UK regtech ComplyAdvantage snaps up Golden to strengthen financial crime intelligence offering
The deal will also see VC firm Andreessen Horowitz become a shareholder in ComplyAdvantage.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including artificial intelligence/AI.
Cartoon: Spring fever
The market appears to be investing in anything that moves with the letters “AI” in it.
Temenos: empowering banks through core modernisation
William Moroney, Temenos: “Banks need business agility at a whole new level to keep up with market trends.”
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Toku, Tabs, Kamina, Lemon and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Wells Fargo to integrate AI into trade finance operations with TradeSun
The San Francisco-based bank will utilise the fintech’s TradeSun Intelligence V4 solution.
Ramp secures $150m in Series D-2 funding round at $7.65bn valuation
The round adds to the $300m Ramp raised in its Series D round in August 2023 at a valuation of $5.8bn.
FinTech Founders Video: how to forge successful fintech partnerships
Three fintech founders discuss the best ways to assess a potential partner in financial services.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Mimo, TransferGo, Smartpay, Adro and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FloQast lands $100m Series E funding at $1.6bn valuation
FloQast claims its flagship offering, the Accounting Operations platform, serves over 2,600 accounting teams worldwide.
Mastercard to realign organisational structure with three new divisions
Mastercard’s three new units are Core Payments, Commercial and New Payment Flows, and Services.
Video: Symend at Fintech Meetup 2024 – Putting an end to “zombie engagement”
Symend’s Hanif Joshaghani discusses how firms can enhance their digital communication with customers.
Google Cloud to develop quantitative research and genAI capabilities for three new industry takers
The deals were revealed during the Google Cloud Next event in Las Vegas this week.
Empower Finance strikes deal to buy Petal with Cashalo acquisition completed
The deal for Petal is expected to close later this quarter for an undisclosed sum.
US start-up Parafin lands $125m warehouse facility from SVB and Trinity Capital
Parafin previously raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Singapore’s GIC in 2022.
Opus CEO Praveen TM on driving AI transformation in banking and payments
Praveen TM, CEO of Opus Technologies: “Innovation is the only way to survive in this competitive market.”
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Zeepay, Coadjute, Hello Alice, CertifID and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
First Abu Dhabi Bank partners Microsoft to develop new AI-powered banking capabilities
Banking-as-a-Service and Risk-as-a-Service have been cited as two “potential areas of collaboration”.
Banking Technology Magazine April 2024 issue out now
Core story: GOLD GETTERS – The Olympics and fintech make the perfect team.
Human connection in the age of AI
Even in the age of an AI arms race, we can still reclaim what is uniquely human: our empathy.
US wealthtech NewRetirement lands $20m in Series A funding
NewRetirement says it will use the funds to scale its enterprise financial planning product.
Missouri’s Central Bank taps Personetics for AI-powered money management solution
The bank is looking to expand its digital financial wellness offerings for its retail customers.
US investment management platform FundGuard bags $100m Series C funding
Founded in 2018, this latest capital injection takes its total funding to $155 million to date.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Marco, Zone, Copilot, Flowpay 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 – 22 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Nuvei, Silverbird, nCino and more.
Video: Quinte at Fintech Meetup 2024 – Hyperautomation in banking
At Fintech Meetup, we spoke with Quinte Financial Technologies about the benefits of hyperautomation for banks.
BNY Mellon deploys AI supercomputer from Nvidia
BNY Mellon has deployed Nvidia’s supercomputer, DGX SuperPOD with DGX H100 systems.
Video: FinovateEurope 2024 – What’s hot and what’s not in fintech
We ask three industry professionals what’s hot and what’s not in the fintech sector this year.
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.
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.
Video: ABN Amro at FinovateEurope 2024 – Keeping up with technological change
Edwin van Bommel of ABN Amro discusses the key areas banks should be targeting with their transformation projects.
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.
Video: ING at FinovateEurope 2024 – Digital transformation trends
Marco Eijsackers of ING discusses the key digital transformation trends across financial services.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“What are we getting for our tech spending?”
Research has shown there is no industry-level correlation between spending on tech and growth.
Video: Kern AI at FinovateEurope 2024 – The importance of data-centric RAG
At FinovateEurope 2024, we spoke with Johannes Hötter, CEO and co-founder of Kern AI.
Going for gold: when fintech meets the Olympics
With the Paris Olympics on the horizon, we take a look at the relationship between the event and fintech.
Cartoon: Hold, please…
AI tech is reducing the likelihood that any of us will soon talk to a live customer support agent.
