Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
Innovation
Back to the future for banks
Now is the best time for banks to plan and explore the future before the wave of change hits.
Of the things we cannot see
As the debate around working from home unfolds, I will confess there are things that worry me.
PayTech Awards 2021 Winner: Volante – Best Real-Time Payments Solution
Delivering a clear roadmap to a real-time payments infrastructure.
Guide: The X factor – why KYC isn’t enough
Fighting fraud and financial crime doesn’t end at onboarding.
DevOps platform Copado lands $140m funding
The firm plans to use the cash raised to expand its testing software.
Irwin secures $20m in Series A funding round led by K1
The investment will help further the fintech’s mission to upgrade the capital markets software offering.
SEC threatens suit over Coinbase crypto lending product
Coinbase’s CEO and chief legal officer admonish US markets regulator over lack of clarity.
ICYMI funding round-up: TruePay, BankiFi, Aurelia, Jeff & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
Trade surveillance fintech Eventus secures $30m Series B funding
Eventus will use the Series B cash to continue its growth.
Globalisation, crypto and the new cold war
The emergence of blockchain and digital currencies is sparking a new tech battle across the world.
Eat your vegetables
Everyone wants to do the parts of their job they like and avoid the parts they don’t like. But the job is the job.
Cartoon: Barnacles
This new cartoon illustrates a growing trend in the venture capital space.
Report: “Fintech vs Fintech”? The rise of digitalisation in banking
FinTech Futures launches its latest report looking into the changing nature of digital technologies in our industry.
Fintech software firm Veritran hits $225m valuation with Trivest investment
Veritran’s enterprise low-code platform facilitates billions of transactions annually.
UK industry body unveils five-year strategy to catch US and Asia
The industrial strategy aims to shore up existing UK successes in order to overtake Asia and the US.
CIBC acquires Costco’s Canadian credit card portfolio
CIBC will also become the exclusive issuer of Costco Mastercards in Canada.
It’s time to put our heart back into our ecosystem – and build what matters
Access to financial services is a crucial tool to help our most marginalised citizens escape poverty.
ICYMI funding round-up: SurePay, Capitalise, FV Bank & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
Databricks hits $38bn valuation with $1.6bn Series H round
Data and AI firm plans to turbocharge adoption of its ‘lakehouse’ data management architecture.
Your financial digital twin
What if you had a digital twin that could manage your money faster and better than you?
White paper: Accelerate financial services innovation
Read this e-book to discover the benefits of Open Source hybrid cloud technologies financial services organisations.
Report by 451 Research: The role of AI in automating processes and decisions
451 Research interviewed 593 business and IT leaders and found that 36% are prioritising process automation.
How do you eat an elephant?
When working on a large or complex project, you should look to break it up and take it one step at a time.
API fintech Alpaca secures $50m in funding
The stock brokerage platform also announced a new crypto offering and a partnership with Plaid.
Sun Life taps AWS as cloud tech provider in digital transformation push
The Canadian firm says the partnership will expedite cloud adoption and boost innovation.
Banking Technology September 2021 issue out now
Cover story: expansion plans – how to achieve global growth efficiently.
ICYMI funding round-up: Pngme, Recognise Bank, pawaPay, Finexio & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
Flinks receives $103m investment from National Bank of Canada
Growth capital worth $30m will help expand the fintech’s US footprint.
PayTech Awards 2021 Winners Supplement out now
Impactful and innovative paytech projects, products, services and people in the spotlight.
B2B payments fintech Balance raises $25m in Series A funding
US firm says its payments platform will help improve the online checkout experience.
What Gen Z can tell us about the future of banking
All too often, the voices of young people seem to be ignored. Now is a critical time to talk and listen.
It’s not about what it’s about
Knowing that your team will know the right thing when they see it is essential.
Open banking: a new global standard?
How are different countries actually approaching open banking adoption?
Transact365 – change the way you process online payments
Localise, globalise and optimise your business with Transact365’s range of payment and banking solutions.
eBook: Five ways data is redefining financial services
Find out about Snowflake’s modern data approach for financial institutions.
Webinar: Mobile financial super apps – what’s your strategy and what are you waiting for?
Learn how you can win the mobile banking app battle and secure your future banking business.
Mastercard confirms timescale for phasing out magnetic stripe
Stripe-less cards will be issued from 2024 for selected regions.
eBook: Three data trends in financial services
How banks, brokerages, and fintech start-ups can collect, store, analyse, and share data easily and securely.
The birth of personal banking assistants
Banks should aim to utilise more data to become a personal banking assistant for your money/wealth.
