Circle raises $110m and creates dollar-pegged cryptocurrency coin
Each token backed by reserves of US dollars.
Partnerships
CBA, Microsoft and KPMG Wiise up to Australian SMEs
Cloud solution designed for payroll and banking.
CardFlight and Paya team for EMV-ready mPOS solutions
Enabling Paya to offer CardFlight’s SwipeSimple payment acceptance solutions to its merchants.
Danske Bank Spiir-ed into first fintech investment
Hot for Spiir’s budget app.
Y2X wants to do Moore for blockchain investment
Plans to raise $200 million through global token offering.
New York City to harvest blockchain innovation
City launching two new initiatives to support growing industry.
Cashplus calls on Currencycloud’s special FX for SME payments
Especially designed to help British SMEs do better business abroad.
Deutsche Börse and friends unveil fintech acceleration platform
Working with Clearstream, figo and regtech start-up Finologee.
Worldline to acquire SIX Payment Services for €2.3bn
Strengthens its paytech operations in Europe.
Ripple springs Xpring programme for blockchain innovation
Will invest in, incubate, acquire and provide grants to companies and projects.
Poland is world’s first for banking records on blockchain
Billon and Polish Credit Office team up for innovation and information.
Mitsubishi, MUFG and Standard Chartered in payments pilot over RippleNet
First time for a Japanese company to conduct cross-border payments over RippleNet.
Canada’s equity settlement blockchain project reaches viability
Payments Canada, Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture and R3 all involved.
HSBC and ING in blockchain-backed trade finance breakthrough
“First” scalable trade finance transaction on R3’s blockchain platform.
Banco BNI Europa invests €15m in auto financing start-up Lendrock
Portuguese bank rocks Spanish firm’s world.
Apple and Goldman Sachs to unveil new credit card
Could be on its way in 2019.
Third party expertise the key for fintechs to unlock open banking potential
Identifying and partnering with regulated third parties is the key to seizing the market opportunity.
Blockchain Valley Ventures begins its adventures
Swiss accelerator launches offering advice and venture capital.
Garmin Pay just the ticker for Starling Bank
Watch out for this new contactless payment option.
New South Wales–India fintech exchange calls for start-ups
One-week business development programme up for grabs.
TrueLayer API right fit for Anorak’s life insurance
“First” application of PSD2 into this market.
Mortgages shine in Castlight Financial’s open banking pilot
First pilot goes live for Scottish firm’s “Affordability Passport”.
TSYS teams with 118 118 Money for UK credit card programme
Paytech and lendtech firms sign long-term agreement.
Credit Kudos a bureau hero in open banking roll-out race
“First credit bureau to offer open banking services to lenders and individuals.”
Six and the Citi unveil API partnerships in Hong Kong
Covering cards, customers, money movement, onboarding, and pay with points.
Credit Karma teams with SpyCloud for dark web data monitoring
Credit Karma expands its identity theft monitoring offering to include data from the dark web.
WealthSpark replaces Personal Capital 401(k)
WealthSpark is a joint effort between Personal Capital and AllianceBernstein (AB).
BOK Financial turns to Roostify for mortgage lendtech revamp
Oklahoma-based BOK Financial joins forces with digital lending platform Roostify.
Why retail banks will disappear
There will be three types of retail bank in the future: pipes, stacks and hubs.
ANZ, Suncorp and IBM team for blockchain insurance tech
The project is one of the first of its kind in New Zealand.
Nations Trust Bank unveils open API banking platform
Sri Lanka-based Nations Trust Bank (NTB) has launched Nations Open API Banking.
Start-up e-Doley Finance takes BGFI Bank to court
Not all bank-fintech collaborations have a happy outcome.
PayTech Awards 2018: tips on how to write a winning entry
The entry deadline is Friday, 4 May.
Draft of US faster payments governance framework unveiled
Stakeholders encouraged to comment over next 60 days.
Appian unleashes contact centre platform for financial services
An “orchestration of the human and robotic elements of service”.
Appian and KPMG expand AI alliance
All in the name of the “intelligent automation” game.
UAE and China to create new “Belt and Road” exchange
It will serve as a key international capital-raising platform for Chinese firms.
Ireland’s central bank to launch fintech innovation hub
News uncorked in a speech in Cork.
Digital Asset seeks DLT domination with developer programme
DAML not in distress, just seeks the best.
Phew, PayTech Awards entry deadline extended!
The final chance to enter is Friday, 4 May 2018.
