Wells Fargo launches digital business banking platform Vantage
Vantage leverages AI and machine learning to deliver personalised financial services for businesses.
Financial Services/Finserv
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 18 | Online payments and personalisation
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Kirsty Morris, managing director at Barclaycard Payments.
eBook: Is it time for risk orchestration?
Download this free eBook to learn more about risk orchestration and its application in practice.
Intuit snaps up credit building start-up SeedFi
The deal will see SeedFi become part of Intuit’s Credit Karma business.
BIC Bank partners Compass Plus Technologies to expand its payment services
The bank has successfully migrated its in-house processing centre to the tech firm’s TranzAxis platform.
SME challenger bank Allica bags £100m Series C funding
Allica says the cash will allow it to “scale rapidly and accelerate its disruptive impact in the UK SME market”.
Hodge Bank taps LexisNexis to streamline customer onboarding
The Cardiff-based lending and savings provider will deploy LexisNexis’ RiskNarrative platform.
Keeping faith in net-zero banking in 2023 and beyond
Which banks will stand up and really push the envelope for good?
The Bank of London names former Metro Bank exec Marc Jenkins as new UK CFO
Jenkins will be responsible for “all accounting, finance and corporate treasury” at the bank.
Indian lendtech KreditBee bags $80m in Series D funding round
KreditBee says it will use the fresh funds to diversify its product offering and strengthen its tech stack.
Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia launches digital bank Rize
Rize offers a mobile banking app for Malaysian customers.
Centring end-user productivity through a revolutionised desktop experience
How OpenFin is empowering firms to maximise the value of the powerful tools that already exist on their user desktops.
Barclays fined £8.4m by payments regulator for breaking interchange fee rule
The PSR has fined banking heavyweight Barclays £8.4 million for failing to comply with the IFR.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 2 December 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
UBS taps ID verification firm Regula to streamline customer onboarding
Regula says its tech will enable UBS customers to open new accounts “in less than five minutes”.
Wealth Wizards names Ben Hampton as new chief executive
Hampton will take up the role on 1 January 2023, succeeding founder Andrew Firth.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Five reasons why remote work might not be right for you
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
Crypto exchange Kraken to lay off 30% of staff as it looks to weather crypto winter
The firm is laying off 1,100 employees in order to “adapt to current market conditions”.
US challenger bank Greenwood secures $45m funding
The latest round brings the total capital raised by the challenger to $88 million to date.
Survey & report: The race to ISO 20022
Download Celent’s survey and report based on over 200 banker interviews and deep analysis.
White paper: FedNow is almost here!
Everything you need to know before the launch of FedNow – a new real-time payment and settlement service in the US.
Singapore’s Trust Bank taps Thought Machine for core banking tech
Trust has picked the vendor’s Vault Core solution to power its new digital banking offering.
India’s Cred set to acquire SaaS start-up CreditVidya
Following the acquisition, Cred and CreditVidya will continue to operate independently.
Weathering the storm: how savings providers can utilise tech to support their customers through the cost of living crisis
Putting in place the transformational changes needed to keep up with customer needs and expectations.
Gently, firmly… urgently
The future is here. And it’s on fire. Here’s what I want you to do about it.
PagoNxt names Amazon VP of finance Olatz Urroz as new CFO
Urroz, who has worked at Amazon since 2019, will start her new role in December.
Singapore fintech Finbots.ai signs digital bank client in Asia
The firm has signed up Mongolia’s first neobank, M bank, to help build out its digital lending business.
National Australia Bank expands AWS collaboration with “multimillion dollar” cloud deal
The bank says the deal will enable it to “accelerate the migration of key critical workloads to AWS”.
UK BNPL fintech Zilch reportedly planning to lay off around 10% of its workforce
According to The Evening Standard, Zilch is planning a restructuring that could see dozens of jobs cut.
SBM Bank India partners Open to launch fintech platform
Open CEO Anish Achuthan says the platform will democratise fintech and “redefine” the Indian business landscape.
Swiss digital banking start-up Swiss4 bags FINMA fintech licence
The licence provides authorisation for the company to act as a deposit-taking financial institution.
Three tips for navigating global payments as you expand internationally
Branching into new markets brings serious challenges when it comes to managing payments on a global scale.
Video: Socure at Money20/20 USA – Fighting synthetic identity fraud
We chat with Johnny Ayers, CEO of Socure, about how firms can tackle synthetic identity fraud.
Ohio’s Huntington National Bank teams up with InvestCloud to launch Advisor Connect solution
The new offering is built on InvestCloud’s Find My Advisor technology.
UK fintech start-up Paytrix appoints David Sola as new CFO
Sola has previously served as a managing director at UBS, Houlihan Lokey and Softbank Europe.
High-performing teams and trust via vulnerability
Trust is earned and not built overnight. It’s a slow process but a few key actions can speed it up.
Four trends impacting bill payments: how to reduce risk while making them work for you
Serving your customers respectfully and effectively is especially important in times of economic uncertainty.
Conversational AI firm Boost.ai hires Jerry Haywood as new CEO
Haywood joins from LivePerson and succeeds Boost.ai founder and current CEO Lars Ropeid Selsås.
Danish financial edtech Female Invest buys trading platform Gaia
Gaia Investments is a trading platform with a focus on sustainable and ethical investing.
Pleo and TravelPerk team up for travel expense automation
TravelPerk’s platform will simplify and automate the travel expense experience for Pleo’s users.
