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As Finovate goes increasingly global, so does our coverage of financial technology. Finovate Global: Fintech News from Around the World is our weekly look at fintech innovation in developing economies in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe. Asia Flywire and UnionPay International partner to provide Chinese customers with better rates Read more…
Australian payments and identity solutions provider iSignthis is adding to its offerings by launching a Euro-based, B2B transactional banking service. The company said the service was being provided to serve clients in the small to mid-scale CFD, FX, and gaming industries who are often underserved by traditional retail banks. The service features: Inbound processing for Visa Read more…
As Finovate goes increasingly global, so does our coverage of financial technology. Finovate Global: Fintech News from Around the World is our weekly look at fintech innovation in developing economies in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe. Asia Singapore unveils new fintech fast track initiative to speed the patent-application-to-grant process Read more…
Banco Santander announced that the mobile app it plans to launch in the first quarter of this year will feature instant payments powered by technology from Ripple. The new service will enable customers to make same-day, cross-border payments. P2P payments, a digital wallet, and PFM functionality will also be part of the app Using its own internal Read more…
Designed by Naumaan Hassan As Finovate prepares for its first conference in the Middle East, here’s a round up of recent fintech news and need-to-knows from the MENA region. Learn more about how to join us in Dubai in February for FinovateMiddleEast. Dubai-based ArabianChain launches cryptocurrency exchange, Palmex. Qatar commits to building fintech hub. UAE-based Noor Bank announces Read more…
Identity verification innovator Jumio is teaming up with Santa Monica, California-based fintech Meed. The Finovate Best of Show winner will provide the Meed with ID verification, identity verification, and document verification services to accompany Meed’s suite of financial services. “Our innovative business model puts a premium on global coverage, KYC/AML compliance and a seamless customer Read more…
On Finovate.com Backbase 6 Features New Digital Banking Backend, Open Banking and PSD2 Readiness DoubleNet Pay to Power Cash Flow Management Tool for T. Rowe Price SBDA Group Closes Series A Investment Round ID.me Reaches 5 Million Users, Appoints C-Level Execs BLUERUSH Introduces New CEO and Director Steve Taylor Around the web Filene interviews Larky Read more…
Blockchain innovator AlphaPoint has announced plans to build a new public blockchain network that will enable users to digitize real-world assets and monetize them across new markets. The network, dubbed the AlphaPoint Public Network (APN), will be the first public blockchain built based on Intel SGX technology. AlphaPoint will fund the project via a pre-functional Read more…
On Finovate.com Truphone Raises $339 Million to Fuel Global Expansion. Best of Show Winner Voleo and Nasdaq to Launch Equity Trading Competition. Around the web New York Life launches student loan repayment program; partners with Student Loan Genius. NCR unveils new mPOS solution, Ring Up, designed for U.S. micro businesses. Invstr to offer fractional share Read more…
On Finovate.com Fidelity Partners with Coinbase on View Balance Feature PayPal Strengthens Lending Arm with Swift Financial Acquisition. With $100 Million in Fresh Funding, Coinbase Joins Unicorn Club Check out our latest FinovateFall Sneak Peeks featuring: Mortgage Cadence FI.SPAN SaleMove United Income Around the web Mambu to power lending products of Fuse, the lending arm Read more…
And now for some news out of Russia that includes nary a mention of Messrs Trump and Putin. Just a few weeks after their debut at our developers conference in London, CASHOFF has won a place in the first ever Innotribe Startup Challenge Russia. The company, which specializes in collecting and analyzing financial data for use in credit Read more…
On Finovate.com Summit View: Changes in the Wealth Management and Investing Scene Logical Glue Locks in Investment from New Look Founder, Tom Singh Ohpen Garners $17 Million Investment Nostrum Group Acquired by Equiniti Group Around the web ACI Worldwide partners with Planet Payment to enable Union Pay card acceptance online. Infosys to open Technology and Read more…