Orange va lancer sa banque 100% digitale en 2016
“L’opérateur Orange projette d’ouvrir une banque mobile, 100% utilisable avec un smartphone, et fera une annonce concernant son ouverture “début 2016″”
Visa signs up 2,300 financial institutions for Visa Token Service
“More than 2,300 financial institutions and banking partners have now signed up for Visa's tokenization service with international expansion set to happen “in the fallâ€, Visa has revealed during a third quarter earnings call.”
Samsung teste Samsung Pay en Corée du Sud
“Le service de paiement mobile dévoilé par Samsung avec les Galaxy S6 et S6 Edge est déjà testé par quelques consommateurs sud-coréens.”
Capify Sets A Precedent For Alternative Lending
“Capify was once four separate small business lenders, all sharing resources and a technology platform, and all offering 60-second decision for small business borrowers. “
Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $450 Million Week Ending July 24
“Counting the $250 million in new debt to alt-small-biz lender LiftForward, the weekly total was $454 million. But the more widely tracked equity total was still a sizable $204 million across 20 companies “
BNP Paribas explores the blockchain; SocGen advertises bitcoin-related job
“Further evidence has emerged that French investment banks are exploring the potential of blockchain technology in the capital markets.”
Square reportedly files for IPO
“Mobile payments startup Square has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to Bloomberg sources.”
FinTech companies in Silicon Valley
“Our 2015 Silicon Valley 100 list highlights the coolest people and companies in Silicon Valley right now. While only seven companies on our list are in the consumer financial technology (FinTech) industry, they’re a wildly successful bunch.”
FinTech Investments Quadruple: Top Trends To Watch
“Investments into FinTech startups recently quadrupled, growing from just over $3 billion in 2013 to over $12 billion in 2014. “
Fintech sector lifts Irish jobs market
“Ireland has received a timely boost to its employment figures thanks to the creation of almost 500 new jobs in the country’s blossoming fintech industry.”
Santander unveils ‘cash kitty’ app
“The UK arm of Santander has launched a virtual ‘cash kitty’ app that lets up to 100 people create and manage collective pots of money.”
Wall Street eyes the blockchain
“Almost all of Wall Street thinks that the blockchain could be applied to institutional capital markets and many firms are already actively reviewing the technology, according to research from Greenwich Associates.”
Ex-Google executive Dan Cobley launches startup ClearScore
“ClearScore, a fintech startup co-founded by Google’s former UK managing director Dan Cobley, opened its doors to the public for the first time on Thursday.”
MasterCard's Embrace of APIs Leads It to Smaller Clients
“MasterCard Inc. has confirmed what many suspected: that is application programming interface, or API, offerings are leading to a larger population of smaller clients at the payments network.”
Apple Pay to Hit 1.5 Million Locations by Yearend
“That's because Apple Pay is expected to be in 1.5 million locations in the United States by the end of 2015. Last week, Apple Pay launched in the United Kingdom, and scored 250,000 locations “on Day One,†said Tim Cook, CEO of Apple.”
WealthArc: an integral solution for SM assets managers from Switzerland
“WealthArc recently raised 300k from a US VC fund (Novit). They are also a member of Microsoft BizSpark – a special program supporting highly innovative start-ups- focused on machine learning algorithms (with complex big data processing needs).”
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