Indonesian crypto investment platform Pintu lands $113m Series B funding
Intudo Ventures, Lightspeed, Northstar Group and Pantera Capital participated in the round.
Customer Experience/CX & User Experience/UX
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.
Credit Agricole Bank Polska launches new app with Efigence
The app will be developed further with new services being added on to it in due course.
Banks need to know their customers better than ever, but how do they do this?
Personalised banking is a growing trend and something that is becoming increasingly desirable.
Webinar: How to keep up with the card payments industry upstarts and capitalise on the opportunities
Lessons from neobanks, start-ups and paytechs to exploit these substantial revenue opportunities.
Aussie payments regulator sets out QR code guidelines
The voluntary guidelines are directed at financial institutions, payment service providers and merchants.
NatWest partners Microsoft and Accenture for customer engagement platform
The new platform will integrate all of NatWest’s front office legacy systems.
Moneybase partners Compass Plus Technologies for new app and cards
Moneybase has built its new offering on Compass Plus Technologies’ TranzAxis platform.
Two US banks tap fintech Chimney to boost customer engagement
New York-based Chimney’s financial calculators help customers make “smarter” financial decisions.
Canadian Tire Bank taps Temenos for digital-first core banking upgrade
Canadian Tire Bank is looking to replace its legacy systems and modernise its operations.
Finance super-app M1 deploys Thought Machine’s Vault Core
M1 will deploy Thought Machine’s Vault Core to launch products from one unified, coherent “source of truth”.
BaaS fintech Griffin taps Clausematch for banking licence applications
Clausematch simplified the application to the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.
SpotOn bags $300m Series F at $3.6bn valuation
SpotOn has raised $928 million in funding to date.
The Credit Thing goes live with TrueLayer’s recurring payments API
The Credit Thing will now use TrueLayer’s recurring payment API for improved customer experience.
Congratulations to the Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 winners!
Take a look at the 2022 Banking Tech Awards winners
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 20 May 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US fintech Current launches platform API with Plaid as first partner
Current’s platform API enables fintechs to build embedded financial services solutions quickly and easily.
CommBank-backed money app Kit enters trial phase
Kit is available in trial mode to 5000 people living in Australia.
Finovate Spring 2022: The changing landscape of financial services
Digital innovation is one of the key talking points at this year’s conference.
Nude partners GoCardless to deliver VRP inter-account payments
Via the GoCardless network Nude will be among the first in the UK to leverage Variable Recurring Payments (VRP).
Hawaii State FCU taps Lumin Digital to enhance banking services
Hawaii State FCU will go live on Lumin Digital’s platform in June 2022.
NatWest Group fined £1.82m for overcharging credit card interchange fees
NatWest, RBS, Ulster Bank and Coutts incorrectly treated a number of cards as being ‘commercial’ cards.
Santander uses in-house cloud tech to digitise core banking
Santander expects to fully complete the transition within the next two to three years.
Wealthtech TIFIN doubles valuation with $109m Series D
Global investment manager Franklin Resources and fintech-focused investment firm Motive Partners participated.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 13 May 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Vietnam’s Saigon-Hanoi Bank taps Temenos for digital upgrade
SHB will leverage Temenos’ open architecture to deliver personalised and AI-supported customer journeys.
Emotional connection in customer experience
Many digital financial services lack a “human heart”. And that should be something that worries the industry.
UK government unveils new law to protect access to cash
Economic secretary to the Treasury John Glen says: “We know that access to cash is still vital for many people.”
Egyptian B2B paytech Paymob raises $50m Series B
The Series B round, the largest fintech Series B in Egypt, was led by Kora Capital, PayPal Ventures and Clay Point.
US Bank partners fintech LiquidX to speed up supply chain transactions
The collaboration seeks to address supply chain financing friction and cashflow challenges.
Ohio’s KeyBank acquires Philly fintech firm GradFin
Founded in 2015, GradFin offers advisory solutions for people wanting assistance with their student loan debt.
Yapily to acquire fellow open banking firm finAPI
The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to complete in H2 2022.
MDI aims to become Egypt’s first fully digital bank
MDI aims to drive financial inclusion within Egypt.
New small business payments platform Hopscotch seeks to make invoicing hassle-free
Hopscotch, founded in June 2021, has raised nearly $10m from 12 investors.
Aussie fintech for farmers AgriDigital raises $17.4m
The round, a mix of debt and equity, was led by a local fund.
New Glasgow-based trading app Strikes prepares for launch
Founded in 2021, the start-up aims to help retail options traders save time and money.
ConnectOne Bank partners Nymbus to offer digital business banking
ConnectOne plans to launch the new digital business banking vertical by the end of the year.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2022
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2022 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
