Modernising through legacy tech: powering the next wave of fintech innovation
It’s clear that mainframes are the ideal solution for fintech enterprises.
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Central State Bank goes live on Finastra’s Fusion Phoenix core
Fusion Phoenix is a modern core, built entirely on Microsoft technology.
2020 review: Top five cyberattacks this year
Cybercriminals haven’t stopped their activities in 2020.
Mastercard makes undisclosed investment in Form3
The additional undisclosed funding follows its $33 million raised in August this year.
Combination of weaknesses led to massive data breach at Desjardins
The incident compromised the data of nearly 9.7 million Canadians.
2020 – A shock to the system for the banking industry
Fintech Futures talks to James Buckley, vice president and Europe director for Infosys Finacle.
IBM buys Canadian fintech Expertus to bolster payments offerings
The acquisition strengthens its portfolio as an end-to-end digital payments solution provider.
EXCLUSIVE: Neobank First Boulevard launching next year to target Black America
CEO and founder, Donald Hawkins, tells FinTech Futures about the process of the name change.
Unit raises Series A funding to offer banking intergration
The start-up has raised a total of $18.6 million to-date.
FCA fines Barclays £26m over poor treatment of customers in financial difficulty
Barclays did not dispute the FCA’s findings and agreed to settle the case.
Fintech projections for 2021
Top five fintech trends to watch in 2021.
What the Fintech? Episode 18 | Year in review
We relay our industry highlights of 2020.
Paytech firm Ondot acquired by US banking tech giant Fiserv
Fiserv says the Ondot takeover will help it provide a “unified digital experience” to customers.
US state regulator says Robinhood is “aggressively marketing” to novices
The regulator calls out Robinhood’s approach of “gamifying” trading.
Cloud subscription consolidation platform Cledara lands $3.4m
“Most of Cledara’s initial clients came from organic growth.”
Former JP Morgan execs launch wealthtech Vestrata with $4m
Vestrata has already signed up a number of investment managers and solution partners.
Fintech digital transformation challenges during COVID-19
How to get ahead in realising revenues and returning profits to shareholders.
Swift calls for collaboration to help build the future of global transactions
Swift’s ambitious new strategy to reinvent global financial transactions.
Worldline buys controlling stake in ANZ’s acquiring business
Worldline says Australia is an ideal stomping ground for international expansion.
London BNPL fintech Zilch latest to enter UK market with $30m
Zilch claims to be the only BNPL player to combine open banking with soft credit checks.
Top 10 Women in Fintech Power List 2020
We bring you a shortlist of ten women in – or investing in – fintech.
Aussie neobank Xinja crumbles under unfeasible interest rates
The neobank landed a full banking licence last year.
Mexican challenger albo raises $45m in Series B funding round
Albo has now raised just over $72 million across five rounds.
MFS Africa opens up continent to PayPal’s remittance service Xoom
Present in a whopping 160 markets already, Xoom still wants more of the pie.
The music of embedded finance
Embedded finance is all about making the admin of life seamless, low-friction and invisible.
Vacuumlabs partners with GPS, the award-winning paytech behind Revolut and Starling
Delivering new products and features that enable businesses large and small to realise breakthrough innovations.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 winners unveiled!
Watch Tom Ward perform his stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of Banking Tech Awards 2020.
Swiss challenger Alpian picks cloud hosted Temenos tech
Alpian plans to deploy Temenos Transact and Temenos Payments in a SaaS model.
Connect bank operations from front to back
Improve efficiency and compliance while simultaneously lowering costs and risks.
Mozper lands $3.55m to launch kid debit card in Mexico
In August, Mozper – with the help of partner Visa – launched its closed beta with 500 families.
AnaCap announces acquisition of Novia Financial
The deal is AnaCap’s third foray into the UK investment space since 2019.
Société Générale acquires French digital sales platform Reezocar
The bank wants to expand the car sales start-up’s insurance and financing.
The time is now to update your finance operations
Modernising the finance department should be a priority.
Ask the expert: what’s the “partnership problem” – and how do I solve it?
Alongside raising investment, securing the right partnerships is critical for business survival.
Omdia Universe 2020-21: Temenos recognised as a leader for digital banking platforms
Based on Temenos’ combination of market impact, solution capabilities, and customer experience.
iBanFirst appoints Said Layadi as new CTO
Layadi joins after stints at Euronext and Ingenico.
MoneyGate signs core banking deal with Finartix
Cypriot EMI picks out a new core system while its application processes.
Česká Sporitelna signs infrastructure deal with Leveris
Czech bank aims to revamp software and databases.
Digitalisation landscape in Pakistan – a tech view
The digital and tech teams of the banks need to “think out of the bank”.
The Fintech Review: 2020
We cover embedded finance, competition, open banking, and CBDCs.
