Fintech funding deals globally 11-17 January 2021
Featuring Checkout.com, MX, Blend, Creditas, and Enfusion.
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MX ties up $300m in Series C funding
Utah-based firm has raised more than $500m since launch.
IHS Markit acquires compliance firm Cappitech after year-long partnership
Cappitech had provided its platform for Markit’s SFTR system.
Invincible TikTok: why video services are exciting and daunting at the same time
The ethical side of using AI video is becoming an increasingly acute problem today.
What the Fintech? Season one | Fintech Jail
Here’s a list of all the buzzwords in our What the Fintech podcast game, “Fintech Jail”.
FCA makes major changes following LCF and Connaught review
Firms that have not used their regulatory permissions for the last 12 months are at risk of having it revoked.
Combination of weaknesses led to massive data breach at Desjardins
The incident compromised the data of nearly 9.7 million Canadians.
2020 review: Top 10 fintech funding rounds
Some start-up’s valuations have soared this year.
The time is now to update your finance operations
Modernising the finance department should be a priority.
Digitalisation landscape in Pakistan – a tech view
The digital and tech teams of the banks need to “think out of the bank”.
How digital labour helps financial firms cope with market volatility
Digital labour can offer a range of operational benefits.
Don’t turn a blind eye to spreadsheet vulnerabilities
Introducing PrizmDoc Cells, a secure solution in an intuitive, Excel-like web interface.
Designing systems for real-time risk management
Common data challenges and how to overcome them.
Half of UK’s small businesses now use open banking, says OBIE
Open banking is speeding up account switches too.
Banking for good
As the new kids on the fintech block start to mature, I do hope they support the broader community.
White paper: Analysis of impact and application of advanced analytics in asset management
Unleashing advanced analytics – how asset management firms can take advantage.
AI will explain it to you
Explainable AI removes removes the last barrier in entrusting transaction monitoring to algorithms.
S&P Global could buy IHS Markit for $44bn
S&P Global’s shares have risen 25% in New York this year alone.
How can banks regain consumer trust?
Twelve years later and we’re now in the midst of another global crisis.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 hosted online by Tom Ward
Join comedian Tom Ward for the 2020 Banking Tech Awards. Broadcast online on 10 Dec, 3:30pm GMT and is free to attend.
How to improve CX without sacrificing security
Finserv is an area where many are turning to customer identity and access management (CIAM).
How the pandemic reshaped an international project launch
Lessons in adaptability – how to manage a project in an innovation lab amid COVID-19.
Banking Technology November 2020 issue out now
Without limits: The Barclays accelerator races ahead
Fintech execs race towards workplace diversity
Divido’s Christer Holloman launches Fintech Finishers to raise D&I awareness.
Webinar: Managing data today – real time, real AI, real application
Learn how effortless it is to transform your operations and take data processes to the next level.
Webinar: Top use cases for risk analytics in banking
Actionable insights and tested approaches to fighting account takeover fraud and mobile channel attacks.
Typing authentication – the future of compliance
Cristian Tamas, TypingDNA’s co-founder and CMO, explains why he thinks the firm landed a PayTech Award.
Deepfakes in finance: a threat to be wary of?
Fraudsters are turning to synthetic identities to open new accounts.
Post Office ditches 600 free ATMs, invests £16m to revamp others
The Post Office calls it the largest investment in ATMs in ten years.
Capital requirements can impede innovation, says panel
One member of the panel thinks the FCA should look into its capital requirements.
African remittance firms thrive amid COVID-19
Azimo saw a nearly 200% increase over the expected number of new customers in April, May and June.
Enveil CEO: Fragmented AML regulation creates “Russian doll effect”
Williams likens it to the “Russian doll effect”.
TCO Report: on-premise storage vs public cloud storage
The guide to economic advantages of on-premises object storage vs public cloud for enterprise data storage.
The intersection of digital identity verification and customer empowerment
Mobile onboarding must deliver an experience that is secure and friction-free.
Breaking down walls
FinTech Futures took this somber moment to sit with Keisha Bell at DTCC.
Banking Technology October 2020 issue out now
Educate, advocate, invest: It’s not enough for companies to pay lip service.
Sibos 2020: Victoria Harverson, global head of business development at SmartStream Air
She discusses SmartStream’s AI solution for data processing.
Sibos 2020: SmartStream advances AI solutions for data management
The new tech “enables non-IT staff to take multiple complex data sets and compare them within seconds”, says CIO.
Malta-based Oney Insurance picks Comarch’s business intelligence tech
The project encompasses building an insurance-specific data warehouse, based on Comarch’s cloud BI solution.
Can financial technology help reduce inequality?
Decisions made by algorithms can have a detrimental effect on people’s lives.
