Privatbank customers can now use MoneyGram to send and receive funds courtesy of new partnership.
- Financial Times Technology section looks at UK fintech startups TransferWise and Azimo.
- CurrencyTransfer recognized by Secret Tel Aviv as Olim Business of the Week.
- USA Today column on millennials and saving featured Tom White, CEO of iQuantifi.
- TransferWise helps lead fight for foreign exchange fee transparency.
- Pymnts interviews Jingit’s CEO Kate Bolseth.
- iBillionaire’s Index has increased 16.5% since launching in November of last year
- Swipely now managing $4+ billion in annual sales, doubles sales under management in 6 months, and provides businesses with insights on 20+ million customers.
- Numerous Finovate and FinDEVr alums make AWI’s list of top 50 fintech innovators.
- Advanced Merchant Payments brings in $5 Million in First Funding Round.
- Kony helps Farmatodo increase customer loyalty and deliver new services via mobile apps.
- Coinbase teams with Rewardspay to create workaround to make purchases on Facebook and iTunes with Bitcoin.
- TSYS offers merchants and partners an omni payments solution with more ways to accept payments.
- $493 million in P2P loans originated on Prosper in Q3 2014.
- Credit Sesame wins 2014 U.S. Mobile and App Design Awards in Financial and Information Tools category.
- BancVue wins four MarCom Gold awards.
- Kensho launches strategic partnership with NBCUniversal.
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