Konsentus acquires Open Banking Europe initiative from EBA Clearing subsidiary
Open Banking Europe (OBE) will remain a separate operating entity.
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Fintech funding deals globally 11-17 January 2021
Featuring Checkout.com, MX, Blend, Creditas, and Enfusion.
US banks must lose “legacy anchor” to meet customer needs in 2021
The banking landscape in North America is undergoing a fundamental shift.
Goldman Sachs mulls acquisitions to bulk up Marcus
Goldman’s CEO intends to make Marcus a pillar of the US bank’s growth.
Temenos shakes up executive team with changes at the top
Promotions and hires for the Swiss banking vendor.
MX ties up $300m in Series C funding
Utah-based firm has raised more than $500m since launch.
Vietnamese “super app” hopeful MoMo lands $100m Series D
The fintech’s registered users doubled to 23 million in 2020.
Understanding the three key trends in SME banking for 2021
The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in banks’ lending platforms.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 January 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Affirm IPO sees shares surge 98%
Affirm managed to halve its losses by June 2020.
Italy’s BNL goes live on Tink open banking service
The implementation is part of an extended deal with BNP Paribas.
Pakistan launches new instant payment system Raast
Government hopes Raast can host a collection of payment types.
The Cambridge Building Society migrates to Azure cloud with DPR
DPR provides its mortgages and savings platform on the cloud for the society.
Digital lender Blend raises $300m in Series G funding round
Lending firm plans to expand team and grow its products with the substantial raise.
Indonesia’s BukuKas lands $10m led by Sequoia Capital’s Indian arm
BukuKas says it already serves some 3.5 million customers.
Dubai-based Bankiom promises “new way” to manage money
Banking app promises fast account setup and loan processing.
Walmart prepares launch of its own fintech start-up
Retailer says customers want more of its financial products.
Canadian challenger Koho appoints new CTO
Jonathan Klein joins the neobank from Wayfair.
Polish consumer protection regulator investigates CD Projekt over Cyberpunk 2077
The UOKiK can fine the studio up to 10% of its annual revenue if it finds fault with its refund policy.
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Female-led tax reporting fintech @KAWatsonConsult takes tech into own hands fintechfutures.com/2021/01/female…
Raiffeisen Bank International [@RBI_Presse] invests in a Romanian start-up Finqware, [@FINQware] which is driving o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Tom Blomfield [@t_blom] exits @monzo and opens up about mental health during COVID-19 fintechfutures.com/2021/01/tom-bl…
Spectrum Equity invests $51m in OTC firm Quantile Technologies fintechfutures.com/2021/01/spectr…
.@SimCorp SFTR solution goes live at Denmark’s ATP fintechfutures.com/2021/01/simcor…
Female-founded fintechs accounted for 17% of the UK’s total fintech VC investments over 2020, up 6% from 2019 fintechfutures.com/2021/01/vc-inv…
.@santanderuk nabs HSBC man Rakshit Kapoor as new chief data officer fintechfutures.com/2021/01/santan…