$1.75 Million in Bitcoin Stolen from Chinese BTER Bitcoin Exchange
The most popular Chinese Bitcoin exchange BTER announced that it has been hacked on Valentine’s Day and lost more than £1.1 Million-worth ($1.75 Million; one BTC is about $270) of the digital currency
Visa va géo-localiser les smartphones pour éviter les achats frauduleux
“Baptisé «Mobile Location Confirmation », ce service annoncé comme optionnel fait appel à une technologie mise au point par la société américaine Finsphere”
Finsphere Lands $1.8 Million, Partners with Visa
“Finsphere, a company that uses mobile phone location data to authenticate a consumer’s identity, announced $1.8 million in new funding last week.”
​RBS and NatWest tap Apple’s Touch ID for mobile banking login
“Customers of the two UK banking brands, RBS and NatWest, that own an iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, or iPhone 6 Plus can now use Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint sensor to log into their accounts.”
Lloyds Brings Mobile Banking To Your Smartwatch
“Lloyds will start sending push notifications about special deals with selected retailers to customers' smartwatches and smartphones, meaning they can stay connected wherever they go.”
Transferts d'argent sur mobile: la start-up britannique WorldRemit lève 100 millions de dollars
“La société édite une application pour effectuer des transferts d'argent, qui concurrence directement les acteurs traditionnels comme Western Union.”
5 FinTech Startups Worth $1 Billion or More
“Here are the billion-dollar fintech companies and their last valuations, according to data recently released by Dow Jones VentureSource (in $millions)”
Pay.On launches payment platform based on open API architecture
“PAY.ON, a leading payment technology outsourcing company with an extensive global network, has released their Open Payment Platform based on open API architecture.”
IZettle launches free-of-charge Chip and PIN reader
“Swedish mPOS firm iZettle is introducing the world’s first free-of-charge Chip & PIN reader for merchant customers across Europe.”
Mitek launches mobile deposit tech for business users
“Commercial Mobile Deposit Capture enables businesses of all types to easily capture important invoice documents and deposit checks from anywhere, with just a snap of the camera on a smartphone or tablet.”
TransferWise makes US play; WorldRemit lands $100 million funding round
“London-based money transfer startup TransferWise is hoping to conquer America after adding the US dollar to its list of currencies.”
Bitcoin reputation management system Bitrated goes live
“Bitrated.com introduces an online trust platform, which overcomes the main obstacle to mainstream adoption of Bitcoin: the lack of consumer protection mechanisms.”
MasterCard and Silicon Valley Bank launch commerce-focused startup programme
“MasterCard and Silicon Valley Bank are inviting startups doing business in the United States to apply for Commerce.Innovated., a program designed to help commerce-focused startups grow their businesses.”
Samsung prepares for Apple Pay battle with LoopPay acquisition
“Samsung has agreed a deal to buy mobile wallet outfit LoopPay, giving the electronics giant a new weapon in its brewing battle with Apple for the m-payments market. Financial terms have not been disclosed”
FinTech Acquisition Corp builds $100 million war chest
“A shell company formed for the purpose of acquiring a foothold in the hot fintech space has raised a $100 million war chest through an issue of ten million shares.”
Stripe offers bitcoin payments through a single line of code
“Digital payments upstart Stripe has added support for bitcoin, enabling merchants to accept the crypto-currency through just a single line of code.”
Backed By A16Z, London-Based Money Transfer Startup TransferWise Finally Launches In The U.S
TransferWise, the London-based “P2P†money transfer startup that recently raised a further $58 million led by Andreessen Horowitz has made good on its promise to cross the pond with a full U.S. launch.
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