What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 4 | The future of digital identity
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Pinar Alpay, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Signicat.
FinTech
Finalists announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2024
Winners of this year’s awards will be announced at a gala dinner ceremony in New York on 30 May.
Payment security and fraud prevention take centre stage at this year’s Pay360 conference
Concepts concerning the safety and efficiency of payments proved central to the conference’s agenda.
African fintech Union54 launches new social commerce platform ChitChat
ChitChat enables users to make immediate USD payment transfers directly within chat conversations.
Video: Decoding the digital euro
Ville Sointu of Nordea discusses how a potential digital euro could impact the financial services sector.
IndusInd Bank partners Tappy Technologies and Thales to launch tokenisation solution for wearable payments
The Indus PayWear app will enable the bank’s customers to tokenise their cards for use with wearables.
US start-up Frich Money enters pilot partnership with MSU Federal Credit Union
MSUFCU believes Frich Money can help bridge the “awareness gap” between Gen Z and credit unions.
The procurement saints
Procurement buddies, those workday saints, have always been what separates a good day from a terrible one.
Germany’s Solaris bags €96m in Series F funding round
The new capital injection adds to Solaris’ initial €38 million Series F raise announced in 2023.
Mobility fintech Moove secures $100m Series B funding
The round has raised the Nigerian fintech’s valuation to $750 million.
April taps Dutch fintech Ohpen to power its UK mortgage offering
The London-based lender provides longer term fixed-rate mortgages and soft launched last month.
Video: FinovateEurope 2024 – The top trends to watch in fintech
Three industry professionals discuss which fintech trends the industry should be keeping an eye on.
Integrated Finance partners KYP for data intelligence and risk monitoring tech
KYP will provide Integrated Finance with onboarding, screening and transaction monitoring tech.
Nationwide partners Signly to offer British Sign Language website translation service for deaf customers
Nationwide’s BSL website content is to be provided “in the form of pre-recorded signed videos”.
Cloud banking tech provider nCino acquires DocFox to streamline account opening
DocFox provides account opening software built to help simplify the customer onboarding process.
FinTech Founders Video: tools for personal and professional development
In this episode of the FinTech Founders series, we discover how founders can grow with their companies.
Video: Lloyds Banking Group at FinovateEurope 2024 – Fintech funding trends
At FinovateEurope, Robin Scher of Lloyds Banking Group discusses the big fintech funding trends in 2024.
Stax Payments founders launch business credit decisioning platform Worth AI
Sal Rehmetullah and Suneera Madhani will act as co-CEOs of the start-up, which is set to launch this month.
UK fintech start-up Silverbird enters special administration
Daniel Conway and Geoffrey Rowley of FRP Advisory have been appointed as joint special administrators.
Video: BBVA at FinovateEurope 2024 – Open banking in the EU
Jose Luis Navarro of BBVA discusses the evolution of the open banking landscape in the EU.
Tifin hires ex-BlackRock MD Brooke Juniper as CEO of its AI investment platform Sage
Juniper joins the firm directly from BlackRock, where she has worked since 2007.
The evolving relationship between supermarkets and banking and the key role of fintechs
Supermarkets across the globe continue to embrace fintech partnerships to power their financial services.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Tuum, DigiMaaya, Youverify, Trampay and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 15 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes the US Federal Reserve, Starling Bank and more.
Lloyds Banking Group partners ApTap for bill management tool
The tool will be integrated into Home Wise by Lloyds Bank and HelloHome by Halifax.
Anna Money acquires Aussie business spend management fintech GetCape
With the deal, Anna Money says it plans to introduce a “smart business current account and debit card”.
State Bank of India taps Aurionpro for iCashpro+ solution
The solution will replace SBI’s current CMP platform and will be implemented over the next 12 months.
United Fintech reshuffles leadership in push to drive growth
The restructuring will involve members of three of the five acquisitions it has made in the last four years.
Is talking to our money the next user experience paradigm?
We need a way of literally talking to our money to help us build a proper relationship with it.
Digital Asset’s Canton Network completes first trial with global banking heavyweights
Notable participants in the trial included BNY Mellon, Standard Chartered, Goldman Sachs and Broadridge.
Levenue snaps up MidFunder to broaden financing in Switzerland
The acquisition will enable Levenue to boost the footprint of its revenue-based financing marketplace.
Indian fintech Perfios lands $80m investment from TVG
The investment builds on Perfios’ $229 million Series D and reportedly now values the firm at over $1 billion.
eBook: Beyond the basics – a C-suite checklist for banking security strategy
Explore expert strategies to secure banking apps and get a detailed checklist for bolstering security measures.
France’s Request Finance acquires crypto accounting fintech Consola Finance
The purchase is set to bolster Request Finance’s platform with crypto-specific accounting functions.
Mastercard pilots new Smart Subscriptions feature in the US powered by open banking
Smart Subscriptions enables consumers to cancel, pause and resume their subscription-based payments.
The art of not dying
Maintaining your tech estate is not an exercise in bravery, but rather an exercise in risk management.
PPRO looks to boost growth with new €85m capital raise
PPRO says it will use the funding to “pursue growth in key markets” and expand its payment solutions.
Video: Banking in 2024 – the key digital transformation trends shaping the industry
Industry experts take a deep dive into the biggest tech trends driving the banking industry in 2024.
UK fintech Unlimit secures new PSP licence to expand into Tanzania
Tanzania marks the third African country to licence the fintech, following Nigeria and Kenya.
JP Morgan leads €36m Series B raise for Dutch start-up Eye Security
The start-up now plans to expand across Europe with a focus on the EU’s incoming NIS2 directive.
