Bank of Ireland seeks to fill 100 technology roles to support new digital projects
The bank is seeking to expand its workforce in cybersecurity, delivery management, data, engineering and resilience.
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Tribe Payments promotes CSO Andrew Hocking to CEO position
Before his promotion, Hocking served as Tribe’s chief security officer for one year.
US start-up Payabli raises $20m in Series A funding round led by QED Investors
The payments infrastructure firm will use the new funds to fuel product development and customer acquisition.
What does the UK fintech sector want from the next government? Three industry leaders weigh in
Execs from Soldo, Aro and Tipalti share what the next UK government can do to support the fintech sector.
Celebrating excellence in the payments industry: PayTech Awards 2024 winners announced
Take a look at all the winners and highly commended from this year’s PayTech Awards ceremony!
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ximple, Hero, Curve, Chift and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Frost Bank in Texas taps Finzly for instant payments
The San Antonio-based bank has deployed the vendor’s single API instant payments platform.
June 2024: Top five core banking stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top core banking stories of the month.
Bank Midwest launches new digital bank for US healthcare industry powered by Finastra
Bank Midwest says OnePlace.bank will be “a natural progression” of its OnePlace Capital division.
New start-up Fideo Intelligence launches offering data-driven fraud-fighting solutions
The start-up operates under identity resolution SaaS platform FullContact.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ramify, Hawk, Cadana, Prosper and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Regtech start-up Ondorse signs PayXpert, Assurdeal and Kota in UK and Ireland expansion push
Ondorse has also appointed OpenAI executive Olivier Godement to its board.
Mexican fintech unicorn Clip lands $100m investment
Clip retains its $2 billion valuation following the round.
US fintech Momnt names Chris Bracken as new CEO
Bracken succeeds co-founder Barclay Keith, who is stepping down after over five years.
Moldindconbank taps Salt Edge for PSD2 compliance in Moldova
Moldindconbank is to leverage the vendor’s open banking compliance solution.
What would the Jetsons do?
We already live in the Future. It is here. It is the Present. It is fully formed and at times rather wonderful.
Pipe secures new $100m credit facility from Victory Park Capital
Pipe says the facility “has the potential to upsize up to $200 million in the future”.
MoneyGram names Gary Ferrera as new CFO
Ferrera succeeds the retiring Larry Angelilli, who has served for nearly a year in the role.
Finseta offloads non-trading subsidiary Capital Currencies to undisclosed buyer for £150,000
Finseta initially acquired the subsidiary in 2022 for £586,000, with a maximum total consideration of £3 million.
Robinhood to acquire Bitstamp in $200m deal
Robinhood set to leverage Bitstamp’s 50+ global licenses to fuel its planned expansion.
Allpay and The Bank of London partner to streamline payments for the UK social housing sector
Allpay provides a range of payment channels to approximately 90% of the UK’s leading 200 housing associations.
May 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories during May.
May 2024: Top five new fintech launches of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launches during May.
From castles to banking ecosystems: the continuous evolution of banking software
The history of banking software is driven by the march of technology and ever-changing customer demands.
Business banking start-up GoDutch launches in the Netherlands
The start-up is aiming to “revolutionise business banking by redefining what ‘fair banking’ truly means”.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia to pilot NameCheck solution on JP Morgan’s Liink network
The collaboration aims to “help validate bank account details used in international payments to Australia”.
Banque Raiffeisen selects Worldline for cloud-based instant payments solution
Worldline has been a long-standing partner of Banque Raiffeisen, providing it with a number of payment services.
Business banking start-up Relay raises $32.2m in Bain Capital Ventures-led Series B
The Relay platform is designed to “help small businesses take control of their cash flow”.
HSBC launches e-commerce payment solution Omni Collect in UAE in partnership with Geidea
Geidea has been selected to enhance the offering by integrating a merchant acquiring facility.
May 2024: Top five core banking stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top core banking stories of the month.
Bank Muscat’s Meethaq goes live with Temenos’ core banking tech
The bank claims to have migrated “over 200,000” customer accounts to the new cloud-based platform.
Spanish paytech PayRetailers acquires Transfeera to drive Brazilian expansion
PayRetailers recently received its Brazilian payment institution (PI) licence last month.
LGT in Liechtenstein taps Finastra for instant payments
Finastra says the move will enable LGT to meet the EU instant payments regulatory timeline.
FinovateSpring 2024: Rethinking customer experience and boosting diversity in financial services
FinovateSpring 2024 concluded on Thursday after a day filled with thought-provoking panels and keynotes.
FinovateSpring 2024: Mobile payments and understanding Gen Z dominate day two
FinovateSpring 2024 sustained its momentum over day two with a line-up of informative debates and keynotes.
EFG Hermes snaps up minority stake in AI digital wealth manager Kenzi Wealth
EFG Hermes has also signed an MoU with Kenzi to enhance its EFG Hermes One trading platform.
Paytech start-up Aeropay raises $20m Series B for platform and partnership development
The US-based start-up has also introduced its new “homegrown bank aggregator” called Aerosync.
Emirates NBD taps Pine Labs to enhance merchant acquiring services
Emirates NBD will implement Pine Labs’ Credit+ solution.
New UAE-based open banking start-up Thimsa launches in beta
Thimsa will initially launch its payments platform in beta in the UAE and Bahrain.
Bankart migrates payment processing to Diebold Nixdorf’s Vynamic Transaction Middleware
The integration is to replace Bankart’s legacy payment processing platform provided by ACI Worldwide.
