Chime acquires employee rewards start-up Salt Labs
Salt Labs’ CEO Jason Lee will take charge of the neobank’s new Chime Enterprise division.
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Revolut announces record $545m profit for 2023
Revolut’s revenue surged by 95% over the year, from $1.1 billion in 2022 to $2.2 billion in 2023.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying international payments with Eddie Harrison of Navro
In this podcast episode, Dave and Dharm chat with Eddie Harrison, co-founder and CPO of Navro.
Is your bank’s architecture trapped in the past? It’s time to recompose it
European banks must accelerate their journey to recompose architecture, with AI and GenAI as differentiators.
US fintech start-up Rainforest lands $20m Series A led by Matrix Partners
Rainforest says it provides embedded payment processing tech “purpose-built for software platforms”.
Tribe Payments promotes CSO Andrew Hocking to CEO position
Before his promotion, Hocking served as Tribe’s chief security officer for one year.
Kuwait’s central bank approves launch of new WAMD instant payments system
The system is facilitated by the K-Net national payment gateway under the supervision of the Central Bank of Kuwait.
US start-up Arrow emerges from stealth aiming to streamline healthcare payments
To support its launch, Arrow raised $110 million in a Series A round in May 2022.
FinTech Founders Video: Key strategies for communicating fintech value propositions
Four fintech founders share their key tips to ensure the success of your tech presentations.
Video: FinovateSpring 2024 – what’s hot and what’s not in fintech
We ask three industry professionals what’s hot and what’s not in the fintech sector this year.
The rise of instant payments: protecting consumers from criminals in 10 seconds
How can financial institutions strike a balance between speed and safety with instant payments?
Celebrating excellence in the payments industry: PayTech Awards 2024 winners announced
Take a look at all the winners and highly commended from this year’s PayTech Awards ceremony!
Video: Code and capital – AI as a co-pilot in financial services
Sarah Hinkfuss of Bain Capital Ventures discusses the growing number of use cases for AI in financial services.
ECB publishes progress update on digital euro preparation phase
Privacy, offline functionality and possession caps are the key focus points of the progress report.
June 2024: Top five movers and shakers stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top movers and shakers stories during June.
Canada’s Haventree Bank partners Temenos for new core banking platform
Haventree serves the Canadian alternative mortgage sector through the broker network.
Raiffeisen Bank International opts for Surecomp’s collaborative trade finance platform
The Austrian bank will utilise RIVO to digitise its processes for guarantees and letters of credit.
June 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from June.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ximple, Hero, Curve, Chift and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Video: Fintech insights – the evolving embedded finance and BaaS landscape
Financial services professionals discuss what’s next for embedded finance and BaaS.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the best core of them all?
As the rate of change increases, a bank’s ability to adapt becomes even more important.
Washington’s Industrial Credit Union selects Mahalo Banking to enhance digital banking experience
The partnership seeks to “deliver an optimised member-centric experience”.
FinTech Founders Video: Mastering audience appeal – crafting tailored fintech demos
Four fintech founders share their tips on how to tailor tech presentations to resonate with different audiences.
Brazil’s Nubank buys AI-powered data intelligence start-up Hyperplane
Nubank plans to harness Hyperplane’s AI expertise to enhance its core machine learning capabilities.
Video: Fintech insights – reimagining the customer experience
Steven Ramirez, CEO at Beyond The Arc, discusses the future of customer experience in financial services.
June 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories during June.
June 2024: Top five fintech funding rounds of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top funding rounds to take place over June.
Cartoon: Virtually challenged
This new cartoon illustrates the opportunities and pitfalls of building in the metaverse.
June 2024: Top five core banking stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top core banking stories of the month.
Canada’s Vancity taps Intellect Design Arena for digital engagement upgrade
Vancity has selected the vendor’s DEP and CBX solutions to digitise member engagement.
UK paytech Payset signs for Thought Machine’s Vault Payments tech
The paytech has been utilising the vendor’s Vault Core offering since 2022.
Hong Kong lender FundPark lands £250m facility led by HSBC
The loan increases FundPark’s total funding facility to $750 million.
Bank Midwest launches new digital bank for US healthcare industry powered by Finastra
Bank Midwest says OnePlace.bank will be “a natural progression” of its OnePlace Capital division.
June 2024: Top five new fintech launches of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launches in June.
June 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
Virgin Money taps Experian to streamline digital customer experience
Virgin Money says it plans to use Experian’s “full breadth of services” to enhance “all product lines”.
The consumer credit applications of open finance: a snapshot
Open finance has the potential to help consumers take control of their financial lives.
Free webinar | Fintech rebound: unveiling opportunities for 2024 and beyond
Register now for this free webinar taking place on Tuesday 23 July.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 10 | Generative AI and cloud core modernisation
In this podcast episode, we chat with Zac Maufe, Head of Regulated Industries at Google Cloud.
Klarna sells checkout business to investor consortium
The deal is reportedly valued at around $515 million.
