UK payments platform Thredd appoints Edwin Poot as new global CTO
Poot joins directly from Dayrize, where he has been serving as chief product and technology officer.
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What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 3 | Quantum computing in financial services
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Dr Philip Intallura, Head of Quantum Technologies at HSBC.
Avenue Bank lands full banking licence from Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
The approval comes less than three years after the bank was first awarded a restricted banking licence.
Online pension provider PensionBee announces US expansion plan
PensionBee is partnering with an unnamed US financial institution to enter the US market.
Indonesian fintech start-up Wagely lands $23m in mix of equity and debt financing
Wagely provides businesses with an earned-wage access (EWA) solution for employees.
OTP Bank partners Iliad Solutions for payments testing platform
The Budapest-based bank is to leverage its new partner’s payments testing and certification platform, t3.
Mexican microlending start-up Baubap secures $120m in debt financing
The fintech intends to leverage the debt financing to extend its lines of credit to the underserved.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Embat, Slice, NayaOne, MoneyHash and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
UK wealthtech start-up Sidekick debuts new wealth management app
The recent launch became feasible after the start-up secured £3.3 million in pre-seed funding in 2022.
The history of banking technology vs the history of banking experience
Over time, the transactional aspects of banking have been solved, but not the emotional ones.
Northern Trust taps Finbourne Technology for data management solutions
Northern Trust will leverage Finbourne’s LUSID and Luminesce offerings.
FinovateEurope 2024: Digital transformation, shifting customer expectations and Africa’s fintech growth
Influential figures from across the financial industry assembled in London for the final day of FinovateEurope.
State of play: banking
Banks are facing a myriad of challenges, from transformative technological shifts to increasing competition.
Finnish fintech Basware names new CIO and head of AI
Barrett Schiwitz joins as CIO and Anssi Ruokonen as director of AI research and enablement.
FinovateEurope 2024: Tech demos, AI and tokenisation dominate day one
Industry innovators and thought leaders gathered in London on Tuesday for the opening day of FinovateEurope.
BNY Mellon names Gary Delaney as new international CISO
Delaney will report to Matthew McCormack, who leads the bank’s Information Security Division.
Lithuania’s Šiaulių Bankas taps Temenos for core banking upgrade
Šiaulių Bankas aims to leverage Temenos’ tech to double its number of clients to one million by 2029.
Canadian paytech Helcim completes $20m Series B funding round
The recent round adds to the company’s $12.7 million Series A funding raised in 2022.
(Fin)tech for good?
The ‘tech for good’ movement has the potential to effect real and positive global technological change.
Quaint Oak Bank taps Finzly to modernise payments infrastructure
Quaint Oak aims to realise its modernisation ambitions by leveraging Finzly’s Payment Galaxy platform.
Viva Republica’s Toss Bank announces Rhee Eun-mi as first female CEO
Rhee Eun-mi joins from DGB Daegu Bank, where she has been serving as CFO and managing director.
Diamond Trust Bank Uganda partners TerraPay to enhance cross-border transfer processes
TerraPay says the union will enable the bank to “facilitate direct account deposits from any part of the world”.
Returning to the fundamentals: BaaS as mission-critical financial infrastructure
BaaS has become a critical element in the digital transformation of global financial services.
Raqami Islamic Digital Bank in Pakistan partners Codebase Technologies for Digibanc platform
Raqami was granted in-principle approval to operate digital financial services in the country last year.
Report: The state of AI in banking, featuring research from Forrester
Learn about the experiences thus far in AI integrations and glean insights for future decision-making.
Vietnam International Bank taps AWS and Temenos for cloud core banking upgrade
VIB will be the first Vietnamese bank to deploy the Temenos R23 core banking system on a cloud platform.
South Korea’s FSC announces two new initiatives to expand open banking
The two new initiatives will bring changes to how open banking data is used in the country.
PayComplete appoints former co-president Simon James as new CEO
The firm says James will be responsible for the “ongoing centralisation process of the PayComplete brand”.
UAE start-up Dunes Financial acquires Be Mobile Africa’s tech assets
Be Mobile Africa’s CEO says the “sale of non-financial assets injects vital financial resources” into the firm.
Danske Bank appoints two new execs to lead technology and data strategy
Swift’s Richard Davis joins as CTO, while Christoffer Kanstrup has been promoted to chief data officer.
Understanding inclusion in marketing
When inclusion and sustainability waltz together in your marketing strategy, magic happens.
Quai Digital selects WealthOS as new strategic technology partner
Quai Digital CEO Tony Webb says the collaboration will enable the company to “grow our operational capability”.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Zūm Rails, Pulsate, Monite, Spektr and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Security Bank selects Avaloq to digitise wealth management business
The bank will leverage the Avaloq Core platform and its Relationship Manager Workplace solution.
Africa and Gulf Bank partners Orion Innovation for Temenos core banking upgrade
The bank has opted to leverage Temenos Transact and Temenos Infinity for its digital upgrade.
Lithuania: A David slaying Goliath in the fintech arena
Lithuania is making its presence known in Europe’s burgeoning fintech scene.
Case study: Italy’s Credem Banca migrates to ASEE Security Cloud
Learn how Italy’s major banking group Credem migrated all its clients to the ASEE Security Cloud.
UK regtech Napier AI secures £45m funding from Crestline Investors
Napier AI claims that since 2021, its top-line revenue has grown at more than 30% year on year.
UNO Digital Bank’s parent company secures $32.1m funding to fuel growth
UNOAsia will use the funding to strike profitability for UNO Digital Bank in the Philippines.
Ozone API appoints former Virgin Money CEO Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia as new board chair
Gadhia was CEO of Virgin Money from 2007 to 2018, where she led the acquisition of Northern Rock.
