This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 16/03

There’s new partnerships and exec hires for fintechs including GoCardless, Thunes and Zafin in The Fintech Times Bi-Weekly News Roundup on Thursday 16 March.  Partnerships Cross-border payments platform CurrencyFair has teamed up with international payments company Thunes. Through this partnership, Thunes will support CurrencyFair to offer its money transfer services in 25 new currencies, including […]

CCgroup Reveals What Influences Banks and Fintechs in the Buying Landscape

CCgroup, the fintech PR and marketing consultancy, launched research findings from ‘How to influence fintech buyers’, based on a survey of major banks and fintechs across five European markets. The report reveals that, despite the fintech and wider economic downturn, 70 per cent of European financial institutions expect to increase investment in financial technology over […]

Banking meltdown means it will get tougher to buy a home

• Credit Suisse’s $54 billion lifeline calms panic • KFILE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blames SVB’s diversity initiatives and federal regulators for crisis • Banking meltdown: CNN has answers to your 5 most pressing question • European Central Bank faces ‘unenviable choice’ on interest ratesRead More

Video: Watch Russian fighter jet force down US drone

The US military’s European Command has released footage of the encounter between a US surveillance drone and Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea. The newly declassified video depicts critical moments of the mid-air encounter, which the Pentagon said lasted 30-40 minutes.Read More