American Express buys Israeli B2B payments automation start-up Nipendo
Amex plans to “integrate Nipendo’s team, technology and capabilities” to boost its B2B payments offerings.
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ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Butter, Mondu, kompasbank and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Did you know a real person might not be reading your CV?
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
Winners and losers for 2023
Let’s kick the year off with a look at where the winners and losers will come from over 2023.
Automated intelligence regtech Cube acquires The Hub
Cube’s CEO says the deal marks the first in what is expected to be a series of acquisitions.
Swiss payment app Twint taps NetGuardians for fraud prevention boost
Software leverages behavioural analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence to detect anomalous payments.
SME insurtech Superscript lands £45m Series B
The funding will be used to develop Superscript’s underwriting and broking capabilities.
The art of preventing APP scams
Banks need to leverage more insights from more data to effectively prevent APP scams.
Nordic bank DNB automates chat traffic with Boost.ai virtual agents
The bank says deploying Boost.ai’s solution has led to an increase in customer satisfaction scores.
Mortgage tech firm Twenty7tec acquires Broker Sense and Meet Parker
The deals follow Twenty7tec’s acquisition of fellow UK fintech Bluecoat Software in June last year.
Digital resilience being taxed by tools? Time for a DevSecOps platform strategy
Firms’ DevOps practices are underperforming at precisely the time they must up their game on resilience.
IDC report: New data sources and innovative AI redefining the business of lending
How technology advancements and new data sources, including alternative data, are pushing the boundaries of borrowing.
Guide: Life in 3D – using alternative data to power credit risk decisioning
Alternative data has the power to assist in achieving growth and expanding your business.
Guide: Simplified AI – level up your risk decisioning
How to simplify your artificial intelligence (AI) decisioning journey and move beyond the hype in under 60 days.
Financial institutions will need to redefine their risk-based strategies in 2023
In 2023, FIs will look to strengthen their approach to fighting financial crime.
What’s next in fintech? Three predictions for 2023
Here are three trends that will drive the next wave of innovation in fintech.
NetGuardians tapped by Bank of Africa for fraud prevention software
NetGuardians says building out an “anti-fraud culture” is essential to the growth of pan-African banking.
Four tips to help you design a risk strategy to combat fraud in 2023
Mitigating fraud and building trust with customers should be top of the agenda for businesses in 2023.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 20 | 2022 in review
In the final episode of the year, we take a look at some of the biggest fintech trends of 2022.
Webinar: From intuition to intelligence – fraud trends every risk leader must know for 2023
Learn how data can reveal prevalent fraud trends and inform fraud prevention and risk management strategies.
Acin lands $24m in Series B funding from global banking heavyweights
The round was led by a consortium comprised of JP Morgan, Citi, BNP Paribas, Barclays and Lloyds.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Paper.id, Opensee, Nilus and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Dataiku bags $200m Series F funding at $3.7bn valuation
The new investment brings Dataiku’s total capital raised to date to approximately $600 million.
Accounting automation platform Vic.ai bags $52m Series C funding
With the new funding, Vic.ai plans to introduce a host of new features on its platform.
TreviPay to acquire fellow US paytech Apruve for undisclosed sum
With the acquisition, TreviPay plans to expand its B2B payments network.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 9 December 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three fintech careers to consider for 2023
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: BondIT, Paywatch, 1fs Wealth and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Avant secures $250m in debt and equity from Ares Management
Avant CEO Matt Bochenek says the funds from Ares will “further fuel our credit portfolio and next-gen platform”.
Reflections on 2022
As we hurtle towards the end of the year, let’s take a look at how my forecasts for 2022 have turned out.
Deutsche Bank partners Nvidia to advance the use of AI in financial services
The two firms aim to develop applications that will improve risk management and boost efficiency.
Singapore’s Osome raises $25m in Series B funding
The start-up uses machine learning to help businesses automate accounting, payroll and tax reporting.
Wells Fargo launches digital business banking platform Vantage
Vantage leverages AI and machine learning to deliver personalised financial services for businesses.
Broadridge’s LTX appoints Jim Kwiatkowski as CEO
Jim Toffey, CEO and co-founder of LTX, will transition to the role of chairman of the board.
UBS taps ID verification firm Regula to streamline customer onboarding
Regula says its tech will enable UBS customers to open new accounts “in less than five minutes”.
Israel’s Shield bags $20m in Series B funding
Shield plans to boost its growth in existing markets and expand into new ones, including the US.
Singapore fintech Finbots.ai signs digital bank client in Asia
The firm has signed up Mongolia’s first neobank, M bank, to help build out its digital lending business.
Mangopay acquires fraud detection and prevention firm Nethone
Mangopay intends to develop and offer anti-fraud solutions designed specifically for marketplaces.
Video: Socure at Money20/20 USA – Fighting synthetic identity fraud
We chat with Johnny Ayers, CEO of Socure, about how firms can tackle synthetic identity fraud.
