Video: Top fintech stories this week – 22 May 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
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Remote work start-up Deel scores $14m series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen general partner, Anish Acharya, is joining the San Francisco-based company’s board.
In a micro-app modern world, micro-differentiation matters
The best solutions are those that intertwine physical and digital channels.
Banking software solutions for home working
Co-browsing and client portal technology is making it easier for bank advisers to work from anywhere.
White paper: The Reconciliation Maturity Model
A blueprint for consolidating, automating and driving efficiency across reconciliations – and beyond.
Unsolicited advice on unsolicited advice
Good advice is measured, informed & situation-specific. Our industry has thrived on producing generic postulations.
New digital business models depend on agile and adaptive compliance processes
Flexibility, rhythm, and simplification are vital in helping institutions survive and thrive in this riskier world.
Streamlining remittance, empowering migrant workers & driving inclusion worldwide
The ability to send money home is critical, but not always easy for migrant workers.
E-book: Are you using the best approach to verify customer identities?
Safely onboard more customers, supercharge your operations team, address identity AML & KYC compliance.
Emerging services and solutions amid the COVID-19 chaos
Financial services are expected to play a pivotal role in helping the global community emerge from this crisis.
Digitalisation a must-have for lending in a post-COVID world
The coronavirus pandemic has affected and disrupted every aspect of financial services.
Open banking wave is coming, but are banking APIs ready for fintech?
Why is it hard to get into open banking as a new player?
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 May 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
NICE Actimize and Infosys extend cybersecurity partnership
Technology firms tie up new collaboration.
High school jocks living their best lives
Those who feel the place you are offering them into the future is not shiny enough, can and will be left behind.
Partnerships to drive industry forward in post-COVID world
The coronavirus pandemic has caused immediate changes to the financial services industry.
Global fintech sees worst Q1 since 2016 for VC-backed deals
The quarter saw just 404 deals and ended on $6.1 billion.
Addition Financial picks Backbase to provide customer personalisation
The Florida credit union shuns a “one-size-fits-all” approach.
IBM signs payments modernisation deal with 75 Canadian credit unions
Big Blue to outfit Canadian CUs across three provinces.
White paper: The digitalisation of sell-side risk management
What are the latest trends in risk management for sell-side institutions and what shapes them?
Truliant Federal Credit Union picks Lodestar Technologies’ data solution
Truliant FCU wants to make better use of its enterprise data.
Webinar: Transform your customer experience with modern information management
Real-life examples of how FIs delivered value to customers, reduced technology costs & transformed their businesses.
Three ways to optimise the finance function during COVID-19
It’s important to find areas of your business that can create positive returns.
The State of Digital Transformation in Financial Services 2020
Digital transformation today needs a balance between ongoing tech innovation and development of new skills.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 01 May 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
What the Fintech? Episode 4 | Partnerships: till death do us part
Sean Hunter CIO at OakNorth, offers his advice to companies struggling to make a partnership work.
Overcoming data sourcing issues when testing finance virtual assistants
These testing challenges inherent to AI systems are compounded by data access issues.
Everything I ever needed to know, I learned from the West Wing
We don’t do nearly enough. We can do better and we must do better and we WILL do better.
HSBC freezes redundancy plans as COVID-19 hits $6bn overhaul
London-headquartered bank releases Q1 earnings with stark warning for Europe.
Former Oracle VP Smedley joins Red Hat
Smedley joins IBM-acquired Red Hat after 18 years at Oracle.
People power: tracking demand for biometrics in payments
56% of consumers would prefer to use a biometric sensor on their payment card instead of a PIN.
Defending against COVID-19: the unforeseen risks
Leaders and managers may find themselves in a response management mode that is unfamiliar.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 24 April 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Lifetise launches app to assist self-employed with finance support amid COVID-19
It quickly determines the government support options available to them.
Information Builders & Sound Credit Union collaborate on reporting package for COVID-19
IBI’s self-service analytics are designed exclusively for credit unions.
How to shift gender balance in fintech
More than a third of fintechs in our sample did not have a single woman on their board.
Three US credit unions pick Bankjoy for mobile and online banking
The three institutions hold a combined $280 million.
Webinar: Getting reconciliation right in the ‘decade of data’
A blueprint for consolidating, automating and driving efficiency across reconciliation.
Google plans debit card launch in the US
Google is preparing to launch an Apple Card rival soon.
Why the virus that stopped the world, opens a door for tech start-ups
During these difficult times the survival of many companies will depend on their ability to adjust to a new reality.
