Duco secures Nordic Capital investment to fuel expansion plans
The private equity firm will acquire a majority shareholding in the company.
Data & Analytics
Fintech funding deals globally 12 July – 18 July 2021
Featuring insightsoftware, Revolut, Lunar, Quantexa, and M1 Finance.
Data extraction start-up Daloopa lands $20m investment led by Credit Suisse
The firm has now raised around $24 million in total.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Revolut, Lunar and the UK fintech sector
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
State of play: digital banking platforms
Selecting the right digital banking platform is a lengthy process that requires careful consideration.
Report: The State of Data Reconciliation
Data from 300+ heads of global reconciliation utilities, COOs, heads of financial control and transformation.
White paper: The Reconciliation Maturity Model: Part 2 – onboarding and configuration
These tools will empower firms to fully automate reconciliation within five years.
White paper: The Reconciliation Maturity Model: Part 1 – from manual to machine learning
A blueprint for consolidating, automating and driving efficiency across reconciliations – and beyond.
UK fintech sector enjoys record-breaking year for investments
H1 2021 saw $5.7bn raised across 317 deals by UK firms.
Manual processes hinder growth in financial institutions
User-defined technologies hide risk at a tremendous cost and are unsustainable in the digital battleground.
White paper: Data on demand – the power of real-time data for risk decisioning
How real-time, on-demand data will change the way you make risk descisioning.
Quantexa raises $153m in Series D funding round
The firm plans to accelerate its expansion and boost product development.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 15 | Data after tomorrow
Bradley Riss, chief commercial officer at Checkout.com, joins us on this latest episode.
Unit21 closes $34m Series B round led by Tiger Global
The firm says the new investment takes its total valuation up to $300 million.
Harnessing the power of AI for internal fraud detection
AI has the power to disrupt internal fraud monitoring, but are FIs ready to take the plunge yet?
Signicat acquires Spanish video identity firm eID
Norwegian vendor pulls the acquisition trigger after four years of partnership.
Lending: preparing for the unprecedented
How lenders can effectively manage commercial credit risk in an ever-changing world.
Grow revenues with access to meaningful payments data
A deep-dive into the world of payments data to show what’s needed for best-in-class payments performance.
Codat raises $40m in Series B funding round
The UK-based firm plans to expand its US presence and boost hiring.
New dates announced for Dock Digital
Join roundtable discussions with senior industry leaders.
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis raises $100m in Series E round
It says it will use the funds to “execute its vision as the blockchain data platform for cryptocurrency”.
ClearScore lands $200m investment from Invus
The UK fintech is looking to accelerate its global expansion.
Cross River Bank acquires data analytics firm PeerIQ
The firm says its new acquisition will create a “comprehensive” suite of offerings.
Data’s open road…
Has open banking delivered on its promise of driving innovation and competition?
FCA research reveals 21% increase in cryptoasset ownership
The watchdog estimates that around 2.3 million adults in the UK now hold cryptoassets.
Analyst report: Expectation versus reality for payments data monetisation
Identifying the data-led services that corporates want. Download for free!
Fintech funding deals globally 14 June – 20 June 2021
Featuring Ebanx, ThinCats, Guideline, Bunq, and 10x.
Video: BCT Digital on how big data is changing risk and credit decisioning
FinTech Futures caught up with Jaya Vaidhyanathan, CEO of BCT Digital.
Turning the pyramid upside down: delivering operational excellence in a crisis
How do banks begin along this journey? Is the destination worth it? Well, let’s see.
Experience-driven banking: experience owners
Experience owners seek to fulfil end-to-end customer journeys for their niche segment.
Irish start-up Wayflyer raises $76m in Series A funding round
Funds from the raise will be used to support Wayflyer’s product development and international expansion.
Five trends driving the future of the middle office
The middle office is a work horse that handles business-critical operations, yet is reliant on dated technology.
ICYMI funding round-up: Airtm, Cushon, Stake, Clim8, Nordigen & ikigai
A quick summary of this week’s smaller funding rounds.
Experience-driven banking: experience enablers
A strategic choice whether you become a platform to enable experiences or you own experiences.
FinovateFall Supplement: be part of one of the biggest fintech events of the year
The perfect platform for your organisation to deliver a strong message to engaged fintech professionals.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 May 2021
The FinTech Futures weekly round-up of the industry’s top stories and happenings from across the globe.
Banking Tech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
What are the opportunities in open finance?
Envestnet | Yodlee hosted a discussion with FinTech Futures to find out.
Why fintech companies of any size should outsource PCI
Lift the burden of data compliance and security by outsourcing compliance to PCI-focused vendors.
The role of enterprise architects in digital transformation and optimisation
Enterprise architecture (EA) is a catalyst in a more pragmatic transformation approach.
