The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
Data & Analytics
Webinar: From intuition to intelligence – fraud trends every risk leader must know for 2023
Learn how data can reveal prevalent fraud trends and inform fraud prevention and risk management strategies.
New fintech start-up Step Fourth launches in the UK
Step Fourth says its first product offering, Blue Nova, will be ready for deployment in 2023.
Acin lands $24m in Series B funding from global banking heavyweights
The round was led by a consortium comprised of JP Morgan, Citi, BNP Paribas, Barclays and Lloyds.
Six actions CISOs should consider for stronger compliance and risk mitigation
Banks face increasing regulations and compliance requirements as the cyber landscape grows more complex.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 16 December 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: This is how to job search in 2023
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Paper.id, Opensee, Nilus and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
United Fintech snaps up FX risk and data services firm Cobalt
Cobalt is United Fintech’s fifth acquisition since launching in 2020.
Bank of Lithuania taps Regnology for supervisory tech solutions
Regnology will help the central bank transform its data management capabilities and regulatory reporting platform.
Trovata partners JP Morgan for corporate liquidity solution
Trovata will host JP Morgan Asset Management’s Morgan Money investing application.
Canadian fintech Koho taps Duco for data reconciliation platform
Duco’s platform will allow Koho to cut costs, improve data quality and lower its operational and audit risk.
Accounting automation platform Vic.ai bags $52m Series C funding
With the new funding, Vic.ai plans to introduce a host of new features on its platform.
Microsoft buys 4% stake in LSEG, pair to develop data analytics solutions
LSEG has also committed to a $2.8bn cloud-related spend with Microsoft over the life of the 10-year agreement.
Banking Tech Awards USA will be returning for a second year
Nominations for the 2023 awards are now open.
PayU appoints new head of data, Keren Ben Zvi
PayU is aiming to provide merchants with more detailed customer insights to support business growth.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three fintech careers to consider for 2023
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
North America fintech funding round-up: Syncfy, Totem and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from across North America.
US proptech Setpoint lands $43m Series A
The round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, saw participation from Stonecroft, 75andSunny and Fifth Wall, among others.
Avant secures $250m in debt and equity from Ares Management
Avant CEO Matt Bochenek says the funds from Ares will “further fuel our credit portfolio and next-gen platform”.
Drata doubles valuation to $2bn following $200m Series C
The round was led by ICONIQ Growth and GGV Capital with institutional and individual investors participating.
Crypto platform Zumo hires first chief data and analytics officer
Vicky Byrom joins Zumo from paytech firm Modulr.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Five reasons why remote work might not be right for you
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
UK and Singapore strengthen fintech ties
The two countries signed an MoU to remove regulatory barriers to fintech trade.
Video: Socure at Money20/20 USA – Fighting synthetic identity fraud
We chat with Johnny Ayers, CEO of Socure, about how firms can tackle synthetic identity fraud.
ClearBank taps ThetaRay for cloud-native Sonar AML solution
ClearBank will utilise ThetaRay’s tech for AML monitoring, providing flexibility as it scales.
UK challenger Tandem partners Cogo to help customers track their carbon footprint
Cogo’s tech will feature on Tandem’s green living hub, with plans to integrate directly into the bank’s app in 2023.
Kenya’s DeltaPay taps Provenir for data and risk decisioning platform
DeltaPay leverages alternative data to expand financial access to affordable consumer credit.
Featurespace bags funding from US, UK govs to build new financial crime detection solution
Featurespace is developing an AI-powered system to help banks and PSPs detect financial crime.
SaaS start-up Taktile lands $20m to boost US expansion
The firm claims it has seen “rapid growth” in the US and has tripled its revenues over the last 12 months.
Saudi fintech platform Tameed picks Moneythor for loyalty features
With Moneythor’s solution, Tameed aims to enhance its purchase order financing offering with a loyalty programme.
ADDX sells stake in digital asset platform CYBAVO to fintech Circle
The deal was signed in June and concluded in July, as part of Circle’s acquisition of CYBAVO earlier this year.
Why zero trust security is central to operational resilience – and regulatory compliance
Designing systems with a zero trust approach built in must become a fundamental step in the security process.
US Treasury outlines fintech consumer protection recommendations
“This report lays out actions that would maintain fair, transparent, and competitive markets,” says Janet Yellen.
Climate First Bancorp acquires ESG data platform Ecountabl
Ecountabl indexes data on more than 10,000 companies, analysing their ESG performance.
Fintech Talents 2022: Where are we with open finance?
Speakers at the Fintech Talents Festival sat down to unpack the current state of play with open finance.
Spanish banking sector to explore use of digital euro
Financial institutions will analyse the technical, operational and business implications of a digital euro.
E-book: Building the data-driven future of financial services
Learn how to harness the power of data to drive continuous innovation.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ping, Agent IQ, Atlar and more
A handy round-up of this week’s fintech funding news from around the world.
Standard Chartered and UpSwot launch pilot for SME business analytics solution
The solution will provide the bank’s SME clients with data-driven insights and forecasting capabilities.
