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Commerzbank tests blockchain payment solution with Daimler Trucks
Current payment systems require a human to trigger the process.
RBC launches student experience on mobile app
The ‘Mobile Student Edition’ is designed to tap into the Gen Z market
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Klarna bags $460m equity funding
It’s now the most valuable EU fintech with a valuation of $5.5 billion.
Nasdaq uses AI to root out stock-market abuse
It detects irregular trading patterns and alerts officials according to machine-learning.
Federal Reserve reveals real-time payment system plans
FedNow will be available to all US-based banks by 2024.
Almost half a million Monzo customers affected by data breach
The data leak allowed staff engineers access to PINs stored in encrypted log files.
Three lessons traditional banks can learn from their younger siblings
Teamwork, transparency and creating a competitive culture is key.
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Big banks are driving fintech to the mainstream
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Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 29 July 2019
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Capital Markets Elite Group picks ERI’s Olympic core banking system
It will run all of its brokerage and wealth management operations.
Top fintech stories this week – 2 August 2019
FNZ acquires GBST, LSE to buy Refinitiv, and more!
CFTC charges trader with spoofing in financial futures markets
The filing and settling charges are against the trader, Benjamin Cox.
Merchants Bank chooses CALMS Compass for floorplan finance
The bank sees 60% growth since introducing self-serve solution.
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Persado gets five-year deal with JP Morgan Chase
The AI firm generates better marketing copy.
Line, Next and Rakuten receive Taiwan online banking permits
The FSC does not plan on issuing more virtual bank permits.
JP Morgan and OnDeck part ways
While OnDeck pursues a banking charter.
Stackin’ raises $4m for financial advice for millennials
Millennials can now be texted the best way to grow their money.
Rakuten applies for US banking charter
The ABA expressed serious concerns Rakuten gaining a banking charter.
First Data and Bank of America end paytech partnership
Fiserv’s First Data will provide services to its current client merchants until June 2023.
Volkswagen Bank relies on BearingPoint’s regtech
The bank is also outsourcing its data warehouse supply chain.
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Capital One reveals huge data breach by hacker
More than 100 million customers’ details were compromised in the incident.
Barclays, RBS and other banks face £1bn forex rigging lawsuit
JP Morgan, Citigroup and UBS also named in US-style class action.
MeDirect chooses Crealogix for digital investment platform
The platform saw a successful launch in Belgium.
Gay is for life, not just for June
Fintech firms can and must do more.
SME lender B-North welcomes funding
Manchester-based B-North has applied for a banking licence.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 July 2019
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Digital US equities investment product launches in India
DriveWealth has partnered with Vested Finance.
Wematch unveils Euro IRS platform with 10 banks onboard
JP Morgan, RBC, HSBC and Societe Generale are among the initial banks.
Synechron launches new Libor impact analysis software
Its Accelerator uses data science to address the industry benchmarking challenge.
Mbanq backs Arival Bank by acquiring shares
Arival also has its sights set on a Series A round of $10 million later this year
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FIs choose Cloudera for digital transformation
Cloudera enables digital transformation for global financial services institutions.
A banker goes a-banking, volume 4: GDPR for the masses
It is time we gave some respect back to the drops that make the ocean.
Swift shifts from MT to XML format
Payment transfers will be shifting to the ISO 20022 standard.
