European Commission calls tenders for fintech study
Jul 27, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Fintech
The European Commission has announced the call for tender for a study on overview of the continents fintech sector, offering up to EUR350,000. According to the tender notice, the study is designed to help EC better...
FinTech Group AG and Rocket Internet collaborate to launch strategic technology partnership
Jul 27, 2016 06:12 am UTC| Fintech
German-based FinTech Group has collaborated with Rocket Internet, a German internet company, in order to launch strategic technology partnership. The release said that, the companies have agreed on a comprehensive...
Societe Generale acquires stake in Fintech TagPay
Jul 25, 2016 09:46 am UTC| Fintech
Societe Generale, a French multinational financial service company, has announced that it has acquired a stake in the share of TagPay, a French fintech mobile digital banking to develop mobile banking in...
UK and Republic of Korea establish ‘FinTech Bridge’
Jul 25, 2016 06:54 am UTC| Fintech
The U.K. has established a FinTech Bridge along with the Republic of Korea which is aimed to support international expansion of UK and Korean fintech firms. According to the official release by the UKs Financial Conduct...
Bank of Thailand deliberates over regulating fintech businesses
Jul 22, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Fintech
Bank of Thailand (BoT) has announced that it has considered more fintech regulation in Thailand in order to prevent systematic risk to financial stability and ensure consumer protection. The BOT governor cited saying...
MasterCard acquires Fintech company VocaLink for £700M
Jul 22, 2016 09:52 am UTC| Fintech
MasterCard Incorporated, a financial service giant has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 92.4 percent of fintech firm VocaLink Holdings Ltd for 700 million. According to the official...
Santander Bank allocates more funds to fintech operations
Jul 21, 2016 12:28 pm UTC| Fintech
London-based Santander InnoVentures, a fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group has announced that it has secured a further amount of $100 million for fintech investment. According to the official release, the...
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