Enova International acquires struggling lender OnDeck in $90m deal
OnDeck has suffered in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Smart guide: How voice technology can protect your bank
To remain compliant and mitigate risk, voice tech should represent a core component of financial institutions’ regtech stack.
An executive’s guide to real-world AI – lessons from the front lines of business
The real-life stories in this guide, including from Capital One and Discover, demonstrate that AI is within reach of all businesses.
What the Fintech? Episode 10 | Diversity & inclusion: AI bias
Theodora Lau, founder of Unconventional Ventures provides her take on artificial intelligence.
Sezzle signs partnership deal with Plaid
Buy now, pay later fintech joins Plaid network.
Stock trading apps are booming, but what about the education gap?
Are fintechs just “paying lip service” to education?
Phoenix Life aims to meet IFRS 17 with Oracle tech
Phoenix Life is an existing user of several Oracle systems.
Talk like an Egyptian: a brief history of data encryption
Can today’s PKI encryption techniques fill the promise of inherently secure data?
Report: The future of digital wealth management
A new FinTech Futures report examines the future of wealth management in a digital era.
Morgan Stanley blocks remote network access for China interns
Its decision to deny remote access to its China-based interns makes it an outlier among its US peers.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 24 July 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Max Levchin’s Affirm lands Shopify buy now, pay later deal
Affirm will power instalment payments for ‘Shop Pay’.
Webinar: Empowering your SME customers for the new digital normal with APIs and microservices
Real-life examples from Tide and THIS of how APIs and microservices have fuelled business transformation.
Deposit grower Mantl raises $19m in extended Series A
The fresh capital adds to an extended $11 million Series A raise.
White paper: Crypto-of-things for securing identity
The latest in key security innovation and the possibilities for enterprises looking to go passwordless hassle-free.
American Eagle Financial Credit Union picks Fiserv’s DNA
Connecticut-based credit union picks DNA for “scaleability”.
BlackRock banking malware capable of targeting 337 apps
New malware strain emerges from old source code.
Finastra and Microsoft extend cloud deal
The new deal is hailed as a “step change” in the pair’s relationship.
PayTech Awards 2020 – call for judges
Join our all-star judging panel!
MoneyLion launches RoarMoney with MetaBank & Mastercard
RoarMoney is priced at $1.00 a month.
Finsie to launch US price comparison service
The fintech launched its beta in July.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 July 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
COVID-19 analytics: the lesson for those involved in policy management
Modern data-enabled systems and processes are the key to staying competitive.
Webinar: The bottom line – simplifying digital evolution in financial services
Learn how to be be competitive, fast and secure – and the technologies to underpin the digital journey.
Bond bags $32m from Coatue, Goldman Sachs and Mastercard
Bond’s offering is based on “developer-focused” applications.
Educational Systems FCU goes live with Finastra digital banking
Maryland-based credit union wants an in-branch experience online.
The LIBOR transition: why financial organisations need to work smarter and not harder
This LIBOR solution replaces an army of paralegals with technology able to extract information from a 200-page document and over 140 various data points.
Webinar: Streamlining manual processes amid COVID-19
Experts from Banco Santander, Foxit Software and Xendoo discuss digitising paperwork during the coronavirus crisis.
HSBC signs multi-year cloud deal with AWS
Amazon Web Services is to become a “long-term strategic partner” for HSBC.
White paper: Rearchitecting and simplifying post-trade operations
How cloud and innovative tech adoption can help overcome challenges in post-trade operations.
Head in the clouds
Most financial services firms have a cloud journey roadmap.
Why there’s no slowdown in SaaS
How SaaS reconciliation tech can help banks to properly process and control mission-critical transactional, operational and reference data.
LemonTree Software aims to disrupt back and middle-office systems
Its CCO speaks to FinTech Futures about the firm’s one-platform and auto-code approach.
SoFi files banking charter application with OCC
The $4.3 billion fintech wants to take another crack at banking.
Five ways it pays to go beyond ID-only verification
Identity verification serves many benefits to organisations seeking to build trust in their online channels.
Why remote onboarding is going to make or break banks
A number of onboarding steps can be automated, streamlined and simplified to deliver a better customer experience.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 10 July 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Banking Technology July/August 2020 issue out now
Unlocking the benefits of open banking.
Bankjoy signs up two new credit union customers
Bankjoy has announced nine new CU customers in 2020 so far.
Report: A new decade of core banking transformation
A new FinTech Futures report examining the role of core banking in the industry today.
