Financial wellbeing platform Brightside raises $33m in Series B funding
The firm says it will use the fresh funding to enhance its platform and fuel its growth.
Customer Experience/CX & User Experience/UX
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ping, Agent IQ, Atlar and more
A handy round-up of this week’s fintech funding news from around the world.
Video: DailyPay at Money20/20 USA – Boosting financial wellbeing with earned wage access
We chat with Jeanniey Walden, CMO at DailyPay, about the benefits of earned wage access.
Vietnam’s Sacombank taps Temenos for digital banking platform
Temenos Infinity will allow Sacombank to acquire, retain and cross-sell to customers across multiple channels.
iBanFirst taps Fenergo for client lifecycle management solution
iBanFirst says Fenergo’s tech will allow it to offer “faster and more effective” digital customer onboarding.
MeridianLink acquires mortgage software solutions provider OpenClose
MeridianLink says the deal will enable their customers “to deliver fast, frictionless mortgage lending experiences”.
UAE’s Wio Bank goes live on Mambu’s cloud banking platform
The challenger says it chose Mambu’s API-led cloud platform to achieve a “faster” time to market.
Standard Chartered and UpSwot launch pilot for SME business analytics solution
The solution will provide the bank’s SME clients with data-driven insights and forecasting capabilities.
With tech giants going passwordless, will banks be ready to meet new consumer expectations?
With the rise of passkeys, Big Tech firms are paving the way for a passwordless future.
Nordea partners Boost.ai for “chat-first” virtual agent drive
Nordea says more than 50% of its customers get the help they need from an initial interaction with chatbots.
US real estate platform Prevu buys mortgage tech from shuttered Reali
With the acquisition, Prevu aims to expand its digital buying platform to include mortgage services.
US lender Dwight Funding bags $100m credit facility
The facility will support Dwight Funding’s growth and allow it to invest further in its proprietary technology.
Federated banking
Federated technology could offer banks a number of benefits and play a huge role in their internal transformation.
GoTyme Bank selects Daon for digital identity verification
The digital bank will utilise Daon’s IdentityX platform for ID authentication.
Canada’s TouchBistro bags $110m in growth funding
TouchBistro offers a tablet-based point of sale (POS) system and payments solution for restaurants.
The Maries County Bank taps Jack Henry for digital transformation
Through the partnership, the bank aims to automate processes and boost efficiency and customer service.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2022 issue out now
Cover story: TAKING THE LEAD – Women are inspiring fintech teams.
eToro snaps up portfolio management platform Bullsheet
Bullsheet helps eToro users keep track of stocks and analyse the risk and diversification of their portfolio.
Starling Bank tops 2,000 employees, opens new London office
The challenger plans to expand its workforce by another 10% by the end of the year.
Is payroll technology the future of fintech?
Employees want the freedom to get paid anytime, anywhere, and payroll tech has stepped in to help.
In conversation with Antony Jenkins, founder and CEO of 10x Banking
FinTech Futures columnist Dave Wallace shares three key take-aways from his recent chat with Antony Jenkins.
Report: Customer journey analytics and management in financial services
The key to delivering seamless, differentiated customer experience.
CloudPay secures $50m to support development of payroll offering
The firm boasts “high double-digit growth” year-on-year and is projecting revenue growth of around 40% for 2022.
Financial super-app Curve partners Salt Edge for open banking compliance
The partnership will enable the app’s 4m users across Europe to continue to make the most of open banking.
Wise lands £300m debt facility to fuel growth plans
The syndicated debt facility was led by Silicon Valley Bank UK with six other banks also participating.
Innovation in payments – how merchants can get it right
When it comes to the future of payments, moving money instantaneously with ease and transparency is key.
BNY Mellon launches new aggregated payments platform Vaia
The bank says Vaia will cut the time needed for businesses to connect with any available payment rails.
UK lender Fluro hires new CTO and data science head
Fluro’s new CTO Jason de Carvalho joins from online supermarket Ocado.
Wells Fargo partners Google Cloud for AI virtual assistant, Fargo
Fargo will leverage Google Cloud’s conversational AI platform Dialogflow to offer personalised banking tips.
NatWest adds three new payment providers to VRP roster
Token, Tink and Yapily will now be able to offer VRP as a new payment option.
New decentralised paytech Clowd9 launches to “transform” global payments system
Clowd9’s investor base includes former partners at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.
US fintech funding round-up: OatFi, Fintor and StandardC
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the US.
Digital receipts start-up Flux closing down
Flux says that from 14 October, they “will no longer be able to receive digital receipts or cashback offers”.
Prudential and Google Cloud team for health and financial inclusion in Asia and Africa
Prudential will leverage Google Cloud for its flagship health and wealth platform, Pulse.
Sibos 2022: How HSBC wants to power the Web3 economy
“We want to be the ecosystem platform provider to power up the Web3 economy,” says HSBC’s Catherine Zhou.
Sibos 2022: Breaking new ground – banking in the metaverse
“If you’re going to be in the metaverse, it starts with a purpose,” Accenture’s Michael Abbott explains.
BankiFi partners with Axiom Bank for improved SMB offering
Through the partnership, the bank’s SMB customers will be able to “better” track and manage their finances.
Nymbus and Saint Louis Bank partner to launch banking service for lawyers
The new banking brand will focus on the law firms and legal community in the US Midwest.
Sibos 2022: Are banks progressive about product?
I believe it’s been almost 30 years since banks truly innovated on products for retail customers.
New fintech start-up Five FS launches in the UAE and KSA markets
The start-up has officially launched in the UAE and Saudi Arabian markets.
