UK challenger Samie to launch in 2025
The start-up claims it hit the 500,000 future customer mark in mid-2019.
FinTech
Black-led UK challenger Atmen is raising half a million
The fintech will launch within six to eight weeks of closing its crowdfund.
Tink snaps up UK rival OpenWrks’ aggregation platform
The deal is part acquisition, part strategic.
Five techniques for financial institutions to build and protect their digital reputation
How to protect the distinctive brand values that set you apart from the competition.
CleverCards CEO: There’s only going to be one winning challenger bank
CleverCard’s Kealan Lennon reckons the market isn’t big enough for so many neobanks.
Competition concerns over fintech acquisitions
The CMA’s concern with mergers and acquisitions is to do with the potential impact on UK customers.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 18 September 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Angolan National Bank and Beta-i create fintech regulatory sandbox
The sandbox is set to open four batches, each composed of 10 selected projects.
Kids are banking’s future NOW
I’m just saying there is an opportunity to learn how to “gamify” banking today.
BankingTech Awards 2020 – call for judges
Join our all-star judging panel!
Barclays-backed Team8 launches fintech foundry with ex-Leumi CEO
The foundry’s first company will evaluate credit risk for ecommerce firms.
US neobank Chime set to more than double in value to $15bn
The new valuation would pit Chime ahead of Brazilian neobank Nubank.
Under pressure
Principles are the sort of substance that doesn’t bend under pressure.
FinovateFall 2020: The one-app strategy is unit banks all over again, says Google
Network centrality isn’t new to banking, says Google Cloud head.
German fintech lender Monedo files for bankruptcy
Founded in 2012, Monedo was called Kreditech until earlier this year.
Subaio launches outside Nordic home with ABN Amro
To date, the 25-person fintech has signed contracts with seven banks.
Ex-N26 employee lands $1.8m to launch ETF-linked checking account
“This is an everyday account, we don’t want you to risk your money,” says CEO.
Five major UK banks sign up to Tech Nation’s collaborative “Fintech Pledge”
The pledge rests heavily on banks sharing more information.
Glint launches P2P service months after takeover saga
The gold wallet has launched a new service amid claims of a string of record months.
FinovateFall 2020: Dealing with a new digital normal
FinTech Futures speaks to Tracy Schlabach, Accusoft senior manager for product and customer marketing.
FinovateFall 2020: making the cost of compliance work for you and against the fraudsters
Discover the key to undermining the ability of criminals to profit from cyber-fraud.
Supplement: FinovateFall 2020
Read our free FinovateFall Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Deutsche and Innopay talk open banking beyond PSD2
FinTech Futures sits down with Deutsche Bank and API consultancy Innopay.
Chip breaks crowdfunding records to raise £10m in 48 hours
6,420 investors participated in funding backed by the Future Fund.
Mastercard unveils virtual CBDC testing environment
A switch in tactic from Mastercard, which wasn’t always in favour of CBDCs.
Regulatory sandbox at heart of Egyptian fintech boom
“For the first time, we are seeing a key dialogue with central players,” says Paymob.
FinovateFall 2020: a return to the fundamentals
Greg Palmer, VP at Finovate, analyses what the “new normal” looks like for the finserv industry.
E-book: Financial services – the smarter way to workflow
Future-proof your financial services institution in an era of rapid transformation.
IDC Snapshot: Improving operational excellence and customer experience in retail banking
Organisations that have a common business and technology roadmap have had more success than those with separate plans.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 September 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Wirecard’s UK subsidiary WCS confirms Railsbank deal
Update 10/09/2020: An asset purchase agreement with Railsbank subsidiary PayrNet Limited has been signed.
White paper: Addressing financial services technology challenges during growth
How to realise the full potential of IT integration: get your systems in order, be diligent about due diligence, and prepare for post-merger.
Refinitiv and Microsoft agree on Azure partnership
Microsoft’s flagship cloud platform to support Refinitiv going forward.
Hungarian fintech PeasyPay continues hand and face payment roll out
In the UK, the start-up is working with taxi drivers in Glasgow.
The Oracle versus Google copyright case could shape the future of software
The fate of open APIs lies in the hands of the US Supreme Court.
White paper: how millennials & gen Z can power growth for financial institutions
Millennials (25-39 years old) and adult Gen Z-ers (18-24) represent over $3 trillion in spend.
IDC Snapshot: Establishing operational resilience to achieve customer excellence
The ability to simplify & streamline tech supporting important business services, leading to better customer outcomes.
Fintech Mode joins Hut Group wave with London IPO listing
Mode anticipates a valuation of around £40 million.
FIS claims early cloud investment prevented COVID-19 disruption
A number of US banks suffered downtime in April due to COVID-19 stimulus cheques.
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