium’s BNP Paribas Fortis unleashes bank account aggregator
Its Easy Banking App got easier. An easy pun but don’t be too hard on us.
CaixaBank first to show withdrawal symptoms for ATM cash
“World’s first bank to use facial recognition to withdraw cash at ATMs.”
JP Morgan Chase to trial new cryptocurrency
Will start trials in a few months for its JPM Coin.
UK challenger bank Griffin gears up for wholesale launch
Plans to provide fintechs with custodial accounts and interbank payments.
Bankers, let’s get real: here’s the question you need to answer (truthfully) today
Will your current strategic roadmap get you where you want to be in five years?
Fintech investment in US hits record $52.5bn
KPMG’s “2018 Pulse of Fintech” report is good news for the States.
FinovateEurope 2019: Best of Show winners revealed
Let those that win bask in the fintech glory… and this brief news report.
To go boldly forth or why you should go hug your innovation team
Imagine how much an innovation team would achieve if they also had your help.
I.T. (insurance technology) had to be you
The sector should fall in love with tech that will bring it closer to customers, creating collaboration and trust.
Blockchain Exchange Alliance preps tech for payments push
With a heavy emphasis on partnerships and acquisitions.
IBM strikes $700m deal with Santander for digital drive
Five-year tech agreement includes AI, blockchain and big data plans.
Mastercard taken by Token’s charms for open banking hub
Californian company will power the paytech’s connectivity layer.
Mojo Mortgages gets its mojo working with £7m funding
UK firm’s Series A funding round led by NVM and Maven.
MUFG and Akamai unleash blockchain-based payment network
New joint venture called the Global Open Network.
Visa plans innovation centre in South Korea
Payments firm confirms that preparations are “in the works”.
Socotra gets $5m support for core insurtech platform
With the support of US-based Nationwide and Mitsui Sumitomo.
AI-powered banking experiences
Machine learning can help banks restore the personalised service they were once noted for.
Crypto compliance provider Chainalysis collects $30m funding
Series B financing round supported by Accel and Benchmark.
UK fintech investment reaches record $3.3bn
Industry body Innovate Finance serves up the stats.
Reliance Realty makes Indian fintech centre a reality
Real estate company plans new hub in Navi Mumbai.
Barclays and Ripple back SendFriend’s $1.7m funding
Philippine paytech finds lots of friends as it readies for US launch.
Swiss corporate challenger bank Initium enters fintech arena
Plans to build a multi-jurisdictional corporate banking group.
Interview: Scott Cooper, CybiWealth – investing big for small pockets
Clever investment management, frustrations, and taking care of choices.
Supplement: FinovateEurope 2019
Read our free FinovateEurope Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Open banking: growing in customer trust in 2019
By 2022, the open banking market could be generating £7.2 billion in value.
Colombia’s fintech wakes up to open banking
New alliance between Colombia Fintech and Open Vector is a start.
US insurtech Jetty lands $25m funding
New York-based start-up’s Series B round led by Khosla Ventures.
Scotiabank taps Mexican talent for fintech accelerator
Canadian bank teams with Monterrey university for Mexico City action.
Bnext aims to be Spain’s Monzo
Bright pink cards are certainly appealing.
Analysis: openfunds − raise the standard
It’s surprising how haphazardly much of the data in investment funds is distributed.
BB&T and SunTrust $66bn merger leads to mega tech revamp
New deal is designed to keep their banking competitive.
IBM invests $2bn in AI tech in New York
Including an AI hardware centre for research.
Itau Unibanco catches criminals with AI-controlled cameras
Brazilian bank expanding pilot throughout its branches.
