dispatches from industry conferences – FinTech Futures
Is the industry losing itself in asking the same questions for ten years despite having the answers? One of the best things about industry events
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Mastercard and P27 to launch Nordic real-time payments system – FinTech Futures
Mastercard has teamed up with P27 Nordic Payments Platform to deliver fast, cross-border, multi-currency account to account payments across the Nordic region, reports Jane Connolly.
Open hits $50m funding for SME banking – FinTech Futures
Indian fintech start-up Open, which offers business banking for SMEs and start-ups, has raised $30 million in a Series B round. The funding was led
Broadridge takes over Northern Trust’s PE DLT platform – FinTech Futures
Northern Trust has agreed to transfer its distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform for private equity (PE) asset servicing to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Jane Connolly reports.
Facebook’s Planned New Cryptocurrency Poses New and Unfamiliar Risks to Banks, Warns BIS
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) provided some clarity to financial institutions about the dangers it thinks big tech companies’ entrance into the financial services
Arival takes step closer to US banking licence – FinTech Futures
San Juan-based Arival aims to raise $3 million through crowdfunding and says it is on track to become the first licensed digital bank in the
How to enter a banking market – FinTech Futures
How to launch a bank It’s an industry with an image problem and one that has seen little change in hundreds of years. It’s heavily
MX raises $100m for data tech boost – FinTech Futures
MX, a provider of financial services data, has announced a $100 million financing round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from new and existing investors
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Blend raises $130m for digital loans – FinTech Futures
Blend, provider of digital lending technology, has raised $130 million in Series E funding led by Temasek and General Atlantic. Existing investors 8VC, Founders Fund,
Three old-school self-service strategies to ditch – and what to do instead – FinTech Futures
The ATM is only channel that provides cash access anytime, anywhere INDUSTRY INSIGHTS BY DIEBOLD NIXDORF Consumers use cash in 77% of all transactions today
Facebook’s Libra May Need Banking License
Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin must comply with anti-money laundering regulation and seek banking licenses if it
LGT Vestra gets new mobile app from Crealogix – FinTech Futures
UK-based wealth management firm, LGT Vestra, has selected Swiss-headquartered digital banking software provider, Crealogix, to develop new mobile capabilities to enhance the digital experience for
Lloyds freezes 8,000 Jersey offshore bank accounts – FinTech Futures
Lloyds Banking Group was forced to freeze about 8,000 offshore bank accounts in Jersey after pursuing ID authentication for three years, Jane Connolly writes. The
HooYu and NatWest collaborate to offer account opening by selfie – FinTech Futures
Courtesy of a partnership with identity verification specialist HooYu, NatWest has become the latest bank to enable new customers to open accounts with just a