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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 21 April 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
WealthKernel names Brian Schwieger as new board chair and non-exec director
Schwieger was previously global head of equities and ETF trading at the London Stock Exchange.
US fintech Clear Street bags additional $270m in Series B funding
The new funding takes the firm’s total Series B to $435 million following an initial $165 million raise last year.
JP Morgan snaps up VC investment analytics software firm Aumni
The financial details of the acquisition, expected to close in H1 2023, have not been disclosed.
Trading Technologies acquires fixed income trading platform AxeTrading
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will broaden TT’s multi-asset capabilities.
US regtech Droit lands $23m Series B funding
The round was led by Pivot Investment Partners and UBS via its venture arm UBS Next.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Archway, Finway, iLex and more
A handy round-up of all the latest funding endeavours by fintech companies across the world.
Why the increased adoption of PvP settlement will enhance cross-border payments
PvP guarantees both parties involved in a transaction get paid at the same time as one another.
Centring end-user productivity through a revolutionised desktop experience
How OpenFin is empowering firms to maximise the value of the powerful tools that already exist on their user desktops.
Trading and investment fintech Saxo appoints Simon Camilleri as COO
Camilleri brings “significant expertise and a wealth of front-office experience” to his new role.
National Bank of Pakistan taps Finastra for trade finance solution
The bank will deploy Finastra’s end-to-end working capital solution, Fusion Trade Innovation.
UBCI modernises treasury management ops with Profile Software
Tunisia-based Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et I’Industrie (UBCI) has implemented Profile’s Acumen.plus.
Sibos 2022: Dynamic duos – giving humans superpowers through AI
When machine learning and human learning come together, that’s when finance sees the greatest benefits.
Risk management fintech Kantox sold to BNP Paribas
The sale builds on a strategic partnership between Kantox and BNP Paribas inked in 2019.
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AccessFintech raises $60m in Series C funding
The Series C funding round was led by WestCap.
JP Morgan partners AI/ML platform Cleareye to digitise trade finance operations
The ClearTrade solution has been integrated into JP Morgan’s trade processing system.
Central Bank of Egypt in treasury management system overhaul with Profile Software
CBE, Egypt’s central bank and monetary authority, will implement Profile’s Acumen.plus treasury management system.
ICMA names Georgina Jarratt as head of fintech and digitalisation
Jarratt has 30 years’ worth of experience across financial services, telco and utilities.
Japan’s Iyo Bank picks DTCC to automate post-trade services
Iyo Bank has tapped DTCC to achieve “no touch” post-trade processing for equities and fixed income transactions.
Capital markets firm Davy taps Torstone for post-trade processing solution
Davy will deploy the Torstone Platform for its post-trade processing.
Yes Bank taps IBSFintech to digitise services for corporate clients
The partnership aims to enable paperless communication across treasury and trade finance processes.
The Co-operative Bank taps Finastra for treasury infrastructure upgrade
The bank is moving its treasury activities to the cloud with Finastra’s Kondor solution.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: TurnKey Lender, FairPlay, Bloom & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Aussie paytech EML Payments appoints Emma Shand as new CEO
Shand has been an EML board of directors member since September 2021.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Mapan, Ophelos, Lista, Vibrant and Singletrack
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 17 June 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
NatWest, Citi, Barclays trial Finteum intraday FX swap and repo platform
Given the rising interest rate environment, liquidity optimisation is a high priority, Finteum says.
Nexi sells capital markets tech business to Euronext for €57m
Nexi is selling its tech businesses that are powering MTS and Euronext Securities Milan to Euronext.
Societe Generale embarks on derivatives tech transformation with FIS
Societe Generale will transition its existing derivatives IT environment to FIS Cleared Derivatives Suite.
Commodity hedging platform Stable secures $60m Series B
Stable bills itself as a way for agribusinesses to “protect themselves from volatile commodity prices”.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Tranch, Quantifeed, Chekk & Crowd Data Systems
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Capital markets fintech Clear Street lands $165m in Series B funding
The new funding takes the company’s valuation up to $1.7 billion.
LSEG to acquire market data solutions provider MayStreet
The acquisition is expected to close in H1 2022.
KPMG UK hires Crypto UK exec to bolster digital asset services
KPMG UK says the hires will allow it to offer clients “additional high calibre expertise”.
First Bank partners Finzly to offer payments services to business customers
First Bank says Finzly’s Payment Hub “gives us the speed and agility to offer a fintech-like payment experience”.
The potential of DLT for capital market firms keen to overcome post-trade challenges
DLT has the potential to bring post-trade processing into the 21st century.
US digital challenger Battle Bank taps Temenos for cloud banking solution
Temenos’ platform will support Battle Bank’s foreign currency, market index and precious metals products.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 1 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
