Congratulations to the PayTech Awards 2022 winners!
The winners and highly commended were announced in a ceremony at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.
Customer Experience/CX & User Experience/UX
NPP Australia rolls out new digital payments solution, PayTo
NPP Australia has been working with the financial services industry to develop the PayTo service.
Yoma Bank taps Compass Plus Technologies for time-to-market upgrade
Myanmar’s Yoma Bank has replaced its in-house processing centre with Compass Plus’ TranzAxis.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Mapan, Ophelos, Lista, Vibrant and Singletrack
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
The next frontier in global payments goes beyond borders
Payments will become more inclusive to both consumers and merchants.
Aussie challenger Volt to shutter
The firm says it is “closing its deposit-taking business and intends to return its banking licence”.
Video: Railsr at Money 20/20 Europe – Old finance vs fintechs
We chat with Nigel Verdon of Railsr to discuss how embedded finance will evolve over the next few years.
Video: Bitstamp at Money 20/20 Europe – Putting trust in crypto
We chat with Bitstamp CEO JB Graftieaux to discuss how trust in and adoption of crypto varies across the world.
White paper: Developing a futureproof payments market infrastructure – Insights from around the world
How payments market infrastrcutures (PMIs) enable safe, efficient and open payments.
Fintech Unlimint to become Telegram’s official payment provider
The integration will allow Telegram users to purchase services and goods directly through the messenger.
UNO Digital Bank taps Businessnext to boost customer experience
Businessnext’s automated AI solutions will support the bank’s customer-facing managers.
Atlantic Money secures payment institution approval in Belgium, eyes EU
The firm received approval to operate as a payment institution from the National Bank of Belgium (NBB).
Technisys integrates Cyberbank platform with Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services
The integration will give financial institutions the ability to scale and boost digital transformation efforts.
Earned wage access platform Tapcheck raises $20m Series A
Tapcheck says cash advances relieve the stress that usually comes with living paycheck to paycheck.
ICICI Bank launches digital platform for the student ecosystem
Campus Power, available to all, aims to offer banking and value-added services within one platform.
US fintech Glia acquires chatbot platform Finn AI
With the acquisition, Glia aims to make virtual assistants “mainstream” for financial services companies.
Video: How Payoneer prevents financial crime with ThetaRay’s tech
Payoneer explains why it chose ThetaRay to monitor payments on its global platform for financial crime.
Ghana’s Fido raises $30m Series A to broaden financial inclusion in Africa
Fido has now raised $38m to date and intends to use the fresh capital to launch new financial products in Ghana.
GoCardless rolls out two open banking solutions in Germany
GoCardless says: “Open banking is growing rapidly, with 64 million active users projected in Europe by 2024.”
RBC partners Plaid to offer API-led connectivity with fintech services
The data access agreement will remove the need for credential sharing, enhancing security and privacy.
State of play: Money 20/20 Europe
Fintech analyst Philip Benton recaps key themes and trends at Money 20/20 Europe.
Gen Z financial assistant app Cleo raises $80m at $500m valuation
Cleo will use the funds to shore up and expand its services as a global economic winter begins to bite.
Qatar National Bank launches open banking platform for fintechs
QNB says its open banking APIs could transform the fintech landscape in Qatar.
Digital banking tech vendor Narmi raises $35m Series B
The fresh capital will be used to develop and accelerate the overall digitisation of the US banking industry.
Fintech Zytara partners deadmau5 to create branded banking solution
deadmau5 will join Zytara’s advisory board “to help enhance the creative direction for Zytara moving forward”.
Finzly celebrates ten years of providing innovative solutions to banks
Finzly’s user conference discussed trending topics and bank innovation outside the legacy core.
Money 20/20 Europe: Digiseq connects the digital and physical world
At Money 20/20 Europe, FinTech Futures sat down with David Birch, chair of wearable payments disruptor Digiseq.
CaixaBank and Microsoft establish AI innovation lab
The projects will aim to improve efficiency, customer experience, cybersecurity and other areas.
Skill shortage: Do you have the right technology skills to deliver the services your customers want?
Digital transformation doesn’t mean ripping everything out and starting again.
Virgin Money partners SurePay to implement Confirmation of Payee
Virgin Money says it chose SurePay due to its “extensive experience” in providing Confirmation of Payee solutions.
New bank alternative, Fluid Finance, launches “revolutionary global super-app”
Fluid Finance offers “the world’s first bank alternative linked to your Web3 wallet”.
Motive Partners invests €120m in digital banking tech vendor Backbase
Backbase has raised €120 million in growth equity funding, bringing its valuation to €2.5 billion.
Money 20/20 Europe: Mastercard’s open banking guru on payments and data
Jim Wadsworth discusses working with fintechs, open banking, becoming a paytech and safeguarding data.
Money 20/20 Europe: How is the rise of fintech transforming the next generation of banking?
Kahina Van Dyke believes the biggest shift in legacy financial services is learning to unlock human potential.
Money 20/20 Europe: Mode CEO Rita Liu on crypto adoption and regulation
Education and regulatory clarity are key to mass adoption of crypto, Mode CEO Rita Liu says.
How Carefull aims to help older adults manage their finances effectively
FinTech Futures speaks with Carefull co-founder Todd Rovak about financial management for older adults.
Indonesian crypto investment platform Pintu lands $113m Series B funding
Intudo Ventures, Lightspeed, Northstar Group and Pantera Capital participated in the round.
Banking Technology Magazine June 2022 issue out now
Cover story: THE WORLD BEYOND – Connecting through the metaverse.
Barclays to shutter 27 more branches, taking its total to 103 branch closures for the year
As customers increasingly bank digitally, Barclays is “carefully reducing” the number of underused branches.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 8 | A hybrid approach to wealth management
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Aaron Davis, director of product marketing at OneSpan.
