Porto Seguro strengthens credit risk with AI-based solution from Brighterion
Porto Seguro has become the first taker in Brazil for the Mastercard company’s AI for Credit Risk.
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Belfius Bank adopts OpenSpan’s Mobile Security Suite to protect mobile customers from cybercrime
As cybercrime activity increases steeply, the Belgian bank has extended its relationship with the US specialist.
Experience-driven banking: experience enablers
A strategic choice whether you become a platform to enable experiences or you own experiences.
Returning to the office: what fintechs need to know
For those fintechs brave enough to move first, there are great opportunities available.
Webinar: Fintech at SaaS speed – navigating the scale and security challenge
The latest trends and techniques in SaaS security and the importance of a successful app protection strategy.
Klarna shuts app down after users report being logged into random accounts
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski: the glitch is “sad and frustrating”.
FinovateFall Supplement: be part of one of the biggest fintech events of the year
The perfect platform for your organisation to deliver a strong message to engaged fintech professionals.
Innovate Finance hires Adam Jackson as new policy director
Industry body preps to push the sector’s regulatory interests.
AccessFintech hires Thought Machine’s Bujakowski as new CFO
New York fintech says new hire will support growth of its platform.
Tandem switches CEO as Susie Aliker replaces departing Ricky Knox
Against a backdrop of losses and a business u-turn, Tandem switches out its top job.
Monroe Capital selects Allvue Systems’ credit solutions suite
The Chicago-based asset manager is seeking to improve tracking of investment exposures and lines of credit.
NerdWallet signs with Fluent Money for next UK mortgages push
The tie-up follows a competitive tender and builds on an existing relationship between the two companies.
PaySend gains $125m in latest funding round
The latest funding will support PaySend’s international expansion plans.
Exclusive interview: Minna Bank – Japan’s new challenger bank
Its in-house and Accenture built core system will become a commercial offering in its own right.
The fallacy of compromise
In life, love and business: give it your all, fight, compromise but, whatever you do, know what you are getting into.
Video: pick of the week – “smishing” tech scam arrests; Figure Technologies raises $200m
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Dear Luc: Does my fintech firm need ex-bankers to succeed?
This week our writer wonders if they should really be hiring ex-bankers for their executive committee.
Mission Lane acquires Honeydue to launch new debit card product
Honeydue has over 500,000 registered users in six countries and in three languages.
SoftBank pours $250 million into banking tech start-up Zeta
This Series C investment values the banking tech vendor Zeta at $1.45 billion.
Barclays hires Standard Chartered’s Demery to support fintech clients
Demery takes over fintech partnerships in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Freedom of choice to build your dream bank
Digital core is not just a survival kit, it’s a silver bullet to help banks to compete and win.
Video: Infosys Finacle on adapting to business model innovation
We talk about how traditional banking models have become disrupted, and how consumer demands need new experiences
Resolve lands $60m to grow buy now, pay later B2B offering
Resolve was spun out from buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm in 2019.
ProducePay raises $43million, searches for “rockstar” CTO
The start-up aims to disrupt the “opaque, fragmented, and dominated by manual processes” fresh produce market.
Customers Bank plans blockchain-based payments with Tassat
US-based Customers Bank aims to tokenise USD payments with Tassat’s tech.
DailyPay raises $500 million of capital “to transform the financial system”
$175 million came from its Series D equity round and $325 million was credit capital from various sources.
Investment fintech Pipe rakes in $250m from oversubscribed venture round
Pipe says the round was oversubscribed by $100 million.
Trade Republic plots European expansion with $900m Series C fundraise
German trading app aims for a roll-out across the euro zone.
Thunes adds $60m to Series B round focused on network expansion
Singaporean cross-border payments firm has raised $130m in total.
LINE BK is “an elevation for the financial industry”, says CEO
“In today’s digital world, we are stepping towards a so-called singularity era.”
Catch up in the cloud – regulatory reaction to COVID-19
What are the regulators doing to keep track with the acceleration of digital in banking?
Fintech funding deals globally 17-23 May 2021
Featuring Trade Republic, Pine Labs, Figure, DailyPay, and Sunbit.
Webinar: AI – the future of content management in financial services
Learn hows, whys, and wherefores when it comes to the effective deployment of AI in your organisation.
New York wealthtech Vise raises $65m, hits $1bn valuation
The platform is on a “mission of creating financial freedom for everyone”.
Uncapped moves into banking with $80m funding raise
Uncapped will increase its headcount from 35 to 100 people.
Figure Technologies raises $200 million to reach $3.2 billion valuation
Figure uses Provenance, a public, open source, permissionless, decentralised blockchain.
JS Bank unveils Pakistan’s “first ever” digital cheque service
It allows customers to write and issue a check “instantly”.
Privacy.com raises $43m and rebrands as Lithic
Lithic has raised a total of $61m to date and has issued over ten million cards.
ComplyAdvantage extends funding round with Goldman Sachs investment
The funding is an extension of its Series C funding round from July 2020.
Core banking systems: the future is cloudy
A deep dive into what the new generation of core banking systems (CBS) has to offer.
