Goldman Sachs announced its new Amazon Web Services (AWS)-backed cloud platform yesterday, opening up its large network of market data and software tools to third party institutions. NASDAQ plans to incorporate that product directly into its core network to deliver “ultra-low-latency edge compute capabilities” for its primary data center, and says it will partner with AWS to develop cloud services for the 130 market infrastructure clients that currently rely on its tech platform.
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UK fintech firms caught a break on Monday after modifications to Open Banking rules by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) were released that will no longer require fintechs to re-authenticate customers every 90 days for continued access to bank account data.
Proptech Lessen, a marketplace platform that connects property owners and service professionals, achieved unicorn status after announcing a $170 million Series B round led by Fifth Wall. Additional capital by Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst and Navitas Capital also helped boost the Arizona-based startup to its billion dollar valuation. According to Lessen CEO Jay McKee, Tuesday’s […]
The Bank of London has officially received its first bank license as the sixth principal clearing bank of the UK, only the second new clearing bank in the past 250 years years, according to a press release. TSB Bank, a large retail and commercial bank in the UK, announced today it would be closing another 70 branches across the country, according to The Guardian.
Temenos, a Switzerland-based software company specializing in enterprise banking solutions and financial services, announced the launch of its new Temenos Exchange to encourage and accelerate co-innovation among banks and fintech solution providers, according to a press release.
The Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA) and Swiss Green Fintech network announced Monday a drafted taxonomy aimed at coordinating a standard for policy makers, investors and market actors to assess green fintechs.
Thought Machine, a London-based core banking fintech, announced raising a $200 million Series C led by Nyca Partners to reach unicorn status, according to a press release.
B9 is one such company that is working to provide those financially underserved. While the company does provide a larger banking infrastructure and payroll platform targeted at underserved Americans, one of its most important anchor features is an early paycheck service.
Global card-issuing platform Marqeta and payments provider Mastercard announced a strategic partnership with payment engine Paycast to launch a new card product aimed at helping marketplace sellers get their money faster. The partnership will see Paycast integrating with Marqeta’s open API platform to build virtual cards that give sellers the ability to participate in the […]
Quantarium‘s founders, who have deeply technical backgrounds in computer science and quantitative genetics, weren’t seeking to disrupt a traditionally manual industry with artificial intelligence and machine learning – although that’s what happened. Built on scalable cloud infrastructure, this company’s Automated Valuation Model (AVM) features deep learning algorithms that have processed data on over a 100 […]