Mambu to power Australian credit firm Nimble
Nimble is switching up on its tech to power digital bank aims.
Innovation
Is the future of banking not open but closed?
Europe and USA have to create their own ecosystems to compete with the East.
Exclusive interview: Sarah Porretta, MaPS – UK’s ten-year journey towards financial wellbeing
Fintech will have a significant role to play in the UK government’s plan for the nation to achieve financial wellbeing.
Standard Bank shifts SAP core system to Microsoft Azure cloud
South African bank’s “Project Embrace” kicks off with a core switch.
Webinar: Investing in UK’s financial wellbeing strategy – 5 agents for change
Innovative ways to make financial wellness happen.
The global unbanked shoppers
The gap between the population of the banked and unbanked is continuing to broaden.
Starling Bank looks to Irish banking licence for European expansion
The challenger bank has been aiming for an Irish licence since last year.
Ask the expert: why do fintechs fail, and how can I improve my company’s chances of success?
Looking at the basic elements for success for any fintech – and indeed, for any start-up or high-growth business.
Robinhood outage locks users out of recovering US market
Many users are now trying to seek class action against the app.
Three digital transformation lessons wealth management firms can learn from luxury fashion brands
Build online trust with customers and identify ways to replicate the offline experience.
JP Morgan hires Capital One’s Gill Haus to lead digital technology
Gill Haus starts this week as head of digital technology for the consumer bank.
Canadian challenger Neo Financial plans 2020 launch
Neo plans a credit card and rewards-based savings.
Silicon Valley, London… New Zealand: Why this emerging fintech hub shouldn’t be overlooked
The country’s emerging tech scene is much bigger than you might expect.
South African fintech Jumo raises $55m to fuel geographic expansion
Jumo plans to break into both Cote d’Ivoire and India in 2020.
The financial services technical “Grand Design”
A financial services organisation must plan and design what it will look like.
Open Banking home finance start-up Youtility raises £4.5 million
Venture funding round to be used on new products and new hires.
How Ripple and Azimo are using XRP for remittances in the Philippines
Azimo and Ripple speak to FinTech Futures about their new partnership.
The impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese market
The effects of the coronavirus on the local fintech market isn’t all negative.
Revolut bags $500m from TCV to drive daily account usage
The challenger wants to “accelerate daily usage of accounts”.
Central bank of Brazil plans launch of QR-based instant payments system PIX
All banks with more than 500,000 customers will have to use the new system.
How APIs overcome the challenges of digital transformation
No transformation is pain-free.
Bank of Singapore appoints new chief data and innovation officer
Celine Le Cotonnec will join the institution in its newly created role.
Morgan Stanley to buy E-Trade for $13bn in bid to tap online traders
The Wall Street investment bank is branching out from its wealthy client base.
Taking chances: An interview with Chuka Ikele, legal counsel at CrossLend
Drawing connections between the correlation of law and finance.
Fiserv completes PIN on Mobile pilot in Poland
The tech vendor worked with Visa, Samsung and PayCore to test new product.
FCA: Innovative fintech entrants putting some customers at risk
UK watchdog warns of customer risk exposure from flashy fintech firms.
Pakistani challenger Sadapay preps 2020 launch
New mobile wallet will target Pakistan’s underbanked and freelancer market.
Flywire secures unicorn status with $120 million Series E funding round
Goldman Sachs led the latest round.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Moven and STC Pay plan challenger bank in Saudi Arabia
Moven founder announces new bank on social media.
Why we need to persuade governments to tokenise the world’s forests
Tokenisation is a new innovative mechanism for sustainable financing.
FinovateEurope: Key takeaways
Sharon Kimathi and Ruby Hinchliffe explore the event’s top five themes.
TransPecos Bank signs up Nymbus for core banking transformation
Texan bank already deploys Nymbus at its digital subsidiary.
Oh to be saved of doubt and false hope
No one person should be enough to make another worthy of a future they can’t themselves lose sleep dreaming of.
FinovateEurope: Nasdaq’s behavioral sciences head says AI can be “nonsense”
“People talk about AI as if it can solve anything, but it isn’t the only answer.”
FinovateEurope: RBS head says bank has “turned a corner” in its innovation culture
“Our approach historically [to innovation] was the wrong one,” Broadbent admits.
Ask the expert Finovate special: I’m a new fintech
How can I generate awareness of my business among potential investors and clients?
Transparent Systems comes out of stealth mode with $14m funding
Ivestors: “The financial industry is ready for new technology to improve the way people pay for goods and services.”
Supplement: FinovateEurope 2020
Read our free FinovateEurope Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
PSD2 turns two: Where do we go from here?
Break out the birthday cake as the Second Payments Directive (PSD2) just turned two!
