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Bond bags $32m from Coatue, Goldman Sachs and Mastercard
Bond’s offering is based on “developer-focused” applications.
Tink continues acquisition play with credit decisioning platform Instantor
Instantor employees a team of 26.
FreedomPay partners with Barclaycard
FreedomPay activates its Commerce Platform solution for Barclaycard customers.
Five Spanish banks complete blockchain POC for interbank payments
The platform has programmed more than 20,000 instant credit transfers.
Educational Systems FCU goes live with Finastra digital banking
Maryland-based credit union wants an in-branch experience online.
The LIBOR transition: why financial organisations need to work smarter and not harder
This LIBOR solution replaces an army of paralegals with technology able to extract information from a 200-page document and over 140 various data points.
Webinar: Streamlining manual processes amid COVID-19
Experts from Banco Santander, Foxit Software and Xendoo discuss digitising paperwork during the coronavirus crisis.
HSBC signs multi-year cloud deal with AWS
Amazon Web Services is to become a “long-term strategic partner” for HSBC.
Currencycloud nabs e-money licence from Dutch central bank
The London-headquartered firm secures post-Brexit future.
Zambian mobile wallet Zazu launches virtual card
Zazu pivoted to digital banking in 2017.
White paper: Rearchitecting and simplifying post-trade operations
How cloud and innovative tech adoption can help overcome challenges in post-trade operations.
Privatbank’s CEO talks turmoils and turnarounds
In 2019, the bank’s net profits jumped by 2.5 times.
Barclays launches robo-advisor for £5k investments with Scalable
The service is called ‘Barclays Plan & Invest’.
NAB signs multi-year cloud deal with Microsoft
Major Aussie bank to boost its cloud architecture with Microsoft.
Co-operative Bank’s digital arm Smile goes down for days
Smile has around 100,000 customers.
The changing landscape of banking
Choosing the right partnerships is critical to success and the right banking technology partner is crucial.
Head in the clouds
Most financial services firms have a cloud journey roadmap.
Ask the expert: how can I convince a prospect’s finance team to work with us?
The question is, how do you persuade them to sign a partnership?
Why there’s no slowdown in SaaS
How SaaS reconciliation tech can help banks to properly process and control mission-critical transactional, operational and reference data.
MAS completes multi-currency blockchain testing
The blockchain network is jointly developed with JP Morgan and investment firm Temasek.
LemonTree Software aims to disrupt back and middle-office systems
Its CCO speaks to FinTech Futures about the firm’s one-platform and auto-code approach.
Singapore’s ADBC signs MoU with Tencent Cloud
New Singapore bank plans cloud boost.
Lithuania’s central bank launches e-shop for digital collector coins
Some 4,000 digital LBCOINs will go on sale via the bank’s e-shop from 23 July.
SoFi files banking charter application with OCC
The $4.3 billion fintech wants to take another crack at banking.
Five ways it pays to go beyond ID-only verification
Identity verification serves many benefits to organisations seeking to build trust in their online channels.
Why remote onboarding is going to make or break banks
A number of onboarding steps can be automated, streamlined and simplified to deliver a better customer experience.
Why mid-sized players should embrace the direct-to-consumer model
It’s imperative for businesses to be able to help customers directly.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 10 July 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Banking Technology July/August 2020 issue out now
Unlocking the benefits of open banking.
Paytm to buy insurance firm Raheja QBE for $76m
Raheja QBE has around 41,000 customers.
Alibaba’s Ant plans Hong Kong IPO
“It is looking at selling between 5% and 10% of its shares in an IPO,” according to sources.
Bankjoy signs up two new credit union customers
Bankjoy has announced nine new CU customers in 2020 so far.
Report: A new decade of core banking transformation
A new FinTech Futures report examining the role of core banking in the industry today.
JP Morgan drops “master” and “slave” from internal tech code and materials
Some Black tech developers have criticised this move as “performative activism”.
Sèvis Finansye Fonkoze upgrades core systems with Temenos and SG NewTech
The Haitian microfinance firm is upgrading its Temenos IBS system.
Estonian fintech Planet42 to tap South Africa’s alternative car finance market
The fintech landed €2.2 million in seed funding last month.
Square’s $55bn valuation reaches skies of major US banks
Square is $20 billion away from matching Goldman Sachs’ market valuation.
Mastercard invests in long-term fintech partner Verestro
The fintech has worked with Mastercard since 2011.
Instapay Technologies partners with Mastercard to support Malaysian migrant workers
Instapay Technologies is looking for 100,000 new users in the first year.
