US accounting fintech Jirav raises $20m Series B funding
With the funds, Jirav plans to fuel product development, expand its customer base and attract new talent.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
Collective raises $50m to deliver “financial peace of mind” for freelancers
With the new funding, Collective plans to accelerate AI deployment across its operations and add new features.
Checkout.com launches AI-led ID verification solution
The company claims its new solution can identify “nearly every citizen in the world”.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 7 July 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Numarics, Zuvy, Shinkansen and Chari
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Let’s get physical!
The irony of the next wave of tech advancement is that it may force us back into focusing on the real world.
BBVA to hire over 2,600 technology experts in 2023
Of the amount foreseen for 2023, the bank says 1,200 professionals have already joined this year.
The “bank of me”
For me, enhancing the customer lifecycle is the most exciting and impactful use of AI.
US fintech Ramp buys AI customer support platform Cohere.io
Cohere.io’s entire team, including CEO Yunyu Lin, will join Ramp as part of the deal.
JP Morgan Chase appoints new chief data and analytics officer
Heitsenrether will be responsible for leading the adoption of AI across the bank’s operations.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Mypinpad, Navadhan, TransBnk & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
How SaaS and generative AI are positively impacting ‘experience thinking’
SaaS and generative AI are compelling the industry to concentrate on what users see and do.
Google Cloud launches AI-powered AML offering for financial institutions
Google Cloud claims its AML AI solution helps increase risk detection and lower operational cost.
Video: SmartStream at Money20/20 Europe – Streamlining data reconciliation with AI
SmartStream’s Jethro MacDonald discusses how SmartStream Air turns messy data into usable data.
The power of AI for ESG
AI is a powerful tool that can be used to improve ESG practices and compliance.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 10 | Collaboration and transformation
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Simon Boonen, fintech partnership lead at ING.
US risk intelligence firm Blackbird.AI lands $20m Series B
Blackbird.AI helps organisations detect and respond to threats that can cause reputational and financial harm.
Looking in the future of financial services at AI Summit
How does an industry like financial services make sense of all of the AI potential?
US fintech start-up Paro lands $25m Series C funding
With the latest funding, Paro has raised $67 million to date.
Wealthtech OneVest secures CA$17m in Series A funding
It will use the funding to accelerate growth, expand into the US market, and to expand its team.
Video: Apiture at FinovateSpring 2023 – How FIs can take better advantage of data
We chat with Chris Cox, COO of Apiture, about how banks can make better use of their data.
US fintech Mosaic secures $26m Series C funding
The round was led by OMERS Ventures with participation from Founders Fund and General Catalyst.
Does Apple hold the key to meeting your future self in VR?
What all VR headsets have failed to do so far is come up with a groundbreaking use case.
Money20/20 Europe: Banking on AI
The best time to start looking at AI was yesterday, and the next best time is today.
Regtech start-up Consilient names Jeremy Kedziora director of data science
Consilient, a US-based regtech, aims “to transform how the industry prevents financial crime”.
Money20/20 Europe 2023: AI data reconciliations – built to perform
Showcasing a robust, reliable and cost effective solution for data reconciliations and cash balances.
Video: Coastal Community Bank at FinovateSpring 2023 – Banking in the metaverse
We chat with Coastal Community Bank’s Barb MacLean about the future of the metaverse in financial services.
Banking Technology Magazine June 2023 issue out now
Cover story: BRAINIAC – Generative AI and banking
Payments platform Dwolla names Lawrence Herman as CFO
Herman joins Dwolla from Accrete, an AI machine learning company, where he was CFO.
ICYMI funding round-up: Credit Genie, EdfaPay and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Congratulations to the Banking Tech Awards USA 2023 winners!
Take a look at the 2023 Banking Tech Awards USA well-deserved winners.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three ways generative AI is being used in financial services
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
The trust that binds us
What will become of the trust that binds us when people misplace their faith in faceless algorithms?
Multi-asset custody provider Etana names Dennis Noto as new CTO
Noto has previously served as CTO at companies including IBM, LPL Financial and Scottrade.
Akuvo inks partnerships with seven credit unions in the US
Together, these credit unions serve 747,388 members and represent $20 billion in assets.
LatAm fintech start-up Kiwi secures $80m in funding
With the funding, Kiwi plans to introduce new products and reach more customers across US and Latin America.
OpenFin lands $35m in Series D funding
The funding will be used to accelerate the adoption of OpenFin’s software across the financial services industry.
FinovateSpring 2023: The top trends shaping the future of financial services
This year’s FinovateSpring conference has put digital transformation and innovation at the top of the agenda.
HSBC unveils AI Markets for institutional investors and corporates
AI Markets “has been built from the ground up with user experience in mind”, HSBC says.
Low-code AI integration platform AI Squared names Michelle Bonat as new CTO
Bonat will be responsible for software engineering, data science, AI research, IT and product management.
