Amazon takes UK insurers on comparison ride
A price comparison site is rumoured to be in the works.
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ID Finance revels in 97% revenue growth
No pain in Spain for data science and credit scoring firm.
Open banking platform Deposit Solutions gets $100m funding
Round led by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners.
Daon’s IdentityX helps New Zealanders create digital identities
New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs shows an interest.
Cardlytics hooks Wells Fargo as partner
Bank will launch Cardlytics Direct nationally and across all digital channels.
Lendtech trio win £2m prize to create better UK renting realm
Bud, Credit Ladder and RentalStep in step for Rent Recognition Challenge.
AAIS pilots open insurance data link on IBM Blockchain
American Association of Insurance Services looks to automate regulatory reporting.
UK start-up Betr Lend preps for launch
New online lending and credit card company looking for CTO.
Standard Bank’s online escrow service Shepherd meets its end
No explanation as to how or why from the South African bank.
FCA and CMA demand transparency in banking service quality
Asking banks to publish customer ratings.
Diebold Nixdorf looks for buyers
ATM services firm hires Credit Suisse and Evercore to help with potential sale.
Temenos and Luxhub’s API team get first client Fortuna Banque
Luxembourg-based cooperative bank looks at open banking.
ANIA leads insurance blockchain project in Italy
Insurtech innovation with Italian Association of Insurance Companies.
Intapp acquires DealCloud for CRM quest
Intapp also targeting capital markets sector.
Fintech journalist seeks £1m funding to stay in London
“Everyone else is getting funding. So why not me.”
TradeIt teams with IBM Cloud for Financial Services
Will help developers add universal brokerage functionality to financial apps, platforms, and websites.
HackerOne to US Marine Corps: we’ve got your six
Who defends the defenders in the US?
Payworks to power new POS tool for Bambora
Duo will launch Bambora Connect – for POS software providers and merchants.
Roostify crows about new Adapt mortgage tool
Adapt helps lenders who have complex workflows.
Central 1 gives a voice to banking with Alexa
Canada’s first banks to add voice controls.
UK start-up accelerator Buildily powers up for good causes
Will also donate 10% of its fees to micro-lender Lendwithcare.
CSI helps banks open up to APIs
Computer Services Inc’s new product embraces open banking.
Seasons FCU warms to Bankjoy’s digital banking
Connecticut credit union falls for mobile and digital banking tech.
Goldman Sachs leads Axoni’s $32m funding round
Blockchain technology firm basks in Series B round.
India’s Cosmos Bank stars in $13.5m hacking drama
Malware attack on its Swift and debit card payment systems.
Australian lendtech Tic:Toc rocks up $11.5m funding
Start-up making progress with digital home loan platform.
Military Bank first in Australia to jump to cloud with Infosys
Bank migrated from Ultradata’s Ultracs core banking system.
Bitt the builder for Curaçao and Sint Maarten’s digital guilder
Caribbean central bank turns to fintech portfolio firm.
Blockchain Board of Derivatives trading platform goes live
The “world’s first hybrid cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform”.
Australian neobank Xinja selects SAP Cloud for Banking
Challenger is edging closer to restricted banking licence.
Holvi takes Uber drivers to financial heights
Two have joined forces to help Uber’s drivers manage their finances.
Moneyhub expands platform with payment initiation services
UK firm secures PISP authorisation from Financial Conduct Authority.
Identitii to raise $11m in blockchain IPO
Money raised will be used to support development of its Serra solution.
Konsentus gets PSD2 with new open banking sandbox
Regtech wants to help FIs get compliant.
FBI sounds alarm over ATM cash-out attack
It’s warning banks that cybercriminals are preparing a global fraud scheme.
Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary bags $270m funding
Chinese private equity firm GSR Capital sees a hero in tZero.
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank chooses Path Solutions’ core system
Bank Assafa (subsidiary of Attijariwafa Bank Group) is Path’s third client in the country.
State Bank of Mauritius gets Miles ahead for wealthtech
Bank will use MoneyWare platform. Not listen to a Miles Davis album.
EY finds $1bn for fintech foraging
Investment plans in cyber, risk management and cloud-based tech.
Oracle cloud left fuming over Firefighters’ Pension Fund lawsuit
Claims Oracle misrepresented true drivers of its cloud revenue growth.
