Skill shortage: Do you have the right technology skills to deliver the services your customers want?
Digital transformation doesn’t mean ripping everything out and starting again.
Banking
Money 20/20 Europe: A new era for a digital Sterling
Project New Era, set to launch in September, is a pilot evaluating the future digital currency ecosystem in the UK.
Jewel Bank, a new digital asset bank, launches in Bermuda
Bitbull Capital invested in Jewel Bank’s Series A round in 2022.
New financial planning start-up Fruitful raises $33m in funding
The rounds were led by Emigrant Bank and 8VC with participation from other investors.
Layoffs and hires: Curve, Gemini and Citigroup
Curve and Gemini lay off employees, while Citi plans on hiring 4,000 techies.
Digital banking should be the cornerstone of every small business’ tech strategy
Embracing digital banking has aided small businesses through the early stages of economic recovery.
New bank alternative, Fluid Finance, launches “revolutionary global super-app”
Fluid Finance offers “the world’s first bank alternative linked to your Web3 wallet”.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Why you should think about culture for your next fintech job
Find your next fintech career move on the FinTech Futures job board today.
Santander appoints Pierre Habis to lead digital transformation in US
Santander Bank N.A. has appointed Pierre Habis as the new chief consumer and digital transformation officer.
Motive Partners invests €120m in digital banking tech vendor Backbase
Backbase has raised €120 million in growth equity funding, bringing its valuation to €2.5 billion.
Webinar: Winning with data in the cloud
The benefits of cloud-native solutions for managing core systems, data management and value creation.
And what is wrong with my mainframe?
Maybe, just maybe, there is a better way of doing what we all agree must be done.
Money 20/20 Europe: How is the rise of fintech transforming the next generation of banking?
Kahina Van Dyke believes the biggest shift in legacy financial services is learning to unlock human potential.
Credit unions comms platform Eltropy acquires video banking tech firm POPi/o
Together, Eltropy and POPi/o serve more than 400 credit unions in the US.
State of play: fintech partnerships
Incumbents and fintechs are increasingly forging equally beneficial partnerships to lead innovation.
Why data is often the biggest constraint for financial companies
Organisations should democratise data and enable the wider workforce to glean insights directly.
EntreBank selects CSI’s NuPoint core banking platform
CSI will also provide EntreBank with managed IT services.
Ohio’s KeyBank appoints new tech executive
Navarro previously worked in a similar role at TD Bank.
Meet B4B Payments and Banking Circle at Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam!
Introducing a top provider of issuing and payment solutions with full value chain-coverage and scalability.
Banking Technology Magazine June 2022 issue out now
Cover story: THE WORLD BEYOND – Connecting through the metaverse.
The future of fintech and insurtech is DeFi and Web3
Financial institutions must start allowing access to DeFi functionality through their banking and insurance services.
Video: Lead Bank at FinovateSpring 2022 – Digital transformation for community banks
We chat with Josh Rowland of Lead Bank to discuss how community banks can compete in a digital world.
Video: IncredibleBank at FinovateSpring 2022 – Diversity and inclusivity in fintech
FinTech Futures chats with Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank about diversity in the fintech space.
The day I skipped my recital
You won’t get far by not making sacrifices. But you won’t get far by making all the sacrifices either.
Video: Wells Fargo at FinovateSpring 2022 – BaaS and open banking
FinTech Futures chats with Reetika Grewal of Wells Fargo to discuss open banking and BaaS.
Video: Piermont Bank at FinovateSpring 2022 – Unlocking digital transformation
FinTech Futures chats with Wendy Cai-Lee of Piermont Bank to discuss digital acceleration within banking.
FinTech Futures at FinovateSpring 2022
An overview of what the FinTech Futures team got up to during our time at FinovateSpring.
Fintechs, don’t go to market alone: three must-haves for your FI partnership
What should fintechs look for in a financial institution to improve the odds of a successful partnership?
Video: JP Morgan at FinovateSpring 2022 – The growth of open banking
FinTech Futures chats with Eileen Holcomb of JP Morgan to discuss the growing adoption of open banking.
Video: US Bank at FinovateSpring 2022 – The real-time payments revolution
FinTech Futures chats with Mike Jorgensen of US Bank to discuss real-time payments.
Former Mastercard EVP Kush Saxena appointed as new CEO of PagoNxt Merchant Solutions
Kush Saxena will step into his new role in mid-June.
How AI and data fusion are turning the tide in the battle against modern slavery
The application of modern AI and data techniques is a key development in the fight against modern slavery.
Mambu partners Brim Financial for new digital banking offering
Through the partnership, the firms will deliver a new digital banking platform in North America.
Banks need to know their customers better than ever, but how do they do this?
Personalised banking is a growing trend and something that is becoming increasingly desirable.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 27 May 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Money talks
Expectations about what is acceptable from a CO2 emissions perspective have to mature.
Video: Wells Fargo at FinovateSpring 2022 – How to achieve digital acceleration
FinTech Futures chats with Madhu Narasimhan of Wells Fargo to discuss approaches to digital transformation.
White paper: Intelligence capabilities for AML and CFT regulatory compliance
Enhancing KYC, AML, CFT and due diligence investigations for finance, banking and compliance sectors with digital intelligence.
Card-issuing platform Marqeta partners Evolve Bank & Trust
Evolve will support the full range of Marqeta’s card programme management capabilities.
This is why we can’t have nice things
Innovation is a war of attrition, and that’s exhausting.
