Rob Regan joins Hodge as new COO
Regan moves from digital savings, pensions and investment firm Ascentric, where he was CEO.
Financial Services/Finserv
Climate First Bank on sustainability, fintech greenwashing, and fighting the climate crisis
FinTech Futures speaks to Climate First Bank’s founder, Ken LaRoe, and CTO, Marcio deOliveira.
Barclays and Oracle FS team up for virtual account management project
The large-scale VAM project aims to deliver “more capability to corporates”.
SAIB rolls out Moneythor’s PFM solution
The Saudi Investment Bank has implemented Moneythor’s personal financial management tools.
Qatari financial management app Karty set to launch in MEA region
Karty allows users to spend, save and manage their money.
UK challenger 3S Money partners ClearBank to offer multi-currency accounts
ClearBank and 3S Money say the partnership will support SMEs as they scale across borders.
FIS acquires embedded finance start-up Payrix
The Atlanta-based Payrix provides embedded payment solutions for Software-as-a-Service verticals.
In an era of consolidation, will fintech retain its spirit of innovation?
The unprecedented level of consolidation in the market may stoke fears that innovation will be stifled.
Webinar: Leveraging open banking to gain a holistic view of your clients’ finances
Explore how open banking can help you identify and support your clients’ unique financial needs.
Neobanks: are they up to the fight?
Collectively, challenger banks are chipping away at the most profitable parts of the incumbents’ business.
Banking tech vendor Thought Machine receives £40m investment from Intesa Sanpaolo
Thought Machine’s Vault system will underpin Intesa Sanpaolo’s new digital banking service, Isybank.
Temenos goes live at Commerce Bank, makes new senior hire to drive sales
Ex-Tibco senior exec Erich Gerber joins Temenos as president and chief revenue officer.
African fintech start-up Stitch lands $21m Series A round
Stitch will use the cash to expand its team, launch new products and enter new markets on the continent.
Spanish banking giant BBVA invests $300m in Brazilian neobank Neon
“Digital is opening new ways for us to grow in very attractive markets,” says BBVA chairman.
UK challenger Revolut secures Aussie credit licence
Revolut Australia CEO says the firm is creating the “world’s first truly global financial platform”.
The evolution of institutions: how to make banks competitive in a digital landscape
As technology has given us greater flexibility in other areas of our lives, we want those benefits from our banks too.
Brazil’s Banco Itaú partners US paytech Rêv to launch multi-currency digital wallet
The Itaú Global Wallet was developed by Rêv on its multi-currency payments processing platform.
Danish neobank Lunar welcomes new investor – Hollywood actor Will Ferrell
Actor “excited to take part in Lunar’s mission to give people more power from their money”.
Wealthtech FNZ secures $1.4bn investment
The company says the investment is one of the largest ever primary equity raises in the sector.
Former Google Cloud product lead Amir Hermelin joins FICO as CTO
At Google, Hermelin was in charge of planning and executing the tech giant’s cloud platform strategy.
How can open banking get ahead in 2022?
A look at what the financial services industry needs to consider to accelerate the adoption of open banking.
French BNPL fintech Alma raises €210m Series C to support European expansion
To date, Alma has raised €180m in equity and more than €100m in debt financing.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three great companies that are hiring right now
Exciting open vacancies at Klarna, Xero and Revolut. Apply today!
UK fintechs conduct blockchain settlement test with NatWest and Santander
Fnality, Nivaura and Adhara teamed up with NatWest and Santander for the proof-of-concept pilot.
Danske Bank taps SunTec for fee and billing management upgrade
“SunTec is providing a platform that supports our product roadmap,” says Danske Bank.
Diebold Nixdorf names new president and CEO as Gerrard Schmid steps down
Octavio Marquez is taking over the CEO and president role on 11 March 2022.
One week until nomination deadline for Banking Tech Awards USA
The deadline for nominations is Friday 18 February.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Brick, Cynomi, Infina, Fintern, Pyypl, Streetbeat, Tiba, & more
Our weekly round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.
Paysera appoints new CEO, awaits banking licence
Gintautas Mezetis is Paysera’s new CEO as it plots a move into the banking business.
SumUp selects Worldpay from FIS to support global expansion
London-based SumUp supports more than 3.5 million merchants across 30 markets.
Suffolk Building Society signs for TruNarrative’s regtech
TruNarrative’s technology will digitise mortgage customer onboarding and help prevent financial crime.
Banking’s digital transformation journey
It’s easy to forget that banks have been through some huge transformations in relatively short windows of time.
Banco Pichincha in trade finance tech overhaul with Surecomp
Equador’s largest bank will deploy Surecomp’s Trade Finance-as-a-Service (TFaaS) solution.
Digital bank Tonik raises $131m, eyes international expansion
Tonik’s Series B equity funding round was led by Japanese banking heavyweight Mizuho Bank.
Apple’s iPhone to accept contactless payments with new ‘Tap to Pay’ feature
Tap to Pay will allow US merchants to accept cards, Apple Pay and digital wallet payments.
Revenue-based financing platform Silvr lands €130m Series A
Silvr intends to hire 100 people across its sales, marketing, product and tech teams.
Kiwibank taps software firm ACI to boost real-time payments push
The deal will see ACI provide and manage Kiwibank’s digital payment hub.
Transforming payments from a cost centre to a revenue centre
Moving from a tactical to a strategic approach to payment modernisation.
GoCardless joins unicorn club with $312m Series G funding
The direct bank payment solution provider is now valued at $2.1 billion.
India confirms digital rupee CBDC to debut by 2023
The finance minister announced a raft of digital economy support measures in her Union Budget 2022-23 speech.
