Open banking start-up Bud signs three-year deal with HSBC
The deal follows Bud’s huge staffing restructure and market change.
Data & Analytics
Innovate to succeed: The client call to action for wealth management
How can you become more effective in serving your clientele?
Montréal’s FlexPay raises $6m in seed round
The fintech says 24% of recurring credit card transactions are falsely declined.
Findexable report: London bests other European fintech hubs despite Brexit
San Francisco secured the top spot – up from eleventh place last year.
The 20th Banking Technology Awards winners have been announced
It was a brilliant celebration of excellence and innovation in the banking industry.
BNY Mellon connects custody capabilities with SimCorp to improve data transparency
BNY Mellon and SimCorp expect mutual global clients out of the partnership
JP Morgan Chase partners with Envestnet Yodlee giving customers more visibility on their data
All customer data will now funnel through the bank’s “secure API”.
EU agrees need for rule book on labeling financial products ‘green’
The EU hopes to validate the market and tackle issues of ‘greenwashing’.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
API builder Tink launches in Italy and Portugal, opens Madrid and Milan offices
Tink has bagged transaction data from 32 FIs across the regions.
CMFG Ventures hands BankBI Series A investment to tap US market
BankBi will use CMFG Ventures’ US credit union connections.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 29 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Easing the cloud transition using microservices, containers and Kubernetes
The first step is to build new applications using these new architectures.
Artificial intelligence and natural reluctance
AI prize: building a future-proof organisation with a right to not just survival but also success.
Spanish cybersecurity start-up Buguroo raises $11m
The start-up builds unique “cyber profiles” for each finserv customer.
How to land a job in fintech
Expectations for fintech candidates have changed significantly.
Finastra hires Lisa Fiondella as chief data officer
She will be responsible for developing a data product roadmap.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 22 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Money20/20 USA: How Tangerine champions personalised digital banking with Meniga’s tech
From proof-of-concept to market launch, results, and lessons learnt.
Machine learning vs human experience in invoice finance
Be wary of a lender with no human face as there’s always the odd unforeseen complication.
Swedish neobank Northmill appoints new chief analytics officer from Swedbank
Georges Mansourati spent eleven years at Swedbank.
Decisioning platform Funding Xchange raises £8m
Former dairy farmer Katrin Herrling set up the company after the financial crisis.
CSConnect UK 2019: Round-up of key cybersecurity trends
The conference brought together chief information security officers (CISOs).
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Irish start-up Siren gets $10m Series A
It’s paired with Siren’s new board member, Bob Griffin.
AI savings assistant Plum raises $3 million and launches Android app
This is in addition to its $4.5 million raised this summer.
CSConnect UK 2019: Security awareness never really works, says Mastercard’s Vocalink CSO
Mastercard CSO thinks behaviour is the real issue when it comes to security.
Google sets its eyes on banking next year
The tech giant allegedly doesn’t intend to sell customers’ data.
Former FCA exec says banking tech could lead to discrimination
Diverse hiring practices would help address discrimination by financial technologies.
Standard Chartered taps Quantexa to boost AML controls
Dynamic entity resolution and network analytics to be implemented at the bank.
Canada’s Stradigi AI closes $40.3m in Series A funding round
The AI firm wants to expand further into the North American market.
Open Banking Expo 2019: Innovation by regulation is a “flawed idea”
Panel believes that banks and partners can be trusted to innovate without deadlines.
HSBC and RBS race to launch new digital banking platforms
HSBC Kinetic is in beta testing, RBS’ neobank Bó is to launch this month.
Visa sends Nigerian fintech Interswitch to unicorn status
Sources say Visa paid $200 million for a 20% stake.
Apple Card issuer investigated after claims of sexist credit checks
Goldman Sachs faces official inquiry in NY over alleged Apple Card sexism.
ING invests in regtech Ascent
The Dutch bank backs AI-driven regulatory compliance solutions.
Putting female STEM into financial systems: the role of gender diversity in fintech
Fintech founders must address the gender balance early.
Money20/20 USA: Seven key takeaways and how to prepare your business
Informa’s Rutger van Faassen shares his impressions and insights from Money20/20 USA.
JP Morgan invests in research filter solution for FIs Limeglass
Limeglass is a graduate of JPMorgan’s ‘In-Residence Program’.
Canadian AI search tool Coveo raises $172m to hit unicorn status
Coveo is now “well above” US $1 billion in valuation.
