ICYMI funding round-up: LOQR, MOCA Financial, Bueno Finance, Glint Pay & more
Another batch of funding rounds that could have flown under your radar.
Financial Services/Finserv
Afterpay hires Mastercard exec Khoja to lead North American expansion
Zahir Khoja joins at a time of “rapid market expansion” for Afterpay.
Atom Finance raises $28m Series B round led by SoftBank
The firm plans to use the funding to fuel global subscriber growth.
Millennial home buying platform Lower lands $100m Series A led by Accel
The Ohio-based firm plans to use the funds to expand its product line and accelerate growth.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three fantastic permanent jobs open in London right now
Exciting vacancies at OakNorth, BNY Mellon and Checkout.com. Apply today!
Unicorns, emojis and gamification: how Gen Z is transforming the way we bank
Neobanks have realised it’s less a matter of “kids hate finance”, and more “finance hates kids”.
Visa to acquire open banking platform Tink in €1.8bn deal
Visa hopes to “help accelerate the adoption of open banking in Europe”.
Don’t diss the bankers
There are three types of bankers, but there is only one type you need.
US investment app Stash acquires financial literacy platform PayGrade
Stash plans to “quickly expand” its new acquisition.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 14 | The hidden value of remittances
Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder of Sokin, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
Analyst report: Expectation versus reality for payments data monetisation
Identifying the data-led services that corporates want. Download for free!
Annual APIs and Integration Report – 2021
The state of APIs, integration and microservices, according to 950 IT executives.
Migrant banking start-up Majority raises $19m in seed funding
The firm offers a mobile banking service for migrants across the US.
Broadridge appoints Ray Tierney as new president of Itiviti
The firm signed a $2.5 billion deal to acquire Itiviti earlier this year.
Expanding across different time zones, cultures and geographies profitably
Founder shares Important steps worth considering in international expansion, whatever the country.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Wise, Société Générale & BBVA
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Fintech funding deals globally 14 June – 20 June 2021
Featuring Ebanx, ThinCats, Guideline, Bunq, and 10x.
Raisin lands first US partner bank with Dallas-based MapleMark
German fintech makes headway after 18 months of preparation.
Dutch fintech Mollie raises $800m in Series C round
The investment takes the company’s total valuation to $6.5 billion.
BaaS start-up Unit raises $51m in Series B round
The company also announced the launch of its new service Unit Go.
Low-code development and BaaS APIs: is this embedded finance’s hockey stick moment?
Low-code development and BaaS could combine to offer all (or parts of) the banking stack as-a-service.
Open Banking Expo Canada meet-ups launch virtually this June
Free and open to banks, credit unions, fintechs, regulators, Big Techs, and other industry players.
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union picks Symitar for cloud-based core
Chattanooga-based credit union seeks expansion with new system.
US banking start-up Novo lands $40m in Series A round
It aims to use the investment to scale its banking platform for small businesses.
How technology enables the next generation of banking inclusivity
Rajashekara V. Maiya, Infosys Finacle: agile means more than just technology.
Super intelligence as the future of financial services
A summary of the key insights from the Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit 2021.
ICYMI funding round-up: Upflow, TRM Labs, Booste, Crediverso & more
A heaping helpful of funding rounds from this week to get your teeth into.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – JP Morgan acquires Nutmeg; investments for Clip and Ebanx
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three companies on a hiring spree this summer
Exciting vacancies at Avanade, CSC and Moody’s Corporation. Apply today!
Republic Bank picks Fiserv tech to expand digital offerings
Republic Bank hopes the partnership will “revolutionise” its processing and payment systems.
Liberty Bank selects Payrailz payments tech in ongoing digital drive
Connecticut-based bank seeks “money movement experience”.
Customers don’t do what they should
There’s a disparity between how banks think and what customers do.
VC funding into fintech grows as sector embraces latest AI and gaming trends
VCs are ultimately looking for extraordinary entrepreneurs and companies to invest in.
JP Morgan acquires digital wealth manager Nutmeg
Nutmeg will complement the launch of JP Morgan’s digital bank Chase.
Fiserv lands payments deal with Pentagon Federal Credit Union
The credit union is the second largest in the US.
Weightless – how cloud lightens the heavy lifting for financial institutions
Cloud enables banks to innovate in minutes and launch in days.
PayCargo lands $125m in Series B investment from Insight Partners
Freight payments firm plans product development with new windfall.
Don’t blame it on capitalism
We focus on reducing cost because that needs no creativity, no thought, no iteration.
White paper: Cloud momentum is building in retail banking
Learn how cloud adoption is growing faster than anybody ever envisaged.
Infographic: Modern consumer experiences run on cloud
Cloud technology is the future of finance. Find out how it’ll get you there.
