Video: fintech news pick of the week – N26, Lunar, Pismo & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
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Deel hits $5.5bn valuation following $425m Series D round
Deel reports more than 4,500 customers worldwide in over 150 countries.
New social investing app AleFi launches in US
AleFi aims to help new retail traders understand the market and follow trends.
SoFi partners Pagaya to boost access to financial services
SoFi plans to extend its credit lending services to a broader audience.
Silver Lake to acquire 10% stake in Euroclear from ICE in $825m deal
The deal could be finalised by the middle of next year and is subject to regulatory approval.
ServiceNow & Accenture white paper: How digitisation is driving bank M&A and improving performance
Find out how digitising operations can bring enormous efficiencies.
HSBC launches new BaaS offering with NetSuite
Major bank plans more BaaS services, including a new digital wallet.
Research paper: Transforming the banking experience through digital growth
Learn how to transform the customer experience and the risks associated with doing so.
Industry outlook report: Joining the great race
How financial institutions are transforming operations to secure their place in the future of the banking ecosystem.
N26 raises $900m in new funding to reach $9bn valuation
German neobank’s value eclipses the market capitalisation of Germany’s second-largest bank.
Citi picks Capital One’s Naveed Anwar for digital head of TTS
The Capital One man is an industry veteran of 20 years across PayPal, eBay and AOL.
Bond trading fintech Trumid secures $208m in financing to fuel growth
Cash will be used for technology development and to expand into new markets.
Embedded finance platform Alviere lands $70m in funding
New York-based fintech start-up raised the cash across two funding rounds.
Webinar: Reimaging the customer experience in wealth management
Celent and OneSpan give a closer look at the digitisation trends shaping the wealth management industry.
CFTC hits Tether with $41m fine for ‘misleading’ stablecoin claims
US regulator says Tether only backed by reserves for six and a half months between 2016 and 2018.
Goldman Sachs gets green light for total ownership of Chinese venture
Goldman becomes the second US bank to buy out its Chinese mainland joint venture partner.
What the FinTech? | S.2 Episode 20 | Let’s get digital
Dreams CEO and founder, Henrik Rosvall, joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.
Fintech start-up Tala secures $145m Series E funding
California-based firm will look to expand its product offering and grow its team.
Worker’s Credit Union picks Fusion Phoenix for new core system
The Massachusetts-based firm is also taking a handful of ancillary Finastra systems.
Sibos 2021: Mark Carney urges collective action on climate change
Former governor of the Bank of England gave an optimistic closing keynote at Sibos 2021.
ICYMI funding round-up: Rize, Sparkle, Rupifi, PaySika & more
Another batch of funding rounds you may have missed this week in fintech.
Sibos 2021: Banks must work together to make the most of CBDCs, says panel
Panel says interoperability of CBDCs is necessary to avoid inefficiencies and poor outcomes.
BaaS platform Productfy raises $16m and forms card issuance partnership
Productfy provides companies with embeddable modules for payments, deposits, and card issuance.
Green Dot picks Temenos Banking Cloud to digitise partner accounts
Prepaid debit card firm plans to roll new system out across multiple channels.
Cartoon: Landfill
This new cartoon illustrates how the excess of cash is diminishing the ‘Valley of Death’ for many start-ups.
Sibos 2021: Net-zero commitments from banks and governments “need to have teeth”, says panel
How finance can tackle climate change has been a key topic at Sibos this year.
Sibos 2021: Citi’s Paco Ybarra says banks must adapt and collaborate in a rapidly changing world
Ybarra says that banks like Citi must work with, rather than against, change.
Sibos 2021: Major payments bodies join forces for new cross-border project
The Immediate Cross-Border Payments project also involves 11 financial institutions.
Webinar: Streamlining loan management with the next generation of loan servicing technology
Explore the key challenges facing the lending and servicing industry, and how to prepare for the future.
Sibos 2021 video: SmartStream on cash and liquidity management in difficult times
FinTech Futures interviews Peter Dehaan, new business director for cash and liquidity management at SmartStream.
Sibos 2021: ISO 20022 “isn’t the solution to all your problems”, says panel
Payments panel at industry conference cautions sector about incoming standard.
Capital One acquires SME travel fintech Lola
Lola announced a cessation of operations last month.
JIC Bank picks Technisys to power core banking
Puerto Rican lender aims to serve retail and commercial customers with new system.
White paper: Top three frauds in online banking and how to prevent them
Dissecting digital scams in-depth, showcasing the most important examples and the relevant technical details.
Fintech funding deals globally 4 October – 10 October 2021
Featuring Devoted Health, CoinSwitch, Ajaib, Sky Mavis and Masterworks.
VoxSmart acquires speech recognition platform GreenKey
Firm aims to bolster its communications surveillance offering for financial institutions.
Daily News at Sibos 2021
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Video: fintech news pick of the week – Google, Monzo, NatWest & more
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Digital wallet OneFor partners Moorwand to launch European remittance service
The partnership will boost financial inclusion for the bloc’s diaspora communities.
Creator-inspired fintech Superjoi to provide financial partnerships with fans
Platform aims to connect content creators with their audience to share revenue.
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