BBVA launches ninth edition of fintech challenge
Mar 16, 2017 05:50 am UTC| Fintech
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), a multi-national Spanish banking group, announced that it has launched the ninth edition of its Open Talent fintech competition that offers a chance to work with a world-leading...
German fintech firm solarisBank closes €26.3 M in Series A funding
Mar 15, 2017 09:06 am UTC| Fintech
German fintech startup solarisBank announced that it has raised EUR 26.3 million in a Series A funding round that involved international investor team consisting of Arvato Financial Solutions and Japanese SBI Group, in...
Mar 15, 2017 07:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
According to a new survey report from EY, majority of banks (60%) are investing in new customer facing technologies. The EY Global Banking Outlook 2017 includes a survey of senior executives at almost 300 banks...
UK government looks to blockchain technology to drive digitalization
Mar 14, 2017 07:26 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Blockchain and smart contracts are among the key technologies that the UK government will focus on going forward as part of its digitization efforts. Earlier this month, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Vista to combine D+H with Misys to create diversified fintech market leader
Mar 14, 2017 06:48 am UTC| Fintech
DH Corporation (D+H), a leading financial technology provider, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with leading private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. With the agreement, Vista will combine D+H...
Eurobank to host fintech hackathon to foster open innovation in financial services
Mar 14, 2017 06:11 am UTC| Fintech
Eurobank, in cooperation with Found.ation The Cube, is organising the 2nd regional FinTech Competition Beyond Hackathon which is going to take place, on 17 19 of March 2017, at Eurobank premises at Nea Ionia (building...
Fintech firm Viva Republica secures $48M from PayPal and others
Mar 13, 2017 06:51 am UTC| Fintech
Viva Republica, a South Korean fintech firm, last week closed a KRW 55 billion ($48 million) Series C round of funding, which saw participation of VC firm Goodwater Capital and US-based payment giant PayPal, TechCrunch...
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