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.
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The innovation failure
Understanding why innovation fails helps us innovate in a way to minimise the risk of failure.
Hodge appoints Tim Thompson as new chief information officer
Thompson joins from Cumberland Building Society, where he served as head of technology.
Capital Bank of Jordan launches new mobile banking app powered by Codebase
The bank is aiming to enhance customer engagement and acquisition with the Digibanc-powered app.
Women in fintech drive the lending industry’s digital transformation
As banking goes increasingly digital, many women fintech leaders are in the vanguard of this evolution.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2022 issue out now
Cover story: TAKING THE LEAD – Women are inspiring fintech teams.
Egyptian fintech Money Fellows lands $31m Series B funding
The new funds will be put towards product development and international expansion across Africa and Asia.
Ashman selects nCino to power its real estate lending solution
The UK challenger will deploy nCino’s cloud-based Bank Operating System.
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.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 28 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
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.
European Commission aims to speed up the rollout of instant payments across the EU
Proposal aims to “ensure that instant payments in euros are affordable, secure, and processed without hindrance”.
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.
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.
Hong Kong fintech Reap bags $40m Series A funding
The funding will be used to boost its global market expansion plans.
Bilt Rewards bags $150m funding at $1.5bn valuation
The start-up is aiming to expand its loyalty programme and credit card offering for US renters.
Actions not words
It’s fitting that this year’s theme for Black History Month is “Time for change: actions not words”.
Africa’s Cellulant partners Mastercard for online e-commerce payments
Cellulant’s customers can now pay online wherever Mastercard is accepted via the Tingg wallet.
WeTravel raises $27m in Series B funding to boost fintech product development
WeTravel plans to accelerate the development of its travel-specific fintech solutions.
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.
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.
Raiffeisen Centrobank partners Marqeta for digital banking products
Customers will be able to access accounts via a mobile app, make contactless payments and track spending.
Why you should care about your organisation’s ESG materiality assessment
Materiality assessments help firms identify ESG priorities and improve the design of their comms campaigns.
Addressing the digital skills gap in financial services and accounting
The finance industry must address the skills gaps among its employees sooner rather than later.
Fostering flexible, easy-to-use solutions for cross-border money movement
Visa B2B Connect: cross-border money movement represents a $10tn opportunity.
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.
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.
Pay.UK exec Simon Lyons joins obconnect as chief strategy officer
Simon Lyons has left Pay.UK to join open banking company obconnect as its CSO.
How financial services firms can grow through their digital infrastructure
For FIs, digital infrastructure is broken down into three components: the digital core, the ecosystem, and the edge.
Public Key Infrastructure management: removing complexities with PKI-as-a-Service
The benefits and what needs to be considered by FIs when adopting cloud-based PKI-as-a-Service (PKIaaS).
German challenger N26 partners Bitpanda to offer crypto trading services
The partnership will enable N26 customers to buy and sell almost 200 cryptocurrencies.
FinTech Futures Jobs: The qualifications you need to land a £100k salary
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
Nubank set to launch its own cryptocurrency on Polygon’s blockchain
Nucoin, Nubank’s very own cryptocurrency, is expected to launch in the first half of 2023.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ordo, Plum, Maplerad and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Is core banking easy?
It’s now much more possible for banks to create innovative new products.
US fintech Achieve bags $225m debt facility
The facility has been provided by O’Connor Capital Solutions and a “multi-trillion-dollar asset manager”.
