Starling Bank eyes Euro accounts and more partnerships
UK challenger reveals its plans for next year.
Retail Banking
Openbank takes off with AWS
Moving the entire front-end digital bank systems to the cloud.
Betalo unleashes Swedish neobank PFC
With a name like Personal Finance Co. its plans are obvious.
UK savings app Chip notches up £4m funding
Firm says it got a record-breaking number of investors in the UK.
Line and Mizuho plan new mobile bank in Japan
Messaging app and bank to establish JV through their subsidiaries.
Atom Bank in tech refresh with Thought Machine
A multi-year deal will put Atom’s personal and business banking products onto Thought Machine’s Vault tech.
South Africa’s FNB turns to township trade
First National Bank partners with Selpal for new customers.
IndusInd Bank buttons up with interactive credit card
Indian bank gets pushy with three payment options on one card.
AIB opens up to APIs
Irish bank introduces AIB Developer Portal.
Capital One makes smart purchase with Wikibuy
US firm acquires again and gets a comparison engine for online shoppers.
FICO fuels Banco Original digital launch
The “first Brazilian bank to offer a 100% digital checking account”.
Oz banking royal commission not a mellow brick road
We reach day 62 and it’s been downbeat for the big four banks Down Under.
Uruguayan fintech Bankingly gets $5m investment
Financial inclusion, backed by U2 singer Bono.
Gohenry crowdfunds £6.2m for US expansion
To teach American kids about money.
KBC Ireland app to go multibanking
Thanks to open banking and PSD2.
TSB’s new CEO aims for banking redemption
Debbie Crosbie to join troubled bank from CYBG. She’ll be busy.
Spain’s Liberbank partners with French lendtech October
The bank is stepping up its fintech game.
Data start-up Banked backed with £1.5m funding
Lead investor is Backed VC.
Discovery debuts digital bank
Financial services company launches new digital offering.
DNB Bank finds data skills in Collibra
Part of the bank’s wider data strategy.
Ingenico and Sberbank enable MIR cards for online purchases
Allowing Russian consumers to make international online purchases.
Tandem Bank earns its Stripe-s for auto savings
UK challenger bank also opens community beta testing for new feature.
Unisys elevates Monmouthshire Building Society’s digital services
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Revolut to get $500m boost from Softbank
To enable US expansion.
CYBG axes banking tech deal with ex-Barclays chief
Follows CYBG’s £1.7 billion takeover of Virgin Money.
Starling Bank’s £10m funding helps it make a stand to Monzo
As it prepares for a £80m round push.
Starling Bank keeps you posted with Post Office
A mobile bank with branch services.
UBS ferociously fights DoJ fraud claims
Swiss bank says the claims aren’t supported by law.
Build-a-card workshop with Gemalto’s Mini Kiosk
On-the-spot card issuance.
Standard Chartered teams with Instabase for clever KYC
As the fintech comes out of the bank’s eXellerator.
Lloyds to up digital game with Thought Machine
Takes a £11m investment – 10% stake.
Focus Solutions releases financial advice software for FIs
“More than gamified fact-finding.”
HSBC Bank USA hit by data breach
Data stolen includes full names, account numbers and transaction history.
Lloyds axing 6,000 jobs and creating 8,000 new ones
On the back of its digital revamp strategy.
London-based bank Dozens about to launch
Previously called Project Imagine.
N26 and Rasa to launch extra languages and features for its chatbot
N26’s chatbot is already live in English in both Facebook and Salesforce.
Experian launches Experian Credit 3D for insightful credit scoring
Offering a long-term view of a customer’s finances.
Ahli United Bank signs up for retail payments with AFS
Utilising Android as PoS.
Mobile banking case study: Alfa Bank Belarus
How Alfa Bank Belarus tripled the number of retail banking customers by embracing mobile.
