BBVA unveils Next Technologies for digital drive
Beeva and i4S become BBVA Next Technologies.
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BillingTree integrates iPayX e-billing solution
Follows the acquisition of the company back in December.
Banco Sabadell’s venture hub InnoCells acquires lendtech Instant Credit
It aims to grow its digital retail vertical.
P2Binvestor raises $17m to expand lending programme
To fund growth mostly for its new bank partnership programme.
Crypto firm Fantom menaces rivals with $40m funding
Will build directed acyclic graph-based smart contract platform.
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KeyBank acquisition Bolstr-s digital lending dream
US-based bank buys digital lending platform for small businesses.
Luxoft smashes it with Smashing Ideas acquisition
Smashing, lovely, super. Purchase bolsters digital research, strategy and design.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 June 2018
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IBM criticism brings more blues to TSB tech issues
Big Blue says go-live criteria to prove production wasn’t ready.
Alfa-Bank Belarus moves to OpenWay’s digital platform
Payment cards and online services migrated.
MYbank plans stellar SME support
Ant Financial brand offers the promised land.
Canada’s Interac Lab gets in on innovation hub act
Based within the Communitech tech hub in Ontario.
Israel’s crypto regulations drama drags on
Now the Association of Banks in Israel demands regulation.
US financial planner Grove gets groovy with $8m funding
It publicly launched four months ago.
Square acquires crypto licence in NYC
Gearing up for launch of Cash App, which includes crypto exchange services.
Rebtel’s new digital bank for migrants lands $8m
Added to another $8m of funding.
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NYC fines Deutsche Bank $205m for FX up
New York State Department of Financial Services is FX-ed off.
SmartAsset scoops up $28m in new funding
Series C round takes company’s total equity capital to more than $51 million.
Billshark and Payrailz go bill busting
Billshark negotiates with service providers to find the best possible terms for monthly bills.
Europol takes down e-commerce fraud gang
Judgement day has arrived.
New Spanish consortium Niuron aims to promote blockchain
It already has an ongoing project for ID verification.
Lloyds and Barclays cut hundreds of UK jobs
On top of all the other jobs axed.
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb victim of $31m heist
Deposits and withdrawals have been subsequently stopped.
Hyperactive PayPal acquires Hyperwallet for $400m
Gives it more payment solutions to e-commerce platforms and marketplaces.
BBVA and Repsol finalise revolving credit facility based on DLT
Negotiation, signing and settlement were done through several blockchain networks.
Arion Bank picks Datactics for data management
Datactics outperformed the competition in the Icelandic bank’s tests.
Fintech rock band storms the charts
To those about to rock in a sensible manner we salute you.
Barclaycard hunts for fintech and innovation director
Wants uplift and acceleration.
FCA reveals financial strife of urban and rural life
It’s mainly obvious, but explained in depth.
ThetaRay is AML way for ABN Amro
Five-year project to improve bank’s AML and CTF capabilities.
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Fiserv signs up two new credit unions to core account processing platform Portico
The duo is Sioux Valley Community and Coulee Dam Federal.
Wealthtech robo-advisor SigFig raises $50m
Series E funding round led by growth equity firm General Atlantic.
Signicat taps into Belgian digital ID scheme itsme
Partner Belgium Mobile ID has made the integration possible.
Oval Money shapes up nicely with Intesa Sanpaolo backing
Italian bank also takes stake in the automated savings platform.
Visa reveals over 5m payments affected by June outage
Half of which were in the UK.
Nets dives into Poland with Dotpay/eCard acquisition
Both brands will remain separate and maintain leadership.
NorthOne launches free invoice app
An app for small business owners, entrepreneurs and freelancers.
