Revolut appoints former Molo chief Francesca Carlesi as new UK CEO
Carlesi will lead Revolut NewCo UK, the entity that has applied for the fintech’s UK banking licence.
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Israel’s One Zero digital bank seeks to raise up to $100m led by Deutsche Bank
The start-up plans to use some of the funding to fuel its expansion across Europe.
Abe Kuruvilla joins ACI Worldwide as chief technology officer
Kuruvilla joins the company from CoreLogic, where he served as chief information officer.
South African paytech Stanchion Payments names ex-Synthesis exec Pierre Aurel as new CPO
Aurel previously served as head of payments and cryptography at South Africa-based Synthesis Software Technologies.
Webinar | 7 December 2023: Beyond the hype – exploring the real-world use cases for AI in financial services
Join us for what’s sure to be a fascinating deep dive into the world of AI in financial services.
Brazil’s QI Tech raises $200m in Series B funding round
The cash will be put towards product development and exploring merger and acquisition opportunities.
Nominations now open for the seventh annual PayTech Awards
Submit your nominations before 15 March 2024.
BNPL fintech Tabby lands $200m Series D at $1.5bn valuation ahead of planned IPO
Tabby claims it has become the Middle East’s first fintech unicorn ahead of its planned IPO in Saudi Arabia.
UK Finance calls on government to form new quantum computing taskforce
The taskforce would seek to explore the “multibillion-pound opportunities” of a quantum-enabled economy.
Deutsche Bank plans to cut Postbank branch network by nearly half
The bank is reportedly planning to close around 250 of its 550 Postbank branches within the next three years.
Mangopay secures UK EMI licence from the FCA
The authorisation will enable Mangopay to offer its full suite of services to new and existing UK customers.
HM Treasury sets out phased regulatory approach for stablecoins
Legislation covering “activities relating to fiat-backed stablecoins” will arrive early next year.
Kuwait Finance House launches new youth-focused digital bank Tam
Tam offers a digital savings account, prepaid cards, student allowance management and local transfer services.
The unfolding landscape of open banking
As regulatory sands shift, businesses should be confident moving towards open banking.
US fintech for older Americans, Charlie, secures $23m Series A
The funding round includes $16 million in equity and $7 million in debt.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 19 | Adapting to regulatory modernisation
In this podcast episode recorded live at Money20/20 USA, we chat with Scot Lenoir, Chairman of Evolve Bank & Trust.
Chloé Mayenobe joins paytech Thunes as chief operating officer
Mayenobe’s appointment follows the company’s $72 million Series C funding round.
Regulators of UK, Singapore, Switzerland and Japan launch collaborative effort to explore digital asset use cases
Project Guardian aims to share knowledge about the benefits and risks of asset and fund tokenisation.
The Clearing House names Margaret Weichert as new chief product officer
Weichert joins TCH from Accenture, where she served as managing director, North America payments lead.
Kasikorn Bank snaps up 97% stake in cryptocurrency exchange Satang for $103m
Satang Corporation is to be rebranded as Orbix Trade Company with three new subsidiaries.
IndusInd Bank taps Viamericas for digital inward remittance offering
The bank says its remittance platform provides customers with full transparency over payments.
UAE’s Ajman Bank selects Codebase Technologies to power retail “super-app”
Ajman Bank will utilise Codebase’s Digibanc platform along with cloud solutions from Cloud4C and Microsoft Azure.
UK core banking tech vendor Thought Machine cuts workforce by 8%
The job cuts are expected to impact around 50 roles predominantly in its sales and marketing departments.
Ziglu founder Mark Hipperson rejoins company as executive chairman
Kevin Hanley and Mark Jenkinson are also joining Ziglu as co-CEOs.
UK fintech Railsr gets back on track with $24m funding
The capital came from existing investors including D Squared Capital and Moneta Venture Capital.
LSEG ditches legacy finance systems for Oracle Cloud
The group aims to make use of Oracle’s enterprise performance management and planning functions.
BNP Paribas taps Lenvi to manage risk for factoring and receivables finance
BNP Paribas will deploy Lenvi’s Riskfactor product portfolio in eight countries across Europe.
Early Warning’s digital wallet offering Paze readies for launch as the US’ biggest banks look to fend off Big Tech
Paze MD James Anderson chats with FinTech Futures about the fintech’s upcoming product launch.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying conversational interfaces with Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto
Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto, shares his visionary perspective on the emergence of artificial financial intelligence (AFI).
UK challenger Monzo reportedly in talks to sell £300m stake at £3.5bn valuation
According to Sky News, Monzo is in discussions with a number of blue-chip investment funds over a share sale.
Saudi fintech Hala names former Revolut exec Saleem Arshad as CTO
Hala says Arshad’s experience will be “pivotal” to its expansion efforts in the UK and Europe.
Spain’s Twinco Capital secures €50m debt facility from BBVA Spark
The facility will be used to support the company’s portfolio growth and geographical expansion plans.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: UnaFinancial, Multifi, Triple-A and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 27 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Sudan’s Africa and Gulf Bank selects Temenos to power digital transformation
The bank previously signed up for Path Solutions’ iMAL Islamic core banking system back in 2020.
Singapore’s YouTrip eyes international expansion following $50m Series B raise
The latest cash injection brings YouTrip’s total funding to date to over $100 million.
Dodging a dark data disaster
The amount of dark data being collected by firms is increasing, and its overall environmental impact is massive.
French paytech Worldline’s shares tumble after company revises guidance
Worldline says it now expects 6% to 7% in organic revenue growth, as opposed to its previous forecast of 8% to 10%.
Arteria AI bags $30m to help financial institutions extract data from documentation
The Series B round was led by GGV Capital and takes the start-up’s total funding to date to $50 million.
Exclusive: Monese drops Thought Machine’s core banking solution Vault in favour of homegrown XYB platform
Monese’s Santosh Radhakrishnan and Bhavik Sanghvi discuss the reasons behind the switch with FinTech Futures.
