Transparent Systems comes out of stealth mode with $14m funding
Ivestors: “The financial industry is ready for new technology to improve the way people pay for goods and services.”
Financial Services/Finserv
OakNorth CIO: UK success means European banks take us seriously
OakNorth says it has £2.3 billion in the pipeline for 2020.
Digital bank Stori raises $10m in Series A2 funding
Mexican challenger bank has also launched its credit card.
Supplement: FinovateEurope 2020
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PSD2 turns two: Where do we go from here?
Break out the birthday cake as the Second Payments Directive (PSD2) just turned two!
Hot-seat with Sanat Rao, CBO and global head at Infosys Finacle
He talks about workforce and culture transformation, RPAs, open banking and more.
Tandem Bank anticipates fresh £50m funding round
The figure raised is closer to £50 million, instead of the expected £100 million.
Starling Bank raises £60m from existing investors Merian and JTC
The round brings the neobank’s total funds so far to £323 million.
Nordic API Gateway CEO: Fintechs trying to be European too fast
“Open banking has a tendency […] to do stuff globally or do it pan-European,” says CEO.
Tinkoff Bank to pump €25m in new European fintech venture
Russian neobank plans to launch its new fintech later this year.
Trustonic first to land EMVCo Software-Based Mobile Payments certificate
“[Our solution] brings the capability to literally anybody,” says Trustonic’s product director.
Rabobank spins out SurePay as independent company
Payments firm hailed as innovation success story.
Korean banks have growing concerns over Starbucks prepaid card
Starbucks said its prepaid cards had $1.56 billion in stored value at the end of 2019.
Fintech in the next decade: The intersection of what’s possible and what people want
Before we start to look at what the next 10 years hold, it’s worth taking a quick look back.
There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach in the ongoing fight for greater diversity
We should never lose sight of the ‘why’ that lies behind the lack of diversity in British businesses.
Fintech M&A: Prioritising growth and resilience
There is still runway for further consolidation.
An evolution in the world of trading
Traders are extremely bullish about the potential of digital assets and crypto-products.
Receeve raises €4m in seed funding
This comes within a year of a pre-seed fundraise of €1 million from Seedcamp and others.
Rewire CEO: We want to be the financial marketplace for migrants
Traditionally, migrants have struggled to find a one stop shop for their finances.
PaySend and JS Bank create freelancer-focused wallet in Pakistan
Pakistan is the fourth fastest growing global economy for freelance worker revenues.
German government proposes digital law over competition fears
The proposed clampdown targets anti-competitive behaviour by digital platforms.
Deutsche Bank and SimCorp extend Dimension partnership in Asia Pacific
14-year fund services collaboration extended.
British & European fintechs set sail for the US
A wave of British and European fintechs are seeking a foothold in the US finserv market.
Bank Assafa goes live on iMAL core banking system
Moroccan bank goes live after 18-month implementation period.
Hong Kong’s virtual challenger Za Bank selects Fiserv for card payments
Fiserv’s VisionPlus will power Za Bank’s entire card payment lifecycle.
Swedish consumer champion Woilà raises $3.1m
“You have most likely been screwed,” says co-founder on people’s previous purchases.
Aussie neobank Xinja hits $100m in deposits after 19 days
The challenger expected to do $120 million in deposits in a year.
Azimo nabs €20m funding from European Investment Bank
Money transfer firm will use funding to boost European expansion.
Work life imbalance
Let’s hear it for imbalance. Being on the back foot is when you can kick the hardest.
20th Banking Technology Awards Supplement
A golden celebration of excellence and innovation.
RBS neobank Bó reissues cards due to authentication issue
The post cites “new” regulations which came into force last September.
European Central Bank to launch AI hackathon
ECB wants to explore how AI could help supervisory data collection.
Top executives at SoftBank’s $100bn Vision Fund set to leave
Top of the list is Michael Ronen, the managing partner of the Vision Fund’s US investments.
Bankable and Visa extend partnership with US collaboration
Bankable also plans to open New York office.
The personal touch
Anna Loevskaya talks about corporate digital banking & the role of content in selling SaaS.
Ask the expert: why is Account Based Marketing important and how can I do it effectively?
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Video: Intellect Design Arena at MoneyLive London – an age of open infrastructure
Banesh Prabhu talks on FinTech Futures about open banking, legacy tech and CX.
State Bank of India selects BEP Systems for UK mortgage origination
SBI due to go live on Apprivo2 system in Q2 2020.
Goldman Sachs to offer SME loans on Amazon lending platform
The product could go live as soon as March this year.
SaaS fintech Rimilia raises $15m from SVB and other investors
The investment brings the fintech’s total funding raised to $40 million.
