Video: Citi Ventures at FinovateFall 2023 – This year’s fintech funding trends
We catch up with Arvind Purushotham of Citi Ventures to discuss the current fintech funding landscape.
Banking
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank taps nCino for business banking upgrade
With nCino, the bank aims to improve efficiency and deliver a “frictionless” experience for staff and customers.
Sibos 2023: BMO taps DailyPay to offer earned wage access to commercial clients
The news was announced at the Sibos conference, which is being held in Toronto, Canada, this year.
Sibos 2023: How Economy-as-a-Service is shaping the way we work
The Economy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model is progressively reshaping multiple sectors, most notably financial services.
Sibos readies the industry to unlock the full force of AI
A variety of compelling panels led the event’s narrative on one of this year’s most trending topics.
Pakistan’s latest challenger HugoBank gains preliminary approval
It will position itself as a retail bank offering digital financial services to boost financial inclusion in Pakistan.
Standard Chartered Ventures launches new BaaS fintech Audax
Audax has been designed to help banks and financial institutions accelerate their digital transformation.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying core banking with Prema Varadhan, Temenos
Demystifying the intricate world of core banking and offering a comprehensive perspective on its evolution.
Sibos 2023: “Would you like data with that?” – why ‘good’ corporate banking is now far more than just the money
We’re starting to see more FIs providing data services as part of their corporate banking offering.
Sibos 2023: The Future of Money – the ghost of panels past
This year at Sibos we have a Future of Money reunion. Not just to opine. But to be held accountable.
Video: How Mauritius is emerging as a global financial services hub
We speak with the Honourable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun about the evolution of the financial services landscape in Mauritius.
Sibos 2023: HSBC launches new virtual card and digital trade finance solution
The UK banking giant has also announced the launch of HSBC TradePay, a document-free digital trade finance solution.
Sibos 2023: Empathy and AI – banking’s duty of care
Ultimately, the responsibility lies with humans to decide where, when, and how AI is deployed.
Sibos 2023: Mapping the Canadian fintech story
With Sibos 2023 taking place in Toronto, Canada, we take a look at the country’s growing fintech scene.
Sibos highlights ISO 20022 as key enabler of financial innovation
Experts at Sibos evaluated how enriched data is enabling innovation in AI and the rise of predictive analytics.
Romania’s Libra Internet Bank taps Temenos to modernise payments
With Temenos Payments, the bank aims to facilitate ISO 20022 cross-border payments and reporting on the Swift network.
UK alternative lender ThinCats secures nearly £700m in funding facility
The new facility will help ThinCats support lending of up to £696 million to mid-sized businesses in the UK.
Flex secures $20m in equity and $100m in debt funding as part of Series A round
Along with the funding, Flex has also launched its finance app catering to underserved small business owners.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 16 | Meeting customer needs in a cost-of-living crisis
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Andrea De Gottardo, CEO of UK digital bank Kroo.
Sibos 2023: Why AI in banking is more evolution than revolution
AI is nothing new for banks, and the current hype is unsustainable.
Sibos 2023: State of play – open banking and open finance
To see real progress in open finance, it requires the industry to collaborate – a key theme of this year’s Sibos.
Sibos 2023: Cross-border payments dominate day one of Sibos with Swift-Wise partnership announced
The new partnership comes amid a host of Swift-led panels at Sibos focused on payment innovations.
Video: TD Bank at FinovateFall 2023 – The evolution of commercial banking
We chat with Chris Giamo of TD Bank about the state of play for commercial banking in North America.
Video: Piermont Bank at FinovateFall 2023 – Achieving digital acceleration
We chat with Rodrigo Suarez of Piermont Bank about how incumbents can achieve digital acceleration.
Sibos 2023: Canada’s Scotiabank taps CGI to advance payments solutions
CGI says its All Payments solution is “a tech stack based on the ISO 20022 standard” used by financial services firms globally.
Banque Delubac & Cie launches instant payments offering with Finastra
The bank can now offer financial institutions access to Europe’s TARGET Instant Payments Settlements (TIPS).
Aussie SME challenger Judo Bank taps Backbase for its engagement banking platform
By leveraging Backbase’s platform, Judo Bank aims to “create new digital experiences” for its customers.
HSBC UK taps Nova Credit for international consumer credit data
HSBC previously invested $10 million in Nova Credit’s Series B round in September 2022.
Sibos 2023: The era of instant payments – global banks must turn to the latest technology
Innovative technologies are bringing the future of payments forward for banks.
Daily News at Sibos 2023
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Erez Barak joins Israeli SaaS fintech Earnix as chief technology officer
Barak has 22 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, big data and AI.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 15 September 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fipto, Form3, Immix, Emata & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
A church, a sauna and climate change
Finding ways to educate people on climate change, highlight the risks and change behaviours is essential.
Chatham Financial names Sam Graziano as managing director
Graziano joins from enterprise SaaS company Amount, where he was CCO for just over a year.
New digital bank JB to launch in Saudi Arabia
The new venture is described as a “digital leasing and lending platform”.
Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania live with new treasury management system from Profile Software
Acumen.plus is deployed at Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania on a SaaS basis.
It’s people, stupid
No amount of system upgrades will ever teach humans how to treat everyone’s time with respect.
Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis renovates core with ERI’s Olympic Banking System
The upgraded core is anticipated to attract new foreign investment to the island’s development projects.
Bonifii’s new identity credential completes pilot with Lone Star Credit Union
The product is now expected to be offered to more credit unions and banks in the US.
