European money messaging app Plynk raises €25M in Series A funding round
Jun 07, 2017 09:50 am UTC| Fintech
Plynk, a money messaging app headquartered in Dublin, has raised 25 million in a Series A funding round led by private investment trust, Swiss Privée Ltd. The startup made the announcement at MoneyConf, Madrid,...
HKMA, OFDS agree to strengthen fintech co-operation
Jun 07, 2017 06:12 am UTC| Fintech
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has visited the Office of Financial Development Service, the Peoples Government of Shenzhen Municipality (OFDS) to keep a track on applications and latest developments of fintech in...
Deutsche Bank hires MD and Global Head of FinTech
Jun 01, 2017 09:58 am UTC| Fintech
Deutsche Bank, a German global banking and financial services company, has appointed Tommaso Zanobini as Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Technology (fintech), which is a joint venture between Deutsche Banks...
MAS pushes Project Ubin ahead for blockchain trials
Jun 01, 2017 05:41 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has revealed the details of its project which aims to place a tokenized form of the Singaporean Dollar (SGD) on a distributed ledger. A joint report from the MAS and consulting...
Canadian fintech firm Wave raises $24M in Series D funding led by NAB Ventures
May 31, 2017 10:55 am UTC| Fintech
Canadian fintech company Wave has raised US$24 million in Series D funding round that was led by Australianbased NAB Ventures. The funding round also saw investments from Royal Bank of Canada, Silicon Valley venture...
Bank of Montreal launches second fintech accelerator
May 30, 2017 10:51 am UTC| Fintech
Bank of Montreal (BMO) announced the launch of second four-month fintech accelerator program with the DMZ incubator at Ryerson University in as move to strengthen its fintech collaborations, Finextra reported. The...
Fintech startup Autobooks relocates to Detroit for rapid expansion
May 30, 2017 06:46 am UTC| Fintech
Fintech startup Autobooks that produces payment and accounting software, which integrates into online banking platforms, announced that it has relocated to Downtown Detroit, as it sees a significant potential for fintech...
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