ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Toku, Finverity, Lumiant and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
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Fraud and risk detection start-up Oscilar launches from stealth
The start-up has been self-funded by its co-founders, with $20 million in capital.
Video: Infosys Finacle CEO Sanat Rao on the need for business model innovation in banking
Infosys Finacle CEO Sanat Rao discusses the key business model archetypes that will shape the future of banking.
Visa and Mastercard reportedly in talks to acquire Pismo
Visa has reportedly submitted a bid of $1.4bn after an initial offer of $1bn was rejected by Pismo.
Video: ING at FinovateEurope 2023 – The power of partnerships
Simon Boonen of ING discusses the importance of collaboration and co-creation between fintechs and banks.
eToro raises $250m at $3.5bn valuation after nixing SPAC
The funding stems from an Advance Investment Agreement (AIA) which eToro entered into in February 2021.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Wingspan, Monite, Fundpath and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Eastnets migrates Swift and sanctions screening infrastructure to Microsoft Azure
Eastnets is one of the first Swift bureaus to migrate its full infrastructure for the Americas to the cloud.
Last chance to shine: PayTech Awards 2023 nominations deadline extended
The nominations deadline has been extended to 24 March 2023. Submit today!
FinTech Futures Jobs: Did you know learning Python is a great idea for your fintech career?
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Synctera, Natech, Basiq, Payabli
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Loyalty matters… enter embedded banking
Many big brands are now looking at embedded banking as a way to boost customer loyalty.
Mexican fintech Clara secures up to $90m in debt financing
The fresh financing follows a $150 million debt facility from Goldman Sachs in August last year.
Bloomberg to acquire fintech solutions provider Broadway
Bloomberg says Broadway’s solutions “will fill a gap” in its product portfolio.
Orion Innovation snaps up Banktech Software for undisclosed sum
The acquisition will help Orion bring in open banking solutions and expand its digital and core banking capabilities.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: NX Technologies, Growfin & more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
If you build it, the money will come
The BaaS companies that will succeed will be those with a strong growth strategy.
Kennebec Savings Bank taps Alkami for digital banking platform
The Alkami platform will provide a “consistent” user experience for Kennebec business customers.
US neobank HMBradley picks Thought Machine for core banking tech
HMBradley will utilise the vendor’s cloud-native core banking platform Vault Core to power its services.
Trading Technologies acquires fixed income trading platform AxeTrading
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will broaden TT’s multi-asset capabilities.
Canada’s Versapay names Carey O’Connor Kolaja as new CEO
O’Connor Kolaja replaces former CEO Craig O’Neill, who is set to move to an advisory role within the firm.
US student debt fintech Candidly raises $20.5m in Series B funding
The funding round was led by Altos Ventures, with existing investor Cercano Management also participating.
Introducing the PayTech Awards USA 2023
Nominations for the awards are open until 2 June 2023.
US regtech Droit lands $23m Series B funding
The round was led by Pivot Investment Partners and UBS via its venture arm UBS Next.
Executive panel: key banking cybersecurity developments for 2023
Ten executives from top firms, including Wells Fargo, Microsoft, TransUnion, and RBC, share their expert views.
PayTech Awards nominations close in two weeks!
The deadline for nominations is Friday 17 March, so don’t leave it too late!
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Archway, Finway, iLex and more
A handy round-up of all the latest funding endeavours by fintech companies across the world.
Canadian insurance and investment fintech Equisoft lands $125m in funding
The funding saw participation from new investors Investissement Québec and the government of Québec.
Quantifind bags $23m in funding to help firms combat financial crime
Quantifind’s SaaS solutions help banks and financial institutions tackle money laundering and fraud.
Xero appoints former Google exec Diya Jolly as chief product officer
Jolly joins Xero from Okta, where she served as CPO.
Banking Technology Magazine March 2023 issue out now
Cover story: FACE OFF – Confrontation can be a good thing.
US paytech Pagos lands $34m in Series A funding
With the funds, Pagos plans to expand its engineering team and develop its product suite.
Wells Fargo launches digital financial planning platform LifeSync
LifeSync, available from March, will sit within the Wells Fargo mobile app.
Watch out for the core crash
There is more turmoil to come in the core banking space.
Arvest Bank launches new lending product powered by Thought Machine
Arvest claims it is the first US bank to offer lending capabilities on Thought Machine’s core.
State of play: neobanks
Neobanks as a sector are now approaching their teenage years and quickly maturing.
Interview: How Opus is leading the financial services sector forward to a more sustainable future
“The way I see it, the fintech landscape has never looked better,” says TM Praveen, CEO of Opus.
Extended deadline announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2023 nominations
The new deadline for nominations is now Friday, 24 February 2023. Apply today!
North America fintech funding round-up: Vexi, Comun, ModernFi & more
A round-up of the latest funding endeavours of fintech start-ups from across North America.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 2 | Space Bank and financial inclusion
In this episode, we’re joined by Nika Kurdiani, deputy CEO at TBC Bank and CEO of Space International.
