Nordic banks’ payments infrastructure plan picks up pace
The P27 project intends to launch new piece of financial infrastructure next year.
Mobile
Kassir acquisition just the ticket for Tinkoff
Kassir will sell tickets via bank and mobile app.
Worldpay and Mastercard partner for UK digital payments push
Worldpay will offer Mastercard’s Pay by Bank app from early 2019
Tinkoff and Sberbank share mobile numbers for P2P payments
Available to all customers across Russia by the end of July.
Emma banking app sitting pretty with £450k funding
Round led by Kima Ventures.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating people that make things happen!
Taking place on 13 December in London.
Citizens Financial launches digital bank
Divine banking providence – aka Citizens Access – comes to Rhode Island.
Absa’s ChatBanking service now includes WhatsApp
Says it’s first in the world to offer full banking services via the chat app.
Gold-as-currency enabler Glint goes for £15m funding
UK-based start-up wants to shine in US and Japan.
Chase Bank Kenya endures four-day outage after tech migration
The transition to SMB Holdings’ new platform was most likely the cause.
Meniga to build BPER’s digital banking solution
Italian banking group turns to white-label solution provider.
Share-buying Dabbl app overfunded in first Seedrs campaign
Designed as a low-barrier entry for the public.
New Frontier Group and Mambu team up for new digital banking solution
Partnership will enable NFG to create an online and automated solution for FIs.
Plum first chatbot to integrate Monzo and Starling
Users can link bank accounts without having to share login details.
UK Faster Payments suffers seriously slow service
Issues started Sunday 8 July and backlog remains.
Barclays digital banking goes down
Seems to be resolved now, but it kept consumers unable to log in.
Banking problems return to TSB
Customers reporting online issues again.
BeSmartee and LoanFuel make mortgages mobile
LoanFuel will integrate BeSmartee’s technology into its mobile app.
Antelop to provide mobile e-wallet for Greek Piraeus Bank
Mobile payments coming to Piraeus customers.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: calling time on secretive banks
Within and outside Russia’s borders.
Investment app Moneybox gets £14m funding
Some handy change for UK-based spare change investment app.
Case study: DBS – the edge
DBS is shaping up to be a fintech innovator. What projects is it working on?
Hong Kong digital bank Neat nabs tidy $2m funding
Will be used for new features, tools and recruitment.
Sberbank now supports Google Pay
First bank in Russia to do so.
Banking Technology July/August 2018 issue out now
Deep minds. For fintech that matters.
Shoppers can now order ahead with Yoyo
Saving users time by letting them skip the line.
EBA warns banks of obvious threat from fintech
European Banking Authority publishes wordy roadmap.
Santander-backed Asto finance app preps for beta launch
London-based firm wants to be a pocket business helper.
Payments start-up Fire gets open banking glow
First Ireland-based payments firm to be authorised as a PISP.
Payments start-up Akwewa launches in Benin
Cotonou-based firm offers money transfers around the world.
Three ways health insurers can win over millennial small business owners
Sally Poblete, CEO of Wellthie, explores three key strategies.
Australian payments start-up Airwallex raises $80m
Melbourne-based firm combines payments and FX transfers.
Independence day for Danske’s MobilePay in Finland
MobilePay becomes independent as nation’s regulator grants it payments licence.
Starling and Revolut suffer weekend outages
Curve and Pockit also reported issues.
Monzo faces challenging times with £33m losses
But user numbers did treble for UK mobile-only challenger.
New Android malware sneaks in “Despacito”
The malware infected phones through a ringtone app.
JP Morgan Chase’s mobile app Finn goes nationwide
Finn by Chase is designed for millennials in the US.
Nok Nok. Who’s there? OneSpan
Security and esignature company teams with authentication firm.
Sensory’s biometric tech powers 24 banking apps
Banks iclude Alior, Axis, Banorte, ICICI, Maybank, Mizuho Bank, and Qatar Islamic Bank.
US mobile app Mezu fires up with privacy promise
Lets people give and get money without sharing personal information.
