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Finovate Global: Fintech News from Asia, Africa, MENA, Latin America, and CEE

Finovate Global: Fintech News from Asia, Africa, MENA, Latin America, and CEE
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ayondo, Finastra, Finovate Global, Kreditech, Moxtra

With our first conference in Dubai last month, FinovateAsia back on the Finovate calendar and our first trip to Africa scheduled for later this year, Finovate VP Greg Palmer’s observation that “the sun never sets on the Finovate Empire”, rings all the more true.

Here’s a look at some of the latest fintech news from places where technological innovation helping create better life opportunities for those who need it help most.

Asia

  • Ayondo to list on Singapore Exchange.
  • Kreditech partners with PayU to launch PayU Monedo in India, which offers cardless EMI for online purchases.
  • Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade for Vietnam (Vietcombank) picks trade finance platform from Finastra.

Africa

  • Angola’s domestic payments processor EMIS migrates to EMV chip and pin courtesy of solution from Gemalto.
  • Standard Chartered Bank launches digital bank in Cote d-Ivoire
  • Partnership between Mastercard and Uganda’s M-Kopa brings QR payment technology to pay-as-you-go, pilot solar energy program.

MENA

  • Turkish digital wallet firm, BKM introduces payment-without-checkout shopping experience.
  • Riyad Bank in Saudi Arabia unveils contactless bracelets and stickers for tap-and-go shopping.
  • Entrepreneur India looks at how a Bahrain-based payments firm, Arab Fianncial Services, is taking its business to India.

LATAM

  • Banking Technology: Banpro launches Finn.ai’s first Spanish-speaking virtual banking assistant.
  • Startupbootcamp Scale FinTech Mexico City introduces its inaugural cohort of startups: Billin from Spain, Facturedo from Chile, and Expediente Azul, Pagamobile, and Quotanda from Mexico
  • Tech Bullion highlights the new report on international fintech’s expansion to the Latin American market from Finnovista.

CEE

  • Money.pl looks at the number of Polish companies that demoed at FinovateEurope 2018 this month.
  • The Bank of Lithuania reaches out to developers interested in its regulatory sandbox platform for blockchain projects, LBChain.
  • Romanian bank Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) launches accelerator program, Elevator Lab with five startups, Gauss Algorithmics, SONECT, 360kompany, Asteria, and Moxtra.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Alkami Technology, Bankjoy, Coinbase, Finastra, Google, Insuritas, Kabbage, nCino, On Deck Capital, Pindrop Security, Tradeshift, Trustly, TSYS, YellowDog

On Finovate.com

  • Nordic Capital Fund Acquires Majority Share of Trustly.

Around the web

  • Coinbase granted e-money license by U.K’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); joins Faster Payments Scheme courtesy of partnership with Barclays Bank.
  • ACI Worldwide announces contract extension with DBS.
  • Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade for Vietnam (Vietcombank) picks trade finance platform from Finastra.
  • nCino and Enforce partner to accelerate cloud adoption for financial institutions.
  • Tradeshift partners with Canon Business Process Services.
  • Pindrop partners with Aeriandi to detect fraudulent calls through cloud platforms.
  • GMO’s Z.com Trade adds Trustly as payment option.
  • Kabbage teams with New Media to advertise to more than five million small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) that do business in New Media’s markets.
  • OnDeck appoints Kenneth Brause as CFO.
  • Sandia Area Credit Union hires Insuritas to launch member-owned, digitally-powered insurance agency.
  • Oregon Community CU selects Alkami Technology’s digital banking platform to provide its more than 150,000 members with a modern digital banking offering.
  • Bankjoy selected to compete in Google Demo Day in March.
  • TSYS implements new payment solution, Advanced AuthControl, with Walmart and Sam’s Club locations around the U.S.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Alumni News

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Categories: Entersekt, Finastra, FIS, Kony, Temenos, Unison

On Finovate.com

  • Entersekt Joins ForgeRock Trust Network as Principal Technology Partner.
  • Kony to Power Digital Initiative for Partners FCU.

Around the web

  • Software Group goes live on Temenos Marketplace.
  • Finastra introduces tailored Fusion Treasury solution for Russia and the CIS.
  • FIS announces partnership with nexo standard to build compliance testing tools.
  • Wall Street Journal profiles mortgagetech innovator Unison.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Alumni News

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Categories: CASHOFF, Coinbase, Finastra, IdentityMind Global, Mambu, NICE Systems, Onfido, Q2, Revolut, Ripple, Roostify

On Finovate.com

  • IdentityMind Global Raises $10 Million to Fuel Global Growth.
  • Coinbase Launches Crypto eCommerce Acceptance.
  • Roostify Lands $25 Million to Disrupt the Mortgage Industry.

Around the web

  • Revolut partners with payment issuer processor GPS ahead of APAC launch.
  • Ripple teams up with Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) to begin cross-border payments pilot program using xCurrent.
  • NICE Actimize brings financial crime, risk and compliance technology to global provider of core banking systems technology.
  • South Africa’s Absa Bank goes live with Finastra’s CLS platform, PAYplus.
  • CASHOFF wins finalist spot in PFM & Robo Advice category of Innovate Finance’s 2018 Pitch360 competition.
  • Microsoft features Onfido. Come see Onfido at FinovateEurope next month!
  • Softtek and Mambu launch banking platform as a service.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Alumni News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: AutoGravity, Blackhawk Network, BlueVine, Featurespace, FICO, Finastra, Finn.ai, Kabbage, Open Bank Project, SecureKey, Temenos, TESOBE, TIBCO Software, Wealthfront

On Finovate.com

  • Wealthfront Launches Homeownership Planning Tool.
  • Kabbage to Serve Larger Businesses by Expanding Line of Credit to $250k.
  • BlueVine Boosts Invoice Factoring Credit Line to $5 Million.
  • TESOBE’s Open Bank Project Powering Santander’s First Hackathon. Come see TESOBE’s Open Bank Project at FinovateEurope in March.

Around the web

  • Playtech integrates Featurespace’s real-time gameplay fraud detection into IMS.
  • ATB Financial joins SecureKey Concierge Authentication Service.
  • Blackhawk Network partners with Casey’s General Stores to enable ‘cash customers’ with Amazon Cash.
  • TIBCO and Singapore Polytechnic collaborate to address skills shortage for SMEs.
  • Finabank selects Temenos for end-to-end technology.
  • Finastra acquires FX e-trading platform, Olfa Soft SA.
  • 4finance Group to deploy AML and KYC compliance solutions from FICO.
  • Best of Show winner Finn.ai hires former Twitter executive Stephen Morse as new head of global strategic accounts.
  • Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation (NMAC) joins AutoGravity platform.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Alumni News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FI.SPAN, FICO, Finastra, Juvo, Quid, SoFi, Thomson Reuters, Trulioo, Xero, Zopa

On Finovate.com

  • Xero Teams with DBS on Small Business Account Feeds.
  • Zopa Boosts Executive Ranks with Trio of C-Level Hires.
  • SoFi’s Choice: Former Twitter COO Anthony Noto to Take Helm as New CEO.
  • Trulioo Launches KYC Tool to Connect MNOs.
  • Juvo Receives Investment from Samsung to Boost Smartphone Usage Among Underbanked.

Around the web

  • Atomico uses Quid for the 2017 State of European Tech report.
  • Bobsguide interviews Lisa Shields, CEO of FI.SPAN.
  • Thomson Reuters unveils Wizcorp, a digital gateway that will provide customers with data on more than 1.8 million Indian private companies.
  • FICO partners with European regulatory risk analytics consultancy, 4most.
  • Finastra announces new partners to its FusionFabric.cloud open architecture.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Blackhawk Network, EVRY, Finastra, FIS

On Finovate.com

  • Blackhawk Network Acquired by Silver Lake, P2 Capital Partners in $3.5 Billion Deal.

Around the web

  • FIS partners with Australia’s ME Bank to serve as card platform provider.
  • Finastra launches Future of Banking Center of Excellence at Cyberport in Hong Kong.
  • Swedbank Norway and EVRY renew core banking contract.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

 

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Ethoca, Finastra, Fiserv, Infosys, Kinetica, Passport, Ripple, Tradeshift

On Finovate.com

  • Passport Raises $43 Million from Bain Capital.
  • Tradeshift Partners with Infosys to Help Clients Digitize Supply Chain Management

Around the web

  • Finastra CMO Martin Häring discusses mobile payments with Tearsheet.
  • Abu Dhabi-based LuLu Exchange to deploy AML Risk Manager from Fiserv.
  • Ripple’s XRP now available on 50 exchanges worldwide.
  • Kinetica listed among ProgrammableWeb’s Most Interesting APIs in 2017.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: AutoGravity, Avoka, Featurespace, Finastra, FIS, Fiserv, Jack Henry, Kabbage, Meniga, nanoPay, NYMBUS, RightCapital

On Finovate.com

  • AutoGravity Introduces Sheng Wang as New Chief Technology Officer.
  • nanopay Launches B2B Platform for International Commerce.

Around the web

  • Fiserv announces agreements with five credit unions to deploy its core account processing platform, DNA.
  • PNC goes live on real-time payments network via Finastra’s payment services hub.
  • Fifth Third Bank picks FIS to provide real-time payments for customers.
  • The San Diego Union-Tribune recognizes Jack Henry & Associates as a Top Workplace
  • RightCapital ends its second year reporting $20billion total assets linked to platform.
  • Wired names Meniga one of five Reykjavik startups to watch.
  • NYMBUS completes SOC 2 Type 1 Certification.
  • Avoka named in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and joins CRN Fast50.

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By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Coinbase, Entrust Datacard, Finastra, ID.me, IDology, Intelligent Environments, TIBCO Software, Voleo

On Finovate.com

  • Coinbase Names Asiff Hirji as President and Chief Operating Officer.
  • ID.me Teams Up with General Motors to Support Military Discount Program.

Around the web

  • Forrester Research names TIBCO a leader in Enterprise Data Virtualization.
  • Entrust Datacard acquires cloud cryptographic service provider, Trustis Limited.
  • Finastra finishes testing to provide connectivity to the European instant payments infrastructure.
  • The Silicon Review features IDology in its list of the 50 fastest growing tech companies in 2017.
  • Credit Strategy reviews how Intelligent Environments won the Best Collections Technology Award.
  • Voleo enables cryptocurrency trading on its SimuTrader App.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Bluefin Payment Systems, Checkbook.io, Compass Plus, Fenergo, Finastra, nCino, NetGuardians, Ping Identity, Q2 Holdings, Revolut, Scalable Capital, Stratumn, Trustly

Around the web

  • ACI Worldwide supports cross-border e-commerce in Brazil with integration of payment processor and gateway, PagBrasil.
  • Revolut is the latest fintech to apply for a European banking license.
  • Fenergo teams up with Opus to improve integration of risk-relevant information in the KYC process.
  • KAMCO Investment Company chooses Fusion Invest from Finastra to accelerate growth.
  • Bluefin Payment Systems unveils PCI P2PE sub-listing option for users of its Decryptions as a Service (DaaS) offering, Decryptx.
  • Ping Identity adds support for companies seeking PSD2, open banking compliance.
  • Trustly tops €10 billion in total payment processing volume since inception.
  • Q2 Holdings named to Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for second consecutive year.
  • Stratumn completes a blockchain experimentation connecting 14 insurance companies in France.
  • nCino debuts in top half of Deloitte’s 2017 Technology Fast 500.
  • Scalable Capital hits €500 million in assets.
  • Checkbook.io disrupts class action payments.
  • Compass Plus assists Almazergienbank to support the issuing and acquiring of JCB cards.
  • NetGuardians and Swisscom launch fraud prevention service.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, BancPass, Doxo, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, FICO, Finastra, iSignthis, Narrative Science, nCino, Omnyway, P2BInvestor, SecureKey, SpyCloud, Taulia, Trusted Knight

On Finovate.com

  • National Bank of Canada Joins SecureKey’s Digital Identity Network.
  • P2Binvestor Launches Bank Partnership Program.
  • doxo Surpasses 30,000 Payable Billers on its Platform
  • Contextual Commerce Platform Omnyway Raises $12.75 Million in Series A.

Around the web

  • ConnectOne Bank ($4.7 billion in assets) to deploy nCino’s Bank Operating System.
  • ACI Worldwide partners with European clearing and settlement firm, STET, to bring real-time payment solution to PSPs.
  • FICO reports increased accuracy of its Enterprise Security Score when it comes to predicting data breaches.
  • Finastra moves its payments solution to the cloud via Microsoft Azure.
  • Trusted Knight partners with eTECH Channel.
  • CloudTrade and Taulia partner to enable businesses to transition to paperless invoicing.
  • iSignThis’ ISXPay initiates further Australian card acquiring/processing contracts.
  • BancPass announces license agreement with mobile tolling provider PayTollo.
  • EFL a finalist in the 2017 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge.
  • Datanami article on bot technology features insights from Narrative Science CEO Stuart Frankel.
  • MoneyMarketing highlights SpyCloud in a look at the safety of life and pensions company data.

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