Ex-N26 employee lands $1.8m to launch ETF-linked checking account
“This is an everyday account, we don’t want you to risk your money,” says CEO.
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EXCLUSIVE: Oracle wins deals with Mashreq Bank and Desjardins
Oracle has also picked up a new deal in Bangladesh.
Glint launches P2P service months after takeover saga
The gold wallet has launched a new service amid claims of a string of record months.
FinovateFall 2020: Dealing with a new digital normal
FinTech Futures speaks to Tracy Schlabach, Accusoft senior manager for product and customer marketing.
FinovateFall 2020: making the cost of compliance work for you and against the fraudsters
Discover the key to undermining the ability of criminals to profit from cyber-fraud.
FinovateFall 2020: COVID-19 a chance to build, not just react
“Companies need to leverage this inflection point correctly.”
Supplement: FinovateFall 2020
Read our free FinovateFall Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Chip breaks crowdfunding records to raise £10m in 48 hours
6,420 investors participated in funding backed by the Future Fund.
Santander spins out Innoventures successor Mouro Capital with $400m
The bank has doubled its investment into its VC arm.
Regulatory sandbox at heart of Egyptian fintech boom
“For the first time, we are seeing a key dialogue with central players,” says Paymob.
FinovateFall 2020: a return to the fundamentals
Greg Palmer, VP at Finovate, analyses what the “new normal” looks like for the finserv industry.
E-book: Financial services – the smarter way to workflow
Future-proof your financial services institution in an era of rapid transformation.
IDC Snapshot: Improving operational excellence and customer experience in retail banking
Organisations that have a common business and technology roadmap have had more success than those with separate plans.
White paper: Addressing financial services technology challenges during growth
How to realise the full potential of IT integration: get your systems in order, be diligent about due diligence, and prepare for post-merger.
Hungarian fintech PeasyPay continues hand and face payment roll out
In the UK, the start-up is working with taxi drivers in Glasgow.
The Oracle versus Google copyright case could shape the future of software
The fate of open APIs lies in the hands of the US Supreme Court.
White paper: how millennials & gen Z can power growth for financial institutions
Millennials (25-39 years old) and adult Gen Z-ers (18-24) represent over $3 trillion in spend.
IDC Snapshot: Establishing operational resilience to achieve customer excellence
The ability to simplify & streamline tech supporting important business services, leading to better customer outcomes.
GoCardless bags new chief revenue officer to tap enterprise space
The fintech is currently drawing back its growth to preserve cash.
Klarna set to nearly double valuation to $10bn
Klarna is looking to raise half a billion from a mixture of new and old investors.
Metro Bank unveils new “15 minute onboarding” for SMEs
The bank’s new online journey auto-populates business data.
Grab in talks for $300-500m AIA & Prudential investment
The up-to-$500-million target is to be spread over a number of rounds.
PSP fintech Mollie joins unicorn club with €90m Series B funding round
Mollie was bootstrapped until its first funding round last year.
Cloud: the new frontier in banking
Demystifying the move to the cloud is the first step to becoming more agile.
Starling Bank announces account and CHAPS payment charges
The UK challenger announces new structure days after rival Monzo.
Back & middle-office disruptor LemonTree launches first product
The start-up is challenging clients to get up and running in 90 days.
Form3, Countingup and PPS create new SME offering
The SME market contributes around £2 trillion a year to the UK economy.
To win the battle of banking, you need a digital war room
Here, banks can get visibility into every single process in their business as they actually behave.
What the Fintech? Episode 13 | Commerce in the wake of COVID-19
Travis Skelly tells FinTech Futures all about how Citi Ventures evaluates ecommerce companies.
First Direct nabs new CEO from HSBC
Pitt comes with nearly 11 years banking experience.
Robinhood faces SEC probe over deal disclosure
US brokerage unicorn in hot water over order flow dealings.
Tandem Bank sunsets credit cards, plans core restructure
Tandem’s Cashback Credit Card will shut down in February 2021.
Vanquis Bank partners with NatWest’s Payit
Payit was built by London-based, RBS-backed fintech, Pollinate.
Crealogix signs customer portal deal with German development banks
Due to go live in 2021 with support through to 2031.
Stopping malicious insiders with deception technology
A deception-based platform helps firms feel prepared for attacks from within.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 04 September 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Banco del Sol goes live with Temenos Transact at the core
The Argentine challenger is aiming for SMEs in the near future.
Trade Republic launches share savings plan to rival incumbents
It claims to be the first to bring consumers the service for free.
Philippines central bank to publish digital bank framework this month
A basic digital bank will require a minimum capitalisation of $8.2 million.
Singapore fintech GoBear lays off 11% of workforce
The fintech landed $17 million in May,
