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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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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...
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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
TD personalize its app with new AI-powered chatbot
TD Bank Group (TD) is introducing TD Clari ("Clari"), a new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot integrated into its banking app to offers a more personalized experience...
Belgian KBC Bank launches blockchain-based Kate Coin
Belgium-based KBC group becomes the first financial institution in Europe to launch its own digital coin. Dubbed Kate Coin, the e-money token comes a...
Barclaycard bPay chip-embedded ‘Fairfield Contactless’ watch by Timex – a big hit
Fairfield Contactless series by Timex is an analog watch with a twist.
It has an embedded Barclaycard bPay chip, within the leather strap, and allows...
Smell and sight substitution knowhow lead to new realities
To a group of research student of ECAL interaction network, their project work on the effects of sensory interactions such as smell and colour...
Monzo partners with TransferWise for international money transfer
Challenger bank Monzo has announced a partnership deal with Transferwise for cross-border money transfer to 16 countries.
The Transferwise integration with the payments tab...
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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...
