Top fintech stories this week – 23 August 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Retail Banking
booyah! bank blasts off in US
It’s backed by FDIC member, Surety Bank.
Paysafecard and G2 Esports extend collaboration
More than 400 million people worldwide had watched an e-sports event by 2018.
Retail banks must be team players
Industry players question collaboration for fear of surrendering their competitive edge.
Close Brothers picks Deposit Solutions’ Swiss direct B2C channel
Savedo will enable the collection of euro retail deposits from Switzerland.
Data Action wins core solution deal with Greater Bank
Greater Bank hopes the new partnership will prepare it for the open banking era.
Mintos reaches €3bn loans milestone
The start-up hit €2 billion just four months ago.
Investment group Octopus acquire “indispensable” Seccl Technology
Seccl wants to help smaller firms “get a shoe in” with big providers.
Finastra wins core cloud deal with neobank, Gravity
Gravity is still seeking authorisation to serve SMEs.
Secured cards: public relations ploy or financial health builder?
They can be a critical tool for financially vulnerable people.
Tesla-fy your bank
Will banks ever truly reinvent banking?
ASOS and Klarna bring flexible payments to the US
The US will pay in four scheduled bi-weekly instalments to reflect the US salary schedule.
Are non-bank payment service providers doing enough to protect customers’ funds?
Some heady advice for non-bank PSPs to avoid regulatory action.
Legal & General inks its first fintech partnership
It will help diversify its product offering.
Capital One reveals huge data breach by hacker
More than 100 million customers’ details were compromised in the incident.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 July 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five stories this week!
Digital US equities investment product launches in India
DriveWealth has partnered with Vested Finance.
Banking Technology Awards 2019 are open for entries
The Early Bird 10% discount deadline is 31 July 219, the awards close for entries on 31 August 2019
Robinhood raises $323 million in Series E funding
The new round of funding values the company at $7.6 billion.
Friday the 13th is coming – is banking ready?
The deadline for PSD2 compliance is rapidly approaching – will your firm be ready?
Let’s work together
Bank-fintech collaboration should take priority on this year’s Sibos agenda.
soCash raises $6m in Series B
The round was led by Glory Ltd, SC Ventures and Vertex Ventures to expand their footprint.
Ebury joins forces with Unicaja Banco
Partnership offers global transaction services to the bank’s SME customers.
Finca Microfinance Bank implements AutoSoft’s AutoBanker
The suite has been rolled across 135 branches.
TrueLayer integrates with Revolut to access open banking data
Emma will be the very first integration.
Bitt approved for legislation by Barbados regulators
The fintech completed an eight-month Sandbox Framework.
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ADGM issues robo-advisor regulatory framework
Fairness, accountability and transparency are key principles.
Infosys Finacle digitises Standard Bank’s African branches
The Mobile Teller Solution has slashed waiting times.
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Barko chooses Temenos to power bank ambitions
The microfinance institution has applied for a banking licence.
Lloyds fights fraud with Callsign
The tech checks if the user is really who they claim to be.
Top fintech stories this week – 12 July 2019
N26 has superhero-landed in the US, new hip bank in Spain, and more!
N26 lands in the US
Starting with users in the waiting list.
White paper: The architect’s guide to digital core banking in the cloud
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Lightico closes $14.5m investment for digital customer experience
In the last year, Lightico has quadrupled in employee count.
Scottish Widows goes digital with TCS
Lloyds’ life and pensions arm goes modern.
Starling Bank partners with CreditLadder
The integration aims to help renters get on the property ladder.
Bank of Kigali chooses Temenos for regional growth
The Rwandan bank aims to reach a million customers by 2021.
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