SynapseFI raises $17m in new funding
It’s making public what insiders have known for months.
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CAN Capital receives $287m financing facility
Money courtesy of alternative asset manager Varadero Capital.
Munich Re acquires IoT player Relayr
Acquisition is via its subsidiary Hartford Steam Boiler.
Varo Money on course for first US bank licence
Start-up could be first fintech to receive bank charter from OCC.
Life’s Alight for Wipro with $1.5bn deal
Indian firm reveals record ten-year deal with Illinois-based Alight Solutions.
White paper: The Mobile Banking Revolution
How to build the mobile bank of the future?
Foxconn and friends form $100m VC fund in US
Wisconsin business community gets some love and (more importantly) money.
EasyMoney hooks up with HooYu for identity verification
Since the integration of P2P lending, EasyMoney needs to up its KYC and AML game.
Funding Circle plans to raise £300m in IPO
Lending platform’s plan was first revealed in January. Now it’s official.
Sunrise Banks: the dawn of seamless payments experiences
Social enterprise banking, payments, and creating user experiences by using data.
Banking Technology September 2018 issue out now
Elements of fintech, pure in substance.
The perks of taking accounts receivable processes digital
Automated accounts receivable (A/R) management solutions create lasting business value.
Fiserv flaw exposed customers’ banking data
The flaw (now fixed) reportedly affected hundreds of banks.
Top fintech stories this week – 31 August 2018
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The forgotten generation: driving digital adoption with older customers
Everyone – regardless of their age, would like a good user experience.
Dfinity raises $105m funding for blockchain supercomputer dream
Sees itself as “The Internet Computer”.
Mariner’s Bank keeps it simple with Digital Onboarding
US independent community bank turns to SaaS-y tech firm.
Ebury becomes first fintech to go live with Swift gpi
Global payments innovation powers on.
JP Morgan hires ex-Google exec for AI ambitions
The war for talent rages on.
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Kony partners with Payveris on digital money movement
Includes P2P and A2A payments, bill pay, and fraud mitigation.
How come nobody gives me fish anymore? Going “all the way down” in digital banking
Bankers, use the skills you have to continue the journey and give customers something meaningful.
Gold-as-currency enabler Glint seeks US sprint
Partners with Sutton Bank and Galileo Processing for American dreams.
Salary Finance raises $20m funding to launch in US
UK personal finance firm wants to make waves across the Atlantic.
Standard Chartered and Siemens to pilot blockchain-based smart guarantees
Collaborating with digital trade provider TradeIX.
Money manager Mint stays fresh with Mintsights
Intuit-owned firm unveils refreshed user interface and new budgeting tool.
PromonTech checks out FormFree’s AccountChek
Mortgagetech integrates its POS solution into asset verification service.
NASA jets in to help Entrust Datacard security
Entrust’s authentication fuelled by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
Regtech ComplySci on a high with Vista Equity investment
New York-based firm feeling funky via Vista’s Endeavor Fund.
Universal Protocol Alliance launches for digital asset unity
Blockchain firms include Uphold, Cred, Blockchain at Berkeley, and Brave.
PaySimple goes mad for email marketing
Unveils partnerships with MailChimp and Constant Contact.
Top fintech stories this week – 24 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Vestigo Ventures unveils vertigo-inducing $59m fund
Good news for US fintech companies.
US lender receives Series C $62m funding Upgrade
Financing led by CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund.
Shoeboxed acquired by Earth Class Mail
Receipt and business card digitisation firm unboxes some major news.
The opposite of digital: spending the millions, forgetting the customer
Every incremental triumph you celebrate in the office, is a moment of weirdness for the client.
Finastra totally powers Unity Bank lending in US
Total Lending solution to be used for commercial and consumer ops.
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First Data teams with Ellie Mae for lending payments
Customers can accept payment for costs related to loan origination and processing.
eToro adds IOTA cryptocurrency to platform
The currency shows promising use as an IoT platform.
