Refinitiv acquires AlphaDesk to expand buy-side solutions
Deal adds a cloud-based OMS to Refinitiv’s offering.
FinTech
Identiq launches privacy-first identity validation network, raises $5m
The first solution designed to address growing sensitivities around data privacy.
Teen banking fintech Pixpay raises €3.1m launch funding
The Paris-based start-up was founded four months ago.
Digital investing service Wealthsimple raises $100m
Allianz X led the investment round.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 28 May 2019
News on Facebook, Monzo, Transferwise, and more!
Meridian CU first in Canada to take MX Pulse financial wellness tool
If you’re going to bring your new, self-guided financial wellness tool to Canada, you might as well start big.
Top fintech stories this week – 24 May 2019
TransferWise just became even bigger, Nuvei Bidco acquires SafeCharge, and more!
Rise up women – you can do it, you really can!
Be bolder, take risks, network, and challenge unconscious bias!
Cryptocurrency and charity – a match made in heaven?
It’s important to remember the positives that cryptocurrency and blockchain technology brings to the world.
Modulr completes scale-up investment round of £14m
Taking the total amount raised by Modulr to £24 million.
Student digital current account Loot enters administration
The fintech collapsed after a sale to RBS fell through.
The profound romance of plumbing and core banking infrastructure
What if, by treating the core capabilities as utilities we could totally change the game?
Conversational AI firm Clinc raises $52m
The Series B round brings the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based fintech’s total capital to $60 million.
Introducing: ask the expert – your questions on growing the business answered
How to secure a meeting with a prospect, the difference between demand and lead generation, and more.
A voyage of optimism from the city of angels to mountains of clouds
Entrepreneurs, local governments and socially minded enterprises spark innovation in their communities.
DevOps firm CloudBees gets capital injection from HSBC
HSBC uses CloudBees Core platform for its software delivery system.
Wagestream raises £40m for “get-paid-as-you-earn” service
It is the UK’s largest pool of social impact investment.
What the Romans can teach us about digital identity
It’s time to stop demanding data, and start asking around instead.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 20 May 2019
Fintech investments, and how Brits use fintech services!
TransUnion acquires TruSignal
Financial details remain undisclosed.
Swedish fintech Minna Tech receives €5.6m funding
The subscription management tech now aims to make customer experience easier.
BNP Paribas makes a Magic Leap to teleportation meetings
Meetings can be held via hologram in five locations.
OpenFin raises $17m for financial desktop innovation
This brings OpenFin’s total funding to $40m.
The Netherlands – the rise of a new fintech hub
More than 400 companies are operating in the Dutch fintech industry, and the start-up scene is thriving.
Swedbank to acquire Vilnius’ Barclays Operations Centre in Lithuania
Banks are planning to complete this transaction by 1 July 2019.
Tokyo calls for foreign fintechs to enter accelerator programme
Start-ups will be mentored by leading Japanese financial organisations.
Singapore-based challenger YouTrip scores $25.5m funding
It will use the funding for international expansion.
Q2 and ALTR leverage the blockchain to boost data security
The new technology, Q2 TrustView, powered by ALTR, adds to Q2’s approach to data management and protection by mitigating security breaches in real time.
FintechOS raises $1.2m to expand internationally
The round brings the company’s total funding to $3 million.
Top fintech stories this week – 17 May 2019
SoftBank’s big investment, as well as BCR’s pool B… and more!
Quotevine wins £2.2m in funding
The UK-based firm provides asset and automotive finance solutions.
Fintech start-ups invited to join Suncorp’s Digital Incubator Programme
Participants get three months to develop their ideas with Suncorp.
Holvi expansion targets micro businesses in five new European markets
Finnish start-up serves “everyday entrepreneurs” with business current accounts.
Swiss bank prepares for PSD2 API regulations
It will provide APIs for third-parties for the Cornèrcard in the UK and Liechtenstein and Diners Club Card Italy.
German bank Penta integrates business invoicing with Debitoor
Debitoor automatically compares invoices and money paid.
Citi backs ChartIQ’s desktop integration technology
Undisclosed investment adds to $17.4 million Series B round.
KOHO closes $42m for alternative fintech
Led by Portag3, who supported its Series A.
Podcast: breaking down silos with social media
What it’s like to be a tireless professional editor.
Banking for humanity: a land of unsung heroes
Find your legacy. Find your own flavour of useful. Dust it off. And make it better.
The ID Co. lands $2m
Bringing its total funding to $11 million.
