Brex unveils corporate card for start-ups
It also now has a total of $57 million in funding.
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The Fintech Station has now arrived in Montreal
Finance Montreal’s new hub gets support from government of Quebec
Spanish start-up Hipoo hops into action with hip mortgages
It aims for onboarding 15,000 customers throughout next year.
VAKT on guard for commodities on blockchain
Partners with Deloitte and ThoughtWorks for post-trade processing.
Blockchain-based PlasmaBank breaks into Asia and Europe
The platform will also act as a marketplace for other financial products and bank accounts.
Dunedin invests in payments processor GPS’s £44m funding round
UK private equity firm takes stake in Global Processing Services.
Scottish banking start-up Nexves readies for launch
Offers financial platform which operates like a bank account.
Baker Hill brings cloud lending thrills to First Bank
North Carolina-based bank will use online loan application solution.
Finastra acquires banking app provider Malauzai
Deal strengthens its involvement in US retail and business banking sectors.
Contactless conquers cash in UK clash
UK Finance says convenience of debit card payments puts cash in second place.
UK start-up Yulife to bring life to insurtech
The neo-insurer will incorporate AI and behavioural science.
Fiserv on the money for Dollar’s retail and business banking
Architect to be used as single platform.
Mobile banking app preps for Amaiz-ing UK launch
The website offers a free payment account without expiration date.
CYBG confirms £1.7bn Virgin Money takeover
There could also be around 1,500 job losses.
Blockchain insurance company B3i picks R3’s platform Corda
The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative makes its choice.
US insurer Lemonade takes wefox to court for IP infringement
Lemonade says German firm copied its presentation and business model.
Monzo brings unconditional love to conditional actions
The new Applets automate actions based on users’ own pre-set conditions.
UK’s Department for International Trade aims to boost fintech investment
The department will set out to attract and connect investors.
Smith & Williamson in tech overhaul with Avaloq
UK’s eighth largest accountancy firm concludes system selection for core processing tech.
Oracle Flexcube core banking system live at Invest Banca
Flexcube has been tailored for the Italian market by local integrator Cabel.
Nextmarkets lands $6.9m new funding
The Series A takes nextmarkets’ total equity to nearly $14 million.
AlphaPoint raises $15m in Series A funding round
The Series A round was led by Galaxy Digital Ventures.
RBC boss predicts CA$3.2bn tech spend in 2018
There is a focus on reducing operational costs through tech investment.
Brazil’s Nubank storms to 1.5m digital account openings
Reaches milestone in six months.
Famous faces bring funding to US insurtech Ethos
Robert Downey Jr. and Will Smith add a touch of glamour… and money.
Jyske Bank live account aggregation purrs with Spiir
Built on top of technology provided by Danish fintech firm Spiir.
Risk Ident keeps watch for fraud over Universum
Universum’s device fingerprint tech will up its security.
Visa Canada puts finishing touch on Finn AI’s chatbot banking
“Where is the closest ATM?” or “Please cancel my card”.
Danske is Catalyst for new Belfast fintech hub
New co-working space specifically for start-ups in Northern Ireland.
Dorsum unveils new wealth management app with AI support
Gamification and education features help users learn about their investments.
Ondot Sytems launches digital card services platform
Ready to be integrated into mobile apps.
ING and AXA to build digital insurance platform
Offering insurance solutions to ING customers in six markets.
AI Summit 2018: robots are a people’s problem
So far, robots still need us.
MoneyConf 2018: spotlighting Ireland’s fintech factory
Dublin demonstrates its credentials as a world-leading centre for fintech and financial services.
Fintech funding round-up: 15 June 2018
USA! USA! Features Strangeworks, Eventador.io, SeriesX, Unchained Capital and ALTR.
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Barclays predictively partners with Simudyne for risk management
UK firm Simudyne is an alumni of the Barclays Accelerator.
Alior Bank, solarisBank, Raisin and Mastercard to unveil European digital bank
Fab four focus on Q4 2018 launch.
Insurtech start-up Kakau inks two deals in Brazil, eyes Europe
Kakau onboards American Life and Societe Generale in Brazil; plans to enter Europe in 2020.
