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CCAF, World Bank and World Economic Forum call on industry to take part in COVID-19 fintech study
Working in fintech? Take part in the survey and share your views!
Robinhood scraps UK expansion plans
The fintech landed its licence last August.
A search for calmer waters
Businesses across all industry sectors will face three stages over the coming months.
The roaring 20s: when the asset manager becomes a data manager
Failure to adapt won’t just impact your existing client base’s investments.
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.
Disposable card issuer Privacy.com lands $10.2m
The start-up has issued around five million virtual card numbers.
How fintech is transforming financial management capabilities for small businesses
Most business-facing fintech tools have adopted usability conventions from consumer-facing apps.
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.
nCino prices IPO above price range at $31 a share
The company sold 8.06 million shares to raise $249.86 million on 13 July.
Bond bags $32m from Coatue, Goldman Sachs and Mastercard
Bond’s offering is based on “developer-focused” applications.
Twitter shares slide 4% in wake of unprecedented bitcoin promo hack
The hacked accounts have tens of millions of users.
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.
Your LP is your customer, that’s important to understand
Customers want fund managers to do the work for them.
The stress of being stressed
This is the time to handle the pressure, not indulge in the stress.
White paper: Rearchitecting and simplifying post-trade operations
How cloud and innovative tech adoption can help overcome challenges in post-trade operations.
Robinhood lands $320m bumping valuation to $8.6bn
Its Series F stands at $600 million.
Nymbus signs partnership with Payrailz
The two firms will work to enhance Nymbus’s product ecosystem.
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.
What the Fintech? Episode 9 | Open banking: entering the mainstream
Coconut CEO, Sam O’Connor, shares his insight on the Plaid and Finicity acquisitions.
LA neobank Aspiration plants 1m trees in three months
The scheme launched in mid-April.
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.
Taulia to raise $60m from Ping An Insurance and JPMorgan
The finding could peg Taulia’s valuation at $400m.
Open banking: where you at?
There is still more to do, a lot more, and it heavily relies on banks’ cooperation.
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.
Square’s $55bn valuation reaches skies of major US banks
Square is $20 billion away from matching Goldman Sachs’ market valuation.
The pretence of invincibility
Everything we do in business is in pursuit of relevance.
Canadian data aggregator Flinks lands $11.8m led by NAventures
The fintech is moving into wealth and expanding to the US.
LIBOR transition: everything you need to know
How NIIT Technologies is supporting businesses grappling with LIBOR transition.
White paper: Three key trends driving financial services IT transformation
How financial institutions can become more customer-centric, leverage hybrid IT infrastructure, and avoid vendor lock-in.
Overcoming challenges on the road to open banking success
FinTech Futures speaks to Rajashekara V. Maiya at Infosys Finacle about open banking.
How to prevent your cloud finances from sinking you during economic turbulence
Practical steps to establish and maintain a successful cloud financial management (CFM) strategy.
Introducing CRUX Digital Days – getting the crux of the tech matter
What’s shaping the financial services technology industry of today and what awaits it tomorrow?
