Digital Nigerian bank Kuda raises $1.6m in pre-seed funding
Kuda is the first digital-only bank in Nigeria.
Peer-to-Peer/P2P
Bank of America announces “record-breaking” P2P app payments
The bank received 163 million transactions in less than nine months.
Tesla-fy your bank
Will banks ever truly reinvent banking?
Top fintech stories this week – 26 July 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five stories this week!
WhatsApp Pay coming to India later this year
It will need to comply with all of the regulations ahead of its launch.
Friday the 13th is coming – is banking ready?
The deadline for PSD2 compliance is rapidly approaching – will your firm be ready?
Banking Technology July/August 2019 issue out now
Drawing the curtains on a bright tomorrow.
Visa and PayPal’s new deal
While the US service is powered via a partnership with JPMorgan Chase, PayPal’s Instant Transfer in Canada is powered by Visa’s push payments system, Visa Direct.
FCA introduces new rules for P2P platforms
P2P platforms must implement changes by 9 December 2019, but the application of MCOB is immediate.
ACI invests in Mindgate to drive real-time payments growth
The paytech is India’s market leader in processing UPI transactions.
White paper: How to drive business impact with payments
Download this free white paper to learn about how payments can improve your business.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 09 May 2019
This week, Mastercard, Facebook and many more!
Emerging economies payments start-up Thunes closes $10m Series A round
Plans to accelerate growth across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Amazon Pay launches Android P2P payments in India
Users can pay Amazon delivery associates from their bank accounts via UPI QR codes.
First real-time payments launched in Saudi Arabia
Vocalink partners with Saudi Payments for market-first development.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 23 April 2019
Facebook, Stripe, and Europe’s biggest IPO.
Facebook to drop P2P Messenger payments in Europe
The service will be discontinued in the UK and France on 15 June.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 8 April 2019
Africa Fintech association, City watchdog’s orders, and a new blockchain alliance!
StreetShares to launch credit cards for veteran-owned businesses
A new credit card for the 2.5 million veteran-owned small businesses in the US.
eToro buys blockchain company Firmo
This is eToro’s first acquisition.
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.
Banking Technology February 2019 issue out now
Superstructures: fintech reaches new heights.
Interview: Roderick Simons, CTO of Yolt
What is it like to build a smart thinking money app from the ground up?
Initiatives by India’s government to boost fintech
The fintech space in India has seen an exponential growth over a few years.
Top ten banking tech case studies in 2018
Banks and FIs from around the world share their tech modernisation experiences.
Interview: Transferwise – the power of partnerships
We talk to Transferwise about its progress, with partner banks as well as under its own steam.
TransferGo launches Seedrs aiming at €11.5m investment
Only €1 million will come from crowdfunders.
Lending Club, Wealthfront and Intuit team for consumer data
What do you get when you combine Intuit, Lending Club and Wealthfront?
Case study: Home Credit – to its credit
Life is good at the heart of Europe.
How banks and disruptive fintech start-ups can create new economic models
Start-ups want to create valuable new products cost effectively and in a spirit of openness and mutuality.
Case study: Robocash – fintech crossing the borders
How to adapt a standard financial product to local specifics, by the examples of Kazakhstan and Spain.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Big bank’s mobile app Beem IT goes live in Oz
Australian app created by CBA, NAB and Westpac.
PayPal and Google Pay deepen payments relationship
More payment options across the Google ecosystem are on the way.
JP Morgan Chase to patent blockchain-based interbank payments tech
Application filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Amazon eyes PayPal’s crown with Alexa payments platform
E-commerce titan could be taking on Visa, Mastercard and PayPal.
P2P investor Bondster implements Leveris’ core banking tech
Bondster Marketplace in the Czech Republic has implemented Leveris’ core processing platform.
Moneyou’s Tikkie app comes to Germany
The app and its tech were jointly developed with the Munich-based FinTecSystems.
Standard Bank sells mobile paytech Oltio to Mastercard
Mastercard has acquired Oltio, a mobile paytech firm in South Africa.
Ink Protocol and Kleros to tackle P2P marketplace transaction disputes
They seek justice. It is written onto the Ethereum blockchain.
