Saldo Bank selects Lunar’s Nordic infrastructure to streamline payments for customers in Sweden
Vilnius-headquartered Saldo Bank is the first bank to adopt Lunar’s Nordic infrastructure.
Banking
Beyond banking’s four walls: the journey to open finance
A collaborative approach to open finance will foster greater innovation across the board.
Standard Chartered taps Wise Platform for cross-border payment service upgrade
Standard Chartered intends to connect with Wise’s infrastructure “over the coming quarters”.
How the rise of mobile is reshaping business banking for UK SMEs
The expectations of business customers are shifting, with mobile banking on the rise among UK SMEs.
UK’s Recognise Bank lands £25m investment amid leadership transition
CEO Jean Murphy will step down after two years, succeeded by Nomo Fintech’s Simon Bateman.
Digitising mutuals: how building societies can use next-generation tech to transform the member experience
BPaaS technology can help building societies digitise while maintaining and even strengthening their core values.
Sibos 2024: Navigating partnerships between banks and fintechs
The relationship between banks and fintechs has been an ever-evolving mix of collaboration and competition.
Demystify Podcast: GITEX Global 2024 special
Hosts Dave and Dharmesh speak with four financial services leaders at this year’s GITEX Global event in Dubai.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 1 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes nCino, Citi, Moniepoint and more.
October 2024: Top five new launch stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launch stories in October.
October 2024: Top five M&A deals of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top M&A deals in October.
Afin Bank partners with Thought Machine and Vacuumlabs to power digital launch
Last week, Afin Bank obtained an Authorisation with Restrictions (AwR) banking licence.
Santander reportedly cutting 1,425 UK jobs this year
Banco Santander CEO Hector Grisi previously ordered a group-wide restructuring last year.
Playing with every card in the pack
It is our privilege and responsibility to play with every card in the pack and deploy every lesson learned.
October 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories from October.
October 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from October.
Triodos Bank’s UK CEO Bevis Watts to step down in 2025
Watts has worked at Triodos Bank for nearly 15 years across two separate tenures.
Citi pens multi-year cloud and AI tech modernisation deal with Google Cloud
Citi says it is migrating multiple workloads and applications to Google Cloud as part of the collaboration.
Sibos 2024: Oiling the wheels of trade with digitalisation
Digitalisation is driving sweeping changes throughout the global trade ecosystem.
The rise of decentralised finance (DeFi): opportunities and challenges
DeFi is well-positioned to disrupt traditional finance in a number of ways.
October 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 18 | Tech innovation in business banking with Allica Bank
In this podcast episode, we chat with Ravneet Shah, CTO of UK-based SME banking challenger Allica Bank.
Sibos 2024: The rise of digital wallets and the future of cross-border payments
Cross-border payments are evolving, with digital wallets becoming a crucial part of the global financial ecosystem.
Chiba Bank adds personalisation features to Chibagin app through Moneythor partnership
The updates leverage Moneythor’s financial services personalisation engine; deployed by the bank in May.
Alexandra MacMahon named new ING UK country manager
MacMahon has led Santander UK Corporate and Investment Bank since January 2023.
October 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 October.
Announcing the panellists for Banking Tech Insights: Limitless Banking on 14 November in London
FinTech Futures’ Banking Tech Insights: Limitless Banking event is free to attend. Register your interest today.
Nymbus and PeoplesBank partner to launch two employer-focused financial wellness solutions
Nymbus says the collaboration will target “the pressing need for improved financial wellness tools”.
October 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.
First Carolina Bank snaps up BM Technologies for $67m
Following the deal, BMTX will retain its name and will be led by current president and CTO Jamie Donahue.
White paper: Switching analytics platforms – a checklist for banks & financial services in the EU
This checklist will help guide EU banks through the complex process of switching web analytics providers.
Gearing up for the bargain battle
Core banking modernisation can be done without a large migration team and without disruption to customers.
Socure inks $136m deal to acquire AI-powered risk decisioning platform Effectiv
The deal is expected to close next month, with the entire Effectiv team set to join Socure.
Sibos 2024: The convergence of TradFi and DeFi with Chainlink – video interview
Sergey Nazarov details the latest tools and strategies for integrating blockchain technology with TradFi systems.
The shifting sands of influence in fintech
Dubai has become a global fintech hub and has ambitions to be a leader in technologies such as AI as well.
Ziraat Bank KSA in major core banking system upgrade with Temenos and DevisersTech
Ziraat Bank KSA has moved from Temenos’ T24 R17 to the R24 version.
Tide acquires SME payroll fintech Onfolk
Onfolk will be integrated into the Tide app as ‘Tide Payroll’.
Sibos 2024: Data lakes and deepfakes
It’s a brave new world out there, and the bad guys have all the tools and none of the legacy to hold them back.
Sibos 2024: Mastering money movement with Visa – video interview
Visa Direct CRO Vera Platonova details how to navigate the complexities of moving money internationally.
Sibos 2024: Future-proofing data and the promise of ISO 20022
The Big Issue Debate at Sibos explored the true potential of total ISO 20022 adoption.
