Debt collection tech gets a “personal” upgrade for COVID-19 and beyond
Building mutual trust and encouraging customers to become more financially responsible.
Financial Services/Finserv
Exclusive: Unite Global secures second $5.25m investment from Svea
Svea exercised an option to increase its holding from 4.95% to 9.91%.
Video: BCT Digital on how big data is changing risk and credit decisioning
FinTech Futures caught up with Jaya Vaidhyanathan, CEO of BCT Digital.
Wipro hires former Yes Bank exec Anup Purohit as new CIO
Purohit has previously worked in leadership roles at RBL, Barclays and JPMC.
Standard Chartered partners Franklin Templeton to launch financial wellness platform
Autumn will allow users to plan and manage their financial and physical wellbeing.
BaaS-based Netbank goes live in the Philippines
Netbank plans to offer a “full range” of banking services to migrating firms.
Bloom Money aims to build migrant-led community finance
Bloom Money describes itself as the app built “by migrants, for migrants”.
Mizuho Bank president resigns after damaging system glitches
The Japanese bank experienced four outages in February this year.
Telkom launches Africa’s first virtual card for transacting on WhatsApp
Telkom Pay users can now use WhatsApp to pay any merchant that accepts Mastercard.
Turning the pyramid upside down: delivering operational excellence in a crisis
How do banks begin along this journey? Is the destination worth it? Well, let’s see.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Nubank raises $750m; Goldman Sachs partners with Visa
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three great companies on a hiring surge
Exciting vacancies at Dolby, FanDuel, and Fiducial. Apply today!
ICYMI funding round-up: RDC, Hokodo, TreasurySpring, Now & more
Plenty of funding rounds to get your teeth into this week.
Nityo invests $100m in Singapore embedded finance fintech MatchMove
The US-based firm will also become the largest shareholder in the company.
Orange Bank partners Younited to underpin consumer credit boost
The bank says it strengthens “essential links” in its credit value chain.
Arkéa Banking Services picks Finastra for Fusion Risk outsourcing
The bank will offer the services of Fusion Risk modules to its compatriots.
Airbase raises $60m in Series B to boost spend management capabilities
The firm has now raised $91 million in total.
European neobroker Scalable Capital raises $180m in Tencent-led funding round
This latest funding round brings the firm’s total capital raised to over $320 million.
Experience-driven banking: experience owners
Experience owners seek to fulfil end-to-end customer journeys for their niche segment.
Moving finance systems to cloud infrastructure
How to best optimise “cloud first” and “ground to cloud” policies for ERP applications.
Klarna raises $639m in SoftBank-led funding round
The BNPL firm claims it is now valued at $45.6 billion.
BBVA cuts Spanish workforce by 13% to survive “tremendous competitive pressure”
The Spanish bank says digital changes and new competitors have forced its hand.
Fintech start-up Nude launches new finance app to help first-time buyers
The app features a number of tools to help aspiring homeowners save up for a deposit.
Virgin Money Australia goes live on Temenos Banking Cloud
The Australian bank selected Temenos in March 2020.
Galileo hires former Google Cloud exec Derek White as new CEO
White replaces Galileo founder Clay Wilkes who will switch to vice chair.
Philippines grants digital banking licence to Unobank holding company
Unobank aims to bridge the financial inclusion gap in its home country.
Financial wellness platform Credit Sesame raises $51m to fuel expansion plans
The US-based fintech also announced the acquisition of Zingo, a fintech software services start-up.
The elephant in the room
We brought an elephant into the office and still some people didn’t notice. But we kept coming back.
Goldman Sachs partners with Visa for cross-border payments
The partnership aims to streamline the bank’s existing systems for both commercial and corporate clients.
Dear Luc: Should we ditch the plastic bank card?
This week our writer wonders if we should start ditching plastic cards to be more environmentally friendly.
Mauritius Commercial Bank adopts Mitech trade finance tech
Commercial bank to deploy its new platform on the cloud.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 12 | The cognitive barrier of poverty
Kunal Galav, regional director for EMEA at Mambu, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
Mark Cuban-backed banking app Dave to go public in $4bn SPAC deal
The two parties claim the deal will be finalised later this year.
Federal appeal overturns New York block on US Fintech Charter
The three-judge panel said NYDFS failed to show it had suffered “actual or imminent injury”.
Payments fintech Cashfree lands investment from State Bank of India
Cashfree claims to process more than $20 billion annually.
Payfare expands leadership team with new CTO and CPO
Kamran Haidari joins as CTO and Braulio Lam will lead product innovation as CPO.
D&I: How to go from words to action
Three main learnings, applicable for any fintech planning to formulate a D&I strategy.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Standard Chartered, PayPal and Trulioo
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Nubank raises $500m from Buffet-led Berkshire Hathaway in $750m mega-round
The Brazilian digital bank’s Series G funding round has now topped $1.15 billion.
Mitek acquires biometrics firm ID R&D to integrate anti-spoofing technology
The deal sees ID R&D shareholders receiving $49 million in Mitek stock and cash.
