French card firm Evolis creates Japanese subsidiary
The company is aiming for a long-term presence in the country.
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Ping An plans $8bn IPO of fintech subsidiary
Insurtech postponed IPO of OneConnect last year due to stock-market unrest.
ID.me brings identity proofing to Department of Veterans Affairs
“No identity is left behind.”
Rebrand takes analytics firm OmniSci to promised land
Will double workforce by end of the year and move into new San Francisco headquarters.
UK finance software firm Yordex gets £500k funding
Investment company Bloc Ventures takes a shine to its new adventures.
Entrust Datacard acquires Thales’ data security business
Will get the general purpose hardware security module, nCipher Security.
Sasfin takes equity stake in South African lendtech Payabill
Johannesburg-based firm looking for more SME action.
Onfido enjoys extended stay at 2nd Address
Identity verification for the US rentals market.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Ping An pushes into Indonesia’s fintech space
Its subsidiary OneConnect plans to offer AI, blockchain and biometrics.
US analytics platform Stratifyd gets $4m funding kick from Arsenal
Follows on from a $25 million Series B announced last fall/autumn.
Kenya keen on regulatory fintech sandbox
Capital Markets Authority outlines its plans for innovation.
FCA shows iron fist for anti-competition in asset management
Three firms have been declared in breach of the UK authority’s regulation.
Capitalise captures £3.5m funding
UK firm helps accountants provide advice for their clients.
Israel’s Jerusalem Venture Partners closes $220m tech fund
JVP shows interest in cybersecurity, fintech and insurtech.
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Intel outfit ThousandEyes looking at $50m funding
Series D round includes GV, formerly called Google Ventures.
Hong Kong Exchange buys into Shenzhen fintech
HKEX looking to boost its financial markets tech capabilities.
PSD2 goes live in Netherlands
The Dutch Central Bank is welcoming applications to use this regulation.
Japan’s fintech boosted by nonbank money transfers
The Financial Services Agency will grant licences for a more competitive nation.
White paper: Third-party cyber risk
Your weakest link.
SmartStream teams with Numerix for ISDA collateral management
Automated data management and risk sensitivities to the rescue.
Data intel firm GBG acquires IDology for $300m
UK firm buys identity verification and fraud prevention specialist for American dream.
Financial services leading on “Voice First” technology strategy, but there is work to be done
Richard Stevenson, CEO, Red Box, looks at how voice is a critical data set for digital transformation.
Crypto, tax and HMRC – making sense of new UK guidelines
Each case will be looked at individually to understand the true nature of the transactions.
Spirited Seoul plans $1bn spend on fintech start-ups
Seoul Innovation Growth Fund seeks to boost sector.
Coinbase acquires blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino
Crypto exchange seeks better analysis of data on public blockchains.
Data manager Spinr spins into view for fintech SMEs
UK firm offers cloud-based data and API integration platform.
FCA appoints new chair for Financial Services Consumer Panel
Wanda Goldwag will start role from 1 March 2019.
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Factris has X factor for Lithuanian expansion
Its investment plans follow on from Debifo acquisition last month.
Case study: Citizens Bank – fintech friendly
The 13th largest bank in the US pivots for digital era.
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EBRD and Estonia unveil regulatory sandbox
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Baltic nation team up.
Mambu secures €30m funding for SaaS-y surge
Latest round led by US-based Bessemer Venture Partners.
Can cultures really change? Can trust ever be reestablished?
“Don’t run when you lose, don’t whine when it hurts. It’s like first grade. No one likes a cry baby.”
Fintech charms US state regulator into modelling
Conference of State Bank Supervisors will implement changes based on feedback.
iSignthis muscles into Lithuania’s paytech space with BBS acquisition
iSignthis will pay €150,000 upfront for BBS (half in cash and half in issued shares) and then a further earn-out fee.
Top fintech stories this week – 15 February 2019
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