KBC Ireland app to go multibanking
Thanks to open banking and PSD2.
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Discovery debuts digital bank
Financial services company launches new digital offering.
Lunar Way launches budgeting tool for consumers
The Danish non-bank gets ahead of most banks.
Tandem Bank earns its Stripe-s for auto savings
UK challenger bank also opens community beta testing for new feature.
Unisys elevates Monmouthshire Building Society’s digital services
Hello online banking.
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Mastercard leads $16.5m funding round in Mobeewave
Series B round also includes support from NewAlpha and Forestay Capital.
Swiss watchdog investigates Credit Suisse and UBS over Apple payments boycott
Alleged boycott of Apple Pay and Samsung Pay in favour of TWINT.
Paytech Poynt scores NAB points with $100m funding
Series C raise includes Elavon and National Australia Bank.
Cambodian paytech Clik-s with £2m funding
Round led by Limestone Technology and OpenWay.
Russian banks to unleash first contactless ATMs
Sberbank and Russian Standard Bank launched in test mode, others to follow.
Southeast Asian consumer finance firm Akulaku gets $70m funding
Round includes support from Sequoia India and BlueSky Venture Capital.
Starling Bank’s £10m funding helps it make a stand to Monzo
As it prepares for a £80m round push.
Bangladeshi lendtech ShopUp receives $1.62m investment
Automating online credit assessment for MSMEs.
Mash and Nets partner for pay later solution across Nordics
Will be first available in Finland and Sweden.
Finance app Portify fortifies with £1.3m funding
UK start-up gets money from Kindred Capital and Entrepreneur First.
Meniga gains foothold in Southeast Asia with UOB deal
Meniga’s tech to help UOB’s customers “keep track in real time of their savings and expenses more easily and clearly”.
Deutsche Bank desires loyalty with Yunar app launch
Start-up behind Yunar is a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank.
Grab gets $50m funding from Kasikornbank
They also unveil GrabPay by KBank, a co-branded mobile wallet.
NY subway to accept contactless cards in 2019
US plays catch up in retail payments.
CardFlight partners with Payscape for merchant base race
Payscape will offer CardFlight’s SwipeSimple tools.
Coconut smashes crowdfunding goal in a day
Over £650k raised, from an initial goal of £500k.
Canada’s Zag Bank to be canned
Bank’s shareholder Desjardins Group targets Q2 2019 ending.
CredoLab and GoBear unveil credit solution for underbanked
Collaboration between alternative credit scoring specialist and personal finance comparison site.
Three UK and Meniga team for Wuntu Money app
Exclusive from Meniga’s FIN42 event in Iceland.
Cash management app Slide glides into the market
So SMEs can take control of their finances.
RBS tests its SME digital entity Mettle
New standalone entity is looking for early access applications.
London-based bank Dozens about to launch
Previously called Project Imagine.
Absa Group and MTN enable POS mobile wallet payments
The service has only launched in Ghana, so far.
Ahli United Bank signs up for retail payments with AFS
Utilising Android as PoS.
Mobile banking case study: Alfa Bank Belarus
How Alfa Bank Belarus tripled the number of retail banking customers by embracing mobile.
Braintree adds Samsung Pay option for US merchants
PayPal-owned Braintree will integrate with Samsung Pay.
White paper: The ROI of Omni-channel Digital Banking
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POPin Video Banking Collaboration unveils new brand and clients
“The industry’s first interactive mobile video banking solution” is now known as POPio Mobile Video Cloud.
Bank Zero launches trial in South Africa
Bank Zero is mobile-driven, 45% black-owned an 20% women-owned.
First Bank takes it to WhatsApp with Clickatell
Customers will be able to bank through the chat app.
UK challenger bank MoneeMint secures funding
Aspires to be the UK and Europe’s first completely digital ethical bank.
Monzo closes £85m round as it plans more crowfunding
In its quest for a £1.5bn valuation.
Sibos 2018 video: Thomas Nielsen, Deutsche Bank
Open Banking benefits for corporate clients, PSD2 and future trends in finance industry.
