Turkey’s Quick Finans taps Provenir for data and risk decisioning platform
Quick Finans selected Provenir’s tech to enhance its customer onboarding process.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
Don’t click this link: how authID aims to protect you from yourself
AuthID leverages the “human factor” to remediate today’s social engineering attacks, CEO Tom Thimot says.
Why 2023 is time for us to tackle financial crime properly
The impact of financial crime continues to be severe, but 2023 could be a breakthrough year.
UK fintech funding round-up: Caura, Themis and Keyzy
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies in the UK.
German AML regtech Hawk AI lands $17m Series B
The round saw participation from investors including Sands Capital, DN Capital, Coalition and BlackFin Capital.
Finora Bank taps regtech iDenfy for automated customer onboarding
The partnership will help Finora Bank manage fraud risks and gain insights into its financial operations.
Video: Envestnet at Money20/20 USA – Harnessing data to improve financial wellness
We chat with Farouk Ferchichi and Eric Jamison of Envestnet about the importance of data aggregation.
Building a future-ready bank
What’s the formula to create a future-ready bank that stays digitally relevant to its customers?
Paytech start-up Link lands $20m Series A funding
The money will be used to fuel the company’s growth following the launch of its flagship LinkPay product.
Nexi taps IBM to upgrade core payments infrastructure
Nexi will utilise the tech giant’s IBM z16 and IBM Storage System offerings.
Callsign’s chief commercial and strategy officer Amir Nooriala leaves
Nooriala says he is “taking a step back from day-to-day operational roles in tech start-up land”.
Pagaya buys Darwin Homes to capitalise on rental market
Post-acquisition, Pagaya and Darwin’s SFR business now operates in more than 30 markets across the US.
Israeli trade financing start-up 40Seas raises $111m
40Seas offers financing for SMEs involved in global commerce.
American Express buys Israeli B2B payments automation start-up Nipendo
Amex plans to “integrate Nipendo’s team, technology and capabilities” to boost its B2B payments offerings.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Butter, Mondu, kompasbank and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Did you know a real person might not be reading your CV?
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
Winners and losers for 2023
Let’s kick the year off with a look at where the winners and losers will come from over 2023.
Automated intelligence regtech Cube acquires The Hub
Cube’s CEO says the deal marks the first in what is expected to be a series of acquisitions.
Swiss payment app Twint taps NetGuardians for fraud prevention boost
Software leverages behavioural analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence to detect anomalous payments.
SME insurtech Superscript lands £45m Series B
The funding will be used to develop Superscript’s underwriting and broking capabilities.
The art of preventing APP scams
Banks need to leverage more insights from more data to effectively prevent APP scams.
Nordic bank DNB automates chat traffic with Boost.ai virtual agents
The bank says deploying Boost.ai’s solution has led to an increase in customer satisfaction scores.
Mortgage tech firm Twenty7tec acquires Broker Sense and Meet Parker
The deals follow Twenty7tec’s acquisition of fellow UK fintech Bluecoat Software in June last year.
Digital resilience being taxed by tools? Time for a DevSecOps platform strategy
Firms’ DevOps practices are underperforming at precisely the time they must up their game on resilience.
IDC report: New data sources and innovative AI redefining the business of lending
How technology advancements and new data sources, including alternative data, are pushing the boundaries of borrowing.
Guide: Life in 3D – using alternative data to power credit risk decisioning
Alternative data has the power to assist in achieving growth and expanding your business.
Guide: Simplified AI – level up your risk decisioning
How to simplify your artificial intelligence (AI) decisioning journey and move beyond the hype in under 60 days.
Financial institutions will need to redefine their risk-based strategies in 2023
In 2023, FIs will look to strengthen their approach to fighting financial crime.
What’s next in fintech? Three predictions for 2023
Here are three trends that will drive the next wave of innovation in fintech.
NetGuardians tapped by Bank of Africa for fraud prevention software
NetGuardians says building out an “anti-fraud culture” is essential to the growth of pan-African banking.
Four tips to help you design a risk strategy to combat fraud in 2023
Mitigating fraud and building trust with customers should be top of the agenda for businesses in 2023.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 20 | 2022 in review
In the final episode of the year, we take a look at some of the biggest fintech trends of 2022.
Webinar: From intuition to intelligence – fraud trends every risk leader must know for 2023
Learn how data can reveal prevalent fraud trends and inform fraud prevention and risk management strategies.
Acin lands $24m in Series B funding from global banking heavyweights
The round was led by a consortium comprised of JP Morgan, Citi, BNP Paribas, Barclays and Lloyds.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Paper.id, Opensee, Nilus and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Dataiku bags $200m Series F funding at $3.7bn valuation
The new investment brings Dataiku’s total capital raised to date to approximately $600 million.
Accounting automation platform Vic.ai bags $52m Series C funding
With the new funding, Vic.ai plans to introduce a host of new features on its platform.
TreviPay to acquire fellow US paytech Apruve for undisclosed sum
With the acquisition, TreviPay plans to expand its B2B payments network.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 9 December 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
