Secured cards: public relations ploy or financial health builder?
They can be a critical tool for financially vulnerable people.
Innovation
Declaring time of death and other ways of surviving doing business with big banks
Don’t be afraid to declare time of death when it is true: it is not an admission of defeat.
Blade raises $4.3m from Coinbase
The crypto derivatives exchange is launching in three weeks.
Reshaping the banking experience
It’s time to stop looking at digital as the only key to client satisfaction.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
When is the right time for a founder to take a step back from the business?
Turn to commercial banks for treasury management innovation
Commercial banks are taking up a starring role.
Monarch creates first recurring crypto payments system
The solution will enable the likes of Netflix and Hulu to accept crypto.
Banking Technology Awards introduces awards for tech vendors
Ovum Technology Innovation Awards are now open for entries!
FinMkt closes $5m Series B
It provides highly customisable tech for the online lending industry.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 05 August 2019
Some of this week’s news, in video format!
Top fintech stories this week – 9 August 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
ScaleFactor closes $60m Series C funding round
The platform has since raised $100m in 12 months.
Fintech partnerships: the real benefit of Open Banking for incumbent banks
A deep dive into where the real value lies in Open Banking for incumbents.
Tesla-fy your bank
Will banks ever truly reinvent banking?
Getting to the future: learn, unlearn, persist. Repeat.
But unlearning is the only path to survival. Even if you can’t learn to like that, you learn to value it.
Commerzbank tests blockchain payment solution with Daimler Trucks
Current payment systems require a human to trigger the process.
RBC launches student experience on mobile app
The ‘Mobile Student Edition’ is designed to tap into the Gen Z market
Banking Technology Awards 2019: become a sponsor
Working with us as a sponsor ensures your brand is seen by the best and brightest decision-makers in the industry.
Klarna bags $460m equity funding
It’s now the most valuable EU fintech with a valuation of $5.5 billion.
Nasdaq uses AI to root out stock-market abuse
It detects irregular trading patterns and alerts officials according to machine-learning.
Federal Reserve reveals real-time payment system plans
FedNow will be available to all US-based banks by 2024.
Three lessons traditional banks can learn from their younger siblings
Teamwork, transparency and creating a competitive culture is key.
Grayscale selects Coinbase to store $2.7bn worth of assets
Coinbase Custody had reached $1 billion in crypto AUM in May.
Big banks are driving fintech to the mainstream
And it’s happening faster than you think!
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 29 July 2019
Some of this week’s news, in video format!
Gatsby gets $1.5m funding for social trading
The platform is onboarding users gradually.
FNA raises $5.5m for AI-driven regtech
The firm collaborates with regulators manage financial risks.
Stackin’ raises $4m for financial advice for millennials
Millennials can now be texted the best way to grow their money.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
My company is undergoing hypergrowth. How can I create a culture for business success?
PayTech Awards 2019 in pictures
Celebrating excellence and innovation in the payments industry and people who make it happen!
SME lender B-North welcomes funding
Manchester-based B-North has applied for a banking licence.
Helis Network closes $500k seed funding round
The firm aims to make decentralised finance accessible.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 July 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five stories this week!
Digital US equities investment product launches in India
DriveWealth has partnered with Vested Finance.
Wematch unveils Euro IRS platform with 10 banks onboard
JP Morgan, RBC, HSBC and Societe Generale are among the initial banks.
Synechron launches new Libor impact analysis software
Its Accelerator uses data science to address the industry benchmarking challenge.
Moody’s acquires fintech RiskFirst
The acquisition will boost Moody’s Analytics’ offering.
Mbanq backs Arival Bank by acquiring shares
Arival also has its sights set on a Series A round of $10 million later this year
Banking Technology Awards 2019 are open for entries
The Early Bird 10% discount deadline is 31 July 219, the awards close for entries on 31 August 2019
FIs choose Cloudera for digital transformation
Cloudera enables digital transformation for global financial services institutions.
