Risk exchange CyberGRX raises $30m in funding
Series C round led by Scale Venture Partners.
FinTech
Morgan Stanley’s $15m funding FX ups Integral
Foreign exchange tech provider looking for more banking and broker action.
Cloud adoption: the key to agile change
What does agility actually mean in practice for the post-trade market?
How to turn bad data into a new revenue stream
The cost of data redundancy is expected to be $3.3 trillion in 2020.
Hell week sees Bitcoin price fall below $4,000
Drops to lowest this year, but some voices call for calm.
Infographic: WhatsApp messaging in the financial sector – tips to using it and staying compliant
Telemessage has some helpful messages on messaging and compliance.
Capture Consent: How to protect your business and your clients
Capturing consent without diminishing your customer experience.
Tradeshift makes bid to buy Basware
California-based company reportedly in talks to purchase Finnish software maker.
Creating open banking to meet expectations
A change in culture and attitude should be part of a holistic strategy for open banking.
BBVA picks penguin-powered AI advisor with $9m funding
Bank’s Propel Venture Partners leads Series A in Charlie chatbot.
Move beyond the electronic payment: how well do you know E-Sign?
E-Sign can save you the cost of many hundreds of thousands of first-class mail stamps.
Swift Institute calls for gender diversity in fintech
Issues call for proposals and offers €15,000 grant to deal with issue.
Top fintech stories this week – 23 November 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Bitcoin SV fights back hard in hash war
Calls out “contrived spikes and trash talk”. LOL.
Avoid your auntie Mabel: career tips for optimists, curious cats and rebels
Play something that you care to win with people who are playing the same game.
Technology for the new world
Business as usual is no longer an option. You can bank on that.
Blockchain fatigue? A brief look at the Trade Information Network venture
This network does not use distributed ledger tech, but relies on CGI’s SaaS platform.
IBM and Columbia University call for blockchain start-ups
Two juicy new accelerator programmes are waiting for you.
US regulator plays hardball over ICO securities
Yo fintech! Don’t mess with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Gohenry crowdfunds £6.2m for US expansion
To teach American kids about money.
Your fintech horoscope
FinTech Futures’ very own Mystic Git outlines your futures.
US Faster Payments Council alive and kicking
FPC plans pacey paytech for all.
Finleap takes a jump with €41.5m Ping An investment
To reach new tech firms and partners.
Data mining
If data really is the new oil, where is the pipeline flowing?
Banking Technology November 2018 issue out now
Fintech inception. Ideas come to life.
White paper: The Digital Banking Transformation Playbook
How can your financial institution compete?
Sabadell’s InnoCells invests $10m in Base10
Base10 is an investment fund for automation in financial software.
Bitcoin Cash hard fork creates civil war
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network splits in two – and views are not so civil.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 November 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
The emerging landscape of fintech regulation
Just passing laws will not work to control fintech. Regulators will have to be much more pro-active.
Automation Anywhere going somewhere with $300m funding from SoftBank
RPA firm gets support from SoftBank Vision Fund.
Barclay Simpson: Growth Versus Governance
Some fintechs may feel corporate governance is a barrier to growth.
Revolut to get $500m boost from Softbank
To enable US expansion.
Lighter Capital increases funding limit to $3m
US firm will provide start-ups working capital in exchange for 2% to 8% of their business’ future revenue.
Bain Capital Ventures nets $1bn funding for new round of tech bets
Its current portfolio includes companies focused on infrastructure software, security, commerce and fintech.
I love what you’ve done with the place: digital transformation beyond the real estate
Stay focused on the business and don’t become too attached to the wallpaper.
Cloud security firm Netskope is dope with $168m funding
Massive round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Arizona’s regulatory sandbox programme puts US on competitive fintech ground
Offering a competitive operating cost environment and one of the easiest to navigate for regulations.
Lendtech SoFi flying low as losses linger
US firm has lost money for the second consecutive quarter.
Finablr takes majority stake in digital gifting firm Swych
Payments and foreign exchange solution platform boosts its stake in the firm.
