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FCA suspends Wirecard’s UK subsidiary
This has prompted a handful of fintechs to issue warnings to their customers on Friday.
Wirecard files for insolvency amid accounting scandal
The paytech owes creditors almost $4 billion after disclosing a gaping hole in its books.
New York regulator plans to ease cryptocurrency rules
DFS announces batch of changes amid MOU with New York university.
Lanistar partners with Jumio ahead of “polymorphic” debit card launch
Lanistar landed a $2.5 million seed investment in March.
Privitar receives $7m investment from HSBC
HSBC is expanding its strategic relationship with Privitar.
Anna Manz appointed new CFO of LSE
Manz succeeds eight-year LSE veteran David Warren.
NatWest launches its no-card payments service Payit
The service uses open banking infrastructure.
White paper: The biggest threat to the financial services industry is BigTech
A guide to navigating technology challenges while avoiding common, costly pitfalls.
WhatsApp Pay suspended by Brazilian central bank
WhatsApp’s service has been live in Brazil for just over a week.
OCBC sets new SGD 25bn sustainable finance target
OCBC will focus on industrial and geographical diversification to reach its “25-by-25” target.
Railsbank signs on Hong Kong fintech Statrys
Open banking platform continues expansion in Asia.
Commercial Bank of Dubai partners with Thunes for remittances
UAE-based bank enables transactions via its mobile app and online banking.
Samsung chooses Curve to power its new Samsung Pay Card in UK
This is a one of a kind partnership for Curve and Samsung.
Zopa lands UK bank licence, set to launch credit card and saving account
The company announced its plans to become a bank nearly four years ago.
Santander’s Asto offers loans to SMEs on Funding Options
The bank joins a roster of more than 200 lenders.
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Mastercard set to acquire Finicity for $825m
This follows a similar acquisition of Plaid by rival Visa in January.
Why UK challenger banks haven’t taken on the insurance market
“The insurance community is not necessarily responsive to change,” says insurtech CEO.
Thai paytech Synqa raises $80m in Series C round
Synqa plans to use the cash to expand its services in Asia.
Credit Sesame’s banking service uses i2c payments platform
More than 200,000 users have opened a Sesame Cash account.
Emrys La Carte picks FSS Technologies for card issuance
French cooperative to replace paper-based system.
P2P payments app Chipper Cash lands $13.8m
The San Francisco-based start-up operates across seven African countries.
FCA prepares shift to new data collection platform RegData
This is in response to industry feedback about the Gabriel system over the past three years.
LSE-Refinitiv merger under competition spotlight from EC investigators
The European watchdog has concerns about the $27bn merger.
Data privacy versus data security: why is it so hard to have both?
Blockchain and other DLT secure data by making it immutable.
Welsh government invests £250,000 in 10-year fintech roadmap
The country wants to create the “right conditions” for fintechs grow.
Cloud banking provider nCino files for IPO in US
nCino plans to raise $100 million in its IPO.
Bank of England apologises for role of former governors linked to slave trade
British taxpayers have been paying off slave owners from 1833 to 2015.
UK challenger Picnic Bank to address ‘fintech for good’
The start-up is looking to raise £5.5 million.
Thought Machine taps Cognizant for new managing director
Mark Vasey joins core banking company from consulting firm.
Clearhaus provides payment rails for PaynoPain
Both firms entered the market in 2011 to bring APIs to payments.
Mambu inks partnership with Google Cloud
Technology firm will host its platform on Google infrastructure.
Diebold Nixdorf extends transformation project with Accenture
DN aims to “unlock” more than $50 million by 2023.
ING names Steven van Rijswijk as new CEO
The Dutch bank finds its replacement for Ralph Hamers.
Checkout.com lands $5.5bn valuation, looks to US listing
The firm has landed a $150 million Series B funding round it began in May.
Pagaya raises $102m in Series D funding round
The US-Israeli wealthtech will use the investment to hire more top tier data scientists.
Be Money looks to tap America’s 11m LGBT+ community
The start-up is planning to set up shop in Los Angeles.
Two founders turned bankruptcy into growth
The start-up landed a €2.5m seed investment this year from Paris-based investor BlackFin.
Payfone identity verification firm lands $100m
The firm uses mobile data to create a “trust score”.
