ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Moneyhub, Kredito, OneBanx and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
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FinWise Bank taps Finastra for core banking solution
FinWise says it selected Finastra to propel its banking business and build on its fintech partnership lending programme.
Coastal Community Bank hires Barb MacLean as head of tech
MacLean brings to the role more than two decades of experience, having spent over 21 years at Celero Solutions.
Splitit and Worldline ink North American BNPL deal
Initially, Worldline plans on integrating Splitit into its North American processing platform before expanding into other geographies.
Cboe Clear Europe hires Vikesh Patel as president
Patel joins from interbank cooperative Swift, where he was most recently head of securities.
FinTech Futures Jobs: How to master the politics of the new hybrid office
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
Fintech Galaxy snaps up Egypt’s Underlie to boost regional open finance
Fintech Galaxy will leverage Underlie’s open banking APIs expertise to speed up market penetration in Egypt.
Ethereum-focused Aztec Network lands $100m Series B
The Series B was led by a16z crypto and saw participation from A Capital, King River, Variant, and others.
Network International appoints group chief business transformation and technology officer
Network’s new hire Sandeep Chouhan brings over three decades of experience working in consumer banking and payments.
Monitoring fintech’s pulse for 2023
Fintech is alive, but there’s no denying it took a hit this year.
Monex Europe hires Tim Philip as global operations director
Prior to joining Monex, Philip spent seven years as global chief operating officer at fintech firm Salary Finance.
What’s in store for ESG in 2023?
Over the next few years, many organisations will transform their business models and put ESG front and centre.
eBook: The gap in financial services and customer service innovation
There is a major gap between customer satisfaction perception by financial organisations and the reality.
Webinar: Digital lending 2.0 – fulfilling new customer expectations through technology
Rocket Mortgage, Five Star, Salesforce discuss how technology can help address the challenges lenders face.
Webinar: Achieving service excellence with Salesforce for retail banking – UMB Bank use case
UMB Bank shares its experience of migrating to Salesforce and the impressive results.
eBook: Financial services – embracing a new service model for the digital world
Customer service transformation in the digital world is accelerating – here’s what it means for banks and FIs.
White paper: How mortgage-as-a-service levels the playing field for minority and first-time homeowners
How industry leaders leverage mortgage-as-a-service to increase minority and first-time homeownership.
Jordan Kuwait Bank taps Codebase for digital onboarding and instant credit services
The bank will utilise Codebase Technologies’ Digibanc platform.
Workday appoints Sequoia Capital’s Carl Eschenbach as co-CEO
After January 2024, it is expected that Eschenbach will take up sole CEO responsibilities.
Mangopay appoints Carlos Sanchez Arruti as CFO
Arruti joins from Amazon and brings more than two decades of experience to the role.
Four tips to help you design a risk strategy to combat fraud in 2023
Mitigating fraud and building trust with customers should be top of the agenda for businesses in 2023.
South Korean tech firm behind super-app Toss raises $405m Series G funding
Tonic Private Equity led the Series G round along with a number of existing investors.
JP Morgan invests in Indian paytech ISG, buys stake in Viva Wallet
JP Morgan is aiming to enhance digital transactions for its corporate clients in APAC and Europe.
Crypto exchange Binance.US to acquire Voyager assets in $1bn deal
Voyager says the bid “sets a clear path forward” for customer funds to be unlocked “as soon as possible”.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
LSEG looks to boost post trade offering with Acadia acquisition
The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions for LSEG this year.
Solaris shakes up management board as it strives for profitability
The move is linked to a new target operating model and the firm’s new CEO, Carsten Höltkemeyer.
VRPs will have their Netflix moment – it’s only a matter of time
Enabled by open banking, VRP is the Netflix to direct debit’s dusty VHS player.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 20 | 2022 in review
In the final episode of the year, we take a look at some of the biggest fintech trends of 2022.
New CFO at Swiss fintech Crealogix
Christophe Biollaz joins Crealogix on 1 February 2023 and replaces Daniel Bader, who is leaving the firm.
UK fintech Updraft secures £108m debt and equity funding
The money will be used to invest in new products and to support business growth.
Webinar: From intuition to intelligence – fraud trends every risk leader must know for 2023
Learn how data can reveal prevalent fraud trends and inform fraud prevention and risk management strategies.
Women in financial services: Bhavna Saraf of Lloyds Banking Group
We chat with Lloyds’ Bhavna Saraf about her banking journey, current payments trends and more.
New fintech start-up Step Fourth launches in the UK
Step Fourth says its first product offering, Blue Nova, will be ready for deployment in 2023.
Canada’s Plooto secures $20m Series B funding to fuel growth
The start-up offers accounts payable and accounts receivable automation software for SMBs.
Acin lands $24m in Series B funding from global banking heavyweights
The round was led by a consortium comprised of JP Morgan, Citi, BNP Paribas, Barclays and Lloyds.
Six actions CISOs should consider for stronger compliance and risk mitigation
Banks face increasing regulations and compliance requirements as the cyber landscape grows more complex.
It’s crunch time for open banking in the UK
The UK government and regulators have a golden opportunity to set open banking on a path to success.
BaaS fintech Griffin hires Sameer Dubey as chief product officer
Dubey brings 15 years of experience in financial services to the role.
UK fintech funding round-up: Bondaval, Etrading Software and Taxd
Our weekly round-up to help you get funding news of fintech companies, this time from the UK.
