Google is the latest tech company trying to get a stronger footprint into financial services. The project is codenamed Cache, and the Alphabet subsidiary is expected to launch a checking account sometime next year. The accounts will be managed by Citibank, and a small credit union at Stanford University. According to Google, Citibank will handle the […]
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Temenos Joins the Corporate Social Responsibility Program at Sibos
Temenos will showcase a completely zero-waste stand as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program at Sibos. GENEVA, Switzerland – September 19, 2019 – Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program at Sibos, the world’s premier financial […]
Varo Money gets NICE anti-fraud tech
Varo Money, the US challenger bank, has selected NICE Actimize to implement its financial crime strategy for anti-money laundering (AML) protections, including know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, sanctions screening and transaction monitoring capabilities. Varo will integrate NICE Actimize’s AML Essentials, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) AML solution that detects and scores a range of […]
Bracing for the Next Small Business Credit Crunch
When it happens, be ready for a painful and significant slowdown in small business financing. For small business owners, raising capital has never been as easy as it is today. Banks have eased credit to small businesses. Fintech startups are expanding online lending options. And business lending opportunities have looked […]
Q&A: MIT prof talks about teaching blockchain – and who’s learning
Abel Sanchez is one of two instructors teaching the Applied Blockchain course at MIT, one of many universities with courses on the distributed ledger tech. While about half the students can code, others have never coded a line in their life, but they’re still learning. Blockchain is hot, both as […]
The swift climb of regtech: How technology is transforming regulatory compliance
Having emerged from obscurity to be the new buzzword, here’s what you must know about regtech. Worldwide, financial services in all forms are subject to extensive regulatory supervision for the protection of a large number of stakeholders. Regulatory compliance – characterised by long and tedious processes and costs – has […]
Bad news for fraudsters as bank account name checks finally come in
From July next year if the name doesn’t match with the account and sort code the payment won’t go through. It’s taken too long to get to this point With a little luck 2019 will not be a happy new year for fraudsters. Pay UK, which maintains the UK’s payments systems, […]
Onfido raises $30m for identity verification that helps millions of people access online services
Crane leads Series C with support from Microsoft Ventures and current investors – Businesses such as Square, Zipcar, and Revolut use Onfido’s identity verification to seamlessly onboard more customers and scale their businesses – New funding round enables Onfido’s growth in international markets and new industries, as well as further […]
Apiax Seed Round Led by Industry Veteran Peter Kurer
The Apiax founder team is happy to announce the successful completion of its Seed Round raise of more than $1.5 Million. The funding was led by Peter Kurer, DIventures, and the Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC) followed by Zürcher Kantonalbank and Tugboat. Facing an ever-growing list of regulations that disregard […]
F10 selects ten Startups for the accelerator program
F10, the Fintech Incubator and Accelerator, is delighted to announce that out of the 167 Startup companies that applied to F10’s Prototype to Product (P2) program 10 Startups have been chosen to join. The P2 Program allows teams with a thrilling prototype to participate in the product development program where […]