Robinhood faces SEC probe over deal disclosure
US brokerage unicorn in hot water over order flow dealings.
Financial Services/Finserv
Small challenger Jiko buys Minnesota bank
Instead of sitting in deposits, Jiko customer money sits in Treasury Bills.
Stopping malicious insiders with deception technology
A deception-based platform helps firms feel prepared for attacks from within.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 04 September 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Impact of COVID-19 on M&A activity in the fintech space
The market is pricing a more positive outlook for banks globally.
The time for reskilling is now: how to go about it in a post-pandemic world
We have just six months to prepare for the new work environment – let’s be strategic about our upskilling options.
Report: The total economic impact of Appway Onboarding for wealth management
Increased revenues and improved efficiency for internationally operating wealth management firms and private banks.
Sterling National Bank picks Cashfac for back office tech
The bank is deploying Cashfac’s VBT system in the cloud.
Four US digital trading apps experienced technical issues this week
It’s rare for as many as four digital brokerage platforms to experience issues all at the same time.
First Bancorp completes $1.1bn acquisition of Santander Puerto Rico
The merger is expected to complete in Q2 2021.
Aussie BNPL Zip closes $296m acquisition of US player QuadPay
“The US is a critical part of our global strategy,” says CEO.
Risky business
Everyone will have a part to play, but the risk teams will set the tone for what comes next.
Varo Bank goes live on Temenos Transact core banking system
New US bank prepares for post-launch life with Temenos.
FinovateFall Digital: Delivering concrete ROI during unprecedented times
The future of finance is digital. Free tickets to FinovateFall available!
White paper: Next-gen virtual hardware security module (vHSM)
Noted cryptographer and Unbound’s co-founder/CEO Prof. Yehuda Lindell explores virtual HSMs, at length.
YOU are the first line of your own defense for fraud prevention
Be vigilant online! You are your first line of defense against fraud.
How banks can balance UX and security amid a pandemic
How face-based biometrics and AI can deliver smooth digital onboarding and stamp out fraud.
NerdWallet steps outside US, acquires UK’s Know Your Money
Know Your Money had some five million consumers and 1.2 million business clients in 2019.
US payments start-up Finix lands $30m from Lightspeed & Amex
To date, Finix has raised $96 million in venture capital.
The great asset servicing cloud migration and its implications
Cloud migration requires a considerable initial spend and some are simply not yet ready to commit.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 28 August 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
1st United Credit Union picks Symitar’s Episys system
The credit union will run its core through Jack Henry’s private cloud environment.
US credit fintech for minorities Esusu lands £2.3m
More than 5,000 renters in the US have applied for Esusu.
N26 “nearly” hits half a million US customer mark
“Over the past 12 months, we have learned a lot about our US customer base.”
ID start-up Socure lands $61m from Citi, Wells Fargo & MVB
The start-up was co-founded back in 2012.
Infographic: Creating standardised platform for Fortune 500 financial data services company
Learn how Panduit and Cisco Services successfully accomplished this major project in just 90 days and within budget.
Worldremit acquires fellow remittance firm Sendwave
Sendwave has a presence in East and West Africa.
Artis Technologies secures $1.5m in seed funding
The Atlanta lendtech grabs its first injection since launching in March.
Unfinishedness, by degrees
If you are looking for principles to navigate unfinishneess by, ask “who”.
US challenger for teens Copper lands $4.3m
The start-up has built an advisory board of teens.
LA start-up AmplifyX lets investors build portfolios around musicians
From 2015 to 2019, the entire music industry grew sales at a 9% rate.
Why the world needs synchronised timing
The value of timing provides the opportunity to bolster the very fabric of our vital infrastructure.
What the Fintech? Episode 12 | Transformers: more than meets the AI
Matt Sattler, head of HSBC’s innovation labs, reveals what it takes to secure a deal with the bank.
Wells Fargo resumes job cuts after pandemic break
Layoffs, branch closures and cuts to third-party spending are on the table.
US unicorn AvidXchange launches secondary offering
AvidXchange says it’s had a three-year growth rate of 133%.
2020 PayTech Awards hosted online by Zoe Lyons
Join our celebrity host Zoe Lyons for PayTech Awards 2020! Free broadcast on 10 September – everyone is welcome.
White paper: Data integrity in an uncertain world – how to achieve operational resilience
How automating your data management processes can help reduce costs and eliminate the potential for human error.
TD Bank pays $122m for obscuring overdraft penalties
US bank charged by CFPB for anti-consumer practice.
Goldman Sachs & Barclays among bidders for GM’s credit card business
GM’s credit card business has about $3 billion in outstanding balances.
Scotiabank pays over $127m for commodities price manipulation
It also faced charges of compliance and supervision failures.
