Circle raises $110m and creates dollar-pegged cryptocurrency coin
Each token backed by reserves of US dollars.
Payments
CardFlight and Paya team for EMV-ready mPOS solutions
Enabling Paya to offer CardFlight’s SwipeSimple payment acceptance solutions to its merchants.
Mexican banks hit by cyberattacks
Between $15-20m taken from at least five Mexican financial groups.
Ripple springs Xpring programme for blockchain innovation
Will invest in, incubate, acquire and provide grants to companies and projects.
Capital One buys digital identity start-up Confyrm
“Scrappy little start-up” has made a difference.
Canada’s equity settlement blockchain project reaches viability
Payments Canada, Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture and R3 all involved.
Apple and Goldman Sachs to unveil new credit card
Could be on its way in 2019.
FinovateSpring 2018 Best of Show winners announced
Congratulations to the five companies whose live demonstrations wowed the Finovate crowd!
Equifax offers more facts on massive data breach
Opens up to US Congress about 2017 cybersecurity incident.
Splitit expands payment options with debit card instalments
Splitit (formerly PayItSimple) has launched an instalment payment solution for debit cards.
New holding company Syncapay looks for paytech acquisitions
Syncapay’s vision is to build a powerhouse portfolio of disruptor payment solutions.
JP Morgan Chase to patent blockchain-based interbank payments tech
Application filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Top fintech stories this week – 4 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Wirecard provides paytech to global bank account Denizen
Paytech Wirecard is working with BBVA-backed start-up Denizen on its global bank account.
Case study: Digital ID verification for easy and compliant payments onboarding
Learn how blockchain payment pioneer Nocks leveraged identity verification to speed up customer onboarding by 98%.
ATB Financial outsources bill paytech to Central 1
Central 1 Credit Union has signed ATB Financial for its Bill Payment Processing Services.
Dosh raises $44m, PayPal among investors
PayPal headlines Dosh’s $44m payday for advertising-rebate business.
Banking – it’s a safe bet branch banking no longer need safes!
There’ll come a time when carrying cash into the bank will be cause for a mild-panic attack for branch office tellers.
Top fintech stories this week – 27 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
PayTech Awards 2018: tips on how to write a winning entry
The entry deadline is Friday, 4 May.
Draft of US faster payments governance framework unveiled
Stakeholders encouraged to comment over next 60 days.
HSBC live with Swift gpi
160 banks worldwide have signed for Swift’s global payments innovation (gpi).
Phew, PayTech Awards entry deadline extended!
The final chance to enter is Friday, 4 May 2018.
Fiserv fuels Siscoop’s Mexican banking scoop
First to enable digital and mobile banking for credit union members.
Customers Bank moves to FIS’s IBS core banking system
US bank was previously using Fiserv’s DNA platform.
Worldpay, AEVI and PAX team up for smart POS tech
Offering a single software platform for merchants.
Fintech funding round-up: 18 April 2018
Stars MFS Africa, Tala, Funding Societies and HelloGold.
PayTech Awards 2018: recognising most innovative projects and services
Enter by Friday, 20 April!
Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban invests in Billshark
Bill reduction service Billshark receives some serious street cred.
PayTech Awards 2018: Woman in PayTech Award
Celebrating the spirit of inclusion, diversity, and creativity.
Pocket money embraces the digital age
For the children of today, new payments technology is triggering a revolution in pocket money.
doxo and Coinstar to facilitate cash payments for underbanked
There are 34 million unbanked or underbanked households across the US.
Paysafe to purchase iPayment
You can probably guess it’s to do with payments.
US regulator creeps towards position on fintech charter
Some details should be published within the next three months.
Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank moves to Fiserv core system
Iowa-based bank will implement Premier core platform.
Santander and Ripple unveil blockchain-based consumer payments
Santander One Pay FX is now available.
Infographic: the world of alternative payments
Money Guru has analysed the trends and how tech leads in finance.
Fintech funding round-up: 11 April 2018
Features Ant Financial, Ripple, Blockchain Capital and Liberis.
Infographic: 77 facts about cybercrime one should know in 2018
Data breaches, vulnerable industries, and more.
PayTech Awards 2018: The Paytech for Good Award
Honouring organisations for outstanding social impact.
