New York challenger Current lands $131m in Series C funding round
The capital will go towards Current’s product offerings.
Financial Services/Finserv
Navigating the new normal – how to redefine KYB and enhance the SME experience
The “one size fits all” approach to compliant onboarding is simply no longer relevant.
E-book: The dawn of end-to-end AML compliance
The components of an end-to-end AML compliance solution and how to put your organisation on the right path.
HMBradley lands $18.25m Series A led by Chime investor Acrew Capital
To date, the fintech claims it has surpassed $90 million in customer deposits.
AI rewrites 21st century debt collection practices
It’s likely that AI will find a range of uses in the debt collection sector.
On-demand payment innovation at the heart of digital “new normal”
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered industry changes in rapid time.
Blockchain-based lender Figure seeks US bank charter
Figure wants to simplify its regulatory and compliance procedures.
Be Money rebrands as Daylight in preparation for US launch
Daylight promises a range of LGBTQ+ services to support its customers.
Building out a payments hub with Infosys Finacle
Peter Ryan, senior product manager at Infosys Finacle, speaks to FinTech Futures about payments.
FinTech Futures Jobs: five things a fintech start-up founder will ask you in an interview
Interviewing in a fintech company is different from interviewing in other industries.
Christian Investors Financial picks Finastra core system
Finastra to deploy Phoenix on the Microsoft cloud.
Fidelity Bank & Trust goes live on Jack Henry’s SilverLake system
The Iowa-based bank replaces several legacy systems
Google Pay unveils integrated banking challenger Plex
Plex will sit in the wider, revamped Google Pay app.
Mortgage platform Better.com lands $200m in Series D funding
Better claims to have funded $25bn in home loans since 2016.
The growth springboard for your bank
Coforge and Profinch execs share their thoughts on Oracle Flexcube.
Neobank Mercury aims to serve US start-up scene
Founded in 2017, the bank has raised $26m so far.
App for US landlords NestEgg lands $7m Series A
Alongside its fresh capital injection, the start-up has also launched NestEgg Pay.
Opportunity costs for cynics
The only new opportunity COVID gives us is to be honest about the opportunities we missed.
MSU Federal Credit Union built its own app in 2009 – where is it now?
MSU holds around $5.5 billion in assets and is America’s 48th largest credit union.
Temenos wins new US customer in de novo bank ACDC
ACDC is in the process of applying for a banking licence in the US.
Innovation in Retail Banking Report 2020
Responses from 750+ senior bankers the world over with a focus on adapting to changes brought on by COVID-19.
Uber plans return to financial services with hires “across the board”
The firm is “not ready to announce anything yet”.
Report: Three key strategies for customer experience success
In-depth industry report on customer experience, featuring expert insights from Mettle, HSBC & Northwestern Mutual.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 13 November 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
UK BaaS Railsbank lands $37m for US credit expansion
“Railsbank [is] set out on a mission to be a truly global platform.”
Standard Chartered signs five-year cloud deal with AWS
The bank deepens its relationship with cloud hosting giant.
Banking Technology November 2020 issue out now
Without limits: The Barclays accelerator races ahead
Neobanks may have lost their shine, but the fintech revolution is far from over
Now, a few years on from what seemed like an unstoppable rise, things aren’t quite so rosy.
Fintech execs race towards workplace diversity
Divido’s Christer Holloman launches Fintech Finishers to raise D&I awareness.
Let them eat cake
The pay-off in building a bank for the future vs the short-term gains of playing it safe is worth every single bite.
Trulioo hires Leigh Ramsden as new CFO
Former Absolute Software man joins up with Trulioo next week.
The pursuit for equality
I decided I wanted to play a part in empowering women and other underrepresented individuals.
Webinar: Winning over senior management with a low-code approach to digital transformation
Real use cases for low-code and why using it for in-house development is a viable alternative to using third-party products.
Webinar: Managing data today – real time, real AI, real application
Learn how effortless it is to transform your operations and take data processes to the next level.
Why COVID-19 could spur the next phase of bank branch evolution
This shift in the function of bank branches has been underway for decades.
US fintech lender Upstart Holdings files for IPO
To date, the fintech has raised some $165 million in funding.
US Department of Justice moves to block $5.3bn Visa-Plaid deal
US regulator files lawsuit against Visa, accusing it of monopolistic tactics.
Is your back-office ready for real-time payments?
Baldwin relays his thoughts on the firm’s award-winning Concourse Financial Software suite.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 November 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Breaking down banks
Any one of these layers may have its own technical architecture or even be a separate business.
