ICYMI funding round-up: Zeepay, Aliaswire, Daylight, Neon & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
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FinTech Futures Jobs: Three exciting companies to keep an eye on for job opportunities
Exciting vacancies at Grant Thornton, Deloitte and BNY Mellon. Apply today!
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Viva Republica, JP Morgan and NatWest
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
New dates announced for Dock Digital
Join roundtable discussions with senior industry leaders.
Tribe Payments partners ClearBank to provide banking access for fintechs
The partnership will allow clients to add banking services to their payment products.
Equitable Bank CIO leaves to join winemaking industry
Dan Dickinson to lead Canadian wine business after leaving bank.
Capital Bank picks Codebase to launch new neobank in Jordan and Iraq
The new offering will be powered by Codebase’s Digibanc platform.
Klarna signs merchant financing partnership with Liberis
Liberis will roll out its revenue-based solution in the coming months.
Housing fintech Tomo raises $70m in Seed funding
Tomo aims to “digitise the homebuying experience”.
Danske Bank to merge MobilePay with Nordic payment apps Vipps and Pivo
The parties say they have joined forces to “strengthen product development and innovation”.
Banking Technology July / August 2021 issue out now
Cover story: breaking with tradition – how Minna Bank is disrupting the Japanese system.
UK fintech Chippingin provides crowdfunding for kids
New collaborative payments firm claims to be the first of its kind.
Maroo launches in US to spread the cost of weddings
New fintech offers wedding payment plans for up to 24 months.
Deutsche Börse acquires Swiss digital assets firm Crypto Finance
German group paid “a modest three-digit million” sum for the firm.
NatWest sells Ulster Bank commercial lending business to AIB in €4.2bn deal
NatWest continues with its withdrawal from the Irish market.
Orum lands $56m in Series B funding round
The firm claims it has now raised over $82 million in total.
JP Morgan to acquire fintech start-up OpenInvest
The US bank is looking to boost its ESG investment offerings.
How do we know if we’ve lost our way?
There are a few tools you can use to keep checking whether you’ve lost your way.
FINRA orders Robinhood to pay $70m penalty for “false and misleading information”
The sanction is the largest financial penalty issued by the regulator.
Commercial Bank of Kuwait picks TCS treasury solution
The Middle Eastern bank is looking to transform its treasury operations.
Six global banks endorse Swift’s new platform for international payments flows
The transaction management platform is set to launch in November 2022.
Crédit Agricole CIB plans quantum computing project with new partnership
French bank signs deal with Pasqal and Multiverse Computing.
Tide expands to India with £100m investment and RBL Bank partnership
UK business bank aims to “unleash” the potential of Indian SMEs.
Retirement platform Smart raises $165m in Series D funding
Chrysalis Investments led the round with a £75 million equity investment.
JP Morgan Chase acquires 40% stake in Brazil’s digital challenger C6 Bank
Launched in 2019, digital bank C6 has more than seven million customers.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Visa acquires Tink; Raisin merges with Deposit Solutions
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
How fintechs can increase revenue and combat fraud with Prove Pre-Fill
Prove auto-fills applications with verified data and delivers authenticated digital identities.
Digital mortgage platform Accept.inc raises $90m
US-based firm plans to expand its “iLender” concept.
Voyager Innovations raises $167m to power digital banking push
Tech firm aims to provide banking to 38 million customers.
Canada’s League Data picks Mambu’s cloud banking platform
The cooperative company says Mambu was the “clear choice” to modernise its core platform.
Viva Republica lands $410m as launch of new digital bank looms
Toss has now accrued around $844 million in funding across ten separate rounds.
ClearScore lands $200m investment from Invus
The UK fintech is looking to accelerate its global expansion.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 7 | Carbon
Carbon neutral vs net zero vs zero carbon; and how to embed them within your business model.
Architecture heads at Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan leave months into their jobs
John Smith and Gavin Leo-Rhynie depart from major banks.
Fiserv shakes up execs with clutch of new C-level appointments
Guy Chiarello is COO, Suzan Kereere chief growth officer, and Adam Rosman rejoins the firm.
National Bank of Indianapolis shifts to Jack Henry’s Silverlake
Bank moves to Silverlake for commercial and small business, as well as adding online chat.
USAlliance Financial picks FIS Payments One to enhance card processing
New York-based credit union aims to boost credit and debit card ops.
Zest AI raises investment from Vystar Credit Union, First National Bank of Omaha
Los Angeles-based credit underwriting software specialist has gained $18 million in funding.
Cross River Bank acquires data analytics firm PeerIQ
The firm says its new acquisition will create a “comprehensive” suite of offerings.
NFTs: the good, the bad, the regulation
The metaverse is being called the “Internet 3.0” and offers tremendous opportunities for growth and creativity.
