ECB: Digital euro will be a complement to cash, not a replacement
European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Fabio Panetta has claimed that despite the growth in digital currency, there is still a huge demand for physical cash.
Pension provider Collegia snares £500k in funding prior to full launch
UK-based pension provider Collegia has secured £500k in funding ahead of its launch in the UK later this month.
United Fintech unveils advisory board to help steer firm to global expansion
United Fintech has appointed its Advisory Board with the aim of driving the company towards further global expansion.
Sentiance underlines retail banking innovation importance, key banking trends
A blogpost by data science and behaviour change firm Sentiance has highlighted the growing importance of hyper-personalization in the retail banking sector.
Veriff, Monese partner to offer secure digital banking services to Europe
Estonian identity verification firm Veriff has teamed with mobile money app Monese to provide strengthened and secure digital banking services to European consumers.
Coupay collects £200,000 to help SMEs get payment faster via its open banking platform
UK-based Coupay secured £200,000 pre-seed funding from SFC Capital and angels including serial entrepreneur Will Wynne of Smart Pension, Arena Flowers and Trulience in a bid to help small businesses get from sales to cash faster.
Study finds central bank digital currencies may trigger stronger forex controls
A study by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has discovered the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may lead to greater foreign exchange controls.
People Bank of China set to begin green finance evaluation of major banks
The People Bank of China (PBOC) has revealed it will begin quarterly assessments of the green finance performance of 24 major Chinese banks starting 1 July this year.
China bolsters regulatory oversight with new data security law
China National People Congress (NPC) has passed its first data security law aimed at strengthening the government hand over the data produced and stored in the country.
N26, Uber execs back France’s Upflow in $15m round to help businesses get paid...
Paris-based startup that helps B2B companies get paid Upflow raised $15m in a Series A funding round to help businesses avoid late payments and improve cash flow.