Russia’s PM introduces new bill for fintech sandboxes
These new sandboxes will be subject to lighter regulations.
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Survey: Corporate Banking & APIs – the state of play
Are there concrete API plans and strategies in place? We’d greatly appreciate your input in this survey.
Fronted, 11:FS and Credit Kudos create ‘Covid Credit’ for self-employed
Covid Credit uses open banking data to help the self-employed get income relief.
Will Asia’s Big Tech European expansion stick?
Asia’s mega funding rounds make Europe’s look like child play.
How smaller banks can take control of their role in the US open banking movement
Embracing open APIs offers plenty of benefits for financial institutions of all sizes.
Temenos and ClearBank team up for UK cloud payments
The partners will offer access to real-time payment services.
TransferWise teams with Alipay in latest Asian expansion
TransferWise customers just need the recipient’s name and Alipay ID.
Iwoca launches lending platform to help banks and fintechs tap UK SMEs
The platform has already bagged Monese and Xero as a partners.
Agora Services lands $2m in seed funding
The founder previously built French digital bank Fortuneo.
FirstBank picks Finxact to replace 35 year-old core banking system
Colorado-based bank is among early takers of Finxact’s core banking system.
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
Money management app Emma bags $2.5m in seed funding
The fintech connects users’ bank accounts under a single dashboard.
Dissecting banking technology trends in 2020
This year will be one of continued disruption and evolution in banking technology.
How APIs overcome the challenges of digital transformation
No transformation is pain-free.
Aafaq Islamic Finance goes live on Infosys Finacle
UAE institution revamps payments, core, and Islamic functions.
JP Morgan to deny fintechs data access if they don’t sign new deal
One fintech said they were “surprised” by the strict deadline.
FinovateEurope: Key takeaways
Sharon Kimathi and Ruby Hinchliffe explore the event’s top five themes.
FinovateEurope: Yolt chief exec muses API quality determining account switches
This would be “a nice end point for open banking”, he says.
Revolut launches open banking for all UK retail and business customers
Its new offering has been built in partnership with TrueLayer.
PSD2 turns two: Where do we go from here?
Break out the birthday cake as the Second Payments Directive (PSD2) just turned two!
Why Payments-as-a-Service is the first choice for FIs
More financial institutions are choosing to outsource their mission-critical payments infrastructure.
Fintech in the next decade: The intersection of what’s possible and what people want
Before we start to look at what the next 10 years hold, it’s worth taking a quick look back.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 03 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
XP Investments forms partnership with Genesis
This will help XP streamline & automate workflows.
German government proposes digital law over competition fears
The proposed clampdown targets anti-competitive behaviour by digital platforms.
The personal touch
Anna Loevskaya talks about corporate digital banking & the role of content in selling SaaS.
BIS fintech report: More harmonised standards and less TPP reliance
BIS has published a cross-country review on the fintech regulatory landscape.
SBI Holdings invests $20m in core banking API firm OpenLegacy
SBI keen to push API integration to Japanese banks.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 31 January 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
How SalaryFits is connecting banks with the unbanked
FinTech Futures speaks to its CEO Délber Lage about its platform and future plans.
API builder Teller raises $4m to challenge Plaid
Teller’s co-founder: “I fear for the future of Plaid’s product”
How Canadian start-up Cinchy is transforming data for banks
Exclusive interview with Cinchy’s CEO. “Think of it as the end of fragmentation.”
API provider Currencycloud raises $80m in Series E funding
The round was co-led by Visa and SAP’s venture arm Sapphire.
Plaid and Honey: How consolidation helps and hinders competition
Consolidation is now becoming synonymous with standardisation – breeding competition.
UK’s open banking tech hits one million customer milestone
The number doubled in the last six months.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
ICICI Bank launches portal with around 250 APIs for fintech devs
The bank offers four times the amount of APIs launched by Yes Bank last year.
How telco VEON is tapping mobile payments in South and Central Asia
The telco’s off-shoot financial services are fast becoming serious revenue streams.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
