Category : Fintech News

BankMobile Grows Through Partnership Marketing

Challenger banks have to battle inertia to persuade people to switch banks. BankMobile uses partnerships with colleges and universities and T-Mobile to acquire new customers at scale.

Copper Chosen by SWARM as Preferred Digital Custodian

SWARM, an infrastructure provider for the issuance and trading of digital assets, has selected Copper as its preferred digital custodian. The integration of Copper’s solution will provide the institutional grade security fundamental to the mass marke...

Monzo Hits 2m Customer Milestone

Monzo has hit 2 million current account customers, signing up more than 35,000 new people every week. The impressive growth means that 3 in every 100 people in the UK now use the digital bank. Tom Blomfield, CEO at Monzo said: “A huge thanks to all...

UOB: Customer-Centricity Key to Engaging Digitally

In addition to technology, organizations must focus on customer needs to succeed in the innovation economy, the bank said.

TransferMate Announces Strategic Relationship with Wells Fargo

TransferMate, the cross-border B2B payments provider, has announced a strategic relationship with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) to deliver Global Invoice Connect – the platform for U.S.-based international businesses looking for a simpler, m...

Smart City Traffic Technology Revenues More than Double in Next 4 Years, Reaching $4.4bn by 2023

New analysis by Juniper Research has found that smart city traffic technology solutions deployed to ease chronic congestion in cities will generate $4.4 billion in revenue in 2023, up from $2 billion in 2019. These solutions typically use sensors in...

Creighton University Among The First To Create A FinTech Degree

Creighton University has created a FinTech degree program, aiming to arm students with in-demand financial technology skills.

Introducing Bodeswell: Personal Financial Planning To Help You Live Your Best Life

Introducing Bodeswell: Personal Financial Planning To Help You Live Your Best Life. By combining personal financial data, economic models of the future, and an incredibly simple interface, BodesWell takes away the overwhelming aspects of financial pl...

Green Dot Banking Services Are Available At 100,000 Outlets In The U.S.

Green Dot uses its banking license GoBank and provides banking services including refunds for tax preparers, Visa debit cards for Uber drivers, and savings accounts for investment firms including STASH and WealthFront.

“Chameleon Fraudsters” Slithering Through Companies House Loophole

Criminals perpetrate “chameleon fraud” via minor name or date of birth changes to register new directorships after they have been disqualified Abuse of the Companies House commercial register helps criminals to facilitate money laundering, crime and...

New Research Finds the UK’s Leading CFOs Plan to Spend Cautiously and Invest in Risk Management in 2019

Research from American Express and Institutional Investor has found that the UK’s CFOs are preparing for continued economic and political uncertainty by implementing risk management strategies for the year ahead. This year’s Global Business and Spend...

These Four Factors Are The Difference Between Success And Failure In Digital Transformation

Many CIOs know they must digitize workflows and operations — and fast. However, the worst course of action is to invest in technology for its own sake and in the interest of a quick solution.

Wells Fargo Gets Backing For OpenFin, Gets Bashed by Warren Again…

By Matthew Dove Wells Fargo have had quite a month. First the triumphant announcement that they’d help secure $17 million in Series C from major banks and leading fintech investors for OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance. Then, anothe...

Singapore Payments Startup Partners Thai Banking Group

Partnership with Thailand's Kasikornbank strengthens the company's bid to be a leading player in the institutional payments space.

Ukrainian Tech Days at London Tech Week 11-13th of June 2019

Ukrainian Tech Days will take place in London as a part of London Tech Week during 11-13th of June 2019. This includes the British-Ukrainian Tech Night on the 11th of June 2019 and the exhibition booth “Ukraine Tech” at TechXLR8 on the 12th and 13th...