Top fintech stories this week – 8 December 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
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PayNearMe Expands Bill-Pay Service with CVS Deal
With 27 percent of U.S. households unbanked or underbanked, according to the most recent FDIC report on the subject, PayNearMe continues in its efforts to make it easier for such consumers, as well as those who prefer not to use plastic or checks, to pay bills using cash.
@stripe simplifies bank transfers for UK, EU and Mexican businesses #Payment processing giant @stripe says it has… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
What is #corebanking? Having spent 30 years in #banking #technology asking what core banking is seems a strange qu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
What the Actual #crypto is going on? The last few months, especially weeks, have been difficult in the realms of c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#Fintechs Stanhope and Stenn hire new CPOs as they look to scale Paytech veteran Rob Groombridge joins Ireland-bas… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#SME #paytech @SumUp raises €590m at €8bn valuation This latest round of debt and equity funding brings SumUp’s to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Video: How @Payoneer prevents #financial crime with @ThetaRayTeam's tech Payoneer trusts ThetaRay’s #AI Powered Tr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
B2B #BNPL fintech @hokodotech raises $40m in Series B funding round UK-based start-up Hokodo has secured $40 milli… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@Mambu_com welcomes four new senior leadership hires Fernando Zandona was appointed as chief technology officer (C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…