GoCardless joins unicorn club with $312m Series G funding
The direct bank payment solution provider is now valued at $2.1 billion.
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India confirms digital rupee CBDC to debut by 2023
The finance minister announced a raft of digital economy support measures in her Union Budget 2022-23 speech.
Intesa Sanpaolo partners Thought Machine for new digital bank offering
The new digital bank will cater to the 4 million Intesa Sanpaolo customers already utilising digital-first services.
Webinar: Bank customers forgetting their password is safer than having one at all
How a password-less approach to authentication can fully address all the limitations of passwords.
Mos secures $40m Series B funding to drive product expansion
The cash will go towards hiring new staff as Mos looks to maintain its recent growth spurt.
Germany’s Vivid Money raises €100m Series C to turbocharge super-app plans
Vivid Money doubles its valuation in less than a year to €775m.
UR Islamic Bank goes live with new core banking system from ICSFS
The Iraqi bank has selected the ICS Banks Islamic core banking system.
Asian Development Bank and R3 team for cross-border securities transaction system
The cross-border multi-currency securities settlement system will be based on distributed ledger tech.
Fintech for migrants Rewire lands $25m investment
The investment will be used to bring insurance products to Rewire’s 600,000 users.
TripActions continues European push with Comtravo acquisition
TripActions says it has invested more than $400 million across the UK and Europe in less than a year.
US start-up LoanStreet closes $25m Series B funding round, eyes Canada
Founded in 2013, LoanStreet claims 1,200+ US banks, credit unions, and direct lenders as customers.
KeyBank taps Google Cloud for cloud banking operations upgrade
The move will allow KeyBank to speed up the digitisation of its banking processes.
New sustainable investing app Etcho set to launch in UK
Etcho wants to “empower everyone and anyone” to be able to invest their money sustainably.
UK fintech Selina Finance raises $150m in Series B funding round
The funding is made up of $35m in equity and $115m in debt to fund further expansion.
FinTech Australia appoints paytech veteran Andrew Porter as CEO
Porter previously held senior roles at OFX, World First and TransferMate.
B2B payments shouldn’t be a zero-sum game
New approaches to Accounts Payable (AP) and payment optimisation are creating mutual value for buyers and suppliers.
Fintech funding deals globally 31 January – 6 February 2022
Featuring FTX, Chargebee, Koho, Phantom and League.
New neobank Coupl set to launch in India
Start-up allows couples to set up joint accounts and manage their money together.
Open Banking Implementation Entity appoints first CEO
Henk Van Hulle joins from the Post Office “to provide strategic, financial, and operational leadership”.
Bank of Baroda taps enterprise tech provider NCR for ATM-as-a-Service solution
The Indian bank says the new ATMs will offer “expanded transaction options via our self-service channel”.
The urgency needed for banks to enter the BNPL space
Banks have an opportunity to get ahead in the BNPL space as authorities introduce new regulations.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Diem, SAP & FTX
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
White paper: How customer lifecycle intelligence can help every bank & FSI become digital future ready
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White paper: Anti-money laundering regulations in 2022
A closer look at some of the changes in the AML regulatory landscape in seven countries around the globe.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three really exciting roles to apply for this week
Exciting open vacancies at Klarna, Xero and Revolut. Apply today!
HSBC partners and invests $100m in Bill Gates-founded green tech accelerator Catalyst
The bank’s chief sustainability officer says green tech needs investment “to become reality”.
Chilean digital lender Mento goes live with Mambu’s tech
Mambu says it’s “the world’s only true Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud banking platform”.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Akuvo, BFM, Billhop, Finverity, & LemonEdge
Our weekly round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.
UK challenger Monzo opens its doors to US customers
The launch comes four months after Monzo abandoned its attempts to gain a US banking licence.
Accenture, SIA, and G42 to build instant payments platform for UAE
Led by Accenture, the consortium will build and operate the platform over the next five years.
Temenos lands new wins in Slovakia and Iraq
Temenos has signed Tatra banka in Slovakia and ZainCash in Iraq.
White paper: Real-time payments – the exciting state of the union
An update on the state of RTP in the US, based on Aite-Novarica Group’s in-depth research.
Goldman Sachs’ veteran tech head Nash Panchal to take over as MarketAxess CIO
MarketAxess COO says Panchal brings “impressive record” of leading global tech organisations.
Crypto wallet Phantom launches app following $109m Series B raise
Phantom claims to be “the fastest growing crypto wallet”.
White paper: Real-time integrated payables – the killer use case for RTP
This extensive report is an update on the state of RTP in the US and the evolving opportunity landscape.
Canadian fintech Koho lands $165m Series D funding
The firm says the investment is one of Canada’s largest fintech funding rounds.
Nationwide partners ID fintech Jumio for customer onboarding upgrade
Jumio leverages AI, biometrics, machine learning, liveness detection and automation to verify identity.
Meta drops crypto project Diem due to regulatory roadblocks
The Diem Association has sold its intellectual property and tech assets to Silvergate Capital in a $182m deal.
Crypto platform Rain rakes in $100m in Series B funding
Rain’s $110m Series B funding round was co-led by Paradigm and Kleiner Perkins.
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