Lendtech Blend Network gets £10m funding
To grow its lending product and raise the UK firm’s profile.
Start-up
Norway’s DNB calls for fintech start-ups
DNB NXT Accelerator and StartupLab want you.
FundedByMe gets the nod for UAE crowdfunding debut
Sweden-based platform granted approval for 2019 start.
Egypt’s Commercial International Bank ventures into fintech investment land
CIB unleashes CVentures for a national “first”.
Crypto data firm Nomics nabs $3m funding
Arthur Ventures leads the round with Coinbase participating.
CivilisedBank name change leaves founder short-changed
EXCLUSIVE. UK challenger bank now called Allica. Founder now trying to make sense of it all.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
AriseBank execs fined $2.5m over ICO scam
US Securities and Exchange Commission lays down the law yet again.
Australian challenger bank Judo powers on with Vermeg regtech
Selects AgileReporter package for APRA requirements.
Lower’s a goer with AI-powered lending launch
Firm plans to sock it to ’em for mortgage decisions.
NEO Global Capital invests in blockchain platform Ultrain
Decentralised computing platform plans to build cloud infrastructure.
Revolut gets European banking licence
Will begin operations in 2019.
US challenger bank Envel emerges for auto-pilot action
Start-up goes ethical and offers “banking on autopilot”.
Plaid’s glad all over with $250m funding
US app provider now valued at a juicy $2.65 billion.
UNICEF fuels SME funding for emerging markets
Its innovation fund gives Atix Labs some support for good causes.
Delay to Distribution Finance Capital’s UK banking licence
UK’s Prudential Regulatory Authority informs wannabe about the wait.
Buzzvault app jumps into insurtech space
Home insurance app for a personal asset vault.
Banking start-up Nexves wins Scottish EDGE Wild Card
Gets a cash boost via victory at the RBS-backed competition.
Migrants bank Rebtel targets US launch
Swedish bank is for an “overlooked and undervalued customer in mind – migrants”.
India’s FinXtree fires up for fresh fintech products
Plans to develop digital products for lending and blockchain solutions.
Top three action items for FIs from 2018
Condensing six fintech events down into a handful of concrete takeaways.
Banco Sabadell’s InnoCells moves on Mexico with UnDosTres investment
The bank’s corporate venture arm picks a paytech.
Swiss seek fintech action with laid-back licence offer
Parliament chills out by offering a licence with relaxed requirements.
Kuwait plots payment system and digital Dinar
Central bank will take its time with fintech initiatives.
Paytech Verrency brings life to mobile bank Liv
Multi-year agreement means Liv will use Verrency’s cloud-based payments.
Axyon AI bags €1.3m from European banks
UniCredit and ING Ventures are keen investors and partners.
US tech watch: Gradifi, Numerated, Jibo, Corvus, Botkeeper
Boston bosses this one. A wave of cash for finance and insurance tech start-ups, and a robotic assistant goes dark.
Zopa unleashes UK challenger bank
New entity will sit alongside its existing P2P lending business.
From here to æternity: first live implementation of next-gen blockchain
A step forward for open-source smart contracts blockchain protocol with æternity’s Roma release.
Chetwood’s LiveLend takes groans out of loans
“World first loan” where the rate falls as borrowers improve their credit score.
Australian lendtech Athena strengthened by $25m funding
Two ex-National Australia Bank bankers bask in the glory.
Lendico Switzerland deploys Mambu’s core banking system
This is Mambu’s first implementation in Switzerland, FinTech Futures understands.
Bank-in-a-box launch is MuchBetter
UK paytech wants to be boxing clever.
iSignthis plans Australian neobank licence in 2019
Payment and identity technology company to receive it in Q1 2019.
The Heart beats faster in Poland with Mastercard investment
The loving duo unveils the Heart Ventures for start-up action.
Betalo unleashes Swedish neobank PFC
With a name like Personal Finance Co. its plans are obvious.
Ukraine’s Monobank to launch Koto app in UK
New app and card to offer loans from next year.
Atom Bank in tech refresh with Thought Machine
A multi-year deal will put Atom’s personal and business banking products onto Thought Machine’s Vault tech.
PayPal’s iZettle acquisition raises UK competition concerns
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority poking around.
Brussels uses Brexit concerns to charm UK fintech
Brussels Capital Region launches campaign to attract firms.
