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Fintech API firm Railz raises $12m in Series A funding round
Toronto-based start-up aims to solve “universal challenge for SMEs”.
Miami neobank Fortú launches with Galileo Financial Technologies
Fortú plans to focus on Latinx communities and their unique needs.
Liberty Bank signs digital banking deal with Alkami Technology
Connecticut-based bank seeks to revamp its services with Texan vendor.
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.
State Street hires Aman Thind as new global chief architect
Aman Thind will drive the US bank’s technology transformation.
Nymbus lands $20m from Vystar Credit Union for new CUSO
Core banking vendor’s new project wastes no time in landing funding.
BNPL firm Affirm acquires Returnly in $300m deal
More than eight million shoppers have used the online return service.
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.
ICYMI funding round-up: Percent, Till Financial, Plooto, Nelo & more
More weekly funding deals which may have flown under your radar.
Nymbus lands $15m fresh investment from Financial Services Capital
Core banking vendor has now landed $31 million from the investor.
ICYMI funding round-up: Cardlay, Revix, Numidia, Payable & more
A round-up of the funding you may have missed this week.
Nomura hires former Barclays exec Jain as new CIO
Jain spent 13 years at Barclays, leaving as CTO in 2019.
FTC shutters San Fran fintech Beam for not delivering on 7% interest rate
“Don’t lie about your customers’ ability to get their money when they need it.”
Top 10 funding rounds in Q1 2021
The first quarter of 2021 has seen a handful of big rounds.
Jumio raises $150m in private equity investment
Firm lands “largest funding round” of the digital identity space.
Heartland Credit Union selects KeyStone as new core system
The bank says it picked KeyStone as the heart of a new technological change.
US de novo Lili targets freelancers with tax tools & early payments
It wants to give freelancers an “all-in-one” banking app.
ICYMI funding round: Fondeadora, SEON, Lendo, Nomanini & more
Plenty of funding rounds may have slipped you by this week.
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.
Canadian challenger Koho raises $56m in Series C funding round
The new funding is all headed towards building awareness in the market.
ICYMI funding round-up: Exabel, ClearGlass, Cheese, Flowcast & more
Plenty of funding rounds may have slipped you by this week.
SoFi to acquire Golden Pacific Bancorp in $22m quest for US bank charter
US fintech switches tactics to nab an existing licence.
Codat secures investment from Amex and PayPal
Codat gains big backers as it gears up for US launch.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2021
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2021 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
Payments Canada picks Interac for real-time infrastructure
Interac will use its e-Transfer service in the design, construction and maintenance of the system.
Thasunda Brown Duckett leaves JP Morgan Chase for TIAA
Duckett replaces the retiring Roger Ferguson.
Report: The power of data analytics in fintech solutions
A deep-dive industry report focused on the priorities and use of data analytics at financial institutions.
US fintech for gamers Zytara signs payments partnership with i2c
The deal follows Zytara’s launching of its own stablecoin.
Personetics raises $75m from Warburg Pincus
Data analytics and customer engagement firm plans expansion with new funding.
Is 2021 the year to inspire better banking?
Sanat Rao says the time is right to invest in back-end systems change.
BankPlus replacing 30-year-old core system with Jack Henry’s SilverLake
Southwestern US bank picked SilverLake after feedback from its peers.
USAA Federal Savings Bank nabs new risk head from Citigroup
Neeraj Singh replaces retiring Torben Ostergaard.
Craft Bank picks Jack Henry’s SilverLake after 2020 launch
Atlanta-based de novo bank deploys SilverLake in the cloud.
FinTech Futures Jobs: five awesome fintech companies founded by women
Featuring Aya Payments, Modularbank, First Boulevard, GoHenry, and Alinea Invest.
Goldman picks Marqeta to power Marcus current account rollout
Marcus plans to launch its new accounts later this year.
US banks must lose “legacy anchor” to meet customer needs in 2021
The banking landscape in North America is undergoing a fundamental shift.
Mambu raises €110m to hit €1.7bn valuation
Cloud core banking vendor has raised over €150m since launch.
Webinar: Deep dive on ServiceNow’s purpose built product for finserv operations
How to improve customer and employee experiences. Featuring a demo of The Now Platform from ServiceNow.
Personalisation: the Gen Z banking imperative
This generational cohort represents a lucrative target market for financial services institutions.
