UK fintech Traydstream lands $21m in Series B funding round
With the new funding, Traydstream plans to double down on its growth and enhance its AI-led platform.
Customer Experience/CX & User Experience/UX
Transforming the user experience: the dawn of dynamic knowledge rendering in financial services
With GenAI in financial services, we’re not just on the cusp of significant change – we’re in the midst of it.
PortX raises $16.5m in Series B funding round
The investment follows one year after PortX raised $10 million in its Series A funding round.
B2B payments platform Slope secures $30m funding to build out AI tools
Slope plans to leverage new investor Sam Altman’s “extensive” AI experience to scale its platform.
Yes Bank appoints Pankaj Sharma as chief strategy and transformation officer
Prashant Kumar, managing director and CEO of Yes Bank, says Sharma’s appointment comes “at an important juncture”.
PayTech Awards USA 2023 winners announced
Celebrating exceptional achievements and talent in the US payments industry.
Bright Money lands $62m debt and equity funding
The round consists of $50 million in debt funding and $12 million in equity.
AI and customer care: balancing automation and agent performance
Use cases for developing top-performing contact centre agents: AI simulation training, immersive learning & performance monitoring.
Funding Societies secures $27m debt funding to support SMEs across Southeast Asia
Funding Societies will channel the funding into its financing solutions to support SMEs in its five operating regions.
Mercedes-Benz drives in-car fuel payments through new Mastercard partnership
Drivers will be able to complete refuelling payments via an in-car fingerprint scanner.
Fairer Finance appoints Tim Hogg as director to strengthen Consumer Duty expertise
Hogg describes Consumer Duty compliance as “a comprehensive, multifaceted obligation that demands a nuanced approach”.
Fujitsu launches joint trials with Hokuhoku Financial Group to explore generative AI use cases
The trials are being held with two subsidiaries of Hokuhoku Financial Group – Hokuriku Bank and Hokkaido Bank.
Rimes names Theo Bell as head of newly created AI product division
With a career spanning more than 15 years, Bell brings a “rare wealth of experience” to her new role, Rimes says.
EWA start-up ZayZoon secures $34.5m in Series B funding round
The round was led by Framework Venture Partners, with participation from additional investors.
Onfido appoints Daniel Keller as chief technology officer
Keller joins Onfido from Europe’s Visable Group, where he served as CTO for over six years.
Video: Citi Ventures at FinovateFall 2023 – This year’s fintech funding trends
We catch up with Arvind Purushotham of Citi Ventures to discuss the current fintech funding landscape.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank taps nCino for business banking upgrade
With nCino, the bank aims to improve efficiency and deliver a “frictionless” experience for staff and customers.
Sibos 2023: BMO taps DailyPay to offer earned wage access to commercial clients
The news was announced at the Sibos conference, which is being held in Toronto, Canada, this year.
Sibos 2023: How Economy-as-a-Service is shaping the way we work
The Economy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model is progressively reshaping multiple sectors, most notably financial services.
Pakistan’s latest challenger HugoBank gains preliminary approval
It will position itself as a retail bank offering digital financial services to boost financial inclusion in Pakistan.
Financial super-app Curve bags additional £58m in Series C extension
The additional cash brings Curve’s total Series C funding to over £133 million.
Standard Chartered Ventures launches new BaaS fintech Audax
Audax has been designed to help banks and financial institutions accelerate their digital transformation.
Sibos 2023: “Would you like data with that?” – why ‘good’ corporate banking is now far more than just the money
We’re starting to see more FIs providing data services as part of their corporate banking offering.
Video: How Mauritius is emerging as a global financial services hub
We speak with the Honourable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun about the evolution of the financial services landscape in Mauritius.
Sibos 2023: HSBC launches new virtual card and digital trade finance solution
The UK banking giant has also announced the launch of HSBC TradePay, a document-free digital trade finance solution.
Sibos 2023: Revolut Business launches new payment solution RevTags
RevTags, already available to Revolut’s retail customers, is now being rolled out to its business customers globally.
Sibos 2023: Empathy and AI – banking’s duty of care
Ultimately, the responsibility lies with humans to decide where, when, and how AI is deployed.
Romania’s Libra Internet Bank taps Temenos to modernise payments
With Temenos Payments, the bank aims to facilitate ISO 20022 cross-border payments and reporting on the Swift network.
Flex secures $20m in equity and $100m in debt funding as part of Series A round
Along with the funding, Flex has also launched its finance app catering to underserved small business owners.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 16 | Meeting customer needs in a cost-of-living crisis
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Andrea De Gottardo, CEO of UK digital bank Kroo.
Accounting software firm Tipalti expands to Europe with EMI licence and localised offering
Additionally, the company has also launched a “fully localised” solution catering to the European market.
Chase Payment Solutions enlists Gusto Embedded for payroll services
Gusto says its solution allows Chase’s payroll processing to become “significantly simplified”.
Sibos 2023: Why AI in banking is more evolution than revolution
AI is nothing new for banks, and the current hype is unsustainable.
Sibos 2023: Cross-border payments dominate day one of Sibos with Swift-Wise partnership announced
The new partnership comes amid a host of Swift-led panels at Sibos focused on payment innovations.
Video: TD Bank at FinovateFall 2023 – The evolution of commercial banking
We chat with Chris Giamo of TD Bank about the state of play for commercial banking in North America.
Video: Piermont Bank at FinovateFall 2023 – Achieving digital acceleration
We chat with Rodrigo Suarez of Piermont Bank about how incumbents can achieve digital acceleration.
Sibos 2023: Canada’s Scotiabank taps CGI to advance payments solutions
CGI says its All Payments solution is “a tech stack based on the ISO 20022 standard” used by financial services firms globally.
Banque Delubac & Cie launches instant payments offering with Finastra
The bank can now offer financial institutions access to Europe’s TARGET Instant Payments Settlements (TIPS).
Aussie SME challenger Judo Bank taps Backbase for its engagement banking platform
By leveraging Backbase’s platform, Judo Bank aims to “create new digital experiences” for its customers.
Indian fintech Perfios secures $229m in Series D funding round
The funding came from Kedaara Capital, and existing backers Warburg Pincus and Bessemer Venture Partners.
