New investment for LendUp spurs credit card spin off
The US company will spin off its credit card business, Mission Lane, as a separate, stand-alone entity.
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NICE robots enter Legal & General workplace
These virtual attendants offer “faster response times for customers”.
Trov expands on-demand insurance in US
Now available in Delaware, Nevada, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
OCC fights for US fintech charter in court
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency seeks to dismiss CSBS litigation.
Featurespace fuels Everis’ payments fraud fight
Business consultancy selects ARIC platform.
Top fintech stories this week – 11 January 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Elavon acquires CenPOS for payments push
It’s Miami nice as US Bancorp subsidiary makes another acquisition.
White paper: Digital Disruption in Banking
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N26 plots delayed US launch with $300m funding
Mobile challenger bank is now valued at $2.7 billion.
Enveil and Unbound Tech unleash data security triad
Data-at-rest, data-in-transit, data-in-use.
Euro Exim Bank deal puts Ripple on correspondent course
“Traditional correspondent banking system” gets some competition.
US bank customers enter Glassbox’s digital world of pane
Clever customer management for JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citi.
Jobs go as ShapeShift suffers in crypto winter
“The latest crypto winter is upon us, and today ShapeShift felt the bitter frost.”
Welcome to the fintech library!
A compilation of books from the world of business, finance and technology.
eBook: Tomorrow’s world – how will AI transform banking?
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Video: Fraud Orchestration with FCase
How to take fraud management systems from basic standalone detection to a more enterprise-focused approach.
Bank of America and Morgan Stanley plan rival stock exchange
Nasdaq and ICE get competition as nine firms unveil MEMX.
CAN Capital introduces new CEO Edward Siciliano
Alternative SME financing firm has a new captain.
Banking for “digital nomads”
Foregoing the traditional way of working from nine to five in a typical office culture and hierarchy model.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 8 January 2019
A short and sweet round-up of the week’s selected news stories in a video format.
Fiserv outrageously happy with outsourcing wins
Bank clients can’t get enough of it in the US.
Plaid buys fintech rival Quovo for $200m
Bank account connectivity firm finds something similar in the US.
BBVA leads $12m funding in paytech Grabango
Busy bank shows more interest in invisible payments.
Ethereum Classic trading frozen due to double spend drama
Coinbase stops ETC trading due to detection of deep chain reorganisation.
New Mastercard logo enters icon era
Who knew 2019 would be known as “The Year #Priceless Went Nameless”?
LendingFront moves forward with $4m funding
Series A round led by Information Venture Partners.
Fintech firm WB21 caught in storm of allegations
The evidence keeps piling up and the firm stays silent.
USAA customers to get $12m back for payment errors
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also fines bank $3.5 million.
White paper: Enabling information-driven financial services
Find out how to utilise data to increase revenue and reduce risk
Top ten payments projects in 2018
All free to read! Our top ten payments projects in 2018.
Life’s a brag in BBVA’s digital dominion
Reaches “tipping point” as 50% of its customers now use digital channels.
Bitcoin begins year in price doldrums
Not an ideal tenth anniversary celebration.
Beam me up crypto confidentiality
New project aims to improves privacy via Mimblewimble protocol.
Crypto DX.Exchange seeks to shake up Nasdaq stock markets
Firm offers digital tokens based on Nasdaq-listed companies’ shares.
SuperMoney and lendtech Best Egg nest together
Financial resource solution provider teams with consumer lending platform.
Top ten lendtech stories in 2018
No groans, just loans. Our top ten lendtech stories in 2018.
Hispanic Christians find payments faith in Vivipay
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is mightily impressed.
Visa to acquire Earthport for £198m
Struggling payments firm finds the deal “very attractive”.
Fiserv fuels Mi Bank’s de novo launch
Michigan’s first de novo bank in a decade.
Texas start-ups use AI to help customers find and pay workers
The American workforce has moved significantly beyond what Dolly Parton was familiar with.
