UK’s Southeast Financial Services unveils SmartRemit app for Bangladeshi expats
London-based subsidiary of Bangladesh’s Southeast Bank rolls out beta version.
Retail Banking
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 25 February 2019
Metro, Starling and ClearBank get the RBS grant, South Korea plans fintech push, and more.
Japan to unleash national digital currency J-Coin Pay
60 financial institutions team up for new smartphone payment service.
Saradar Bank freshens up branch with sweet S17 in Beirut
Lebanese bank wants to combine a café, a co-working space and a digital offering.
Discovery’s digital bank to go live next month
South African financial services company satisfied with testing.
OakNorth in the clear with ClearBank payments tech
Those UK challengers are up to something.
NatWest unveils bank account aggregator
Its “first real-life customer feature using open banking”.
Starling Bank promises 400 new UK jobs with £100m grant
UK challenger also pledges to invest £95 million of its own money.
Apple and Goldman Sachs to unleash iPhone/card combo
Credit cards will be rolled out to employees for testing in next few weeks.
Moneytrans building European neobank for migrants
The money transfer company is looking for developers in Spain.
Challenger banks in Spain: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A list of the known challengers to date and the technology they are using.
Kazakhstan’s Halyk Bank gets Fiserv cash management tech
Meeting the needs of a cash society in Central Asia.
Cyberattack puts Bank of Valletta in restoration age
Maltese bank recovering after a “malicious external attempt on its systems”.
US challenger LikeBank makes light work of messengers
Digital bank sits within Facebook Messenger, Viber and Telegram.
Mambu secures €30m funding for SaaS-y surge
Latest round led by US-based Bessemer Venture Partners.
Brazilian challenger bank C6 will see you now
It has its licence and is now testing out functionalities
TymeBank times South African launch for this month
Digital challenger gets ready following its soft launch in December 2018.
Oracle feels the chill from Suncorp CEO over core banking freeze
Not a lot of sunshine to share as Project Ignite has not really taken off.
TMRW dawns as UOB’s digital bank will debut in Thailand
New entity is designed for “mobile savvy” millennials.
Belgium’s BNP Paribas Fortis unleashes bank account aggregator
Its Easy Banking App got easier. An easy pun but don’t be too hard on us.
CaixaBank first to show withdrawal symptoms for ATM cash
“World’s first bank to use facial recognition to withdraw cash at ATMs.”
Bankers, let’s get real: here’s the question you need to answer (truthfully) today
Will your current strategic roadmap get you where you want to be in five years?
IBM strikes $700m deal with Santander for digital drive
Five-year tech agreement includes AI, blockchain and big data plans.
UK challenger bank Starling secures £75m for European expansion
Series C funding round led by Merian Global Investors
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank makes a MoneyBuddy
The app is built on Strands’ technology.
Crypto bank Zabo preps for US launch
“Bitcoin in your bank account.”
Societe Generale selects HPS for payments power in Africa
Paytech will help bank with processing activities at ten African subsidiaries.
ACI buys paytech assets from RevChip and TranSend
Acquisitions to enhance its in-store payment solutions.
Unicaja Banco loans are in with Fintonic app
The marketplace incorporates the Spanish bank’s lending offer.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 11 February 2019
Challengers Starling and Revolut, Tink, and the importance of digital assets.
UBank releases AI loan advisor Mia
Can you put up with her “cheeky personality”?
Bnext aims to be Spain’s Monzo
Bright pink cards are certainly appealing.
2gether Global preps open beta beyond Spain
The “banking platform” has now released some of its promised features.
BB&T and SunTrust $66bn merger leads to mega tech revamp
New deal is designed to keep their banking competitive.
Itau Unibanco catches criminals with AI-controlled cameras
Brazilian bank expanding pilot throughout its branches.
Wells Fargo well and truly has banking problems
Some problems still linger for mobile and online users.
Top fintech stories this week – 8 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Sohar International adds biometrics to banking app
Very few details have been revealed about the implementation.
New York’s a wonderful town for Fiserv DNA
Fiserv signs its largest core processing deal with New York Community Bancorp.
Lloyds unleashes open banking app
Follows in the wake of Barclays.
