Developing industry-wide standards on DLT security will lead to wider adoption
To develop industry standards, four things need to happen.
Innovation
US and French regulators team up to ease fintech market entry
Both regions want to boost their statuses as financial technology hubs.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? ANNA – Best Corporate Payments Initiative
ANNA has been busy onboarding customers and adding features to its platform for SMEs.
DIFC dips into $100m fund to invest in four start-ups
The Dubai-based innovation centre plans for Series A injections to come.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? Emailage – Best E-Commerce Initiative
The pending takeover of Emailage by LexisNexis “kind of dominates the news”, says EMEA MD.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 05 June 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
UK e-commerce bank start-up YAN set to launch in October
The fintech says it will donate “at least” 10% of its revenue to charity.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? Streeva – PayTech for Good
We talk to some of the winners of last year’s PayTech Awards to see how they have fared since then.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
On getting a job, but finding love. Every bloody time.
I don’t know how to not care.
Appway raises $37 million in equity funding from Summit Partners
Lifecycle management firm secures first external capital raise.
Locked out of Europe: fintechs holding the key to financial inclusion of refugees
Fintechs could, in principle, fill the void left by the large incumbents.
Webinar: How financial services firms are preparing for the new normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a sudden shift from physical to digital.
Getting reconciliation right in the “decade of data”
FinTech Futures sat with Douglas Greenwell, reconciliation expert at Duco.
Facebook attempts to address concerns expressed by regulators on the original proposal
The tax problems with this proposal identified in our client briefing on Libra 1.0 remain unresolved.
Old habits die hard: are you thinking long-term for the good of everyone?
Is it all just reactionary, rather than calmly taking a longer-term view?
Introducing FinTech Features – showcasing the best in fintech on 30 June
A new digital platform for the financial services professionals to learn about the latest technologies and solutions.
Banking’s long divorce process
The separation of customer management from product management has very strong advantages.
Webinar: Balancing the IT compliance and innovation agendas in financial services
Join Dell Technologies, WWT and FinTech Futures on Thursday, 4 June.
Banco Itaú International picks Temenos Infinity to revamp wealth management
The Brazilian financial group is revamping its international and Swiss operations.
Standard Chartered to launch new savings product, calls for help from fintechs
The bank has set a ‘challenge’ for start-ups on its ‘Fintech Bridge’ network.
GoBear lands $17m to accelerate transition into “full-fledged” financial service
The fintech first launched in 2015 as a metasearch engine.
Unibank completes processing stage of TranzAxis migration
Azerbaijani lender is ploughing through a multi-stage move to Compass plus system.
Ask the expert: how can I improve my success rate creating partnerships?
What to do if you are struggling to reach the right decision-makers.
Resident FinTech Futures expert Greg Watts launches Findr
It is focused on using AI to streamline commercial partnerships.
South Korea’s fintech sandbox lands $110m and creates 380 jobs
Fintechs can be exempt of regulations for up to four years.
Remote work start-up Deel scores $14m series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen general partner, Anish Acharya, is joining the San Francisco-based company’s board.
In a micro-app modern world, micro-differentiation matters
The best solutions are those that intertwine physical and digital channels.
Banking software solutions for home working
Co-browsing and client portal technology is making it easier for bank advisers to work from anywhere.
EIS launches in the UK
The insurance platform expands its global footprint.
New digital business models depend on agile and adaptive compliance processes
Flexibility, rhythm, and simplification are vital in helping institutions survive and thrive in this riskier world.
Streamlining remittance, empowering migrant workers & driving inclusion worldwide
The ability to send money home is critical, but not always easy for migrant workers.
Emerging services and solutions amid the COVID-19 chaos
Financial services are expected to play a pivotal role in helping the global community emerge from this crisis.
COVID-19: Highlight of the week
We focus on one particular coronavirus news item affecting the fintech industry.
Indian neobank Walrus aims for teenage market
Newly launched bank wants to help teens learn about “bad world of money”.
Digitalisation a must-have for lending in a post-COVID world
The coronavirus pandemic has affected and disrupted every aspect of financial services.
Open banking wave is coming, but are banking APIs ready for fintech?
Why is it hard to get into open banking as a new player?
Ecosystems evolution
Five focus points on how organisations can coexist and grow in the ecosystem.
Will COVID-19 drive mortgage transformation up a gear?
The market needs to step up its efforts to better engage borrowers on their mortgage options.
Partnerships to drive industry forward in post-COVID world
The coronavirus pandemic has caused immediate changes to the financial services industry.
