Independent broker-dealers: keep reps and build on fund-family partnerships
Let’s get the lay of the land with a quick industry-evolution review and where it’s left IBDs.
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2020 review: 10 largest regulatory fines this year
The fines kept flowing even in a year as turbulent as 2020.
2020 review: 10 largest bank job cuts this year
This year has seen several job cut announcements.
Banks and bad actors: the race to digitally adapt
Financial services are far from reaching a “new normal”.
SoftBank aims to raise $525m with Spac IPO
Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup are managing the deal.
2020 review: Top 10 fintech and bank M&A deals
Despite COVID-19, the financial sector has still enjoyed some notable M&A deals.
Coinbase files for IPO listing amidst racism scandal
The start-up has long struggled with its management of Black employees.
Modernising through legacy tech: powering the next wave of fintech innovation
It’s clear that mainframes are the ideal solution for fintech enterprises.
Central State Bank goes live on Finastra’s Fusion Phoenix core
Fusion Phoenix is a modern core, built entirely on Microsoft technology.
2020 review: Top five cyberattacks this year
Cybercriminals haven’t stopped their activities in 2020.
Combination of weaknesses led to massive data breach at Desjardins
The incident compromised the data of nearly 9.7 million Canadians.
2020 – A shock to the system for the banking industry
Fintech Futures talks to James Buckley, vice president and Europe director for Infosys Finacle.
IBM buys Canadian fintech Expertus to bolster payments offerings
The acquisition strengthens its portfolio as an end-to-end digital payments solution provider.
EXCLUSIVE: Neobank First Boulevard launching next year to target Black America
CEO and founder, Donald Hawkins, tells FinTech Futures about the process of the name change.
Unit raises Series A funding to offer banking intergration
The start-up has raised a total of $18.6 million to-date.
Fintech projections for 2021
Top five fintech trends to watch in 2021.
What the Fintech? Episode 18 | Year in review
We relay our industry highlights of 2020.
Paytech firm Ondot acquired by US banking tech giant Fiserv
Fiserv says the Ondot takeover will help it provide a “unified digital experience” to customers.
US state regulator says Robinhood is “aggressively marketing” to novices
The regulator calls out Robinhood’s approach of “gamifying” trading.
Former JP Morgan execs launch wealthtech Vestrata with $4m
Vestrata has already signed up a number of investment managers and solution partners.
Fintech digital transformation challenges during COVID-19
How to get ahead in realising revenues and returning profits to shareholders.
Swift calls for collaboration to help build the future of global transactions
Swift’s ambitious new strategy to reinvent global financial transactions.
Top 10 Women in Fintech Power List 2020
We bring you a shortlist of ten women in – or investing in – fintech.
Mexican challenger albo raises $45m in Series B funding round
Albo has now raised just over $72 million across five rounds.
The music of embedded finance
Embedded finance is all about making the admin of life seamless, low-friction and invisible.
Vacuumlabs partners with GPS, the award-winning paytech behind Revolut and Starling
Delivering new products and features that enable businesses large and small to realise breakthrough innovations.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 winners unveiled!
Watch Tom Ward perform his stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of Banking Tech Awards 2020.
Connect bank operations from front to back
Improve efficiency and compliance while simultaneously lowering costs and risks.
Mozper lands $3.55m to launch kid debit card in Mexico
In August, Mozper – with the help of partner Visa – launched its closed beta with 500 families.
The time is now to update your finance operations
Modernising the finance department should be a priority.
Ask the expert: what’s the “partnership problem” – and how do I solve it?
Alongside raising investment, securing the right partnerships is critical for business survival.
Omdia Universe 2020-21: Temenos recognised as a leader for digital banking platforms
Based on Temenos’ combination of market impact, solution capabilities, and customer experience.
iBanFirst appoints Said Layadi as new CTO
Layadi joins after stints at Euronext and Ingenico.
The Fintech Review: 2020
We cover embedded finance, competition, open banking, and CBDCs.
New York-based Synechron buys Australian payments firm Attra
Attra and Synechron will have a combined workforce of 10,000 employees and annual revenue of $650m.
Financial assistant app Cleo raises $44 million
Cleo has four million Gen-Z and millennial users; and recorded a 400% revenue growth in the last year.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 December 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
White paper: The business value of ServiceNow for retail banks
The value retail banks will achieve annually at $29.54m per organisation ($70,000 per 100 users) by using ServiceNow.
Don’t turn a blind eye to spreadsheet vulnerabilities
Introducing PrizmDoc Cells, a secure solution in an intuitive, Excel-like web interface.
Banking’s Christmas ghosts
Charles Dickens’ popular novel, “A Christmas Carol”, gets a banking spin.
