US Bank taps Greenlight for family-focused money management tools
US Bank becomes the first financial institution to offer Greenlight through an embedded mobile app.
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Barclays and Lloyds-backed loyalty app Bink enters administration
Bink had suffered significant losses for a number of years, with its closure to incur 46 job losses.
Interview: Agata Strzelecka, VeloBank – a modern bank with fintech DNA
Agata Strzelecka shares first-hand experience and lessons learnt from transforming a bank and attracting investors.
Peru becomes first South American country to adopt NPCI’s UPI tech
The move seeks to offer “new and accessible payment services to everyone, especially the unbanked population in Peru”.
TXSE Group poised to challenge New York exchanges’ dominance with Texas Stock Exchange launch
TXSE plans to submit a registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission later this year.
FinTech Founders Video: overcoming obstacles on the path to success
This FinTech Founders video discusses the tools and techniques to overcome the challenges of launching a start-up.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fizz, Torpago, Sibill, WealthOS and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Money20/20 Europe wraps up final day with founders, funding and fintech innovation
Money20/20 Europe leveraged its swan song to highlight a string of progressive initiatives for fintech founders.
LSEG names Pascal Boillat as new COO
Boillat replaces David Shalders who held the position for over four years.
Robinhood to acquire Bitstamp in $200m deal
Robinhood set to leverage Bitstamp’s 50+ global licenses to fuel its planned expansion.
PayTech Awards 2024: Final call for table bookings
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of an extraordinary day filled with celebration and networking.
Alkami names former SVB exec Gagan Kanjlia as new chief product officer
Kanjlia previously spent 15 years at Capital One, holding several senior leadership positions.
A banking kiosk for a new era of banking
Despite the overall downward trend, a lot of cash is still being withdrawn and used in circulation.
State of play: Money20/20 Europe 2024
Money20/20 Europe was a glimpse into the progress that the fintech industry continues to make.
Agenda confirmed for Banking Tech Insights, 11 July, London
Join us for our Banking Tech Insights event on 11 July in London.
Boost Bank officially launches its digital banking app in Malaysia
Boost Bank secured regulatory approval from Bank Negara Malaysia and the Ministry of Finance earlier this year.
Indian fintech Fibe bags $90m in Series E funding round
The investment follows the $110 million raised by the Pune-based firm in its Series D round in 2022.
Banking Technology Magazine June 2024 issue out now
THE ESG PUZZLE – Talk the talk, but also walk the walk.
Handelsbanken taps Meniga to boost customer engagement in Norway
Meniga’s solutions will enable the bank to offer personalised financial insights to its customers in Norway.
Demystify Podcast: Customer-centric innovation in finance with Anette Broløs and Erin Taylor
In this podcast episode, Dave and Dharm chat with Finthropology founders Anette Broløs and Erin Taylor.
Lydia selects Marqeta to power its new digital banking app Sumeria
Marqeta first partnered with Lydia Solutions in 2019 to power its peer-to-peer payments app.
Malta’s Finance Incorporated Limited taps Temenos for retail core banking solution
FIL aims to achieve fivefold growth over the next five years through its collaboration with Temenos.
CSG acquires Florida-based paytech iCG Pay in $17m deal
The deal also includes additional earn-out sums tied to performance goals.
Money20/20 Europe brings tokenisation, AI and digital transformation into focus
Day one’s proceedings took a specific focus on the topics of AI, tokenisation and digital modernisation journeys.
Turkey’s Papara taps DriveWealth for fractional investing solution
Papara will leverage DriveWealth’s Brokerage-as-a-Service tech to launch a new US stock investment product.
Dutch neobank Bunq enters partnerships with Mastercard and Nvidia
The bank is utilising Mastercard’s open banking platform and Nvidia’s accelerated computing and AI capabilities.
Asia’s first full reserve digital bank, ORO Bank, launches in Bhutan powered by Finastra
The bank has partnered with Finastra to leverage its Essence solution in the cloud.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 9 | Fintech innovation and collaboration
In this podcast episode, we chat with Andy Lowe, EMEA Head of Business Development for Technology at Bank of America.
Canadian fintech Zafin appoints Michael Nitsopoulos as new CPO
Nitsopoulos brings over 23 years of experience to the role and joins from US financial services giant PNC.
New digital-only bridging lender Morpheus launches in the UK
Morpheus will initially provide bridging loans of up to £750,000.
FintechOS bags $60m in Series B+ investment round
The start-up claims it is “on track” to achieve break-even in 2024.
India’s Reliance Group launches financial services super-app JioFinance
The app has been launched in beta and is currently inviting “user input for refinement”.
Monzo records first full year of profitability as it eyes international expansion
Monzo has reported a profit before tax of £15.4 million, compared to its £116.3 million loss in FY2023.
Data unleashed – five ways COOs can equip their businesses to win the data race
As advances in AI open a new frontier for the investment industry, explore how COOs can capitalise on the advantages technology has to offer.
Cyprus, the tech island: reflections on the Reflect Festival
Cyprus has emerged as a thriving tech hub over the past decade.
Millennial wealth building platform Belong launches in the UK
The start-up launches with stocks and shares ISAs, GIAs, and a five-year amortising “Boost” loan option.
US paytech start-up Forward lands $16m seed round
Forward aims to collaborate with SaaS firms to increase their revenue by “two to three times”.
European FMIs Clearstream, DTCC and Euroclear unveil tokenised asset framework
The framework also highlights the controls which will help firms mitigate governance and asset management risks.
A night of celebration: Banking Tech Awards USA 2024 winners announced
Congratulations to all the winners at this year’s Banking Tech Awards USA!
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Landytech, Frich Money, Swiipr and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
