Virtual money assistant Cleo really gets $10m funding
The “Siri of personal finance” speaks about its Series A investment.
North America
CardFlight makes SwipeSimple tech better all right
Mobile POS and payment technology firm is flying high.
Finicity cosies up to Capsilon for mortgage magic
Verification of Assets solution meets borrower and loan officer workspaces.
No mystery as BB&T invests $5m in data firm Enigma
This is BB&T’s first outlay of its $50m fintech commitment.
TradeIt and TradingView go for big brokers
Retail investors and traders will be able to buy and sell with some of the biggest brokers.
Fintech’s most popular value-props – FinovateFall 2018 Edition
Greg Palmer opens up about the four value propositions he sees the most when coaching for Finovate.
UiPath raises $225m for AI and RPA solutions
Series C led by CapitalG and Sequoia Capital.
TransPecos Bank launches new digital brand, outsources tech to Nymbus
The operations of BankMD will be outsourced to Nymbus via its SmartLaunch platform.
Fidelity CEO hints at blockchain and crypto products
CEO Abigail Johnson was speaking at a Boston fintech conference.
New York sues US to halt fintech charters
Another regulator kicks up a fuss over national bank charters.
Thinking Capital and National Bank to offer funding to Canada’s SMEs
Bank meets fintech. A love story for the 21st century.
State supervisor keeps on fighting against US fintech charter
Conference of State Bank Supervisors will renew its litigation against OCC.
Hydrogen and TD Bank in their element for DIY financial planning
Bank’s clients will have new tools to build their own financial plans and portfolios.
Top fintech stories this week – 14 September 2018
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Dwolla shuts last branded product Transfer
Dwolla will now focus on its white-label business money transfer product.
PSECU live with new core banking system, Corelation’s Keystone
Symitar core banking system out, Corelation’s Keystone in, at Pennsylvania State Employees CU.
Mexico’s Fintech Law now published and live
Setting fintech standards for Central and South America.
US blockchain start-ups launch Blockchain Association
The crypto force assembles!
NCR nets trio of US credit union wins
California, Texas and Arizona show some love to Digital Insight solutions.
Meed to unveil mobile banking programme in US
Partners with Valley National Bank of Oklahoma for December launch.
Bank of China US ups compliance with Fenergo
Welcome to the world of acronyms: KYC, AML and CDD.
Paxos makes im-PAX with new stablecoin
Paxos Standard is “the world’s first regulated crypto asset”.
Payrailz brightens up Suncoast Credit Union payment services
The biggest credit union in Florida has a wailz of a time.
Fraud detector Ravelin reels in £8m funding
Series B round led by BlackFin Capital Partners.
Fiserv gives voice to First Hawaiian Bank with Alexa
As more and more customers use voice-enabled features.
Chain and Lightyear leap into Interstellar blockchain space
Crypto ledger company finally acquired by blockchain tech firm.
Baltimore in awe as Facet Wealth scores $33m funding
US wealthtech plans to expand its personal financial planning platform.
Novo business banking launches in US
New bank offers a current account and debit card solutions for start-ups.
TNB USA Bank sues NY Fed over master account access
Connecticut-based bank says it needs the account to function.
Case study: Live Oak Bank and Finxact – riding the second wave
The US, in particular, is in urgent need of new core offerings to support next generation digital banking.
Wells Fargo wholesale banking unit probed for fraud
US Justice Department checking out bank employees and management pressure.
Valley National Bank goes digitally deep with SAP and Axxiome
Oklahoma-based bank just can’t say no to a major revamp.
Fiserv fires up new digital loan origination system
Maryland-based Hamilton Bank is first bank to beta test it.
Goldman Sachs hasn’t dropped crypto trading desk plans
Well… this story has been updated.
IdentityMind unveils regtech webstore
Will let companies integrate compliance and regulatory technologies into their solutions.
FIS sells Certegy cheque business
Certegy Check Services sold to Variant Equity Advisors.
SynapseFI raises $17m in new funding
It’s making public what insiders have known for months.
CAN Capital receives $287m financing facility
Money courtesy of alternative asset manager Varadero Capital.
Elavon expanding merchant payment line with ETS acquisition
US Bank subsidiary buys Virginia-based Electronic Transaction Systems.
Munich Re acquires IoT player Relayr
Acquisition is via its subsidiary Hartford Steam Boiler.
