BNP Paribas Wealth Management is launching four digital platforms bringing unique financial, business and lifestyle content to private clients and prospects. Read more: www.finextra.com

Whether Ant Financial will snap up MoneyGram, and when, and what will happen if it does — hinge on both readiness and the marbled halls of the Hill. Read more: www.pymnts.com

Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group, subsidiary bank Mizuho and IBM Japan are jointly building a blockchain platform for trade financing. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Kuflink has received full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its peer-to-peer lending platform. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com

JP Morgan Chase just became the latest bank to leave the R3 Consortium behind, due to "technological differences". Read more: bankinnovation.net

The new avenues of fundraising enabled by The JOBS Act will forever change the landscape of small business capital formation. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com

The tech-focused banking company reported loan growth of 15% in a strong first quarter. Read more: www.americanbanker.com

India's online success story is rooted in its trusting internet users. Over 72% of Indians trust the internet overall. Read more: qz.com

Emerging markets in Asia have surpassed their Western counterparts when it comes to the adoption of financial technologies. Read more: www.cnbc.com

Consumers can buy and sell gold using their Paytm account for as low as $0.02 which will then be stored in lockers. Read more: e27.co