Tag: UK
Razorpay hires MasterCard’s Arif Khan as chief innovation officer
In his new role at Razorpay, Arif Khan will be responsible for building strategies and identifying new business opportunities within the organisation. Read more: thetechportal.com
2043: The year Britain will turn cashless
New research by GalaCasino.com has predicted that 2043 is the year which the UK may become a completely cashless society. Read more: magazine.fintechweekly.com
Partnerships key to Banks’ Survival
Banks and financial institutions are experiencing major losses in revenue due to the emergence of FinTech companies and service providers. Read more: cointelegraph.com
Banking to become open and a utility says FinTech chief
"Banking is the last vertically integrated sector left, but it is the next utility to face change," said Michael Laven, CEO of the financial technology firm Currency Cloud. Read more: www.cnbc.com
TransferWise expands money remittance service to Singapore
TransferWise Ltd. is bringing its international money transfer service to Singapore, aiming to shake up banks’ dominance of the market.
Read more: www.bloomberg.com
Pennies partners Ingenico to bring digital charity boxes to checkout
Digital charity box Pennies has teamed up with POS terminal maker Ingenico to make it easier for Brits to give money to good causes at the checkout. Read more: www.finextra.com
Pockit swipes £2.9m for inclusive mobile banking
Mobile banking startup Pockit has picked up £2.9m in new funding as it introduces a remittance service from the UK to Italy and Poland. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Treasury and risk management, clearly, in the clouds
Jean-Luc Robert, chairman and CEO at Kyriba, talks about his approach to innovation and what is critically important about payments in today’s market. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Robo life insurance startup Certua to launch in UK
Certua, a data driven FinTech company has today announced its intention to launch to market in 2017. Read more: www.finextra.com
HR and benefits platform Hibob scores $17.5m
UK HR management and employee benefits platform Hibob has raised $17.5m in its Series A funding round. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com