PayPal invests in potential collaboration with Cambridge Blockchain
The funding is an extension of the firm’s Series A round.
Payments
First blockchain Thai-Myanmar money transfer service to launch
Designed to meet the needs of migrant workers.
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The self-service puzzle: strategic touchpoint or point of utility?
Financial institutions have to take their ATM strategy to the next level, and re-examine their investment methodology.
Korapay allows Nigerian migrants to send money back home
Currently in the US, but to be expanded to Canada, the UK and Europe.
MineralTree closes $50m growth equity investment for AP solutions
The firm has doubled in size throughout 2018.
Goldman Sachs fined £34.3m for misreporting transactions
FCA found the firm made 220.2m errors.
Top fintech stories this week – 29 March 2019
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First transactions carried out on blockchain-based Marco Polo network
Delivery triggers irrevocable payment from buyer’s bank.
PayTech Awards: honouring organisations for their social impact
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Top fintech stories this week – 22 March 2019
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Building bridges and exchanging money
How Moneycorp and Futurice juggled different geographies when designing a modern platform.
Four digital and traditional trends in banking in 2019
Don’t discount something because it doesn’t fall strictly into our pro-technology bubble.
Prepaid Technologies acquires Dash purchasing card portfolio
The deal more than doubles the firm’s expense management business.
IBM debuts blockchain network for cross-border payments
Blockchain World Wire can transfer funds in 47 currencies to locations in 72 countries.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 March 2019
More open banking news, fintechs in LatAm, an a MasterCard acquisition.
FIS acquires Worldpay for $34bn
The resulting merger will have an enterprise value of approximately $43bn.
Paytech InComm acquires Linq3 Technologies
This is the firm’s eighth acquisition.
Doxo to provide electronic billpay solution to RR Donnelley & Sons
Doxo’s payment solution enables customers to access and pay bills from more than 45,000 providers
Top fintech stories this week – 15 March 2019
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Navy Federal Credit Union sails on Broadridge’s SaaS platform
It’s the first credit union to go live on MBS Expert.
Mastercard acquires Ethoca for e-commerce fraud protection
Follows on from Mastercard’s recent acquisition of Transfast.
PayActiv and Visa get in early for wages
The paytech pals will help US workers access earned wages earlier.
The new business models of banking
Analysis of three alternative business models for the banking industry.
Nymbus banking tech suite is Inspire-d choice
Pennsylvania’s Inspire Federal Credit Union is now live with its solutions.
CULedger teams up with IBM for blockchain network
A cooperative model designed for credit unions and SMEs.
IPsoft’s 1Bank is one for conversational banking
New solution is powered by virtual agent Amelia.
Mastercard drops Earthport bid for Transfast acquisition
The firm will now get this cross-border account-to-account money transfer network instead.
Salt Edge teams up with UK-based PFM app Emma
Integration will enable Emma users to connect their accounts from banks throughout the UK.
US Senate attacks lax Equifax cybersecurity defences
Senate reveals investigation into 2017 data breach that affected 146 million US consumers.
Omidyar Network releases fintech venture fund with Flourish
New firm Flourish launches evergreen fund backed by founder of eBay.
White paper: How to combat fraud in 3 easy steps
How are fraudsters slipping through the net and how to combat fraud?
Mexico mulls mobile payments system with Amazon
Nation’s central bank in talks with tech titan.
Great member expectations for Fiserv’s double win
New US deals with HealthCare First Credit Union and Portland Local 8 Federal Credit Union.
PayTech Awards 2019: celebrating most innovative projects and services
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End of days as Barclays brings bPay into Pingit
bPay struggled to get users in the cutthroat world of mobile payments.
US mobile banking start-up Chime rings in $200m funding
The challenger is now valued at $1.5 billion.
Signifyd unveils chargeback solution for merchants
“Friendly fraud” meets a feisty foe.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 4 March 2019
Featuring N26, South Korea, Brex and TymeBank.
