Top fintech stories this week – 15 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
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JP Morgan Chase to trial new cryptocurrency
Will start trials in a few months for its JPM Coin.
JP Morgan merges SME, corporate payments and treasury
Creating one big unit dedicated to payments.
US bank customers enter Glassbox’s digital world of pane
Clever customer management for JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citi.
JP Morgan Chase fined by Hong Kong regulator for money laundering fails
Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing not up to scratch.
Starling Bank’s £10m funding helps it make a stand to Monzo
As it prepares for a £80m round push.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
JP Morgan Chase teams with Plaid for open banking
Enabling account holders to safely share their financial data with third-party fintech applications.
JP Morgan Chase muscles into Silicon Valley with new fintech campus
The new “fintech campus” in Silicon Valley will house 1,000+ employees of JP Morgan Chase.
Chase Bank chasing mobile market with ATM move
The future is now, tappity tap.
JP Morgan Chase’s mobile app Finn goes nationwide
Finn by Chase is designed for millennials in the US.
Cardlytics inks paytech deal with JP Morgan Chase
Also announces strong Q1 financial results.
JP Morgan Chase to patent blockchain-based interbank payments tech
Application filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Fintech funding round-up: 15 March 2018
Featuring Mosaic Smart Data and YellowDog.
Amazon checks out JP Morgan over checking accounts product
Don’t be an Amazon worrier – this is a potential opportunity.
CFSI and JP Morgan Chase fintech lab chases diverse talent
US-based Financial Solutions Lab is looking for diverse range of applications for fourth innovation challenge.
Fintech start-ups acquired by banks – CB Insights
2017 saw more acquisitions by top US banks than any other year.
Amazon, Warren Buffett and JP Morgan Chase create new healthcare firm
The company is so new it doesn’t have a name.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 January 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
JP Morgan Chase invests $20bn for new branches and jobs
Includes 400 new branches, 4,000 jobs and an increase in staff wages across the US.
WePay to power payments for Volusion
Having finalised its acquisition of WePay, JP Morgan Chase announced that it has already put the payments platform to work: powering commerce platform Volusion, reports Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company).
JP Morgan Chase launches mobile app Finn for millennials
JP Morgan Chase has launched its new mobile banking app, Finn. Designed for millennials, Finn will allow customers to open a bank account, make deposits, track spending and set up a saving plan.
Bill.com discloses September investment round, doubles total funding
Business payments network Bill.com has updated the news regarding the $100 million in funding it landed last month. The round was lead by JP Morgan Chase and Temasek.
JP Morgan Chase goes in for the Bill for digital payments platform
JP Morgan Chase has teamed with Bill.com, the largest digital business-to-business (B2B) payments network in the US, for its new paytech platform. This B2B solution, to be rolled out next year, will be integrated into Chase’s digital platform for businesses, used for online and mobile solutions. Andrew Kresse, CEO of business banking at JP Morgan […]
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 14 September 2017
Arguments, exchanges and something getting launched. It’s our blockchain and Bitcoin round-up. Features JP Morgan Chase, the Financial Services Agency of Japan and Wish Finance. There will be blood. Sort of. JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon got plenty of attention with his scepticism and criticism of Bitcoin – calling it a “fraud”. Using the […]
Where top US banks are investing in fintech – CB Insights
Since 2012, the top ten US banks (by assets under management) have participated in 72 rounds totaling $3.6 billion to 56 fintech companies, according to CB Insights. While investment activity dropped on a quarterly basis in Q1 2017, four of the last five quarters have seen over $1 billion invested into fintech start-ups in the US backed by venture capital firms.
JP Morgan Chase start-up portfolio with CFSI powers on
JP Morgan Chase is more than halfway through its five-year $30 million commitment to start-up innovation in its partnership with Centre for Financial Services Innovation’s (CFSI) FinLab, reports Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). Each of the past three years, fintech start-ups have been invited to apply to the accelerator which is focused on finding financial solutions for low- and […]
Finicity and JP Morgan Chase pair for data share
Data aggregation provider Finicity has signed an agreement with JP Morgan Chase to let the bank’s customers choose data to share with apps. The companies will use a direct API to allow Chase customers to share information with the apps and services that Finicity supports. According to the firms, this tokenised access will eliminate the […]
KeyBank and JP Morgan Chase backing Ohio fintech accelerator
KeyBank, Fifth Third Bank and JP Morgan Chase are funding and backing a new Ohio-based accelerator, Fintech71 – a nod to the cross-state highway I-71 connecting Ohio via its three largest cities, Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland. The accelerator will focus on growing entrepreneurial activity in Ohio and offer mentor and partnership options. Finalist teams will […]
JP Morgan Chase exits R3 blockchain consortium
JP Morgan Chase has finally bid farewell to the R3 blockchain consortium as it pursues its own interests. As Banking Technology reported in November, JP Morgan was understood to be in the “leave” camp as it opted out of a fundraising effort for R3. R3 had initially planned to raise $200 million from its members […]
JP Morgan Chase unveils new blockchain
JP Morgan Chase is developing its own blockchain, called Quorum, on the Ethereum network. Amber Baldet, program lead, blockchain centre of excellence, JP Morgan Chase, says it is working with Ethereum “because it has been around a while and banks are familiar with it”. With Quorum, the firm says all public and private smart contracts […]
JP Morgan Chase invests in InvestCloud for digital wealth management
JP Morgan Chase and InvestCloud, a California-based fintech firm, are partnering to develop digital capabilities for individual investors at both the JP Morgan and Chase franchises. JP Morgan has also made an equity investment in InvestCloud, but hasn’t revealed the figures. This investment is just one part of JP Morgan’s three-year $300 million digital strategy […]
Big US banks to fight for instant payments market
Some of the major US banks are planning to tap into the instant payments market via their digital network, according to Reuters. Banks including JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and US Bancorp will use their jointly-owned network, clearXchange, to let their customers transfer money. “What we are doing now is delivering payments […]
