Fintech Agora fires up for small American FIs
Start-up offers a digital leap without a core banking revamp.
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Mexican challenger bank Albo raises $7m
Series A funding round led by Mountain Nazca.
RIP Microsoft Wallet
Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end.
Allied Payment Network fortified via Plymouth Growth investment
The deal in Indiana was valued in the “multi-millions”.
PayPal joins $40m funding party for fintech app Dosh
Follows on from $44 million in last year’s Series A round.
Swiss fintech KiWi gets $3m funding for SME lending and payments
To expand in Mexico and neighbouring markets.
PayTech Awards 2019 now open for entries
Be a part of the celebrations!
Banking platform Joust-s for freelancers’ attention
US start-up launches multi-feature financial app.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 14 January 2019
Featuring N26, RBS and Loot, Google in Ireland, and Alipay in Pakistan.
Double time for Worldline payment launches
Paytech unleashes new device and commerce hub.
Trov expands on-demand insurance in US
Now available in Delaware, Nevada, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
SafeCharge to power Gett’s payment reconciliation
Transporting it to the new era of fintech.
N26 plots delayed US launch with $300m funding
Mobile challenger bank is now valued at $2.7 billion.
US bank customers enter Glassbox’s digital world of pane
Clever customer management for JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citi.
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.
Plaid buys fintech rival Quovo for $200m
Bank account connectivity firm finds something similar in the US.
Life’s a brag in BBVA’s digital dominion
Reaches “tipping point” as 50% of its customers now use digital channels.
Top ten digital bank initiatives in 2018
There have been a lot of digital bank projects in 2018. Here are our favourites.
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Top ten banking tech case studies in 2018
Banks and FIs from around the world share their tech modernisation experiences.
Top ten fintech interviews in 2018
Over the course of 2018, we’ve interviewed a range of industry specialists on a variety of fintech subjects.
US Payments Forum pushing for contactless at ATMS
Offers a helping hand for paytech progress.
SoftBank pours $500m into Cambridge Mobile Telematics
SoftBank Vision Fund sees something in US-based insurtech.
Cybercriminal underground dangerously sound
McAfee Labs sees 20% increase in data breaches in financial sector.
Visa brandishes Shieldpay for safe P2P payments
Getting clever for cards on peer-to-peer marketplaces.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
Robinhood steps back from checking and savings launch
Firm says there was “confusion” and now offers cash management instead.
Western Union works with TerraPay for mobile mania
In the name of mobile wallet and bank account payouts.
Robinhood tucks into Galileo for US checking and savings launch
Payments processor powers trading app’s banking move.
Lower’s a goer with AI-powered lending launch
Firm plans to sock it to ’em for mortgage decisions.
ShopKeep closes $65m for small business financing leap
Brings US firm’s total funding to just over $72 million.
Morgan Stanley says yes to Yext for finance advice
Bank has digital brain wave for its financial advisors.
US challenger bank Envel emerges for auto-pilot action
Start-up goes ethical and offers “banking on autopilot”.
White paper: Segments of one – customer insights in digital banking
Easy-to-implement use cases for personalised marketing and sales.
BioCatch brings behavioural biometrics to ACI Worldwide
Paytech ACI plans to stop fraud for banking customers.
Next Caller has Interactions for phone-based threat assessment
Intelligent virtual assistance firm Interactions seeks better fraud protection.
Migrants bank Rebtel targets US launch
Swedish bank is for an “overlooked and undervalued customer in mind – migrants”.
Boku takes on mobile with $112m Danal acquisition
Will take on all its pure mobile security solutions.
Banco Sabadell’s InnoCells moves on Mexico with UnDosTres investment
The bank’s corporate venture arm picks a paytech.
White paper: Adaptive Authentication – Superior User Experience and Growth through Intelligent Security
White paper on the state of authentication and the evolving threat landscape.
