BBVA partners OpenAI to deploy ChatGPT among its employees
BBVA has begun deploying 3,000 ChatGPT Enterprise licenses among its employees in Spain.
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FinTech Founders Video: taking a start-up idea from inception to reality
Four founders explain how they made their fintech start-up ideas a reality.
Migrant banking platform Majority lands $20m in “push towards profitability”
In addition to the funding, the platform has also announced Abhi Pabba as its new chief risk officer.
FinovateSpring 2024: Mobile payments and understanding Gen Z dominate day two
FinovateSpring 2024 sustained its momentum over day two with a line-up of informative debates and keynotes.
Mercado Pago enters talks with regulators for banking licence in Mexico
Mercado Pago GM Pedro Rivas says the firm’s ambition is to become “the largest 100% digital bank in Mexico”.
Demystify Podcast: The growth of fintech in the UAE – Dubai Fintech Summit special
Dave and Dharm speak with four financial services leaders at this year’s Dubai Fintech Summit.
Alpian’s $83m Series C round sees Intesa Sanpaolo’s Fideuram become majority shareholder
Fideuram first made a $20 million investment in Alpian back in 2022.
Cartoon: Working at the edge
Can nature be a guide on how to improve intelligence at the edge of computing networks?
US CFPB sues SoLo Funds for allegedly “deceiving borrowers about the total cost of loans”
The regulator says it is suing the firm for “deceiving borrowers and illegally extracting fees”.
Cooperative Bank of Oromia in Ethiopia partners Mastercard for prepaid cards and Community Pass
The bank’s CEO says the partnership will deliver “secure and adaptable financial tools” to consumers.
Bank Muamalat signs long-term partnership with Backbase for Engagement Banking platform
The Malaysian bank plans to launch a digital Islamic banking super-app “by the end of the year”.
Santander and Iberpay in Spain join EPC’s OCT Inst scheme as inaugural participants
Iberpay will serve as the clearing and settlement mechanism, through Santander, for OCT Inst transactions.
Financial admin platform Osome secures $17m in mix of debt and equity funding
The Singapore-based start-up plans to utilise AI to further develop its product offerings.
Visa seeks to “revolutionise the card” with array of new product launches
New products include a Passkey service, Visa data tokens and the Visa Flexible Credential for payments.
Apex Group names Ken Fullerton as new global head of operational transformation
Fullerton will also manage the firm’s global service centres.
eBook: Future-proof your fintech – strategies to succeed in 2024 (and beyond)
Download this free e-book to unlock fintech success: optimize CX, boost retention, and drive profit with innovative strategies.
Cache Valley Bank in front-to-back office tech revamp with Finastra
Cache Valley Bank also plans to migrate all on-premises software to the cloud over time.
Paytech start-up Aeropay raises $20m Series B for platform and partnership development
The US-based start-up has also introduced its new “homegrown bank aggregator” called Aerosync.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ekko, Layer, MNZL, Panax and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
HSBC UK partners accounting software provider Ember for My Business Finances tool
The tool aims to help small businesses comply with the UK’s upcoming Making Tax Digital initiative.
French fintech Lydia launches digital banking app Sumeria
Lydia says it plans to pump over €100 million into Sumeria over the next three years.
Commerce Bank goes live with instant payment service FedNow through Temenos Payments Hub
The bank has also tapped Temenos’ US Model Bank to “meet the unique business needs of the US market”.
The UK’s digital identity crisis
The UK needs to prioritise and accelerate digital identity adoption to avoid falling behind.
FinTech Founders Video: essential traits for a successful founding team
Four fintech founders discuss the essential traits that can help founding teams fly.
Vietnam’s PVcomBank launches mobile banking app powered by Temenos Digital on AWS
PVcomBank has been running on Temenos Core for retail and corporate banking for over 10 years.
Standard Chartered pilots carbon credit tokenisation in Hong Kong with Mastercard, Mox Bank and Libeara
The pilot was conducted through the fintech supervisory sandbox hosted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
UK challenger Tandem appoints Suavek Zajac as new CTO
Zajac’s most recent positions include serving as CTO at Blackberry and the UK-based fintech Railsr.
Emirates NBD taps Pine Labs to enhance merchant acquiring services
Emirates NBD will implement Pine Labs’ Credit+ solution.
Chiba Bank to deploy Moneythor personalisation engine for Chibagin app
The partnership aligns with Chiba Bank’s mid-term plan to shift to a customer-focused business model.
BIS opens call to private sector participants for Project Agorá
Applications are to remain open until 31 May, with the final list of participants to be announced on 9 August.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 8 | The evolution of the UK’s crypto landscape
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Bivu Das, UK Managing Director at Kraken.
Deutsche Bank to explore asset tokenisation applications as part of MAS’ Project Guardian
The bank will collaborate with Interop Labs and Memento Blockchain as part of the project.
Adam Dodds to step down as CEO of stock trading app Freetrade
Freetrade COO and co-founder Viktor Nebehaj is poised to assume the CEO role moving forward.
Highlights from the FinTech B2B Marketing Conference | 23 April 2024, London
Watch highlights from the FinTech B2B Marketing Conference, which took place on 23 April in London.
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg goes live with Temenos’ core banking and payments tech
BIL has actioned a major technology overhaul of its retail, corporate and private banking operations.
New paytech Wink Pay launches in Lebanon in partnership with Visa and Codebase Technologies
Wink Pay offers an instant card issuance service for Visa prepaid virtual cards.
CTBC Bank Philippines partners Hitachi Asia for digital banking revamp
The bank has worked with Hitachi Asia to redesign its web interface and mobile banking applications.
What are the strengths, weaknesses and concerns around open banking?
The industry must ensure that open banking tech serves the strategic needs of consumers and institutions.
How UK building societies are finding balance amid the rise of digital
It’s estimated that the UK’s 43 active building societies serve approximately 26 million people.
Singapore’s Linnovate Partners bags $40m funding from SeaTown Holdings
Linnovate offers asset servicing and fund administration solutions for the investment industry.
