RISQ Teams Up with Aion Digital to Boost SME Lending in MENA

A new partnership between next generation deposit mobilization platform Aion Digital and RISQ Intelligent Financial Software will bring integrated, AI-enabled digital commercial lending to banks in the MENA region. “With Aion Digital we found a partner which enables us to fully digitize the commercial lending experience,” RISQ CEO and co-founder Michael Jesse said. “Most banks Read more…

Blockchain Startup Saga to Deploy Treasury Management Tech from FIS

Saga, a startup creating blockchain-based currency for international exchange, has selected FIS to deploy its Integrity SaaS solution to manage the Saga treasury unit’s back office and its reserves, reports Henry Vilar of Fintech Futures (Finovate’s sister publication). Saga is backed by reserves held in the most prominent national currencies, replicating the SDR (Special Drawing Read more…

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Canada’s Sensibill Closes $31.5 Million Series B

Toronto-based fintech, Sensibill, has raised $31.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Radical Ventures, reports Jane Connolly of Fintech Futures (Finovate’s sister publication). Previous investors Information Venture Partners and First Ascent Ventures joined National Bank of Canada and others in the round. This latest round takes the total raised to $46.5 million for Sensibill, which provides Read more…

DriveWealth to Help Democratize Investing in Nigeria

Courtesy of a new partnership with Sigma Securities and Trove Technologies, global digital trading technology specialist DriveWealth is launching a new digital U.S. equities trading product for retail investors in Nigeria. “Making U.S. securities available to investors of any size in countries all around the globe is an essential element of the mission of DriveWealth,” Read more…

Mastercard Works with P27 to Launch Real Time Payments in the Nordics

Mastercard has teamed up with P27 Nordic Payments Platform to deliver fast, cross-border, multi-currency account to account payments across the Nordic region, reports Jane Connolly of Fintech Futures (Finovate’s sister publication). The partners claim this is a world first in terms of a real-time and batch multi-currency platform, which will offer immediate payments with lower costs, higher security Read more…

Mambu and Salt Edge Team Up to Boost PSD2 Compliance

A new collaboration between SaaS banking engine Mambu and open banking solution provider Salt Edge will help FIs become more PSD2 compliant and, in the process, accelerate fintech innovation in the banking sector. Salt Edge CEO Dmitrii Barbasura highlighted the company’s significant background in helping FIs become PSD2 compliant faster and with less cost, having Read more…

‘Tis the Season for Product Launches!

Fall has become synonymous with product launches, and this year’s demoing companies will deliver. This September at FinovateFall, see dozens of new fintech services and solutions, including: retirement tools for wealth management advisors, data breach response plans for businesses of all shapes and sizes, API libraries for digital banking, portfolio aggregators to help investors, colleague Read more…

HooYu and NatWest Collaborate to Offer Account Opening By Selfie

Courtesy of a partnership with identity verification specialist HooYu, NatWest has become the latest bank to enable new customers to open accounts with just a selfie. NatWest joins the ranks of HSBC and Lloyds who began offering “selfie banking” in 2016. NatWest will use HooYu’s AI-enabled technology and real-time biometrics to compare the customer’s selfie Read more…

HackerOne to Help Keep Facebook’s Libra Bug-Free

By this point, you already know about Libra, Facebook’s cryptocurrency, and the corresponding Calibra Wallet (if you don’t, check out TechCrunch’s deep dive). There has been plenty of controversy about the new currency, from privacy concerns to complaints about the “decentralized” model giving too many big players too much power. But one of the public’s Read more…

ABBYY Unveils New SDK for Mobile Web Capture

Content IQ technology solution provider ABBYY has launched a new SDK that gives developers the ability to add real-time image and data capture to their mobile onboarding process. ABBYY Mobile Web Capture, available on both iOS and Android, makes it easier for institutions to leverage the popularity of the mobile channel while eliminating one of Read more…