Video: fintech news pick of the week – Mynt, Oracle, Standard Bank & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
Standard Bank
Trade finance standardisation project backed by 14 giants
The project seeks technology use and standardisation for the wider distribution of trade finance assets.
Fintech funding round-up: 21 March 2018
Features M-BIRR, Funding Xchange, MarketInvoice, Digital Reasoning and regtech bouncer Enforcd.
Blockchain: a world of possibilities
Amid the hype around distributed ledger technology and blockchain it can seem they are technologies looking for solutions. In the heavily paper-based business of trade finance, such technology looks promising and progress is being made elsewhere.
Correspondent banking: it takes two to tango
The global correspondent banking network is under pressure in several countries as some financial institutions close relationships. While financial inclusion continues to climb the agenda of regulatory authorities and financial institutions pledge their support, the de-risking taking place in correspondent banking threatens to scupper inclusion.
Talking heads: real-time payments – instant gratification
With myriad domestic instant and real-time payments systems being deployed internationally, is the next logical step cross-border, real-time payments? We asked some Sibos delegates what they think.
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M&T Bank hires Ishet Dhar as chief digital officer @MandT_Bank has appointed Ishet Dhar as its new chief digital o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#Crypto ecosystem @NebeusWorld partners @ModulrFinance to bridge fiat and crypto 🤝 European crypto platform Nebeus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#Paytech consultancy Focused Labs joins Stripe partner ecosystem Focused Labs has joined the @stripe partner ecosy… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
. @TrustfolioLtd teams up with @Equifax for open banking-powered debt advisory solution ‘Debt-tech’ firm Trustfoli… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Banks, broccoli and the peril of going out of date 🏦🥦 M&S has removed expiry dates from its food – a welcome move,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Fintech start-up @join_arc lands $20m in Series A #funding 🇺🇸 US fintech start-up Arc has raised $20 million in a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
. @NIBANK selects @Temenos to modernise digital banking services Antigua and Barbuda-based North International Ba… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…