IBM proudly poses at patent peak
Its inventors received a record number of patents in 2017 – marking its 25th consecutive year of US leadership.
North America
Market incentives stacked against network security – US Government report
The marketplace now rewards low cost and performance over security, according to a draft cybersecurity report.
TD Bank deeper in AI mix with purchase of Layer 6
Ta-da! Making its intentions clear with acquisition of Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) company.
Wedbush Futures opts for FIS Derivatives Utility
US-based capitalised non-bank futures commission merchant makes its choice.
Citi unleashes single digital platform for mortgages
Makes dual agreements to integrate its suite of US mortgage products into one platform.
Dynamics makes a Sprint for new IoT connected card
Launches the Wallet Card, a battery-powered, connected payment card.
CIBC acquires Wellington Financial for lendtech push
Buys loan assets as it seeks to strengthen its presence in North America.
Insuritas launches i-Insure platform with property and casualty carriers
Insuritas has launched its i-Insure platform with 42 auto and home insurance carriers in the US.
Credit Karma teams with American Express to offer advance tax refund
With the new GOP tax law in place, Americans have begun thinking about 15 April – the tax filing deadline.
Wealthfront rakes in $75m
The financing was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from existing investors.
Ex-SoFi CEO on rebound with new fintech venture
Ex-CEO and SoFi founder plotting a comeback with a new fintech start-up amidst allegations of sexual harassment.
nCino brings its Bank Operating System to world’s largest credit union
US-based Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) opts for nCino’s Bank Operating System.
Motor City Community Credit Union in core banking tech revamp with Fiserv and Celero
Motor City Community Credit Union (MCCCU) will migrate to Fiserv’s DNA core banking platform.
Passport raises $43m from Bain Capital
Transportation mobile payments company Passport enters 2018 with an extra $43 million in the bank.
Meed leverages ID verification tech from Jumio to serve the underbanked
Identity verification tech provider Jumio has teamed up with California-based fintech Meed.
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Southern Bank leverages PicturePay from Malauzai for digital payment service
Southern Bank launches a new digital payment option: Photo Billpay.
Bluefin buddies up: Decryptx P2PE network grows to 50+ connected partners
Bluefin Payment Systems’ point-to-point encryption network Decryptx has onboarded new partners.
CashStar launches digital gifting programme with Belk department store
Waiting to send a digital gift card for southern US clothing styles? You’re in luck.
HyTrust’s DataGravity acquisition bears fruit for cloud security
Introduces software appliance that secures confidential data in the cloud.
NCR’s banking heaven in back seat of a Cadillac
An easier way to bank face-to-face with a live teller from the comfort of members’ cars.
Fiserv teams with TransUnion for loan origination system
Fiserv will integrate TransUnion’s CreditVision Link to increase precision of scoring and risk modeling.
TSYS to acquire fellow paytech firm Cayan for $1.05bn
The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 next year.
New York dismisses lawsuit against OCC fintech charter
Lawsuit dismissed against the US Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over charter plans.
Symbiont smart contracts to simplify index data sharing for Vanguard
Smart contracts platform Symbiont has teamed up with Centre for Research in Security Prices (CRSP).
Financeit recapitalisaton gives Goldman Sachs majority stake
Point of sale (POS) financing provider Financeit completed an investment round with existing shareholder Goldman Sachs
SBDA Group closes Series A investment round
Banking personalisation firm SBDA landed investment from FinSight Ventures and Digital Space Ventures.
DoubleNet Pay to power cashflow management tool for T Rowe Price
Financial management tech start-up DoubleNet Pay scored a deal with investment services firm T Rowe Price.
Simility adds PayPal as investor in $17.5m funding round
Risk management firm Simility locks in $17.5 million in new funding, with help from PayPal.
Gremlin looks to bring “chaos engineering” to cloud masses
US start-up is looking to help enterprises improve cloud applications’ reliability.
Cisco study finds an IoT data paradox
People like what IoT does, but don’t trust firms with the data that sensors and connected devices collect.
Microsoft releases quantum development kit for AI
Microsoft sets out ambitions to create a quantum computer that can be used to address complex issues such as AI.
Two more US credit unions join Fiserv in tech revamp
Illinois Educators Credit Union and Members Financial select Fiserv for their tech overhauls.
Best Innovation Group brings Enrichment to credit union with Amazon Alexa
Enrichment FCU has rolled out Best Innovation Group’s financial interaction voice experience Amazon Alexa skill.
Cisco buys cloud optimisation firm Cmpute.io
Looking to take some of the pain out of managing multicloud environments.
FI.SPAN partners with Beanworks to build B2B payments hub
FI.SPAN will provide pre-integrated third party fintech solutions into the hub.
Fintech companies will be a new kind of business in 2018
Fintech companies will find that they are a different kind of business in 2018 than they were in 2017.
nanopay launches B2B payment platform
Canada-based payments platform nanopay has unveiled its new B2B payments solution for international trading.
Dell posts smaller Q3 loss
The company continues to absorb its EMC acquisition, as well as branch out into new areas, such as IoT.
Five US credit unions in core tech revamp with Fiserv’s DNA
Five credit unions in the US have opted to implement Fiserv’s DNA core processing platform.
