New SME banking player Pillar set to launch in Canada
Based in Montreal, Quebec, the fintech offers business accounts for SMEs.
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Airtel partners Axis Bank to boost India’s digital financial services ecosystem
The Airtel Axis Bank credit card is the first product to be launched under the partnership.
A new world: Mission Lane on helping the underbanked build credit
FinTech Futures discusses financial inclusion in the US with Mission Lane CEO Shane Holdaway.
Youth-focused fintech FinZi set to launch in Colombia
FinZi has already secured a pre-seed capital raise worth $350,000.
LHV Group set to acquire Estonian paytech EveryPay
LHV CEO says growing its payment services business has become an important part of the firm’s growth strategy.
Collaboration between banks and fintechs can bring faster speeds to the international payments space
Collaboration has driven considerable innovation in the international payments market in recent years.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Anfin, Hubuc, Intix, Pluto, Upswing, & WALO
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news.
Shift4 to acquire cross-border payments provider Finaro in $575m deal
The company also confirmed the acquisition of cryptocurrency fundraising platform The Giving Block.
Australian fintech Zeller lands $73m Series B funding
Zeller says it has signed up more than 10,000 Australian businesses within eight months.
TSB strengthens relationship with cloud intel firm Dynatrace in digitisation push
Dynatrace provides software intelligence to simplify cloud complexity and accelerate digital transformation.
Ireland’s An Post partners Tink to provide money management services
Tink’s technology provides insights to help An Post customers improve their financial health.
Digital business bank Grasshopper relaunches with focus on supporting SMEs
The bank has brought in a new leadership team and implemented a new technology strategy.
Banking infrastructure provider LHV UK taps Tuum for core banking tech
Tuum is a banking customer of LHV UK, and now LHV UK has become Tuum’s tech user.
What happens after you leave the room?
Alignment is an ongoing dialogue that continues long after you’ve left the meeting room.
Banking Tech Awards 2022 now open for nominations
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Lloyds partners fintech Bink to create unified customer loyalty programme solution
Lloyds has also made an equity investment for a minority stake in Bink.
Mastercard, Pine Labs and DBS Bank to roll out BNPL credit card offering
The solution will be available on all DBS Mastercard, Visa and American Express credit cards.
Canada’s TD Bank snaps up First Horizon for $13.4bn in US expansion push
The combined entity will become a top six US bank, serving 10.7 million customers across 22 states.
Westpac appoints Damien MacRae to lead new BaaS business
Westpac’s BaaS offering was built in partnership with 10X and integrates 30+ various tech services.
Volopay raises $29m in equity and debt for international expansion
Volopay is “building the control centre for modern companies for all their financial management needs”.
Banking challenger and investing platform Finch set to launch in US
Finch boosts users’ credit score by reporting spending to US credit bureaus Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
Swedish challenger Rocker introduces fingerprint sensor biometric payment card
Rocker’s biometric payment card is the first of its kind in Sweden.
Aussie banking app Douugh taps TrueLayer for open banking data access
Australia’s Consumer Data Right framework enables the sharing of customer data between banks and fintechs.
Five ID verification predictions for 2022
ID verification experts take a look at the top industry trends for 2022.
Vietnam’s HD Bank selects Thought Machine for core banking platform upgrade
HD Bank’s multi-year transformation will initially consist of upgrading its core platforms and internal workflows.
BNY Mellon first GSIB to integrate Chainalysis crypto compliance software
BNY Mellon is building a multi-asset digital custody and admin platform for traditional and digital assets.
TSB partners ID verification firm Onfido to streamline onboarding process
TSB says customers can now open accounts and access mobile banking in 10 minutes.
South African banking heavyweight Capitec appoints CTO, Andrew Baker
Andrew Baker had a lengthy tech career at Barclays Africa and its successor, Absa.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three really exciting jobs to apply for this week
Exciting open vacancies at Monzo, HSG and Tendable. Apply today!
U.S. Bank partners Microsoft for cloud banking tech upgrade
Microsoft says financial services organisations need to become more digital to meet customer demands.
Indian neobank Niyo lands $100m Series C to boost product development
Niyo CTO says: “We are seeing massive tailwinds for digital financial products since Covid-19.”
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Blend, Canza, IMAN, NayaPay, NymCard, Plinqit, & Tiiik
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news.
GB Bank taps TruNarrative for fraud detection and customer onboarding
GB Bank says the partnership will reduce friction in customer journeys and enhance its risk mitigation.
Banking on spreadsheets
Banks and fintechs need to step up their game to serve customers better when it comes to money management.
A banker goes a-banking, volume 8: the grateful dead
I’ve recently had some trouble proving to my bank that I am, in fact, alive.
Alabama’s Community Spirit Bank selects CSI’s NuPoint core banking system
Community Spirit Bank has five branches throughout northwest Alabama and northeast Mississippi.
SME banking provider Tide loses UK CEO
Laurence Krieger has stepped down after five years with the UK-based fintech.
Kenyan start-up MarketForce lands $40m Series A funding
The oversubscribed round was led by Africa-focused investment vehicle V8 Capital Partners.
Fintech momentum is growing in Cyprus, but challenges must be resolved
The fintech scene in Cyprus is growing rapidly, but there are still some hurdles to overcome.
Seven ways “saving” has changed during the pandemic
Seven changes we’ve seen during the pandemic that will drive long-term changes for savings providers.
