Miami neobank Fortú launches with Galileo Financial Technologies
Fortú plans to focus on Latinx communities and their unique needs.
Partnerships
Report: AI – the future of content management in financial services
Our latest deep-dive report focuses on the potentially revolutionary role of AI in banking content management.
An era of digital trade
Technology creates opportunities to transform existing processes across global supply chains.
JP Morgan, DBS Bank and Temasek to form new payments platform
The platform will start by facilitating flows between Singapore-based banks.
Nymbus lands $20m from Vystar Credit Union for new CUSO
Core banking vendor’s new project wastes no time in landing funding.
The power of the tribe
In a global village filled with noise and people trying to get a free ride, the tribe is strong, vibrant, unaffected.
BMO Harris Bank teams with Hope Trust to trial services for special needs clients
Hope Trust is a tech-based planning service and trust administration platform.
Hi55 Ventures, NTT DATA, Railsbank and Mastercard team up to reinvent payroll
The Hi card will give employees direct access to money they’ve earned in real-time, free of charge.
Why banks need to embrace the new normal
The banking industry’s definition of normal hasn’t been normal for a majority of customers for years.
Extended deadline announced for PayTech Awards 2021
Recognising excellence and innovation in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry worldwide!
KeyBank launches digital bank for doctors with new offshoot at Laurel Road
KeyBank acquired Laurel Road in 2019.
Keep the change: how fintech is blurring the line between transaction and payment
As payments become more frictionless, how can banks cultivate and maintain customer loyalty?
Raising the curtain on embedded finance: the next wave of fintech is here
Embedded finance brings an entirely new set of players targeting specific segments into finserv.
Banking Technology April 2021 issue out now
Soaring to new heights: a record-breaking first quarter of M&A activity.
Top 10 funding rounds in Q1 2021
The first quarter of 2021 has seen a handful of big rounds.
Fiserv acquires US processor Pineapple Payments
It is expected to close by the end of Q2 2021.
Deutsche Bank and TIS sign treasury deal
The pair will work on multi-bank services for treasury and finance.
How financial services leaders can create opportunities in a crisis
Retail banking is set to undergo up to three years of acceleration in digital banking preference just this year.
Dear Luc: When is the best time to expand my fintech abroad?
When is the right time for a fintech to go beyond the domestic market?
Banking Technology March 2021 issue out now
Creating communities: celebrating women in fintech this Women’s History Month
PayTech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
Open to financial and payment institutions worldwide, technology and service providers, individuals and teams.
MoneyGram and Ripple end partnership deal two years early
The two firms wind down their deal amid regulatory issues.
SoFi to acquire Golden Pacific Bancorp in $22m quest for US bank charter
US fintech switches tactics to nab an existing licence.
PayPal buys Israeli crypto wallet Curv for its new blockchain unit
PayPal expects the acquisition to close in the first half of 2021.
Why factoring industry needs fintechs
Fintechs are to factoring companies what bars are to high jumpers.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: Infopro – Best Core Banking Solution Provider
Infopro Digital Banking “moves core banking into the next generation”, says CEO
Wipro signs off on $1.45bn acquisition of Capco
Indian IT giant wants to grow in Europe and Asia.
Payments Canada picks Interac for real-time infrastructure
Interac will use its e-Transfer service in the design, construction and maintenance of the system.
Crypto.com signs first-of-its-kind F1 sponsorship deal with Aston Martin
Aston Martin wants to be at the “forefront” of the crypto boom.
ICYMI funding round-up: Zolve, Symple Loans, Butn, FunGuard & more
We highlight a series of funding rounds that may have passed you by.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: AFS – COVID-19 Response by Fintech
An innovative approach to urgently find solution to accommodate the US government’s Payroll Protection Program.
US fintech for gamers Zytara signs payments partnership with i2c
The deal follows Zytara’s launching of its own stablecoin.
NBA star Russel Westbrook leads $63m investment in Varo Bank
Westbrook also joins the bank as an advisor on communities of colour.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 12 February 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
BankPlus replacing 30-year-old core system with Jack Henry’s SilverLake
Southwestern US bank picked SilverLake after feedback from its peers.
Tech CU picks Backbase to revamp digital processes
Silicon Valley-based institution looks to the future with digital vendor.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 05 February 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Fintech funding round-up: UiPath, Narmi, Balance, GajiGesa, and more
The start of February has seen a whole host of funding rounds around the world.
Why Google Pay’s reboot signals a major land grab on financial services
Five reasons why the banking world, including fintech challengers, needs to sit up and take notice.
A thing apart
Teamwork, trust, and support come from a place of pure emotion.
