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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 6 January 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Blockchain compliance firm Securrency appoints Nadine Chakar CEO
Nadine Chakar replaces Sucurrency founder and CEO Dan Doney, who moves to the CTO role.
Australian fintech Grapple secures $35m in funding
Sydney’s Grapple landed $35 million in a warehouse debt facility from Global Credit Investments (GCI).
How the cloud helps companies reach their ESG goals while embracing a global outlook
Cloud-based core banking can help banks get leaner and greener.
IDC report: New data sources and innovative AI redefining the business of lending
How technology advancements and new data sources, including alternative data, are pushing the boundaries of borrowing.
BharatPe CEO Suhail Sameer steps down
In a statement, BharatPe says that Sameer will “transition” from CEO to strategic advisor on 7 January 2023.
Japan’s Smartpay launches open banking digital payments service
Smartpay claims it is the first digital consumer finance firm to utilise Japan’s open banking system.
Guide: Life in 3D – using alternative data to power credit risk decisioning
Alternative data has the power to assist in achieving growth and expanding your business.
eBook: Back to the future – 8 features of fast and future-proof BNPL technology
Discover what tools you need to get ahead and stay ahead as BNPL grows its market share.
eBook: SME lending – the road to real-time approvals
Accelerate your SME lending with quick credit approvals.
Guide: Simplified AI – level up your risk decisioning
How to simplify your artificial intelligence (AI) decisioning journey and move beyond the hype in under 60 days.
GoLogiq and GammaRey merge to focus on millennial wealth management
The combined firm has plans to focus on the burgeoning market of wealth management aimed at Gen Z and millennials.
DLT in 2023: out of the blocks
What does 2023 have in store for distributed ledger technology (DLT)?
Indian fintech start-up SarvaGram bags $35m Series C funding
Founded in 2018, SarvaGram last raised $10 million in a Series B funding round in 2021.
Challenger bank N26 sees changes in leadership structure
N26’s CFO and interim COO Jan Kemper has jointly agreed with the bank to step down from his role.
The regulatory landscape and predictions for 2023
Being able to quickly respond to changing regulatory requirements is more important than ever.
Money View secures $75m Series E funding at $900m valuation
The round was led by Apis Partners, and saw participation from Tiger Global, Winter Capital and Evolvence.
Australia’s Alex Bank lands regulatory ADI licence
The bank says it was granted the licence just 18 months after it received a restricted ADI licence.
Twig acquires banking services provider Vybe
With Vybe’s acquisition, Twig plans to expand its Gen Z market footprint.
Financial institutions will need to redefine their risk-based strategies in 2023
In 2023, FIs will look to strengthen their approach to fighting financial crime.
2022: Top five payments stories
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top developments and stories in payments.
What’s next in fintech? Three predictions for 2023
Here are three trends that will drive the next wave of innovation in fintech.
Ten fintech predictions for the year ahead
2023 will be another year of fintech innovation and growth.
2022: Top five partnerships
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top new fintech partnerships.
2022: Top five core banking deals
FinTech Futures recaps five of the top core banking deals of 2022.
Personalisation in banking
Banks can deliver personalisation through a more contextual customer journey.
How digital signatures and blockchain technology can help to mitigate fraud risks
Using electronic signatures in combination with blockchain could significantly help reduce fraud.
UK’s Recognise Bank secures £25m funding from PV27
The fresh funding brings Recognise Bank’s total funding to date to over £95 million.
FinWise Bank taps Finastra for core banking solution
FinWise says it selected Finastra to propel its banking business and build on its fintech partnership lending programme.
Coastal Community Bank hires Barb MacLean as head of tech
MacLean brings to the role more than two decades of experience, having spent over 21 years at Celero Solutions.
FinTech Futures Jobs: How to master the politics of the new hybrid office
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Network International appoints group chief business transformation and technology officer
Network’s new hire Sandeep Chouhan brings over three decades of experience working in consumer banking and payments.
Monitoring fintech’s pulse for 2023
Fintech is alive, but there’s no denying it took a hit this year.
What’s in store for ESG in 2023?
Over the next few years, many organisations will transform their business models and put ESG front and centre.
eBook: The gap in financial services and customer service innovation
There is a major gap between customer satisfaction perception by financial organisations and the reality.
Webinar: Digital lending 2.0 – fulfilling new customer expectations through technology
Rocket Mortgage, Five Star, Salesforce discuss how technology can help address the challenges lenders face.
Webinar: Achieving service excellence with Salesforce for retail banking – UMB Bank use case
UMB Bank shares its experience of migrating to Salesforce and the impressive results.
eBook: Financial services – embracing a new service model for the digital world
Customer service transformation in the digital world is accelerating – here’s what it means for banks and FIs.
Jordan Kuwait Bank taps Codebase for digital onboarding and instant credit services
The bank will utilise Codebase Technologies’ Digibanc platform.
