How to optimise your digital account opening process
If banks want to start 2021 on the right foot, they can start with these five steps.
If banks want to start 2021 on the right foot, they can start with these five steps.
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
The start of February has seen a whole host of funding rounds around the world.
The ability to lend on its deposits pits Cashplus directly against Starling.
The smart banking app is looking to expand following a 2020 launch.
Clients include Standard Chartered, UniCredit, HSBC and ING.
“Vaccination is the most important economic policy for 2021,” says Botín.
Madonna or Bowie consistently reinvented themselves to adapt to change and stay relevant.
First Horizon to deploy Finxact in its subsidiary brand VirtualBank
Rates of up to 7.4% annual percentage yield (APY) will apply.
“Today marks a big step forward for adoption,” says OBIE.
Banco Rabobank International Brasil embarks on a major front-to-back office overhaul with Oracle’s tech.
SocGen’s Luxembourg, Monaco, and Swiss locations switching up their tech.
Sarah Howell joins as chief alliance officer, while Larry McClanahan is chief product officer.
Featuring Jumio’s Dean Nicolls, Fintrail’s Robert Evans, and banking consultant Neil O’Brien.
Clarity Money is due to close on 5 March.
Barclays’ 2021 cohort includes four data-focused fintechs.
The bank originally planned to launch the integration last year.
The two have worked together since Oxbury’s inception
Kafetz wants to “drive innovation in a more tangible way”.
The challenger’s eventual aim is to go public in the coming years.
Our resident Gen Z’er, Ruby Hinchliffe, shares her three predictions for 2021.
The open banking platform integrates with various bank and payment services.
Featuring Robinhood, Nubank, Melio Payments, Albert and Rhino.
Upon its acquisition, NAB says 86 400 has some 85,000 customers.
ClearBank to provide account numbers, sort codes, and Faster Payments access.
HSBC announced the closure of 82 branches in January.
Brazilian challenger reaches $1.8 billion in total funding raised.
N26’s failed UK expansion cost it a total of €26.9 million.
A look at what the rest of this year might have in store for the world of financial services and fintech.
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
This isn’t its first challenger start-up foray.
In 2020, VTB launched a total of 1,280 software development teams.
Staring into the crystal ball for signs of what we could see over the course of the year from the industry.
Atlanta-based de novo bank deploys SilverLake in the cloud.
Berlin-based firm aims to help “impactful” businesses with a range of products.
“We see that there is definitely an appetite for what we’re doing,” says co-founder, Ryan Glover.
The Spac is eyeing up fintech, wealth management and gaming sectors.
A permanent shift to New York would be particularly damaging for London.
The former Zalando chief isn’t the only executive addition in recent months.