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.
Digital
Fintech Talents 2019: Bank leaders still struggling with digital transformation
Responsibility is on both sides to ensure bank execs understand the benefits, argues Locsin.
Fintech Talents 2019: Banks must grab digital opportunity
Industry panel argues that change is coming for all lenders.
Banco Inter plans super app to boost borrowing
SoftBank bought a 14.9% stake in Banco Inter earlier this year.
Eileen Burbidge steps down as chair of digital bank Tide
She gave up her role at Tide following a funding round.
Agility and choice through integration
Financial product providers should make the most of the flexibility and speed offered by integration.
Interac acquires Ottawa-based digital security company 2Keys
2Keys will operate as “2Keys – a subsidiary of Interac Corp”.
JP Morgan invests in research filter solution for FIs Limeglass
Limeglass is a graduate of JPMorgan’s ‘In-Residence Program’.
Ecommerce insurtech Cover Genius raises $10m in Series B round
The round will fuel further growth into the UK, the US and Asia.
Nordea’s chief digital officer quits ahead of bank’s next digital phase
MacLeod feels it’s “the right time” for him to leave.
Visa invests in ultrasonic payments firm Lisnr
Lisnr plans to take on NFC and QR-based payments.
Three key steps that can put banks ahead in the sustainability revolution
Including adopting sustainable technology and processes lowering your carbon footprint.
UK challenger Cato Banking opens waiting list ahead of 2020 launch
The bank wants to be a hub for financial wellbeing.
The trainer and the tech
Digital design teams need to surround themselves with a diverse group of colleagues.
AI: A force for good?
The last of the two part series by Nadia Sood, CEO at CreditEnable.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 08 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Australian challenger Infinity set for 2020 launch
Queensland-based firm aims to disrupt rival neobanks.
Sokin CEO: We’ll turn remittances on its head
Sokin’s CEO believes disruption hasn’t hit remittances yet.
Clearpay helps Marks & Spencer tap millennial generation
The paytech charges the merchant rather than the consumer.
Data start-up Meeco secures $6.2m in seed funding
Funding will support acquisition of Aussie firm SVX Group.
India’s Reserve Bank welcomes retail paytechs to new regulatory sandbox
The bank hopes to “spur innovation in [the] digital payments space”.
Bitcoin ATMs in Nevada now need a money transmitter licence and bond
Find out the basics about virtual currencies regulation in Nevada.
Money20/20 USA: In conversation with Haytham Kaddoura, CEO of SmartStream
Creating game-changers in the banking industry.
UK challenger Tandem Bank announces Hong Kong expansion
First step overseas for the London-based neobank.
White paper: Best practices for building your e-signature workflow
A complete guide to building and adapting e-signature workflows across your organisation.
Digital banking 2019: top opportunities and cornerstones in IT product development
People want nothing but financial flexibility and convenience when it comes to money management.
AI savings firm Chip Financial nabs £3.5m from angel investors
The London-based start-up has raised £7.5 million so far in 2019.
Backbase Connect 2019: Final round-up and key takeaways
How banks will survive the “neo-reality”.
Mylo raises $10m Series A from major Canadian financial institutions
This fundraising marks two years of rapid growth for Mylo.
Nets makes changes to the executive committee
This includes a new CEO of Issuer and eSecurity Services and group CHRO.
Backbase Connect 2019: Backbase’s CEO says its biggest challenge comes from its customers
Banks need to fully commit to a “neo-reality” digital transformation.
Goldman Sachs leads $50m Series C funding round for credit card platform Deserve
The funds will go to its “Card as a Service” (CaaS) platform.
The Other 50 Podcast: all roads must lead to profitability
The state of challenger banks and fintech funding, and what the future holds.
Backbase Connect 2019: How Backbase built a digital bank in 47 minutes
From an uncustomised template to a fully-customised, integrated banking app with 13 mins to spare.
A Rare first in banking: Thought Machine unveils Vault Rare feature
Vault Rare will allow banks’ customers to edit, adjust and even visually style banking products themselves.
Flywire appoints new president and COO
Former Apple Pay executive Rob Orgel joins the team.
American Express partners with Coupa for virtual card integration
Amex cards will be available to Coupa clients from late 2019 onwards.
AFME promotes further adoption of public cloud in capital markets in new paper
The paper also outlines several barriers to cloud adoption at present.
Corlytics appoints chief digital officer
She was the former head of regulatory intelligence at Thomson Reuters.
Picturewealth co-founder says VCs don’t understand profit when it comes to start-ups
Neal Cross reveals the flaws in fintech start-up’s pitches today.
