Will Smith and Kevin Durant part of $20m investment in Mercury
The bank launched in April this year.
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Swedish challenger bank PFC goes live on Mambu technology
Mambu banking engine gets green light 10 months after launch.
Revolut reveals new agreement with Visa, set to hire 3,500
Revolut is eyeing up several new markets in 2019 and 2020
Bank of China and IBM team up to launch series of innovation labs
Big Blue helps set up first lab Singapore, with seven more to come.
Summer raises $10m to “democratise” student loan advice
The fintech is gearing up to support 120 loan forgiveness programs.
Challenger banks in India: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of Indian challenger banks and banking services, and the tech they are using.
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
Start-up to democritise Mexican banking raises largest funding round in country’s history
The investment is $7.5 million in equity and $50 million in debt.
FinovateFall 2019: Best of Show winners unveiled
After two days of live fintech demos from 75 companies, the best of the best have been announced!
Sibos 2019 video: Andreas Burner, CIO, SmartStream
Discover what he says about their latest AI and ML processes.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
US fintechs, do you have what it takes to succeed in your target European market?
Finzly unveils banking transformation solution, BankOS
US-based Finzly (formerly SwapsTech) has unveiled BankOS, its latest solution for banking transformation.
Nationwide invests in BankiFi to boost new business current account
Nationwide has invested in BankiFi using its £50 million fund.
FinovateFall 2019: fintech shows us human behavior – it’s up to us to learn from it
Fintech inadvertently reveals fundamental truths about human beings.
Supplement: FinovateFall 2019
Read our free FinovateFall Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Why BNY Mellon thinks fintechs are friends not foes
BNY’s head of digital explains how the company partners and invests in fintechs.
Why I want you to take me for granted: leadership, delivery and core banking
Taking someone for granted is the highest degree of trust.
Ping An Global Voyager Fund and Raisin invest in Joonko
The seed round raised €10 million.
Digital Nigerian bank Kuda raises $1.6m in pre-seed funding
Kuda is the first digital-only bank in Nigeria.
Northmill receives banking licence from Swedish Authority
The neobank says it’s had a “constructive dialogue” with the SFSA
South Korea and Indonesia fintechs collaborate on accelerator lab
SFG and CoHive has officially launched the Shinhan Future’s Lab Indonesia.
Australian start-ups welcome a senate inquiry into the fintech space
The start-ups argued that politicians have done far too little.
Three top Aussie banks back start-up that banishes paper receipts
The start-up, Slyp, is founded by two former PayPal executives.
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What’s the best way to create a winning team?
PRA grants Allica its banking licence
It’s now planning for a full launch and will ultimately offer working capital solutions and cash management.
Taking on the apps
How can big finance ready itself? Find out the five steps that can help.
ING teams up with Dutch supermarket and US tech start-up
The bank is piloting a cashierless store at Albert Heijn in cooperation with AiFi.
Indian neobank Yelo raises seed round
The start-up is personalised to gig economy workers.
Apis acquires majority stake in paytech Tutuka
It was attracted to Tutuka’s strong presence across 19 emerging markets.
The secret behind Northern Ireland’s fintech success
Northern Ireland is carving its own unique niche in the digital world.
The uphill battle for European challengers success in the US
Find out if European neobanks can tackle the challenging US market.
Ethical investment platform Yielder completes Series A funding round
Yielders has set its sights on securing licenses in Pan-Asia and the GCC.
Neobank Arival surpasses crowdfund target
The three-year-old bank has raised £1,214,136 so far.
PNC launches fintech start-up inside the bank
The first development has been indi, a mobile phone-based bank account for gig workers.
NorthOne joins forces with Radius Bank for small business mobile banking
Development partner, Treasury Prime, designed that API technology to streamline account opening.
CardX raises $2m in debt financing
The fintech helps businesses avoid credit card transaction fees.
Carlsberg Bank – probably the best digital bank in the world
Banks need to identify new segments and go beyond banking
Ethos raises $60m led by GV and Goldman Sachs
The insurtech has since raised a more than $100 million to-date.
ICBA invests in Teslar Software for community banks
The undisclosed investment brings Teslar’s seed capital to $2 million.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
How to generate leads and reach the right decision-makers – refining your approach.
