NLP platform for financial services Accern raises $20m
Accern CEO says: “With this funding, we will scale sales and marketing to empower more citizen data scientists.”
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NetGuardians tapped by Swiss bank LUKB to boost fraud prevention
LUKB will deploy NetGuardians’ AI-powered software as it looks to shore up its defences against payment fraud.
Payroll fintech Symmetrical.ai raises $18.5m in Series A funding
The round saw participation from Target Global, Global Founders Capital, Finch Capital and Partech, among others.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Here’s why you should check out these fintech jobs
Exciting open vacancies at Tendable, Seedrs and Xero. Apply today!
The metaverse: sorting fact from fiction
Nobody seems quite sure what the metaverse actually is, but to dismiss it as just hype is to miss the point.
Webinar: What are the top trends and technologies transforming financial services?
Game-changing technologies, including cloud, AI/ML, containers, APIs, and blockchain, and adoption strategies.
Irish fintech Fenergo acquires AML transaction monitoring start-up Sentinels
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, is set to strengthen the firm’s client lifecycle management platform.
How can neobanks meet the challenges presented by cybercrime?
Advances in AI and ML could help neobanks better protect themselves against cybercrime.
Canadian neolender QuadFi lands $100m financing facility
The facility will be used to provide personal loans to people with limited credit history.
Garanti BBVA International heads to the cloud with Temenos
GBI will deploy the vendor’s Temenos Banking Cloud solution.
E-book: Knowledge is power – the role of AI in building loyalty in finance
Answering the question of what, despite changing times and expectations, the key to success is.
Investment management platform FundGuard lands $40m Series B
The round saw participation from Citi, State Street, Blumberg Capital, LionBird Ventures and Team8 Capital.
Video: ING at Finovate Europe 2022 – the future of digital transformation for banks
FinTech Futures chats with ING’s Olivier Guillaumond about digital transformation in banking.
Anti-fraud platform SEON raises $94m Series B to fuel global expansion
The start-up will use the fresh capital to expand throughout North America, LatAm and APAC.
Artificial intelligence: a winning strategy for payments
AI offers a winning strategy in the race to reduce fraud and continue improving payment flows.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three UK tech jobs with great benefits
Exciting open vacancies at Experian, Klarna and Hazy. Apply today!
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 5 | AI in financial services
In this episode of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Kevin Levitt of Nvidia.
New UK fintech start-up GoSolo launches business account
GoSolo aims to streamline the application process for opening a UK business account as a non-resident.
Video: NatWest at Finovate Europe 2022 – tackling payment-related fraud
FinTech Futures chats with NatWest’s Jane Barber about how to combat payments fraud.
How new technology is changing the face of fraud detection in neobanks
AI and ML are key to not just recovering from, but actually preventing fraud before it begins.
Video: Theo Lau at Finovate Europe 2022 – the future of AI in finance
FinTech Futures chats with Theo Lau about the use of AI in finance and future tech trends.
Credit fintech Liquidity lands $775m to fuel growth
Apollo partner Joshua Black will also join Liquidity’s board of directors.
Langley FCU taps Diebold Nixdorf for ATM-as-a-Service offering
Langley FCU will replace its entire ATM fleet with new DN Series devices.
Bank of Italy bans N26 from “undertaking operations with new customers” over AML shortcomings
N26 says it takes money laundering “very seriously” and has been scaling up its global AML efforts since last year.
How fintech can boost financial inclusion for Latin American SMBs
Fintech can give SMBs better access to financing to encourage progress and development.
Video: SmartStream on the use of AI and ML for regulatory alignment and transaction reporting
FinTech Futures chats with Jethro MacDonald, product manager at SmartStream.
Apollo Fintech taps ThetaRay for Sonar AML monitoring tech
Apollo Fintech will deploy Sonar on its new bank-to-bank payments service Knox Wire.
Swiss fintech start-up Yokoy raises $80m in Series B funding round
Yokoy has now raised more than $107 million in total capital to date.
Digital banking solutions provider Alkami buys data insight fintech Segmint for $135.5m
Alkami intends to integrate Segmint’s machine learning tech with its digital banking capabilities.
How lessons from the FBI email hack can stop businesses banking on the wrong strategy
Much like the FBI, banks are highly regulated and trustworthy, making them an attractive target to hackers.
The systemic risks and vast opportunities in fintech
We speak with Megan Long, senior consultant at Deloitte, about the vulnerabilities, risks and innovations in the fintech ecosystem.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2022
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
Tech giant Apple snaps up UK open banking firm Credit Kudos
Credit Kudos leverages machine learning to provide lenders an alternative to traditional credit scores.
How Welcome Tech is working to drive financial inclusion for immigrants in the US
FinTech Futures speaks to Amir Hemmat, co-founder and CEO of Welcome Tech.
The evolving cyber threat landscape in 2022 and how fintechs can mitigate risk
Companies that operate in the financial services/fintech arena are, of course, top targets for cybercriminals.
Mizuho partners Google Cloud to power digital transformation
MFG says it is working with Google Cloud to deliver on the evolving needs of its customers.
Saphyre secures $18.5m in Series A from HCAP, J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas
Saphyre’s AI-enabled platform is intended to improve pre- and post-trade data and processes.
It’s time for banks to take responsibility for their ESG data
In the wake of COP26 last year, the ESG regulatory agenda is advancing at pace.
African neobank 4G Capital completes Series C round
Global private equity fund Lightrock is investing $18.5 million in the financial inclusion player.
Bond.AI makes senior tech hires with new CTO and head of technology
The firm has recruited Kent Llewelyn from TAB Bank and Accenture/Cognizant veteran Amit Dhongde.
