Israel postpones cryptocurrency exchange regulations
Four month delay greeted with deep disdain by fintech firms.
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Five Nordic banks mull KYC joint venture
They are DNB, Danske, Nordea, Handelsbanken and SEB.
CLS invests in blockchain software firm R3
Market infrastructure group provides financial support.
Intelligent Environments rebrands as ieDigital
The company has global ambitions and wants its brand to travel easily.
Infographic: high-cost credit – FCA findings and proposals
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority wants to protect people who use overdrafts and high-cost credit.
UK challenger bank Starling seeks £80m funding
Also ends its partnership with TransferWise.
Webinar: From the high street to cryptocurrency – digital ID verification for on-boarding and compliance
Register for this live webinar, taking place on 20 June.
Signifyd lands $100m in Series D funding
E-commerce fraud protection provider Signifyd has more than doubled its financing total.
Form3 and Mambu unveil real-time cloud payments
Will provide access to real-time payments processing in the UK and Europe.
Vasco rebrands as OneSpan, acquires Dealflo
Business solutions company Vasco is making a major pivot.
Fraudsters target BMO and CIBC’s Simplii Financial
Alleged to be in possession of customers’ personal and financial information.
Deutsche Börse cuts 350 jobs to invest €270m in fintech
Interested in blockchain, big data, cloud computing, robotics and AI.
Fintech hub H:32 launches in Berlin
Innovation is addressed at Hardenbergstrasse 32.
UK Unite trade union fights RBS branch closures
It’s all kicked off.
Goldman Sachs heads $250m funding round in Tradeshift
Firm says its valuation now stands at $1.1 billion.
Nordea and Invesdor fuel financing for Finnish firms
Offering alternative financing solutions for growth companies.
Personal finance app Fintify readies for UK-India launch
Targeting the non-resident Indian (NRI) market.
Ant Financial powers Shanghai Pudong Development Bank’s digital overhaul
Helps with risk management, AI, supply chain finance and biometrics.
Digital bank Lidya lands $6.9m funding
The latest round brings the bank’s total funding to $8.2 million.
Former MD of Metro Bank preps new SME challenger
New UK-based bank to be called Recognise.
RPA specialist WorkFusion raises more funding
WorkFusion’s aggregate funding now exceeds $120 million.
US banking app CapWay readies to launch
Targeting millennials who are either underbanked or uncertain.
Germany’s largest private and commercial bank launches
Merger of Postbank and Deutsche Bank’s private and commercial clients business has concluded.
Interstellar crypto exchange sets its sights on the stars
Cameroon-based firm offers a Proxima Centauri update.
Digital money transfer service Azimo raises $20m in funding
Round led by Rakuten Capital.
Allianz leads £40m funding round in Moneyfarm
Takes UK digital wealth manager’s capital to £60m.
Big bank’s mobile app Beem IT goes live in Oz
Australian app created by CBA, NAB and Westpac.
Tandem reaches 100,000 clients, signs for Form3 paytech
Wants to match Lloyds Bank in terms of customer numbers in ten years time.
Silicon Valley Bank comes to Germany
The new branch will be based in Frankfurt.
ICICI Bank unveils innovation labs
Indian bank follows the digital trend.
nCino partners with Tech Qualled to help veterans get into fintech
nCino celebrated the Memorial Day in the US with a new partnership.
Temenos Community Forum 2018: digital to the core
A round-up of TCF 2018 – all the best bits (and pictures).
Mortgage tech firms Blend and Ellie Mae team up
Blend will leverage Ellie Mae’s electronic disclosure delivery.
BondIT raises $4m in new funding
BondIt’s Series B round led by major investor Fosun Group.
Criminals capture $1.2bn in cryptocurrency since 2017
Anti-Phishing Working Group reveals the danger… and damage.
Temenos on M&A trail to grow US business
Anti-money laundering (AML), fraud and wealth management are the focus areas.
PayPal and Google Pay deepen payments relationship
More payment options across the Google ecosystem are on the way.
Wealthtech firm WeInvest raises $12.3m, Schroders among investors
The financing comes from angel investors and Schroders.
PaySend adds KYC and risk management tech from 4Stop
Moving money with international money transfer platform PaySend just got a lot more secure.
Infographic: the generation game
Sainsbury’s Bank examines the financial habits of different generations.
