Fintech startup Plaid secures funding from Citi Ventures and American Express Ventures
Feb 07, 2017 09:52 am UTC| Fintech
Citi Ventures and American Express Ventures have made investments in Plaid Technologies, Inc., a San Francisco-based financial technology firm. Launched in 2012, Plaid serves as the foundation upon which thousands of...
Mizuho Financial Group to work with SORACOM for IoT payments platform
Feb 07, 2017 05:45 am UTC| Fintech
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. last month announced that it has started research and development for the creation of a platform for secure payments using Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Taking into account the changes...
Feb 07, 2017 05:13 am UTC| Fintech
Frances central bank is testing blockchain technology and opening a lab to work with startups, François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France, said. Speaking at the Paris FinTech Forum last month,...
If scandals don't make us switch banks, financial technology might
Feb 07, 2017 04:06 am UTC| Fintech
An efficient market relies on rational customers being willing to change suppliers when theres good reason to do so. But what happens when customers stay put regardless? This issue is particularly acute in the banking...
Swedish fintech Klarna acquires German online payment firm BillPay
Feb 06, 2017 11:38 am UTC| Fintech
Swedish fintech business Klarna announced that it has acquired German online payment company BillPay in a move to strengthen its position as a leading fintech player in Europe, as well as accelerating its growth in the...
UK government picks 11 fintech companies for trade delegation to Australia and New Zealand
Feb 06, 2017 09:37 am UTC| Fintech
The UKs Department for International Trade (DIT) has revealed its plans to take a trade delegation of eleven successful UK fintech companies to Australia and New Zealand in March. The selected companies include Aire,...
Fintech company MyFirmsApp to develop AI-based apps using Amazon Alexa
Feb 06, 2017 06:40 am UTC| Fintech
Darlington-based MyFirmsApp, an innovative fintech business that offers custom app platforms for accountants, announced that it has joined an elite group of organizations in order to develop AI into its applications, with...
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