RBS sees flurry of executives leave including Bó’s CEO – FinTech Futures
Bó, the digital challenger bank created by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), is about to lose its current CEO Mark Bailie just two months...
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Nigeria’s Paga acquires Apposit, confirms Mexico and Ethiopia expansion
Nigerian digital payments startup Paga has acquired Apposit, a software development company based in Ethiopia, for an undisclosed amount. That’s just part of Paga’s news. The...
Swiss Banks Enter the Age of Bitcoin
DAVOS — Switzerland’s banking industry has long been known to privately safeguard wealth, so some bankers see bitcoin as a natural fit for the nation’s financial...
Tonik digital bank selects Finastra Fusion Essence – FinTech Futures
Philippines-based digital bank Tonik has selected Finastra and its Fusion Essence platform to support its core banking operations. Tonik is the first digital-only bank in...
Canada’s RBC files patents for AI inventions as bigtechs soar – FinTech Futures
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is trying to put its commercial stamp on several of artificial intelligence (AI) inventions in what could be a...
DBS launches QR-code based b2b payments – FinTech Futures
Singapore’s DBS bank has launched a new cashless payment solution to help business owners who still largely deal in cash and cheques pay their vendors...
Six Major Central Banks to Collaborate on Digital Currency Research
The central banks of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, European Union, Sweden and Switzerland created a group with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to...
Islamic banking app Niyah launches in UK – FinTech Futures
Niyah, a challenger banking app, has launched in the UK for the Muslim community. It says it’s “the first fintech Islamic banking app and ethical...
Australian Financial Regulator Could Oversee Facebook’s Calibra Wallet
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is seeking to oversee stablecoin projects like Facebook’s controversial stablecoin Libra. In an official proposal to the Senate published...
A thousand EU financial firms plan to open UK offices after Brexit – FinTech Futures
More than a thousand banks, asset managers, payments companies and insurers in the European Union plan to open offices in post-Brexit Britain so they can...
how to secure every online transaction on Russian market – FinTech Futures
The growth of digital businesses and e-commerce leads to the rise of cybersecurity threats: money laundering, fraudulent activity, scams and malware. Nowadays technology is developing...
BMLL appoints Paul Humphrey as CEO – FinTech Futures
BMLL Technologies, the data engineering and analytics firm, has appointed Paul Humphrey as chief executive officer (CEO). A senior executive with decades of experience in...
Tink raises €90 million to power European expansion – FinTech Futures
Swedish open banking platform provider Tink has completed an investment round worth €90 million. Tink CTO Fredrik Hedberg and CEO Daniel Kjellen The round was...
Azimo shake-up sees appointment of new CFO and COO – FinTech Futures
There’s been a shake-up at the top for Azimo as the fintech has a new chief financial officer (CFO) and chief operating officer (COO). Azimo...
Dubai-based challenger OG Bank selects Bankable to tap UK and Germany – FinTech Futures
OG Bank, a Dubai-based challenger bank also known by its digital wallet name OG Pay, has selected Bankable, the ‘Banking-as-a-Service’ provider which recently teamed up...