Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 5 June 2019
News on CIBC, NAB and Bank Leumi alliance, SoFi funding and more!
Financial Services/Finserv
Tink secures strategic investment from PayPal
The investment from PayPal adds $11.2 million to Tink’s capital.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
How do I launch my company into new markets?
Mastercard unveils new Open Banking Solutions
Several partners in the UK and Poland intend to activate the suite.
BBVA selects NetApp as a strategic partner
BBVA will make NetApp a priority technological partner to become a more flexible and scalable digital bank.
Starling partners with paytechs Tribe and PelicanPay
Tribe launched at Money 20/20 Europe with UnionPay International deal.
Swift awarded ESMIG network service provider status
Swift will be supporting its customers through their Target consolidation projects and the migration to ESMIG.
eBay launches cash flow loans with Asto
The app will provide eBay small business customers with a simple cash flow loan when they need it.
Bank Leumi, CIBC and NAB launch online portal for fintechs
The platform provides a simple and easy process for fintechs to help connect them into the bank.
Firms collaborate on new platform ‒ b.yond
Businesses can test propositions with a limited number of cards and wallet accounts
Step and Kard target teen market for banking
Both banking apps have launched their waiting lists.
On becoming, and the burden of experience
Experience means you no longer have excuses for not doing the things you know need doing.
Groupama overhauls product repository with Appian’s low-code platform
A new lifecycle management application has been deployed.
River Valley Community FCU becomes first in Arkansas to adopt POPi/o video banking
The credit union has more than 7,200 members.
Case study: ATB Brightside – shining a light on digital banking
All about the new challenger bank in Canada and its tech.
New APP scam protection code comes into force
Victims now more likely to get their money back.
Digital investing service Wealthsimple raises $100m
Allianz X led the investment round.
Meridian CU first in Canada to take MX Pulse financial wellness tool
If you’re going to bring your new, self-guided financial wellness tool to Canada, you might as well start big.
Rise up women – you can do it, you really can!
Be bolder, take risks, network, and challenge unconscious bias!
Deutsche Bank’s suspicious transaction reporting hit by software glitch
The problem has prevented flagging for almost a decade.
The profound romance of plumbing and core banking infrastructure
What if, by treating the core capabilities as utilities we could totally change the game?
How industries are adapting to the rise of digital nomads
Living as a digital nomad certainly has its perks.
Introducing: ask the expert – your questions on growing the business answered
How to secure a meeting with a prospect, the difference between demand and lead generation, and more.
A voyage of optimism from the city of angels to mountains of clouds
Entrepreneurs, local governments and socially minded enterprises spark innovation in their communities.
Banking on CX leadership?
Practical steps and examples of how to deliver differentiated, superior customer experiences.
White paper: Shapeshifting – a look at the evolving landscape of cross-border payments
Discussing consumerism, PSD2, managing risk and the power of digital ecosystem.
Appian World 2019: why banks need low-code tech
Revolutionising call centres, and harnessing AI to address challenges such as the demise of Libor.
Banking for humanity: a land of unsung heroes
Find your legacy. Find your own flavour of useful. Dust it off. And make it better.
Niche areas that fintech is yet to exploit
Superyachts, with turnovers of millions, should be viewed as floating multi-million-pound businesses.
Nationwide, Investec and Co-op Bank share £80 million BCR grant pool
All three commit to modernise and improve business banking for SMEs.
ION Investment Group acquires majority stake in Acuris
BC Partners and Acuris management retain minority ownership.
Why retail banks should not be afraid of collaboration, even with tech giants
Collaboration for incumbents is the only way to catch up with the market and become truly consumer-centric.
Fintechs, there’s a tsunami coming; do you hear the sirens?
And I will be able to pay for a surfboard with my new Apple Card.
FinovateSpring 2019: Best of Show winners unveiled
This year’s Best of Show winners are truly in a class of their own.
Five imperatives to help you scale your fintech
Practical advice for any fintech wanting to accelerate growth.
Open Banking: much ado about a brave new world
The intent is revolutionary. The path is non linear.
It’s time to disrupt “disrupt”
Fintech as an industry has a problem with language: namely, we don’t have one.
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What’s driving change and where’s M&A activity in the fintech sector?
A “technological arms race” to digitise processes and drive efficiencies is on!
