Sibos 2019: IBM’s initiative for social good
AI to combat social issues is “not philanthropy”, but rather an initiative.
SME
Bridging the divide: ensuring financial inclusion for SMEs globally
There were 5.7 million SMEs in the UK in 2018 contributing 47% of revenue to the UK economy.
Supplement: FinovateFall 2019
Read our free FinovateFall Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Banking Circle calls for financial inclusion for SMEs
The paper explores how to bring barriers down for small players.
DN Intersect 2019: final round up and key takeaways
The conference was predominantly focused on North America.
Why has mid-market lending stagnated in banking?
One potential fix for this issue is the use of machine learning fintech.
DN Intersect 2019 Day 1 key takeaways: ‘Branches are here to stay’
FinTech Futures shares Diebold Nixdorf’s latest insights live from Las Vegas.
Banking Technology September 2019 issue out now
Thriving in a hyper-connected world.
The key segment to nurture in 2020 and beyond
The biggest challenge may be the paradoxical ways SMBs view their relationship with their bank.
Empaxis teams with InvestCloud to launch TAMP1
The platform is designed for small to medium-sized investment managers.
Welsh Delio secures £3.3m equity round
Delio will expand into Asia, the Middle East and North America.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 August 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Tesla-fy your bank
Will banks ever truly reinvent banking?
JP Morgan and OnDeck part ways
While OnDeck pursues a banking charter.
SME lender B-North welcomes funding
Manchester-based B-North has applied for a banking licence.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 July 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five stories this week!
Waddle and RBS pilot partnership
RBS is one of the first banks to offer an automated working capital solution to its customers.
Top fintech stories this week – 19 July 2019
PayTech Awards winners announced!
SumUp enhances payments for SMEs with €330m funding
Following the acquisitions of Debitoor and Shoplo.
White paper: The architect’s guide to digital core banking in the cloud
Download the Five Degrees white paper now
SpotOn targets SMEs with exclusive TSYS deal
The agreement will expand payments capabilities to merchants.
White paper: How to scale a fintech
Download the GoCardless white paper now
Open hits $50m funding for SME banking
The Indian fintech will use the funds to scale up the team.
Next decade is set to be transformative for small business finance
The tools on offer and the demographic of small business owners will change dramatically in ten years’ time.
Xero and Stripe team up to help small businesses get paid faster
A champion move to help small businesses (SMBs) get paid faster and give them more options on how they get paid.
H&R Block acquires Wave Financial for $398m
It follows Wave’s recent acquisition of Every.
SME payments firm SpotOn to build on growth with $40m funding
The fintech has grown by more than 400% in 12 months.
Amaiz launches brand new banking app for entrepreneurs
It aims to release customers from time-consuming admin and paperwork.
Purpose extends digital portfolio by acquiring CreditGenie
Toronto-based CreditGenie aims to disrupt point-of-sale financing.
Canadian CIBC launches platform for SMEs
It allows users to manage accounting and payroll insights.
Mastercard acquires Transactis to boost Bill Pay Exchange
Transactis makes digital payment services available to small businesses.
BlueVine and GovQuote team up to fund SMEs
SLED agencies can take advantage of GovQuote’s technology to get quotes and a complete digital record for compliance.
Equifax acquires PayNet to boost SME credit access
PayNet CEO says deal will support “Main Street American business”.
LendingClub shuts down SME lending arm
And redirects to alternative businesses.
Forward Financing to build on growth with $90m credit facility
Deal is described as “transformative” for the company.
Kabbage pulls in $700 million in debt funding
It claims to be the largest asset-backed securitization by a small business online lending platform to date.
Banco BASE chooses Volante to deliver modern payments platform
Serving corporations and medium-sized businesses in Mexico.
Watermark Bank makes a splash in Oklahoma
Built for entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, Oklahoma’s first new bank since 2009.
OnDeck acquires Evolocity
Catering for small businesses in Canada.
New $4.8m funding for SME bank Novo
The bank targets small businesses with a digital banking offer.
