Venture capital firm Ribbit plans $600m fintech Spac
Bow Capital Management is also aiming to raise $350m for a tech focused Spac.
Innovation
TBC Bank launches in Uzbekistan with Capital Banking Solutions
Georgian bank expands its horizons with new digital venture.
Report: The future of digital wealth management
A new FinTech Futures report examines the future of wealth management in a digital era.
Applications for FCA’s sixth regulatory sandbox drop more than 30%
Last year, the sandbox recieved a record 99 applications.
Quantexa raises $64.7m in Series C funding
The anti-fraud AI firm has raised $90m to date.
A look inside Barclays’ fintech accelerator Rise
FinTech Futures sits down with Magdalena Kron, who leads Rise London’s team.
How automation can help insurers build resilience and rebound stronger from COVID-19
It’s a case of ramping up the automated underwriting footprint for the most simple, homogenous policies.
Swift names Nick Kerigan as new head of innovation execution
Kerigan was previously the managing director for Future Payments at Barclaycard.
White paper: Crypto-of-things for securing identity
The latest in key security innovation and the possibilities for enterprises looking to go passwordless hassle-free.
Singapore API firm Percipient raises $5m
The fintech plans to boost the deployment of its TWINNTM system.
Singapore FinTech Association launches new innovation lab
The Nexia InnoLab will connect start-ups with local businesses.
UK government launches review to boost fintech sector
The review intends to establish priority areas for industry, policy makers, and regulators.
VTB Bank launches “robot factory”
It plans to introduce 60 digital employees by 2021 & 250 digital employees by the end of 2022.
PayTech Awards 2020 – call for judges
Join our all-star judging panel!
From open banking to open finance
It’s only in 2020 that we see the quality, reliability, and range of APIs connecting to accounts that realise the regulators’ vision.
How fintech is transforming financial management capabilities for small businesses
Most business-facing fintech tools have adopted usability conventions from consumer-facing apps.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 July 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Webinar: The bottom line – simplifying digital evolution in financial services
Learn how to be be competitive, fast and secure – and the technologies to underpin the digital journey.
Five Spanish banks complete blockchain POC for interbank payments
The platform has programmed more than 20,000 instant credit transfers.
Banks must deploy AI with urgency to save SMEs
Projects that would normally take months need to be delivered in days.
Monese and Paysafe sign digital banking partnership
Monese customers are able to use Paysafecash with their accounts.
White paper: Rearchitecting and simplifying post-trade operations
How cloud and innovative tech adoption can help overcome challenges in post-trade operations.
Privatbank’s CEO talks turmoils and turnarounds
In 2019, the bank’s net profits jumped by 2.5 times.
Head in the clouds
Most financial services firms have a cloud journey roadmap.
Ask the expert: how can I convince a prospect’s finance team to work with us?
The question is, how do you persuade them to sign a partnership?
MAS completes multi-currency blockchain testing
The blockchain network is jointly developed with JP Morgan and investment firm Temasek.
Five ways it pays to go beyond ID-only verification
Identity verification serves many benefits to organisations seeking to build trust in their online channels.
Why remote onboarding is going to make or break banks
A number of onboarding steps can be automated, streamlined and simplified to deliver a better customer experience.
Why mid-sized players should embrace the direct-to-consumer model
It’s imperative for businesses to be able to help customers directly.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 10 July 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Banking Technology July/August 2020 issue out now
Unlocking the benefits of open banking.
Report: A new decade of core banking transformation
A new FinTech Futures report examining the role of core banking in the industry today.
Deutsche Bank signs Google Cloud strategic partnership
Deutsche picks Google after five-month negotiation period.
South Korea reports 20m subscriptions to open banking service
Figure represents a quadrupling of registrations since an October 2019 pilot.
UK Finance lands two new managing directors
Both new appointees will join the trade body in the autumn.
How to prevent your cloud finances from sinking you during economic turbulence
Practical steps to establish and maintain a successful cloud financial management (CFM) strategy.
Introducing CRUX Digital Days – getting the crux of the tech matter
What’s shaping the financial services technology industry of today and what awaits it tomorrow?
Major banks take another step towards ‘truly European’ payment system
Some 16 of Europe’s major banks are set to initiate the implementation.
How 5G will revolutionise consumer banking
When 5G is part of our nationwide infrastructure, it will transform products and services.
UK opens virtual fintech trade mission to APAC
The fintech deal follows FTA talks between the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
