Santander-backed Asto finance app preps for beta launch
London-based firm wants to be a pocket business helper.
Partnerships
Synchrony to buy PayPal’s consumer credit receivables
This frees up liquidity for PayPal. Hmmm?
Phoebus completes swift integration onto Capital Home Loans system
Including the migration of its mortgage book.
Autosoft and Finja power Allied Bank’s branchless banking
Pakistan-based bank in digital drive.
First trades go live on we.trade blockchain platform
Ten companies traded via four banks.
11:FS Podcast: death is no excuse
11:FS Fintech Insider podcast featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
India’s stock exchange teams with Nasdaq for tech boost
Aiming to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the market.
Oracle chooses Brussels to sprout its fintech innovation programme
Will work with B-Hive as it looks for more action.
Banque Libano-Française in Iraq upgrades Temenos’ T24 core banking system
The bank will upgrade the rest of its divisions subsequently.
Assembler Labs aims to get Detroit entrepreneurs out of their shells
Start-ups are not being formed in Detroit at the same rate as other US metropolitan areas.
39 firms complete KYC trial on R3’s Corda blockchain
Four-day collaborative trial and 300 transactions.
Nok Nok. Who’s there? OneSpan
Security and esignature company teams with authentication firm.
Blockchain Summit 2018: the role of banks and how not to get lost in the hype
Banks seek to define their role amidst all the new kids on the block.
solarisBank bridges the gap with Blockchain Factory
Wants to become a banking partner for cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating most innovative projects of the year!
Enter the awards by 31 August.
Latin lovers fonYou and Claro reveal AI-driven microfinance
Two telcos in lovely Latin American liaison.
UK’s cyber innovation centre opens
Comes with £14.5m investment.
Amex and Amazon ally in co-brand card game
One of the GAFA gang reveals its paytech plan.
SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper comes to HSBC USA
Robots relish retail banking.
Five Degrees and BillPro launch European banking service
Five Degrees’ core banking solution Matrix is at the centre.
Fiserv and InComm partner for cash billpay
Customers can pay their bills using cash. Whatever next.
Nationwide seeks start-up action with £50m fund
Mobile activity by customers has prompted the society to invest in the sector.
JWG is a natural language fit for BMO
Tackling regulation head on.
US Bank partners with Optum360 to help hospitals’ money management
Brings support in revenue cycle management at receivables at hospitals.
Bahrain Development Bank unleashes $100m VC fund
Will provide support to Middle East start-ups.
UK government backs GMEX to build new trading exchange in Mauritius
GMEX consortium investment in Mindex project amounts to $35 million.
Eight looking great for fast track blockchain
Project includes Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank and Societe Generale.
Monzo taps TransferWise for in-apps international payments
16 foreign currencies available, and more to come.
Ant Financial turns to Standard Chartered for blockchain payments
Standard Chartered becomes core partner bank.
P2Binvestor raises $17m to expand lending programme
To fund growth mostly for its new bank partnership programme.
Billshark and Payrailz go bill busting
Billshark negotiates with service providers to find the best possible terms for monthly bills.
Europol takes down e-commerce fraud gang
Judgement day has arrived.
New Spanish consortium Niuron aims to promote blockchain
It already has an ongoing project for ID verification.
BBVA and Repsol finalise revolving credit facility based on DLT
Negotiation, signing and settlement were done through several blockchain networks.
Fintech rock band storms the charts
To those about to rock in a sensible manner we salute you.
Barclaycard hunts for fintech and innovation director
Wants uplift and acceleration.
Oval Money shapes up nicely with Intesa Sanpaolo backing
Italian bank also takes stake in the automated savings platform.
The Fintech Station has now arrived in Montreal
Finance Montreal’s new hub gets support from government of Quebec
VAKT on guard for commodities on blockchain
Partners with Deloitte and ThoughtWorks for post-trade processing.
Core components of an AI programme
Don’t be afraid to start small.
