Australian challenger Alex goes live on Temenos
The digital bank was granted a banking licence by APRA last month.
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Indian fintech BharatPe secures unicorn status with $370m Series E round
The company says the investment takes its valuation up to $2.85 billion.
UAE-based BNPL provider tabby lands $50m Series B funding
The round takes the company’s valuation up to $300 million.
Dear Luc: Should I pick a fintech specialist or a jack-of-all-trades?
This week someone writes in to ask: should I pick a fintech specialist or a holistic provider to partner?
Fifth Third completes acquisition of healthcare fintech Provide
Provide offers financial products targeted at healthcare practices.
NCR to acquire crypto ATM firm LibertyX
The deal will see NCR deploy LibertyX across its software suite.
Exclusive: Central Bank of Egypt selects collection of Oracle FS platforms
Central bank picks a range of systems from digital banking to treasury and credit facilities.
Exclusive: Oracle FS wins major lending deal with AT&T
US telecoms giant picks lending and leasing solutions.
Financial infrastructure firm Prime Trust secures $64m Series A funding
Las Vegas fintech looks to continue its growth and expand into new markets.
QR codes – changing the consumer experience in banking
Introducing the “touches ATM experience” with QR codes.
Cuscal picks BHMI’s Concourse to support upcoming NPP initiative
PayTo will look to enhance the current NPP payments system.
Nigerian challenger Kuda raises $55m in Series B funding round
Kuda lands valuation of $500 million, and total raised of $91m.
Behalf raises $100m in debt financing to expand BNPL offering for B2B firms
The company also secured $19 million in a venture funding round.
White paper: Accelerating insurance digital transformation – three top tech priorities
Actionable advice on what insurers should do and how – when it comes to transforming your business.
Capturing the Gen Z market starts with onboarding
Fintechs should deliver the digital-first experience Gen Z expects from the minute they sign up.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Square, Lloyds and VNLIFE
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Rapyd raises $300m in Series E funding round
The financing follows a $300 million Series D round earlier this year.
Digital banking start-up Mercury hits $1.6bn valuation with new $120m funding
Digital bank secures unicorn status with Series B funding round.
Vietnamese fintech VNLIFE lands $250m Series B funding
The funds will be used to fuel its “continued digitisation of Vietnam’s service ecosystem”.
FCA investigating Monzo as challenger reports £115m yearly loss
The FCA is investigating Monzo over potential breaches of money laundering laws.
The future of paytech in APAC
Some of the emerging paytech trends that have gained momentum in APAC.
Report: Self-service banking – the key to customer acquisition and retention
Fintech Futures investigates how self service banking has changed and what firms can do to keep up.
Fintech funding deals globally 26 July – 1 August 2021
Featuring iCapital, Fireblocks, VNLIFE, Solarisbank and At-Bay.
Finnovex Southern Africa Summit: agile digital disruption strategies for banks and FIs
This year’s theme was “Adapting Reinvention to a Rapidly Changed World”.
Klarna builds out retailer support with APPRL acquisition
The deal adds a platform for linking creators and retailers to Klarna’s retail ecosystem.
Finleap connect buys Iberian open banking firm MyValue Solutions
The deal expands the Berlin-based finleap’s presence in the Iberian market.
NewDay launches UK’s first cardless consumer credit offering
The credit provider plans a full launch of the paperless and plastic-less “Bip” later this year.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Solarisbank, Tesco Bank and Nium
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three brilliant jobs to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at Broadridge, CSC and OakNorth. Apply today!
ICYMI funding round-up: Cobee, Sila, Vincent, WhenThen, Clara & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
Digital wallet start-up Eco lands $60m investment
Eco launched its app in March and has now raised around $94.5 million in funding.
New banking software deals for Oracle FS in Africa and India
Addis International Bank, Arab Commercial Bank, and OmniBSIC Bank are the new Flexcube takers.
Major Indian banks join trade finance blockchain project IBBIC
The consortium promises the creation of a secure environment for processing letters of credit.
Nymbus signs Plaid partnership deal to boost client onboarding
Core banking provider says deal will improve a range of identity processes for customers.
Mobile first, second and third!
Most companies talk about the importance of mobile technology, but I’m not convinced there is a proper understanding.
Greengage bank seeks Gibraltar licence to serve SMEs and crypto firms
New firm wants to be Gibraltar’s first digital merchant bank.
South African fintech Yoco looks to scale following $83m Series C round
The firm is now targeting expansion across Africa and the Middle East.
Solarisbank raises €190m in Series D, acquires Contis for UK foothold
German BaaS provider hits unicorn valuation and looks towards the UK.
B2B payments platform Nium hits unicorn status with $200m Series D round
Nium has now raised a total of around $280 million in funding.
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Nine of the top ten banks use Phone-Centric Identity to mitigate fraud. Do you?
