10x Future Technologies eyes $100m in Series C round
Its founder has hired financial advisory group, Lazard, to oversee its funding round in 2021.
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Barbados to implement real-time banking
The government has been working with the credit union movement to move things along.
Denmark to join Eurosystem’s Target2 payment platform
T2 would then include the Danish krone by November 2025.
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.
Banks and bad actors: the race to digitally adapt
Financial services are far from reaching a “new normal”.
SoftBank aims to raise $525m with Spac IPO
Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup are managing the deal.
2020 review: Top 10 fintech and bank M&A deals
Despite COVID-19, the financial sector has still enjoyed some notable M&A deals.
Cyberpunk 2077 makers face potential securities class action lawsuit
Cyberpunk 2077 – from lawsuits and refunds to big wins from hedge funds.
Modernising through legacy tech: powering the next wave of fintech innovation
It’s clear that mainframes are the ideal solution for fintech enterprises.
Central State Bank goes live on Finastra’s Fusion Phoenix core
Fusion Phoenix is a modern core, built entirely on Microsoft technology.
UK fintech GoCardless raises $95m funding
The Series F round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and brings the total raised to-date to $240m.
Personalisation: the Gen Z banking imperative
This generational cohort represents a lucrative target market for financial services institutions.
2020 – A shock to the system for the banking industry
Fintech Futures talks to James Buckley, vice president and Europe director for Infosys Finacle.
IBM buys Canadian fintech Expertus to bolster payments offerings
The acquisition strengthens its portfolio as an end-to-end digital payments solution provider.
EXCLUSIVE: Neobank First Boulevard launching next year to target Black America
CEO and founder, Donald Hawkins, tells FinTech Futures about the process of the name change.
Unit raises Series A funding to offer banking intergration
The start-up has raised a total of $18.6 million to-date.
Fintech projections for 2021
Top five fintech trends to watch in 2021.
What the Fintech? Episode 18 | Year in review
We relay our industry highlights of 2020.
Paytech firm Ondot acquired by US banking tech giant Fiserv
Fiserv says the Ondot takeover will help it provide a “unified digital experience” to customers.
Cloud subscription consolidation platform Cledara lands $3.4m
“Most of Cledara’s initial clients came from organic growth.”
Former JP Morgan execs launch wealthtech Vestrata with $4m
Vestrata has already signed up a number of investment managers and solution partners.
Fintech digital transformation challenges during COVID-19
How to get ahead in realising revenues and returning profits to shareholders.
Swift calls for collaboration to help build the future of global transactions
Swift’s ambitious new strategy to reinvent global financial transactions.
Worldline buys controlling stake in ANZ’s acquiring business
Worldline says Australia is an ideal stomping ground for international expansion.
London BNPL fintech Zilch latest to enter UK market with $30m
Zilch claims to be the only BNPL player to combine open banking with soft credit checks.
Mexican challenger albo raises $45m in Series B funding round
Albo has now raised just over $72 million across five rounds.
The music of embedded finance
Embedded finance is all about making the admin of life seamless, low-friction and invisible.
Vacuumlabs partners with GPS, the award-winning paytech behind Revolut and Starling
Delivering new products and features that enable businesses large and small to realise breakthrough innovations.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 winners unveiled!
Watch Tom Ward perform his stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of Banking Tech Awards 2020.
Swiss challenger Alpian picks cloud hosted Temenos tech
Alpian plans to deploy Temenos Transact and Temenos Payments in a SaaS model.
Connect bank operations from front to back
Improve efficiency and compliance while simultaneously lowering costs and risks.
Mozper lands $3.55m to launch kid debit card in Mexico
In August, Mozper – with the help of partner Visa – launched its closed beta with 500 families.
The time is now to update your finance operations
Modernising the finance department should be a priority.
Ask the expert: what’s the “partnership problem” – and how do I solve it?
Alongside raising investment, securing the right partnerships is critical for business survival.
Omdia Universe 2020-21: Temenos recognised as a leader for digital banking platforms
Based on Temenos’ combination of market impact, solution capabilities, and customer experience.
iBanFirst appoints Said Layadi as new CTO
Layadi joins after stints at Euronext and Ingenico.
Česká Sporitelna signs infrastructure deal with Leveris
Czech bank aims to revamp software and databases.
UK CBDC researcher: We should be further along than we are
A UK CBDC won’t happen anytime soon if the Bank of England takes an iterative approach.
Digitalisation landscape in Pakistan – a tech view
The digital and tech teams of the banks need to “think out of the bank”.
The Fintech Review: 2020
We cover embedded finance, competition, open banking, and CBDCs.
