Temenos teams with AUC Venture Lab in Egypt
Vendor promoting its core banking system to start-ups.
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Nigerian digital credit platform Mines secures $13m funding
Looking for growth in Africa and new staff.
Ondot brings card control tech to PSCU
Mobile payments firm comes to the rescue.
FinTech for Good Award: honouring organisations for outstanding social impact
Enter Banking Technology Awards by 31 August!
Hydrogen’s Findi consortium breathes life into public blockchains
Paving the way for Web 3.0 and taking on R3.
Danish start-up Jamii Pay in delicious launch
Brainchild of ex-PWC consultant Charlotte Rønje.
SS&C speeds up Velocity’s lendtech makeover
US lender signs multi-year agreement with SS&C’s Evolv platform.
Bahrain’s SNIC Insurance selects TCS Bancs for digital revamp
For general and medical insurance, financials and BI.
BHCI in core banking overhaul with ERI’s Olympic
Banque de l’Habitat de Côte d’Ivoire says adieu to CapitalBanker.
Postbank Kenya unveils mobile banking service M-chama
Targeting small savings groups.
Idea incubator Pioneer calls for ambitious outsiders
“Apply with any project you need help with.”
World Bank turns to CBA for world’s first blockchain bond
Using DLT to end extreme poverty.
TransferGo goes to Onfido for onboarding flow
Obligatory selfie shot included.
Q2 to acquire Cloud Lending Solutions
Digital banking solutions provider loves the lending look.
Dynamics’ battery-powered cards hit Japan
Move comes via a partnership with GMO Aozora Net Bank in Tokyo.
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Sberbank spares $400k for six start-ups
First wave of Sber#Up in-house accelerator ends.
Microsoft unveils Ethereum proof-of-authority on Azure
Suitable for permissioned networks where all consensus participants are known.
US challenger Grasshopper Bank hops into view
Selects core banking software – Temenos’ T24.
US Bank to sell card processor Elan
EXCLUSIVE. Finastra, FIS and Fiserv believed to be in final bid.
Digital champion Compeon unleashes SME loans in Germany
Digitaler Mittelstandskredit ist hier!
Varo Money selects Temenos for core banking
EXCLUSIVE. T24 is starting to break into the US.
CurrencyFair to buy Convoy Payments for Asia advance
All part of a €20 million investment plan.
Four de novo banks coming to Carolinas
Three US start-up banks are being launched in North Carolina, with one also powering up in South Carolina.
Webinar: IT incident response in financial services
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Paytm acquires savings start-up Balance Technology
Where will it find space for the six-member team?
White paper: PSD2 – opportunities beyond compliance
White paper by Fiorano.
Paytech ClickSwitch gets $3.5m funding
US-based automated account switching solution is switched on.
China crypto company ACChain goes off the grid
A real China hustle.
Mobile money maestro Eversend launches in Africa
New firm enters alpha testing phase.
Finicity inks data exchange deal with Capital One
More data sharing and more security are the goals.
UK watchdog takes legal action over Barclays PPI breach
Barclays failed, for a second time, to send annual reminders to PPI customers.
N26 goes into Spaces for savings
On the heels of Monzo and Starling.
Even Financial raises $19m funding for new card tricks
Takes its total funding to $25 million.
Bangkok Port to go digital with e-payment system
New system set to launch on 1 September.
Alpha Business Bank readying to take on American SMEs
Claims to “get” small businesses.
Uber and Venmo link up for payments
Simplifying the way Uber users can pay with Venmo.
Your Legacy FCU moves to Fiserv core system
Ohio-based credit union moving to Portico core system.
Infographic: the stats and story behind Bitcoin ATMs
CoinIQ has a quick look at some key Bitcoin ATM statistics.
Fiorano teams with ITSS for digital banking push
The duo will help banks integrate core systems with applications.
