The Update

Icelandic Payment Startup Memento chosen Best of Show at Finovate 2017

Memento, the company behind Kass – the payments app whitelabeled by Íslandsbanki last year – was chosen Best of show at Finovate 2017 in London.

Best of show is an award a company that demos at the conference receives, and is voted on by the attendees of the conference. The Memento team was there showcasing an update to their app – a white label payment solution the team refers to as a “next generation social payment platform for banks.”

Their platform has powered Kass, the social payment app from Íslandsbanki, for some time, which won the Icelandic Web Awards in the end of January.

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