Crown Agents Bank partners Visa to power cross-border payments in emerging markets
CAB is integrating its FX network into the Visa Direct system via API.
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August 2024: Top five movers and shakers stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top movers and shakers stories in August.
HSBC Innovation Banking UK integrates payment and account services into Numeral platform
Joint clients will now be able to access UK Bacs, FPS, SEPA and Swift payments through Numeral.
Stripe CTO David Singleton to step down after seven years to start own company
Singleton is passing the reins to deputy CTO Rahul Patil, who has been with Stripe for four years.
August 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in August.
August 2024: Top five banking tech stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top banking tech stories of the month.
August 2024: Top five fintech funding rounds of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top funding rounds to take place over August.
RBI set to launch United Lending Interface to simplify access to credit for underserved borrowers
RBI governor Shri Shaktikanta Das says the ULI will launch “in due course”.
The unbundling of core banking
The rapid evolution of technology has allowed smaller companies to reinvent core banking.
Malta’s Papaya promotes Igor Tsybolyuk to CEO
Tsybolyuk has served as Papaya’s chief operating officer since June 2022.
Apple set to open up access to NFC tech to third-party app developers
Developers in the UK, the US, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand will be able to access the tech.
North Bay Credit Union taps Sharetec for web-based core banking solution
North Bay Credit Union will deploy the vendor’s Velocity solution.
UK start-up Sync Savings to make market debut next month
Digital bank Griffin has been revealed as the start-up’s first partner bank.
Forum Credit Union selects Apiture for business banking digital enhancement
Forum Credit Union is going live with Apiture’s business banking solution.
Coop set to discontinue Finance+ project, says “demand did not meet expectations”
Coop cites increased competition in the financial sector as one of the reasons behind the decision.
CloudPay secures $120m funding round led by Blue Owl Capital
The paytech’s latest funding round adds to the $50 million it raised in 2022.
National Bank of Fujairah digitises corporate banking operations with iGTB’s eMACH.ai
iGTB claims the deal marks the first deployment of the cloud-managed service in the region.
Atomic to power direct deposit switching for Texans Credit Union through Alkami partnership
Atomic’s solution is available through Alkami’s digital banking platform.
Bitpanda selects Solaris KYC solution for onboarding in Germany
Bankident will “enable our customers to start trading within minutes”, says Bitpanda’s Maik Brodowski.
Israel’s ThetaRay snaps up Screena to enhance financial crime detection
Screena’s solution enhances customer onboarding by verifying entities against various sanctioned party lists.
Octo3 merges with fintech solutions provider Evantagesoft to launch new FTS.Money brand in Asia
The new brand is preparing to launch IBAN accounts and remittance services later this year.
July 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in July.
Stripe selects Newline by Fifth Third Bank to expand its embedded financial services offering
Newline enables companies to launch payment and deposit solutions directly with Fifth Third Bank.
July 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.
UK’s CMA says Lloyds Bank, TSB, AIB and HSBC breached Retail Banking Order
The CMA will continue to monitor the compliance of the four banks.
Building on solid foundations: Writing the next chapter of the UK’s open banking story
The potential for all parties to benefit from open banking is clear, and it’s immense.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Carry, Fragment, Powder, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
UniCredit set to acquire Aion Bank and BaaS provider Vodeno for €370 million
The deal includes the entire share capital of both companies and is expected to close in Q4 2024.
The UK risks throwing away its fintech crown as open banking ambition stalls
The cost of allowing fintech to languish in limbo is simply too high.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Dopay, Wamu, Mifundo, Papaya and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Diamond Credit Union partners Tyfone for nFinia digital banking platform
Diamond was a longstanding client of Cubus Solutions, which Tyfone acquired in 2023.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Lemon.markets, Trustap, Adfin, Accend and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Azqore selects Volante Technologies’ PaaS tech for SEPA instant payments
Azqore previously selected Volante to accelerate its ISO 20022 adoption programme in 2022.
Stephen Bowe named Paymentology’s new chief product officer
Rowe brings more than 15 years of experience in the banking and payments sector to the role.
Video: Endava at Money20/20 Europe – The evolution of B2B payments
Endava’s Scott Harkey highlights the latest technological advancements that are revolutionising B2B payments.
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.
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!
