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A List Of Fintech Firms Providing Free Technology To Banks During The Coronavirus Crisis

To help banks help their customers through these trying times, many fintech providers are extending free, discounted, or accelerated deployment offers to financial institutions.

Fintech conferences: dates for 2020

Coronavirus is sweeping many aspects of normal business life aside. Not the most important by any means but one of relevance to our own community of banking and fintech

Revolut launches banking app for the under-18s

The world may be grounding to a halt, but it’s business as normal at Revolut.

Monzo moves into business banking

UK digital bank Monzo has launched its business banking service, providing free and premium accounts, to assist its goal of reaching profitability in two to three years.

Swift delays ISO 20022 cross-border payments migration

Swift is to delay the original ISO 20022 migration date for cross border payments by 12 months, from November 2021 to the end of 2022, as banks struggle

Kenya turns to M-Pesa mobile-money to stem the spread of COVID-19

Kenya’s largest teleco, Safaricom, has announced a fee-waiver on East Africa’s leader mobile-money product, M-Pesa, to reduce the physical

London fintechs in a “talent war” for the best engineers

UK fintechs may have enjoyed a funding boom last year, but there's an ongoing struggle to fill empty developer seats.

The Bank of England is debating whether to issue a digital currency

Central banks are researching digital forms of notes and coins as cash usage declines.

FCA chief rejects MPs’ calls for higher banks IT levy

Andrew Bailey says further spending not needed after TSB meltdown

UK regulator demands early warning on funds at risk of suspension

FCA steps up oversight of funds at risk of margin calls or abnormal levels of failed trades

Budget 2020: Government to issue UK fintech sector review

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced the government will carry out a review of the UK’s burgeoning fintech sector, as

Alipay launches digital transformation plan amid coronavirus response

Alipay, the world's largest mobile wallet app, announced a three-year plan to open its platform to support the digital transformation for 40 million