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Barclays invests £2M In WealthOs
Barclays has invested £2 million in seed funding for WealthOS, a cloud-native and API-driven wealthtech startup. Joining Barclays in the funding initiative are VC...
BUSINESS
Fiserv acquires Skytef
Fiserv, a global leader in payments and financial technology, has announced the acquisition of Skytef, the primary distributor of Software Express's SiTef® (Solução Inteligente...
Visa invests $100m in Gen AI tech for payments
Visa has established a $100 million fund through its corporate investing arm, Visa Ventures, to support innovative applications of Generative AI in the payments...
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SECURITY
Traydstream raises $21m in Series B
The automated trade document checking platform, Traydstream, has successfully concluded a Series B funding round, raising $21 million. This funding round was led by...
Salt Bank adopts Starling Bank’s SaaS platform
Starling Bank's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, Engine, has secured Salt Bank, formerly known as Idea Bank, as its first client. Salt Bank, a subsidiary of...
Mastercard teams with Worldpay and Zip to expand open banking options
Mastercard is intensifying its involvement in open banking through partnerships with Worldpay, a merchant solutions business, and Zip, a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)...
NatWest enables Mastercard’s click-to-pay for all users
NatWest has become the first UK bank to offer Mastercard's Click to Pay service to all its customers.
Having been in trial at the bank...
Fiserv acquires Skytef
Fiserv, a global leader in payments and financial technology, has announced the acquisition of Skytef, the primary distributor of Software Express's SiTef® (Solução Inteligente...
UOB trials Microsoft’s generative AI tool
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) is preparing to conduct a trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot, an AI-driven productivity tool, with several hundred employees.
Starting this...
TECHNOLOGY
UBS shuts down SmartWealth; sells tech to SigFig
Swiss private banking and wealth management giant UBS is shutting down its online investment advice service SmartWealth and plans to sell the tech to...
IBM inks $260m services deal with Bank of Philippine Islands
Bank of Philippine Islands is signing a $250 million deal with IBM to accelerate it's digital transformation by providing IT infrastructure services that can...
IBM collaborates with Minehub to use blockchain in mining and metals sector
IBM is collaborating with mining technology company MineHub Technologies, Inc. to use blockchain technology for improving the operational efficiencies, logistics and financing.
"Blockchain has the...
Tappy and Timex team up to tokenize wearables
Hong-Kong based Tappy Technologies is teaming up with Watchmaker Timex for launching tokenized wearables.
With Tappy's Universal Passive Provisioning Unit, any watch strap can be...
İşbank launches API portal
The largest bank in Turkey İşbank has opened its API portal which enables third-party developers and fintechs to develop their own product and services.
Providing...
RETAIL BANKING
American Express pilots biometrics for online transactions
American Express is set to conduct a pilot program for the use of facial and fingerprint recognition to authenticate users at online checkouts.
This biometric...