Top fintech stories this week – 05 July 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Banking
Sensibill raises $31.5m for AI-driven banking solution
The Toronto firm targets freelancers and entrepreneurs.
NCR acquires D3 Technology
It can now provide on-premise solutions built for the needs of LFIs.
Silicon Valley Bank lends $300m to innovative Irish companies
It will bring the total amount brought to the Irish market to $500m by 2024.
Cobalt Credit Union adopts video banking with POPi/o
The two-way technology offers a virtual branch experience.
Caffeine and angry bankers: the comfort of bad behaviour
A radically different way of establishing authority, managing organisations and measuring success is needed.
FairFX rebrands as Equals
The foreign exchange company will now serve businesses and consumers.
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Bank for International Settlements builds innovation hubs
Starting in Switzerland, Hong Kong, and soon in Singapore.
Visa acquires chargebacks tech firm Verifi
To combine Visa’s anti-fraud tech with Verifi’s solutions.
Citi and Vasakronan execute first MTN on Origin
The pair successfully raised AU$30 million using the debt origination platform.
Manulife Bank deploys Kasisto’s AI chatbot
Talk with a robot for all your banking needs.
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The curse of collective Alzheimer’s: dispatches from industry conferences
An industry asking itself the same questions for ten years despite having the answers is an ailing one.
Broadridge takes over Northern Trust’s PE DLT platform
The move is viewed as a step towards an industry-wide PE blockchain solution.
Open hits $50m funding for SME banking
The Indian fintech will use the funds to scale up the team.
How to enter a banking market
The lowdown and practical examples of how to launch a bank.
Blend raises $130m for digital loans
The lendtech has also welcomed new execs.
Three old-school self-service strategies to ditch – and what to do instead
The ATM is the only channel that provides cash access anytime, anywhere. Take advantage of its huge potential!
MX raises $100m for data tech boost
Funds will be used to focus on clean data.
Arival takes step closer to US banking licence
The fintech has launched a $3 million crowdfunding campaign.
Metro Bank selects Artesian’s KYC solution
Data-driven automation of KYC and risk, aims to improve onboarding processes.
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White paper: Keeping secrets secret – how to protect confidential documents in a global bank
How a global bank leveraged Sinequa’s AI-powered search & analytics platform.
Finicity and LendingQB partner to accelerate mortgage process
The solution helps lenders spot underwriting factors that can make the process faster.
Thomson Reuters to acquire Confirmation
It will expand core tax, accounting, and audit solutions.
JP Morgan and StatPro form strategic alliance
The five-year partnership will develop risk and performance attribution capabilities.
Top fintech stories this week – 21 June 2019
From JP Morgan’s secret UK digital bank project to MoneyGram and Ripple’s partnership.
Desjardins announces internal security breach
The personal information of 2.9 million members was disclosed.
Current’s new adult bank account sees strong growth
The challenger banking service started as a prepaid teen card.
Core banking and core principles: getting to the future, from where you are today
It is now possible for us to be digital all the way down.
Webinar: don’t disrupt – avoiding the dangers of transformation
70% of digital transformation plans fail. Find out why in this upcoming Finovate webinar.
Dave Banking launches checking account
The new US challenger bank offers interest-free advance and opportunity to build credit.
Token lands $16.5m funding round
It will use the funds to build on its TokenOS open banking platform.
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This week, the FCA makes a return with pro-consumer rules!
Canada’s Stack teams up with Payment Source
The partnership aims to target millennials.
Chip Mong Bank picks Compass Plus to support Cambodia launch
Compass Plus provides an ATM cash-by-code service.
New partnership launched to foster US and UK fintechs
The FIP aims for enhanced cooperation over regulatory issues.
CGI makes £78.9m all-cash offer for SCISYS
The deal would expand CGI’s reach in European space and defence markets.
Trustly to merge with PayWithMyBank
Trustly and PayWithMyBank will combine into a global payments entity with revenues of more than $120 million in 2018
