US card provider Brex is it with $125m funding
San Francisco-based corporate card provider for start-ups making progress.
North America
WB21 bank boss faces lawsuit by US regulator
WB21 bank boss faces lawsuit by US regulator
Innovation through human-centered design
FirstService Residential and Capital One talk about their enthusiasm for human-centered design.
Crypto start-up Circle snaps up SeedInvest
Plans for token marketplace get boost from equity crowdfunding platform.
Customer experience tech Glassbox achieves $25m funding
Investors include Updata Partners, Ibex Investors, CEIIF, and Gefen Capital.
Bank of America launches cross-bank feature for app
Available for associated banks: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Merrill Edge and US Trust.
Startupbootcamp Scale Fintech calls for LatAm start-ups
Applications are open until 10 December.
Toronto receives $1.4bn tech investment in September
The tech ecosystem in Toronto is growing – and fintech is sure to follow.
Student Loan Genius cleverly relaunches as Vault
“We’ve changed our name to reflect that we’ve honed our focus.”
Lighter Capital perks up capital client programme
Business tools and service offerings for start-ups funded by US firm.
NY-based Petal blossoms with $34m investment
Follows a $13m investment by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures.
Danske Bank talking to US over €200bn money laundering case
Department of Justice would like to ask some questions.
Kooltra coolly collects $5m funding for FX automation
Canadian cloud platform plans UK and US expansion.
MX to power Ent Credit Union’s Money Insight tool
Getting to know you, getting to know all about you.
Independent Financial Partners finds Agreement Express agreeable
IFP will use Agreement Express’ Automated Broker Transitions platform.
Fiserv and DadeSystems unleash automated A/R
Making account receivables less manual.
Nacha acquires Business Payments Directory Association
The union seeks to improve B2B payments in the US.
Eximchain unveils supply chain platform on blockchain
Teams with YOOSourcing and Enigma for launch.
Credit Karma goes for insurtech
US firm unveils plans for an auto insurance comparison tool.
Larky lands three new credit unions
Oh what larks! Loyalty and engagement platform provider makes new friends.
DAVO gets tooled up with new funding
Round was led by Anania & Associates Investment Company.
Canada edges to open banking
Government looking at the trends with benefits.
Vermont FCU enhances banking experience with Gro Solutions
Vermont Federal Credit Union will streamline online deposit and loan account opening.
Goldman Sachs leads $25m funding in blockchain paytech Veem
Veem living the dream with its payments platform plan.
Avoka invokes app digitisation for First Tech FCU
Digitises account opening for more than 40 offerings at US credit union.
Infographic: London beats NY in job growth
The European finance capital still reigns supreme.
Stripe lives up to hype with $245m funding raise
US-based mobile payments provider now valued at $20 billion.
FinovateFall 2018: Best of Show winners unveiled!
Meet the Fantastic Five – the top vote-getters in this year’s Best of Show voting at FinovateFall 2018.
JP Morgan expands blockchain payments network to 75 banks
Expecting to process 14,500 payments per day.
USAA begins testing AR-powered car-buying app
The app recognises cards and gives purchase info in real time.
US paytech Elan sold to Fiserv for $690m
Elan comes with revenues of over $170m.
CFCU Community Credit Union in tech revamp with Fiserv
CFCU Community Credit Union has signed for a suite of solutions from Fiserv, Digital EdgeSM.
Wells Fargo plans to cut 26,500 jobs
Significant job cuts expected over the next three years, according to CEO.
HackerOne secures contract with US General Services Administration
HackerOne wins a $2m “bug bounty” contract with the US General Services Administration.
Fiserv scores three core banking tech clients in Canada
Crosstown Civic CU, Noventis CU and IC Savings sign for Fiserv’s DNA platform.
Tangerine sweetens up with Meniga’s PFM tech
Canada’s direct bank ups its PFM offer with Meniga’s tech.
Fintech Bread lands $60m funding
Bread’s revenue has increased fivefold so far this year.
Credit scoring firm Cortera lands $10m funding
B2B credit scoring company Cortera has landed $10 million in funding,
Scratch that lendtech itch with new loan servicing platform
US start-up automates back-office “complexities” of loan management.
DefenseStorm forges partnership with Alogent
A reminder of the importance of cybersecurity to the world of digital banking.
