The Banking Tech Awards are coming to the USA!
The nomination deadline is 18 February 2022 with the winners announced in June.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
The future of finance: technology or people?
Technology is only as good as the people who create, implement, and work alongside it.
Mandatory VRP: a win for open banking, but it’s only the first step
The CMA’s ruling making VRP mandatory for sweeping is a huge milestone for open banking.
Financial document processing platform Ocrolus secures $80m Series C round
New York-based start-up says the new funding takes its valuation “north of $500 million”.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three companies on major hiring sprees this quarter
Exciting vacancies at Checkout.com, Deloitte and Everbridge. Apply today!
The path to personalisation
The path to personalisation in banking is apparent. But like every journey, it needs those first steps to be taken.
Fintech funding deals globally 13 September – 19 September 2021
Featuring BitSight, Melio, SellersFunding, Form3 and Xendit.
Sberbank deputy chair: “We’re the number one target for hackers around the globe”
Fintech Futures speaks with Sberbank’s Stanislav Kuznetsov about the importance of cybersecurity.
Why finance teams are coming out of the pandemic stronger than before
Adoption of digital solutions gave CFOs the tools to keep growing during the pandemic.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
How identity fraud is costing fintechs millions each year
With fraud rates on the rise, fintechs need to take cybersecurity seriously.
Mastercard acquires blockchain security start-up CipherTrace
Payments giant aims to integrate CipherTrace’s crypto security and fraud detection capabilities.
DevOps platform Copado lands $140m funding
The firm plans to use the cash raised to expand its testing software.
The cyber-resilience shortfall: are banks underprepared for a data breach?
Banks should look to bolster their cyber-resilience to prepare for and react to potentially costly data breaches.
Globalisation, crypto and the new cold war
The emergence of blockchain and digital currencies is sparking a new tech battle across the world.
China Bohai Bank taps Bairong for AI-powered digital upgrade
China Bohai Bank will utilise Bairong’s fraud and loan monitoring systems.
How can identity security help solve the compliance conundrum?
Evolving tech has led to a growing number of cyber threats for FIs, as well as more compliance requirements.
CBDCs are now a reality: digital payments security needs to catch up
The potential benefits of CBDCs will only be realised if consumers trust the technology.
Dock: meet in person on 24 November 2021 in London
Get ready for face-to-face interaction! Free VIP passes for banks & financial institutions.
AI accounting platform Vic.ai lands $50m in Series B funding round
The funding round, led by ICONIQ Growth, brings the fintech’s total capital raised to $63m.
Databricks hits $38bn valuation with $1.6bn Series H round
Data and AI firm plans to turbocharge adoption of its ‘lakehouse’ data management architecture.
Your financial digital twin
What if you had a digital twin that could manage your money faster and better than you?
White paper: Accelerate financial services innovation
Read this e-book to discover the benefits of Open Source hybrid cloud technologies financial services organisations.
Report by 451 Research: The role of AI in automating processes and decisions
451 Research interviewed 593 business and IT leaders and found that 36% are prioritising process automation.
Analyst paper: Improving the customer experience – the top objective for financial innovation
An in-depth look at innovative models that use new technology solutions, data, and AI capabilities.
DWG expands into Singapore with remittance app acquisition
Fintech says Singapore will act as a springboard for expansion into North America and Europe.
Sun Life taps AWS as cloud tech provider in digital transformation push
The Canadian firm says the partnership will expedite cloud adoption and boost innovation.
Data availability and disaster recovery: lessons for banks and fintechs
Fintechs and banks should have a foolproof disaster recovery strategy in place to avoid data loss.
Blockchain’s potential to change the face of trade finance
Blockchain could be the most effective platform to help digitise trade finance processes.
ICYMI funding round-up: Pngme, Recognise Bank, pawaPay, Finexio & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
OPay becomes Africa’s latest fintech unicorn with $400m Series C round
The Nigerian start-up says the new investment takes its valuation up to $2 billion.
Guide: This is the future of AI in finance – it’s time to get ahead
Helping every role in the AI project get ahead by providing powerful, scalable solutions to meet business, data science and IT needs.
Cartoon: The prodigal son
This new cartoon illustrates the return of tech workers back to San Francisco.
The importance of customer-centric strategies for traditional banks
To thrive and grow, banks must identify how they can be more customer-centric.
The birth of personal banking assistants
Banks should aim to utilise more data to become a personal banking assistant for your money/wealth.
Blockchain security start-up CertiK lands $24m in Series B extension
The “Series B+” investment comes just one month after the firm’s $37 million Series B round.
Reimagining customer experience in financial services
Utilising the cloud can help banks get customers to the right person at the right time.
Abrdn acquires wealth management platform Exo Investing from Nucoro
Edinburgh-based investment firm plans to offer a 24/7 digital wealth management app.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Western Union, Dataiku and Razer
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
ICYMI funding round-up: Sarwa, Salad, Grip, Keebo & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
