Report: Self-service banking – the key to customer acquisition and retention
Fintech Futures investigates how self service banking has changed and what firms can do to keep up.
Corporate & Commercial Banking
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three brilliant jobs to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at Broadridge, CSC and OakNorth. Apply today!
Greengage bank seeks Gibraltar licence to serve SMEs and crypto firms
New firm wants to be Gibraltar’s first digital merchant bank.
Swift launches low-value payments service Swift Go
Payments network aims to make things easier for small businesses.
Commerzbank to write off €200m after scrapping outsourcing project with HSBC
The bank cites implementation risks and changed market conditions as the reasons behind its decision.
Spendesk lands €100m Series C funding round
The Paris-based firm plans to use the funds to double its staff and accelerate product development.
ICYMI funding round-up: Credit Fair, Plooto, Xclaim, Weavr & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
Santander UK launches cash management platform with Infosys Finacle
Santander Global Connect will roll out in phases through the year.
Soldo secures $180m Series C funding round
Soldo says the round is a European record for the spend management category.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three fintech jobs you need to check out this week
Exciting vacancies at Grant Thornton, Deloitte and BNY Mellon. Apply today!
This is not a drill
Make sure you don’t write yourself out of your own story, as life happens.
BNY Mellon to acquire fund management tech firm Milestone Group
The New York bank is looking to expand its digital offerings and core capabilities.
Swishfund swaps out back office tech for Five Degrees’ neo
Dutch lender chose from a range of cloud-based providers.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three great roles open in the UK right now
Exciting vacancies at Grant Thornton, Deloitte and Finastra. Apply today!
Swedish fintech start-up Juni lands $21.5m Series A round
The company plans to use the funds for product development and recruiting.
Tales of longing and belonging
Sometimes it’s important to remind people that if you don’t ask, you won’t get.
Lending: preparing for the unprecedented
How lenders can effectively manage commercial credit risk in an ever-changing world.
Credit Suisse appoints Goldman Sachs veteran as new technology exec
Joanne Hannaford will join as chief technology and operations officer in January 2022.
Pleo lands $150m Series C funding round
The firm says the investment brings its valuation to around $1.7 billion.
Standard Chartered appoints Anshu Sharma Raja as new CIO of CPBB
She replaces Paul Macpherson, who the bank says is leaving to pursue other opportunities.
A digital blindspot – corporate banking
Challenger banks continue to leave corporate customers behind at their peril.
ICYMI funding round-up: Zeepay, Aliaswire, Daylight, Neon & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three exciting companies to keep an eye on for job opportunities
Exciting vacancies at Grant Thornton, Deloitte and BNY Mellon. Apply today!
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Viva Republica, JP Morgan and NatWest
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Tribe Payments partners ClearBank to provide banking access for fintechs
The partnership will allow clients to add banking services to their payment products.
Ghana International Bank selects Backbase to drive digital transformation
The Dutch fintech will act as the core strategic partner for the bank’s digital operations.
NatWest sells Ulster Bank commercial lending business to AIB in €4.2bn deal
NatWest continues with its withdrawal from the Irish market.
Six global banks endorse Swift’s new platform for international payments flows
The transaction management platform is set to launch in November 2022.
Crédit Agricole CIB plans quantum computing project with new partnership
French bank signs deal with Pasqal and Multiverse Computing.
Deutsche Bank partners Oracle to upgrade its IT systems
The bank is looking to modernise its database tech and accelerate its digital transformation.
Visa to acquire open banking platform Tink in €1.8bn deal
Visa hopes to “help accelerate the adoption of open banking in Europe”.
Australian fintech Zeller raises AUD 50m in Spark Capital-led investment
The round was closed in the week prior to Zeller’s launch last month.
Blockchain start-up Securitize lands $48m Series B round co-led by Morgan Stanley
US banking giant says “we believe in the growth and adoption of digital asset securities”.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Wise, Société Générale & BBVA
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Raisin lands first US partner bank with Dallas-based MapleMark
German fintech makes headway after 18 months of preparation.
Deutsche Bank signs payments joint venture with Fiserv
The two firms plan to create new acceptance and banking solutions.
BBVA Switzerland launches Bitcoin trading service for private banking clients
The banking giant plans to add support for more cryptocurrencies going forward.
US banking start-up Novo lands $40m in Series A round
It aims to use the investment to scale its banking platform for small businesses.
Standard Chartered appoints Roel Louwhoff as new technology exec
The former ING exec will begin his new role in November 2021.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – JP Morgan acquires Nutmeg; investments for Clip and Ebanx
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
