Deutsche Bank adds $20m to Partior Series B as new strategic investor
Partior has now secured over $80 million through its Series B round.
Banking
November 2024: Top five banking technology stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top banking tech stories of the month.
Overheard on the tube
What is your organisation doing to make sure that ‘demoralising’ is not what the learning curve feels like?
November 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from November.
Macquarie Bank fined £13m by UK’s FCA
The FCA has fined MBL for “serious failings that allowed one of its employees to record over 400 fictitious trades”.
Sweden’s TF Bank selects Nice Actimize for AML SaaS solutions
TF Bank has tapped Nice Actimize for its cloud-based SaaS AML Essentials offering.
Video: Socure at Money20/20 USA 2024 – Powering ID verification and risk decisioning in financial services
Socure’s Johnny Ayers discusses the evolution of the digital ID verification landscape at Money20/20 USA 2024.
Garanti BBVA launches new e-commerce payments platform TAMi
TAMi currently offers a multi-bank POS system and prepaid cards as its two main products.
November 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.
Santander taps Japan’s Dentsu to build new SME international trade platform
Set to launch in Q2 2025, the platform will aim to “simplify international trade for the world’s SME community”.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying agentification and personalisation in banking with Bud CEO Ed Maslaveckas
In this double episode special, Dave and Dharm chat with Ed Maslaveckas, CEO and co-founder of fintech Bud.
HSBC Innovation Banking UK names Emily Turner as new CEO
Turner succeeds Erin Platts, who will step down in December to become CEO of Octopus Ventures.
Revolut unveils 2025 product vision, including mortgages, an AI assistant, and branded ATMs
Revolut Business will also introduce its first business credit product in Europe next year.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 22 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Robinhood, CaixaBank, Nationwide and more.
BioCatch pilots fraud intelligence network with cohort of Aussie banks
Participating banks include NAB, ANZ, CBA, Suncorp Bank and Westpac.
CaixaBank plans to invest €5bn in technology over the next three years
As part of its strategy, CaixaBank plans to recruit 3,000 young professionals by 2027.
State of play: payment hubs
Payment hubs are increasingly seen as an attractive solution to manage the new world of payments.
Which part of the script are you in?
Everyone inside your organisation needs to be actively aware of which part of the script they are in.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 21 | Taking open banking payments mainstream
In this podcast episode, GoCardless’ Paul Foster discusses the growing adoption of open banking payments.
Powering a new era of digital transformation with Huawei at GITEX Global 2024
Huawei showcased its latest innovations in financial technology at GITEX Global 2024.
PayTech Awards 2025 now open for entries
Nominations for the PayTech Awards 2025 are now open, with the deadline for entries set for 14 March.
Cartoon: Wanderer above the sea of fog
This new cartoon illustrates how regulatory changes and the complexity of compliance stymies new entrant fintechs.
NatWest Group expands partnership with NCR Atleos for self-service banking upgrade
NatWest will modernise over 5,500 ATMs across the UK through the enhanced partnership.
Vietnam’s Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank partners Backbase for Engagement Banking platform
MSB is Vietnam’s first joint-stock commercial bank and currently serves 5.5 million customers.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying legacy modernisation with Irene Sandler, CMO of Mechanical Orchard
In this podcast episode, Dave and Dharm chat with Irene Sandler, CMO of Mechanical Orchard.
Morgan Stanley makes $20m investment in NovoPayment to fuel product and commercial growth
The funding follows NovoPayment’s $19 million Series A round in 2022.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 15 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Klarna, Ualá, Visa and more.
Research report: Revenue enablement in financial services – 2024 global findings & insights
How financial services are leveraging enablement technology to meet shifting client expectations and drive productivity gains.
Bank of Valletta taps Profile Software for investment management solution
Malta’s largest and oldest fiancial institution will deploy Profile Software’s Axia Suite.
Simmons First National Corporation CEO Bob Fehlman to retire this year
George Makris Jr is returning as chairman and CEO of Simmons First National Corporation.
Vroom vroom
When something unforeseen happens, you need to work through it.
Argentinian fintech Ualá lands $300m Series E funding round at $2.75bn valuation
The company claims that its app now has 8 million users across Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico.
Metro Bank fined £16.7m by the FCA for “financial crime failings”
The fine relates to historic deficiencies in the company’s transaction monitoring systems and controls.
BCP to invest $650m in cloud modernisation drive with Microsoft and Kyndryl
BCP will use Microsoft Azure to create a hybrid computing environment in collaboration with Kyndryl.
PNC Bank to invest further $500m to expand US branch network
PNC’s total investment in branch expansion is set to be $1.5 billion over the next 5 years.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 20 | The future of fraud prevention – live at Money20/20 USA
In this podcast episode recorded live at Money20/20 USA, we’re joined by Ricardo Amper, founder and CEO of Incode.
Ecobank teams up with Nium to enable cross-border payments across 35 African markets
The partnership will embed Nium’s real-time payments infrastructure into Ecobank’s banking operations.
Interview: Jason Cao on Huawei’s fintech frontier and digital transformation innovation
Cao details the best strategies for digital amid a “highly challenging time” for the global banking industry.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2024 issue out now
Cover story: GOING GREEN – Why sustainable finance is vital.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 8 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Bank of New Zealand, Airwallex, Griffin and more.
