E-Commerce Giant Rakuten’s New Payment App Appears to Support Crypto
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten announced that a major update of its Rakuten Pay mobile app will be released on March 18, according to the firm’s
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UK challenger bank Griffin gears up for wholesale launch – FinTech Futures
London-based Griffin is preparing to unveil its new wholesale (“infrastructure”) challenger bank in the UK. Infrastructure for fintechs The “bank as a platform” or “API-first
Ant Financial to buy WorldFirst for $700m – FinTech Futures
As expected Ant Financial will acquire UK currency exchange start-up WorldFirst in a deal worth around $700 million. Ant Financial’s first major deal in the
Barclaycard teams with SAP for precise corporate payments – FinTech Futures
Barclaycard will integrate its B2B payment product, Precisionpay, into SAP Ariba solutions. Integration to become available later this year There’s no specific date but the
PayPal to close offices in Malaysia – FinTech Futures
It’s not a relentless advance and tale of fintech energy after all because payments titan PayPal will close its offices in Malaysia. Sounds the retreat
EU does cross-border payments on the cheap – FinTech Futures
Thanks to the dying art of democracy, the European Union (EU) has brought in lower charges for cross-border payments in euro. Solving “citizens’ real, everyday
iSignthis muscles into Lithuania’s paytech space with BBS acquisition – FinTech Futures
iSignthis flies in from Australia to buy Lithuania’s Baltic Banking Services Australia’s financial services and payments technology provider iSignthis has acquired Baltic Banking Services (BBS),
TymeBank times South African launch for this month – FinTech Futures
South African challenger TymeBank will go live on a limited basis next week in preparation for a formal launch later this month. Time for action!
Fintech charms US state regulator into modelling – FinTech Futures
Fintech firms have used their combined powers of persuasion to convince the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) to take action for a smoother sector
JP Morgan Chase to trial new cryptocurrency – FinTech Futures
In a first by a major US bank, JP Morgan Chase is preparing to launch its own cryptocurrency. A first by a major US bank
The Return of Crypto DeQuorum – JPMCoin the XRP Killer – Daily Fintech
After a busy day, I sat down to have a late lunch at 3 PM on Thursday, and I saw a Whatsapp message pop up
‘Make Bitcoin Fun Again’: New Lightning App Lets You Buy Pizza With BTC
Over 150 people bought pizza with bitcoin this week by using the Lightning Network. The crypto payments startup Fold, which launched the web-based Domino’s portal on
Top fintech stories this week – 15 February 2019 – FinTech Futures
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place! Looking for a younger demographic Morgan Stanley stocks
‘Already Live’: Signature Bank Is Moving Millions on a JPMorgan-Like Private, Dollar-Backed Cryptocurrency
While crypto-land is abuzz about JPMorgan’s plan to move U.S. dollars around via blockchain, a smaller New York bank has already been doing this for
