What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 17 | ISO fast, ISO furious
VTB Bank’s Elena Barabanova joins us on this episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
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Thought Machine to hit unicorn status with £150m funding round
Core banking vendor expecting mammoth capital raise this month.
Fired credit union employee deletes 21GB of internal data in 40-minute spree
Juliana Barile accessed her old account and destroyed sensitive documents.
BitConnect faces $2bn SEC fraud charge
SEC alleges BitConnect and founder Satish Kumbhani siphoned investor funds into digital wallets.
PayTech Awards 2021 Winner: VTB Bank – Best Green Initiative
Settlement Centre at VTB Bank: green, efficient and innovative.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – BillDesk, Banco Inter, OPay & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
ICYMI funding round-up: SurePay, Capitalise, FV Bank & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
Crypto exchange FTX.US acquires derivatives platform LedgerX
The firm aims to bring regulated crypto derivatives to its US user base.
Databricks hits $38bn valuation with $1.6bn Series H round
Data and AI firm plans to turbocharge adoption of its ‘lakehouse’ data management architecture.
Mambu takes the Cake with new digital banking deal
Cloud core banking vendor wins deal with new Vietnamese digital bank Cake.
Exclusive: Oracle FS wins major core banking deal with Gulf Bank
The front-to-back operation is set to be a major undertaking.
Your financial digital twin
What if you had a digital twin that could manage your money faster and better than you?
White paper: Accelerate financial services innovation
Read this e-book to discover the benefits of Open Source hybrid cloud technologies financial services organisations.
Technical brief: Scalable, actionable anti-money laundering infrastructure
Open source AML solutions offer lower costs, rapid technology evolution, and broad community-based innovation.
Report by 451 Research: The role of AI in automating processes and decisions
451 Research interviewed 593 business and IT leaders and found that 36% are prioritising process automation.
Analyst paper: Improving the customer experience – the top objective for financial innovation
An in-depth look at innovative models that use new technology solutions, data, and AI capabilities.
PayPal plans launch of retail trading division
Invest at PayPal planned as new operation by payments giant.
Divido CEO steps back after seven years at the helm
Christer Holloman departs to take up advisor role.
Brazil’s Banco Inter agrees deal to acquire US fintech USEND
The digital banking firm is looking to expand into North America.
US Bank boosts fintech investment with stake in two VC firms
The bank says becoming a limited partner in the firms will enhance its fintech offerings.
Prosus underlines Indian objectives with $4.7bn deal for BillDesk
Dutch e-commerce firm spends big to deepen footprint in India.
Reserve Bank of India plans CBDC trials by 2022
India’s central bank is still being “extremely careful” about its tests.
Sun Life taps AWS as cloud tech provider in digital transformation push
The Canadian firm says the partnership will expedite cloud adoption and boost innovation.
Signicat acquires e-signature firm Dokobit
The deal is Signicat’s third acquisition this year and fourth in two years.
Data availability and disaster recovery: lessons for banks and fintechs
Fintechs and banks should have a foolproof disaster recovery strategy in place to avoid data loss.
Banking Technology September 2021 issue out now
Cover story: expansion plans – how to achieve global growth efficiently.
German fintech elopage nets $38m in Series A round to expand SaaS platform
The round marks the bootstrapped company’s first venture capital raise.
Fintech funding deals globally 23 August – 29 August 2021
Featuring OPay, Ramp, Zepz, Ekuaibao and Cora.
Aspiring challenger bank W1TTY receives UK EMI licence
The firm’s smart finance app will launch in the UK early next year.
Nubank aims for IPO worth $55bn to beat traditional rivals
Brazilian challenger wants to smash the valuation of it’s largest legacy rival, Itau.
Russian digital bank Tinkoff plans Philippine expansion
Reports suggest the move is part of a wider strategy to enter the Asian market.
Blockchain’s potential to change the face of trade finance
Blockchain could be the most effective platform to help digitise trade finance processes.
Australian fintech platform Airwallex launches in US
The expansion is made possible through a partnership with domestic BaaS provider Evolve Bank & Trust.
FCA says crypto exchange Binance is “not capable” of supervision
UK regulator issued a now-revealed warning to Binance in June.
Mexican fintech Flink lands $57m in Series B round
New investment follows the company’s $12 million Series A round in February.
Risk as an opportunity: fintech’s gold standard
How can fintechs continue to grow while also meeting increasingly stringent regulatory requirements?
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Mastercard, Ramp, PayPal & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
ICYMI funding round-up: Pngme, Recognise Bank, pawaPay, Finexio & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
PayTech Awards 2021 Winners Supplement out now
Impactful and innovative paytech projects, products, services and people in the spotlight.
Currencycloud hires Mark Ledsham as new COO and 10x’s Neil Drennan as CTO
Currencycloud adds some new faces to its C-suite.
