ClearBank taps ThetaRay for cloud-native Sonar AML solution
ClearBank will utilise ThetaRay’s tech for AML monitoring, providing flexibility as it scales.
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UK challenger Tandem partners Cogo to help customers track their carbon footprint
Cogo’s tech will feature on Tandem’s green living hub, with plans to integrate directly into the bank’s app in 2023.
Kenya’s DeltaPay taps Provenir for data and risk decisioning platform
DeltaPay leverages alternative data to expand financial access to affordable consumer credit.
Featurespace bags funding from US, UK govs to build new financial crime detection solution
Featurespace is developing an AI-powered system to help banks and PSPs detect financial crime.
SaaS start-up Taktile lands $20m to boost US expansion
The firm claims it has seen “rapid growth” in the US and has tripled its revenues over the last 12 months.
Saudi fintech platform Tameed picks Moneythor for loyalty features
With Moneythor’s solution, Tameed aims to enhance its purchase order financing offering with a loyalty programme.
ADDX sells stake in digital asset platform CYBAVO to fintech Circle
The deal was signed in June and concluded in July, as part of Circle’s acquisition of CYBAVO earlier this year.
Why zero trust security is central to operational resilience – and regulatory compliance
Designing systems with a zero trust approach built in must become a fundamental step in the security process.
US Treasury outlines fintech consumer protection recommendations
“This report lays out actions that would maintain fair, transparent, and competitive markets,” says Janet Yellen.
Climate First Bancorp acquires ESG data platform Ecountabl
Ecountabl indexes data on more than 10,000 companies, analysing their ESG performance.
Fintech Talents 2022: Where are we with open finance?
Speakers at the Fintech Talents Festival sat down to unpack the current state of play with open finance.
Spanish banking sector to explore use of digital euro
Financial institutions will analyse the technical, operational and business implications of a digital euro.
E-book: Building the data-driven future of financial services
Learn how to harness the power of data to drive continuous innovation.
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.
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.
The demise of the 90-day rule and the future of open banking
To make open banking tech a success in the long term, the guarantee of data security must be a continued priority.
Fintech Galaxy lands TPP licence from Central Bank of Bahrain
The licence allows the firm to integrate its FINX platform with multiple bank APIs.
Goldman, MSCI, Coin Metrics partner for digital asset taxonomy framework
Datonomy is a standardised way to help market participants view and analyse the digital assets ecosystem.
Finland’s S-Bank taps Worldline for card fraud management solution
The Worldline Fraud Management Suite can detect fraudulent payments before they are even processed.
UnionDigital Bank taps Thought Machine and Callsign to power its mobile app
UnionDigital Bank will deploy Thought Machine’s Vault Core solution and Callsign’s digital ID platform.
New fintech start-up in the US for homeowners – Saivy
Saivy’s mobile app is in development and the start-up is currently accepting subscribers to its waitlist.
Report: Customer journey analytics and management in financial services
The key to delivering seamless, differentiated customer experience.
FinTech Futures Jobs: This is why remote work makes imposter syndrome worse
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
Danish investment bank Saxo taps Baffle for global data encryption solution
The bank will integrate Baffle’s Data Protection Services platform.
Open API maturity is slowing due to a lack of industry standardisation
Common business standards are required to enable interoperability of APIs across the financial services sector.
Dutch fintech start-up Floryn lands €65m from NatWest
Floryn claims it has provided more than €650 million in financing since inception.
Moneyhub lands £40m investment from Legal & General, Lloyds and Shawbrook
Legal & General and Lloyds will both take minority stakes in the business.
UK lender Fluro hires new CTO and data science head
Fluro’s new CTO Jason de Carvalho joins from online supermarket Ocado.
Diebold Nixdorf partners Featurespace for real-time fraud prevention tech
Diebold Nixdorf will integrate Featurespace’s ARIC Risk Hub into its Vynamic Payments platform.
Delta National Bank & Trust taps Finastra for digital banking infrastructure upgrade
The firm will utilise Finastra’s Fusion Essence and Fusion Payments To Go solutions.
US fintech start-up Banyan lands $43m Series A
The Series A round is made up of $28 million in equity and $15 million in venture debt.
FinTech Futures Jobs: The qualifications you need to land a £100k salary
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
US fintech Achieve bags $225m debt facility
The facility has been provided by O’Connor Capital Solutions and a “multi-trillion-dollar asset manager”.
HSBC taps Oracle to power digital transformation
HSBC will upgrade and migrate select database systems to Oracle’s Exadata Cloud@Customer platform.
Temenos cuts 2022 guidance, CRO leaves after just seven months
CRO Erich Gerber, who only joined the company in March, has left the business “effective immediately”.
HealRWorld set to launch first UN SDG-focused corporate debit card
The debit card, launching soon, aims to reward sustainable businesses.
US fintechs Brex and MX announce layoffs
Brex is set to lay off 136 employees – approximately 11% of its total workforce.
Sibos 2022: Dynamic duos – giving humans superpowers through AI
When machine learning and human learning come together, that’s when finance sees the greatest benefits.
Sibos 2022: A problem defined is a problem solved – untangling ESG data
With a range of taxonomies, sources and utilities, ESG data is still some way from being standardised.
Video: BIAN at Sibos 2022 – Driving coreless banking
We speak with BIAN’s Hans Tesselaar about the future of coreless banking.
