Japan revamps regulator for fintech action
The Strategy Development and Management Bureau is born.
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Velocity accelerator calls for wealthtech start-ups
The programme will last six months and start in October.
BlackFin Capital’s fintech fund gets €180m
Says it is the largest independent fintech fund in Europe.
Bank of Asia finally launches in British Virgin Islands
Digital entity wants to tap into market for offshore companies.
Tradeteq takes in $6.3m funding
Trade finance distribution platform plans new apps and data services.
TD Ameritrade unveils $100k RIA innovation quest
Wants smart ideas for registered investment advisors.
Equifax acquires alternative data provider DataX
DataX brand and employees integrated into Equifax’s Banking and Lending Division.
Sberbank in Slovenia teams with Token for open banking push
Slovenia’s seventh largest bank seeks to move beyond PSD2 compliance.
IBM honing blockchain development and skills at Columbia University
When academia meets business.
Eclipse Finance shut down over misleading claims
UK-based binary options company gets judged by the High Court.
Chinese fintech platform Pintec files $70m IPO
Comes on the back of revenue growth.
Myanmar’s Shwe Bank ups mobile offer with JMR Infotech
The firm will help the bank get the most out of its Oracle Flexcube system.
Hungary’s MKB bank takes digital leap with Oracle FSS’ Flexcube
Includes a full replacement of its core banking system.
PayTech Awards 2018: and the winners are…
We are proud to announce the winners and highly commended at this year’s PayTech Awards!
VyStar Credit Union upgrades FIS Miser core system
Florida-based credit union has been FIS client for more than ten years.
Hong Kong banks setting up trade finance blockchain platform
With ambitions of expansion across industries and jurisdictions.
Lemon Way ripe for expansion with €10m funding
French payments firm aims for growth and more staff.
ACH Alert in record growth spurt
Tennessee-based payments fraud prevention doubles its staff in response to record growth.
Goldex’s new app strikes gold
Purchasing physical gold in the palms of consumers.
Central 1 and Agility Forex in FX-ing great partnership
Special FX for Central 1’s clients and credit union members in Canada.
Nordic banks’ payments infrastructure plan picks up pace
The P27 project intends to launch new piece of financial infrastructure next year.
PayPal leads $50m funding round in PPRO
Citi Ventures and return investor HPE Growth Capital also participated
Insurtech Digital Risks feeling brisk with £2.25m funding
Firm offers a monthly subscription model for start-ups.
England triumph in fintech World Cup
A series of Twitter polls revealed the winner.
Santander sets up digital investment unit for blockchain
Led by the director of the bank’s blockchain lab.
Kassir acquisition just the ticket for Tinkoff
Kassir will sell tickets via bank and mobile app.
UK lender Greensill gets $250m funding from General Atlantic
Values Greensill at $1.64 billion.
EU takes issue with anticompetitive fintech
A thorough analysis by the European Parliament, but with few conclusions.
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US regulator lures crypto fools with fake ICO site
HoweyCoins might look real, but it isn’t.
UK challenger BankNorth preps for launch
Will target the crowded SME lending market.
Analytics firm MapD launches latest platform version
San Francisco-based analytics and visualisation company stays fresh and juicy.
US start-up Dough rises to student debt crisis challenge
Lendtech strives to help students understand what they owe.
Worldpay and Mastercard partner for UK digital payments push
Worldpay will offer Mastercard’s Pay by Bank app from early 2019
Tinkoff and Sberbank share mobile numbers for P2P payments
Available to all customers across Russia by the end of July.
Japanese post-pay outfit Paidy picks up $55m funding
Investment led by ITOCHU Corporation, with participation from Goldman Sachs.
CO-OP Financial Services brings digital power to LA credit union
Becomes fintech energy provider to Water and Power Community Credit Union.
Emma banking app sitting pretty with £450k funding
Round led by Kima Ventures.
Bangladesh Bank heist probe report suffers mother of all delays
25 delays to be precise.
Metro Bank unveils open banking developer portal
Built in collaboration with Google’s Apigee team.
