UAE challenger Zand prepares for launch in both retail and corporate markets
New bank aims to break into an already crowded sector.
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Aussie fintech Airwallex secures $200m Series E funding at $4bn valuation
The company has now raised more than $700m in total capital.
MODIFI tops €100m valuation with €20m Series B funding
Start-up plans to grow its trade finance platform into a global trade management hub.
Regtech start-up PassFort lands $16.2m Series A funding round
PassFort intends to use the money to expand internationally.
Exclusive: Nigeria’s Zenith Bank picks Oracle for worldwide tech overhaul
The lender is replacing existing Finastra systems with Oracle across multiple countries.
Pine Labs secures $100m investment to fuel further growth
The Indian fintech has now raised $700 million this year.
DF Capital launches digital savings platform powered by Mambu and ieDigital
Specialist lender hopes to automate processes and improve customer accessibility.
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Flutterwave partners with Currencycloud to boost global expansion plans
Flutterwave has integrated Currencycloud’s API to expand its payments network.
Fintech funding deals globally 13 September – 19 September 2021
Featuring BitSight, Melio, SellersFunding, Form3 and Xendit.
Goldman Sachs acquires BNPL firm GreenSky in $2.2bn deal
US bank aims to furnish its Marcus app with new capabilities.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 18 | Are you being self served?
Diebold Nixdorf’s Matt Phillips joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.
Canadian fintech start-up Neo Financial lands $50m Series B funding
New funds will be used for further product development and to grow its team.
Cloud payroll fintech dopay raises $18m in Series A round
New raise will go towards product expansion in its sole Egyptian market.
JP Morgan to launch UK digital bank Chase this week
The digital bank forms part of JP Morgan’s planned international consumer expansion.
Paytech Form3 secures $160m Series C round led by Goldman Sachs
London-based payment technology provider plots US expansion.
PayTech Awards 2021 Winner: Surepay – Editor’s Choice
Evolution of confirmation of payee (CoP).
ICYMI funding round-up: TomoCredit, Lightyear, X-Margin, Coinfirm & more
More funding deals you may have missed during a busy week of news.
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Elizabeth Warren calls on Fed to break up Wells Fargo
Senator cites the bank’s “longstanding ungovernable behaviour”.
Finnovex Middle East Summit: Digging deeper into resilient and agile transformation strategies
The event highlighted the imperative to endow the digital future of the region.
Grow Credit raises $106m to expand subscription-based credit builder
Black-owned fintech firm plans growth to 100 million end consumers.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
Swedish payments platform Billogram lands $45m investment
The recurring billing platform provider will seek to move into six new countries.
Corporate credit card start-up Cape partners with open banking provider Basiq
The tie-up will see Cape’s upcoming cards integrated with Basiq’s open banking technology.
E-commerce fintech SellersFunding secures $166.5m investment
US fintech plans geographical expansion and increased headcount.
SpotOn raises $300m in Series E round to fuel acquisition of Appetize
US payments firm acquires commerce platform as growth continues.
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White paper: The eIDAS primer
Exploring electronic IDs and how they help EU citizens conduct business with government agencies.
White paper: Five key qualities of a successful AML compliance programme
An effective AML compliance programme will protect your company from regulatory fines and prosecution.
Exclusive: Inside the merger of DueDil and Artesian Solutions
FinTech Futures sits down with the CEOs of DueDil and Artesian to talk about their merger.
Santander’s PagoNxt acquires majority stake in Mexican technology firm MIT
PagoNxt plans to bolster the development of its payments service Getnet.
TransUnion acquires Neustar for $3.1bn to integrate identity solutions
Credit reporting firm aims to branch into fraud prevention.
B2B payments platform Melio lands $250m investment at $4bn valuation
The firm says the Series D capital will be used to accelerate its expansion through partnerships.
Payments infrastructure firm Xendit secures $150m funding round
Company plans to expand beyond its Indonesian and Philippines strongholds.
CBI turns to Nexi and SIA for Italian payments architecture project
Cloud-based solution to expand digital transaction banking services.
PayTech Awards 2021 Winner: Volante – Best Real-Time Payments Solution
Delivering a clear roadmap to a real-time payments infrastructure.
First Horizon Bank partners Wipro to support VirtualBank cloud migration
Wipro says it worked with six other companies to streamline VirtualBank’s cloud migration.
Dutch digital bank Bunq partners with Paysafe to offer cash deposits
The two companies say the partnership will facilitate “quick and secure cash deposits”.
Morgan Stanley poaches UBS managing director Gerson
Gerson joins after two and a half years at the Swiss investment bank.
