This week’s Fintech Rundown begins with a handful of stories about partnerships in wealth management and lending, as well as moves by banks to bolster their fraud prevention capabilities. Check back all week long for updates and more fintech news!
Wealth management
1 fs Wealth, a global wealth intelligence provider, announces a strategic partnership with Apex Group.
Lending
Secured finance technology provider Lendscape teams up with Express Trade Capital.
Fraud prevention
CommBank introduces three new security features on its app to help users defend themselves against scams.
Westpac unveils new resources — Westpac Verify and SaferPay — to make it easier for customers to report fraud.
Digital banking
Vietnam’s Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank deploys Backbase’s Engagement Banking Platform.
Crypto
Acuity Trading forges strategic partnership with multi-licensed broker, OneRoyal.
Xapo Bank introduces bitcoin beneficiary solution.
Payments
TransferTo inks Memorandum of Understanding with pan-African financial institution, Ecobank Group.
Payment processing platform Solidgate launches its AI Dispute Representment solution to automate the dispute management process
Trust Payments introduces new Chief Executive Officer Laurence Booth.