On Finovate.com

• Temenos Acquires Avoka in $245 Million Deal.

• More Than $400 Million Raised by 19 Alums in Q3 2018.

• ShopKeep Closes $65 Million to Boost Small Business Financing Tool.

Around the web

• The Open Bank Project wins Best Technology Provider for Open API Standards at Global Open Banking Awards.

• InComm partners with Revolut to offer their prepaid cards at U.K. retail chain wilko.

• U.K.’s Experian to buy Africa’s Compuscan.

• First Data and China CITIC Bank International to join forces with launch of new merchant acquiring solutions.

• PayPal launches Xoom International money transfer in Canada.

• Docutech and Tavant integrate for digitally-focused loan origination process.

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