BTPN completes front office revamp with Diasoft’s Flextera
Retail bank in transformation throughout Indonesia.
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Cloud finance platform Consero gets $50m investment
Boston-based BV Investment Partners invests in Texan firm.
UMB Fund Services revamps ETF systems with Temenos
Yeah, we get it, you can customise it.
UK regulators unleash new insurer start-up unit
Will help firms apply and get authorised for insurtech action.
Debitum debuts in alternative finance space
Blockchain-based and coming in September.
Lloyds opens coffers to London coppers for crime combat
Lloyds will sponsor City of London £1.5 million over three years.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange links up with London and BSO
Israeli trading expands with better network.
US wakes up to SME cybersecurity needs
The cybersecurity act disregarded SMEs, and this latest bill aims to fix that.
Paytm launches AI cloud for India
Designed for developers, start-ups and enterprises.
SocietyOne approaches $500m in total lending
Australian peer-to-peer lending firm also gets new CEO.
UK needs skills revolution in response to AI
Bank of England chief economist warns against job displacements.
Alipay unveils paperless tax refund service in South Korea
Aimed at Chinese tourists in the country.
Citi invests in e-trader TransFICC to make innovation click
TransFICC has also joined Citi’s Innovation Lab in London.
MUFG Union Bank picks FIS Profile core banking system
EXCLUSIVE. The final was a duel against Temenos’ T24.
Infographic: which country trades the most Bitcoin?
UK-based TotalCrypto explains Bitcoin trading volume by country.
Double downer for CBA banking Down Under
Not the first time this year.
Data deliverer DueDil gets £8m funding thrill
Round led by Augmentum… which is everywhere today.
UK paytech Previse gets $7m funding prize
Round is led by Augmentum and Bessemer Venture Partners.
SME bank Tide feels pride with £8m investment
As happy as a clam at high Tide.
Wahed Invest launches digital Halal investment platform in UK
All in good time for the first day of Eid.
SoftBank teams with ZhongAn for Asian insurtech impetus
Bank’s Vision Fund to help Chinese insurer’s overseas ambitions.
Bippit app fires up for all that finance jazz
UK start-up smells like open banking spirit.
First Federal Savings Bank outsources core and digital banking tech to COCC
Ohio-based First Federal Savings Bank implements new core banking, digital and mobile software.
Core banking platform Leveris pulls in investment
Link Asset Services invests and looks for outsourcing opportunities in the banking sector.
A level-headed Monese unleashes free student accounts
UK bank wants to bring its A game in the name of A-levels.
Protean Risk unveils new fintech and payment services team
UK insurance broker demonstrates versatility and visibility.
Credit Karma acquires US lendtech Approved
Making mobile mortgages happen in San Francisco and San Diego.
Cambodia Fintech Association launches
“Fintech start-ups are slowly but surely starting to surface in Cambodia.”
Coinbase acquires Distributed Systems for digital identity dream
Anonymity and privacy. Even when it comes to financial details.
UK challenger bank Monzo eyes $1.5bn valuation
Gearing up for a new funding round.
SFOX raises $23m funding for crypto asset management platform
Series A funding round led by Tribe Capital and Social Capital.
Top fintech stories this week – 17 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Starling Bank unveils first personal loan products
UK challenger offers unsecured loans through its app.
Canadian lendtech Progressa feeling progressive with $84m funding
Funding round co-led by Canaccord Genuity and Gravitas Securities.
TSB berated for banking blip
Bank says service went down for 30 minutes. Not all agree.
US savings start-up prizes its Grand entrance
Company offers prize-linked savings service and mobile app.
Temasek favouring fintech investment over US banks
Singapore-based firm sees it as a more profitable industry.
Industrial Bank goes live on Avaloq core banking system
Will be used for its Hong Kong branch’s private banking business.
Fosun feeds $5m to Israeli fintech platform The Floor
This marks Fosun’s second investment in Israel.
US blockchain platform Bravo Pay basks in beta mode
Firm offers a way to tip or pay without sharing personal info.
