What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 6 | Open banking on the loose
Discussing all things open banking with Pablo Reyes, director of technology at Strands.
Innovation
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2021
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2021 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
“Cloud first” emerging at the heart of end-to-end transformation
81% of FIs future-proofed their technology infrastructure by moving to the cloud, 63.6% reduced cost.
Why the BNPL sector is growing like crazy
There is plenty of room for experiments in BNPL, and many customer segments are yet to be addressed.
Budget 2021: What does it mean for UK fintech?
FinTech Futures scrolls through the UK chancellor’s new budget to pick out the fintech impact.
Dear Luc: Your most pressing fintech problems solved
In Dear Luc, we answer the questions the industry’s fintech founders are too embarrassed to ask.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: au Jibun Bank – Best Use of AI
Rebuilding consumer confidence in investments with an AI-driven market forecasting capability within a banking app.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 2 | Strategy
The corporate comms strategy is the spine that would hold start-ups accountable to their investors.
UK Finance plans future revamp for Open Banking body
The OBIE is morphing into a new organisation to support innovation.
What makes a successful data partnership?
How to make data monetisation measures an important part of your business strategy.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: TMRW – Best UX/CX in Finance Initiative
Exclusive interview with Kevin Lam, head of TMRW Digital Group.
ICYMI funding round-up: Zolve, Symple Loans, Butn, FunGuard & more
We highlight a series of funding rounds that may have passed you by.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: AFS – COVID-19 Response by Fintech
An innovative approach to urgently find solution to accommodate the US government’s Payroll Protection Program.
Landmark pan-European payment system EPI calls on fintechs for build phase
European payment giants Worldline and Nets became shareholders in the EPI last year.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: BTB – Best Use of IT in Private Banking/Wealth Management
BTB’s business model has brought annual average returns of 7% in the last seven years with low defaults.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: UBS – Best Use of Cloud
How UBS’s innovative hub helped 60,000 work remotely with virtually no downtime during the pandemic.
FinTech Futures presents Dock – a virtual roundtable experience
Take part in Dock on 18-19 May to discuss the industry’s pertinent problems and find the solutions.
FDIC appoints Neocova’s Sultan Meghji as first chief innovation officer
The US agency is aiming to boost innovation among banks and credit unions.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winners Supplement out now
Showcasing the most impactful and innovative projects, products, services and people in fintech in 2020.
UK government unveils digital identity plans based on wallet tech
The government likens a digital identity wallet to a bank card authorising a payment.
Personetics raises $75m from Warburg Pincus
Data analytics and customer engagement firm plans expansion with new funding.
Jeremy Balkin calls time on HSBC US innovation role
Balkin leaves his post after six years with the bank.
The US market: are EU-based challengers coming to rustle up some feathers?
A deep dive and step-by-step comparison of US banks’ and EU challengers’ capabilities.
Introducing “it’s a matter of comms”
Welcome to #itsamatterofcomms! A new bi-weekly vlog!
Is 2021 the year to inspire better banking?
Sanat Rao says the time is right to invest in back-end systems change.
BLOC Smart Africa fund secures capital from Ivory Coast & Luxembourg
The fund will invest in high-growth potential start-ups to scale up across the continent.
Huawei to acquire Xunlian Zhipay for its payments licence
The deal is yet to be officially announced.
More than 90% of UK’s financial firms still rely on legacy tech, says FCA
Some 33% admit “most” of their technology is legacy.
Barclays reveals fintech start-ups in its 2021 New York Techstars accelerator
Barclays’ 2021 cohort includes four data-focused fintechs.
NymCard raises $7.6m for Banking-as-a-Service in MENA
The Series A funding round brings NymCard’s total investment to $12 million to date.
Absa launches digital bank Spot Money in South Africa
The open banking platform integrates with various bank and payment services.
Payroll fintech founded by Google alums raises $35m
Check says it already works with 100,000 small businesses in the US
Black-owned US challenger Greenwood Financial hits 500,000 sign-ups in 100 days
“We see that there is definitely an appetite for what we’re doing,” says co-founder, Ryan Glover.
Berlin fintech Raisin patents Savings-as-a-Service tech in US
The fintech calls it “an interactive graphical user interface (GUI)”.
US-based paytech Modern Treasury raises $38m in Series B
In 2020, Modern Treasury customers reconciled $1 billion using its platform.
FinTech Futures Jobs: five awesome fintech companies founded by women
Featuring Aya Payments, Modularbank, First Boulevard, GoHenry, and Alinea Invest.
Minna Technologies raises €15.5m in Series B funding round
Minna says the investment will be used for global expansion, “with requests from all continents”.
Plaid launches incubator FinRise for fintech founders of colour
The incubator is looking to accept just three-to-five start-ups.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 22 January 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
The five p’s of banking
Banks have relied on the “five p’s” – people, physical cash, premises, processes and paper.
