GPS secures $300m investment to boost product development and global expansion
New financing follows an undisclosed investment from Visa last year.
Financial Services/Finserv
Why PostgreSQL meets fintech database demands
How to get the best out of your database and to ensure your PostgreSQL deployment is stable, secure, and performant.
2022: What’s on the cards for London’s fintech scene?
What lies ahead for the UK fintech sector in the new year and beyond?
What the FinTech? | S.2 Episode 20 | Let’s get digital
Dreams CEO and founder, Henrik Rosvall, joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.
Fintech start-up Tala secures $145m Series E funding
California-based firm will look to expand its product offering and grow its team.
FCA staff seek independent union following pay dispute
Trade union Unite says its numbers have swelled following “growing disenchantment” from FCA staff.
Monese appoints Revolut and JP Morgan veterans to leadership roles
Steve Tryner joins as CFO and fintech veteran Stephen Chang joins as VP of operations.
Worker’s Credit Union picks Fusion Phoenix for new core system
The Massachusetts-based firm is also taking a handful of ancillary Finastra systems.
CBI: Collaborative open finance ecosystems for a market success story
80% of the Italian banking market (around 300 PSPs) has adopted CBI Globe to meet the requirements of the PSD2.
The importance of democratising online trading
The growing number of new traders is a reminder that online trading cannot remain exclusive to an elite group.
Sibos 2021: Mark Carney urges collective action on climate change
Former governor of the Bank of England gave an optimistic closing keynote at Sibos 2021.
ICYMI funding round-up: Rize, Sparkle, Rupifi, PaySika & more
Another batch of funding rounds you may have missed this week in fintech.
UK contactless payment limit rises from £45 to £100
Some call for customer-set limits as contactless becomes more regular among users.
Dear Luc: Why are people so divided about the £100 contactless limit?
The latest increase has been met with concern and confusion.
Sibos 2021: Banks must work together to make the most of CBDCs, says panel
Panel says interoperability of CBDCs is necessary to avoid inefficiencies and poor outcomes.
Standard Chartered to invest $500m in Asia’s largest BNPL platform Atome
Investment forms part of a 10-year partnership to deliver mobile financial services in the region.
DNB Bank picks Fenergo to provide CLM solutions in multi-year project
Norwegian banking group plans revamp of currently manual processes.
Airbank picks Yapily to launch major bank API connections
Open banking infrastructure firm to help German cash management company connect users’ accounts.
Sibos 2021: Banking beyond Covid-19
Covid has changed the world, and now we have to pick up the pieces and deal with the aftermath.
Sibos 2021: Minna Technologies – making subscriptions management easy
Minna’s 2022 strategy includes expansion into the US and Australia.
BaaS platform Productfy raises $16m and forms card issuance partnership
Productfy provides companies with embeddable modules for payments, deposits, and card issuance.
Sibos 2021: BIAN releases upgraded digital core banking platform
The Coreless Bank platform is designed to help firms modernise their core banking infrastructure.
Sibos 2021: Connecting with customers is key to digital transformation
Banks should adopt a client-centred approach to their services to forge a deeper relationship with customers.
Sibos 2021: CBDCs important to future of industry, says SocGen CEO
Speaking at Sibos 2021, Frédéric Oudéa says CBDCs “might be more efficient than, and might replace, cash”.
Société Générale to cut 3,700 jobs, combine IT systems in Credit du Nord merger
French banking group plans to have 30% of its retail products sold online by 2025.
Green Dot picks Temenos Banking Cloud to digitise partner accounts
Prepaid debit card firm plans to roll new system out across multiple channels.
Cartoon: Landfill
This new cartoon illustrates how the excess of cash is diminishing the ‘Valley of Death’ for many start-ups.
Sibos 2021: The future of money starts now
The future of money is the main discussion point at this year’s Sibos conference.
Sibos 2021: Africa has world’s best demographics for financial services, says Standard Bank CEO
Investment and connectivity have created “vast opportunities”, says Sim Tshabalala.
Sibos 2021: Net-zero commitments from banks and governments “need to have teeth”, says panel
How finance can tackle climate change has been a key topic at Sibos this year.
Indian SME neobank Open gains backing from Google in $100m Series C
Open raises $100 million to expand into new markets, including the US.
Sibos 2021: Citi’s Paco Ybarra says banks must adapt and collaborate in a rapidly changing world
Ybarra says that banks like Citi must work with, rather than against, change.
Sibos 2021: Major payments bodies join forces for new cross-border project
The Immediate Cross-Border Payments project also involves 11 financial institutions.
Webinar: Streamlining loan management with the next generation of loan servicing technology
Explore the key challenges facing the lending and servicing industry, and how to prepare for the future.
Sibos 2021 video: SmartStream on cash and liquidity management in difficult times
FinTech Futures interviews Peter Dehaan, new business director for cash and liquidity management at SmartStream.
Sibos 2021: ISO 20022 “isn’t the solution to all your problems”, says panel
Payments panel at industry conference cautions sector about incoming standard.
Sibos 2021: Major appliance manufacturer picks SmartStream for data reconciliation
Fisher & Paykel selects SmartStream Air to automate its currently manual reconciliation processes.
Capital One acquires SME travel fintech Lola
Lola announced a cessation of operations last month.
JIC Bank picks Technisys to power core banking
Puerto Rican lender aims to serve retail and commercial customers with new system.
Bank of Ireland closes 88 branches as digital shuffle continues
The Irish lender first announced its cuts to physical locations in March.
