FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 31 March 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
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Seattle Bank partners LoanStar for embedded consumer lending solution
Seattle Bank customers can now access loans for high-value transactions directly through merchants.
Vemanti taps Finastra to power new SME neobank in Southeast Asia
Vemanti will deploy Finastra’s Fusion Essence solution, with plans to launch initially in Vietnam.
Syndicated loan platform Versana bags $40m in equity capital
Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, US Bancorp and Wells Fargo have all invested capital.
Apple launches BNPL offering Apple Pay Later in the US
Apple has launched a pre-release version of its BNPL offering to a select number of customers.
Metro Bank uses acquisition as a strategy to speed up innovation
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Indian lendtech Stashfin secures $100m in debt funding
The latest funding follows the company’s $270 million Series C round held in June last year.
Plend partners GoCardless for variable recurring payments solution
VRPs will allow Plend customers to change their payment schedule to suit their financial circumstances.
Singapore’s Kredivo Holdings secures $270m in Series D funding
Japanese banking giant Mizuho Bank led the funding round, contributing $125 million.
Employee financial wellness start-up Rain lands $116m in equity and debt
The total funding is made up of a $66 million Series A equity round and a $50 million debt facility.
FDIC offloads non-crypto Signature Bank deposits to Flagstar Bank
The FDIC will continue to provide crypto-related deposits directly to customers.
Norwegian B2B paytech Two nabs €18m Series A funding
The Series A funding brings the total capital raised by the firm to €28 million.
Bluestone to sell UK specialist mortgage business to Shawbrook
The deal is expected to close in Q2 2023 and the business will continue to trade under the Bluestone brand.
Saudi BNPL firm Tamara lands $150m debt facility from Goldman Sachs
The receivables warehouse facility will help Tamara finance the accelerating demand for its flagship BNPL product.
Dominican Republic’s first neobank launches on Temenos Banking Cloud
Qik’s CEO says they chose Temenos owing to its “successful track record” across Latin America.
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BNP Paribas and Hokodo team up to launch new B2B BNPL offering
The solution will enable large corporates to provide payment alternatives to their business customers.
Consumer finance firm JIVF taps OpenWay for credit products platform
This is the first OpenWay installation of its Way4 platform on Oracle Cloud in Southeast Asia.
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UAE lendtech Ezra appoints new chief risk officer, Andrew Goodrich
Goodrich will lead the data engineering, predictive analytics, credit risk and fraud functions across Ezra.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 10 March 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
UK fintech funding round-up: Yoti, Ramp, SteadyPay & Ocula
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US fintech lender Fynn nabs $36m in seed and debt funding
With the new funding, Fynn plans to expand across the US and offer its services to more students.
Equiniti unites trio of businesses under new lendtech brand, Lenvi
Lenvi is a combination of Equiniti’s EQ Credit Services, EQ Riskfactor, and EQ KYC Solutions.
UK lender Abound secures £500m in equity and debt financing
The company plans to grow its loan book and boost its staff headcount.
Budgeting app Buddy taps Klarna Kosma for automatic expense tracking
The partnership has resulted in 52% more monthly active users for Buddy, Klarna Kosma says.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 3 March 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Aussie BNPL firm Zip reportedly set to retreat from 10 international markets
Zip expects “significant” amounts of cash to roll in due to these exits, with positive cashflow expected by 2024.
BNPL giant Klarna posts £1bn loss for 2022
Despite the loss, the firm says it is edging towards profitability thanks to growth in its gross merchandise volume.
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Klarna to start charging late payment fees in UK
Late-paying users will be hit with a £5 fee from 16 March, City AM reports.
Shawbrook Bank taps Pegasystems for automated underwriting solution
Pega claims its low-code platform will save Shawbrook underwriters 1,500 hours a month.
Wells Fargo lays off hundreds of its mortgage bankers
The job cuts were made in response to “significant decreases” in mortgage volumes, Wells Fargo says.
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Property analytics firm CoreLogic acquires mortgage tech platform Roostify
The acquisition will see CoreLogic integrate Roostify’s platform with its own data, analytics and workflow solution.
Arvest Bank launches new lending product powered by Thought Machine
Arvest claims it is the first US bank to offer lending capabilities on Thought Machine’s core.
Co-operative Bank reportedly eyeing Sainsbury’s Bank’s £650m mortgage book
The Co-operative Bank is the frontrunner amid a bidding war being run by consultancy Deloitte, Sky News reports.
KCB Bank Kenya taps Sopra Banking Software for digital transformation
Sopra Banking Software will design, build and support the bank’s savings and lending products.
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