What the Fintech? Episode 3 | Digital disruption: Bitcoin and stable coins
Tune in to hear what Gemini’s MD for Europe, Julian Sawyer, thinks about digital currencies.
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FSB publishes consultation on stablecoin regulatory challenges
Regulatory body publishes recommendations in response to G20.
KyckGlobal signs US push payments partnership with Visa
Firms hope new deal will unlick real-time payments for “countless industries”.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? Melissa McKendry, ACI – Woman in PayTech
ACI’s Melissa McKendry promotes fintech and payments as a career path for girls with the Coding for Girls initiative.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
Currencycloud strikes FX partnership with Derivative Path
Partnership will see both firms combine their systems.
COVID-19: Weekly wrap
FinTech Futures’ weekly coronavirus news wrap.
2020 Review: Top five outages, data breaches & cyber-attacks this quarter
Reflecting on some of the most topical outages & cyber-security attacks this past quarter.
App-based payment solutions to delight merchants and their customers
The world of commerce is abuzz with the need to delight customers by providing a digitally enhanced shopping experience.
Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
Why this fintech start-up turned to an open source database strategy
The strong open source community around the database gives us confidence for the long haul.
Transforming corporate treasury: What lies ahead and what is the impact of Swift gpi?
For many years multinationals and others have struggled with cross-border payments.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 03 April 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
What the Fintech? Episode 2 | COVID-19: Is cash still king?
Find out Nick Kerigan’s take on the impact of COVID-19 and his banned buzzword.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 10 April
Premier awards for banks, financial, payment & e-commerce institutions, paytech vendors, individuals & teams!
Dwolla appoints Brady Harris as new CEO
Harris says he is looking forward to working with “an incredible team.”
The services trinity: three is the magic number
ATMs are not all equal. The positioning, usage, prioritisation-none of it is equal.
Stripe leads $20m Series A into ecommerce checkout service Fast
Jumping from a $2.5 million raise to a $20 million investment in a few months is fast.
CFTC publishes final guidance on cryptocurrency actual delivery
The CFTC announces new guidance after lengthily market consultation.
TransferGo hires former Revolut man as new compliance chief
Francesco Fulcoli will work on KYC, AML and CFT for the remittance firm.
OpenPayd appoints Fidor founder as senior advisor
Matthias Kröner joins the firm to drive its international plans.
Brex acquires trio of San Francisco start-ups
Neji, Landria, and Compose Labs all brought under the Brex umbrella
Are enhanced security procedures more important than faster payments?
The industry is doing all it can to fulfil the SCA requirements laid out by the EBA.
The accounts payable e-guide, vol. 1 – no pain, no gain?
Addressing ways to streamline the accounts payable process with digital integrations.
DeeMoney offers blockchain cross-border payments with RippleNet
The fintech becomes Thailand’s first non-bank institution to use the solution.
Temenos and ClearBank team up for UK cloud payments
The partners will offer access to real-time payment services.
WorldRemit teams up with Paykii
It will launch international bill payments through its own app/website using Paykii’s tech.
Swift’s ISO 20022 migration set back a year to November 2022
“The new approach will avoid short-lived investments by customers,” says Swift.
Western Union signs up Integral for BankFX system
Integral will deploy in the cloud across Western Union Business Solutions.
Travelex owner Finablr prepares for insolvency
Finablr processed $115 billion in transactions in 2019, and more than 1,500 firms rely on it.
Who owns your data?
The answer to competition is not to block access to customer data.
SpotOn raises $50 million in Series B featuring former Twitter CEO
Payments firm plans to extend product development.
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 March 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Ikano Bank builds on Nets partnership to power new lending platform
Ikano plans to launch products on the new service later this year.
Fiserv acquires long-standing partner MerchantPro Express
The two firms have held a partnership since 2009.
Elavon sells Mexican operations to Santander
Payments firm set to focus on US, Canada, and Europe.
Credit card start-up Tribal Credit secures $5.5m in seed funding
New firm aims to help start-ups in emerging markets.
The trade in human beings: How financial institutions and tech can have an impact
Banks in particular can do a lot to curb sex trafficking.
WorldRemit partners with Varo Money
The partnership will enable direct access in the Varo app to the WorldRemit service.
