On getting a job, but finding love. Every bloody time.
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Nubank soars ahead with 25m customers
In Q1 of 2020, Nubank acquired 42,000 users each day.
Norway’s Husbanken selects Temenos Transact
The Norwegian state housing bank replaces legacy tech with Temenos.
Conductor selects ACI Worldwide systems for Latin America expansion
Brazilian card processor already claims three new customers.
Earnings on demand fintech Hastee rolls out Visa debit card
“Users visit our app on average one and a half times a day,” says CTO.
IBM signs services deal with Dutch insurance giant Aegon
IBM set to manage Aegon’s run-off life insurance until 2066.
Breaking down challenges for challenger banks with Ohpen
“It’s not just about a sexy frontend or onboarding,” says CCO.
New international banking platform Cpay.uk launches
Cpay.uk aims to provide an alternative to what it calls “heavily regulated banking”.
Goldman Sachs says crypto is “not a suitable investment” on invite-only call
Bitcoin reclaimed its $10,000 territory on Monday.
Appway raises $37 million in equity funding from Summit Partners
Lifecycle management firm secures first external capital raise.
E-book: The inevitable collision of identity proofing & authentication
How to achieve end-to-end identity verification and authentication in today’s digital world.
Truelayer signs payment initiation deal with UK government
The open banking firm has been added to the Payment Acceptance Framework.
ComCard aims to challenge US corporate banking with rewards-based card
The Los Angeles-based challenger aims to “simplify” financial management.
Ugandan multi-currency wallet Eversend crowdfunds $706,000
The start-up has issued 8.74% in equity to investors.
Financial text message platform Stackin’ lands $12.6m
The fintech says it has more than one million subscribers in just one year.
Transact Bank partners with telehealth start-up Hopdoc
Transact Bank’s parent company Transact Pro will facilitate the payments.
Microgen and Touchstone rebrand merged business to TrustQuay
Since the November 2019 merger, the firm has signed a handful of new deals.
Open banking fintech Belvo lands $10m for Brazil expansion
The firm is also looking to hire between 40-50 new developers.
Locked out of Europe: fintechs holding the key to financial inclusion of refugees
Fintechs could, in principle, fill the void left by the large incumbents.
Northern Trust to deploy BlackRock Aladdin in new partnership
Chicago-based corporate bank extends “long-standing relationship” with BlackRock.
Metro Bank appoints new CTO from Nationwide
The high street challenger bank wants Martin Boyle to help lead it back to growth.
Credit fintech Curu lands $3m in seed funding
The start-up offers an integrated SaaS product for lenders.
Webinar: How financial services firms are preparing for the new normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a sudden shift from physical to digital.
bunq’s banking app gets a ‘swiss army knife’ style revamp
The “new-look” ‘bunq V3’ banking app is in beta.
Belgian challenger Aion rolls out business banking app
The ‘Premium Plan’ is €39 a month.
Postera Capital acquires sentiment analysis firm Augmento
Blockchain fund operator aims to be “pioneer” for crypto consulting.
JP Morgan integrates Bloomberg’s AIM in post-trade partnership
Two firms hope that post-trade processes can be “transformed”.
Getting reconciliation right in the “decade of data”
FinTech Futures sat with Douglas Greenwell, reconciliation expert at Duco.
Old habits die hard: are you thinking long-term for the good of everyone?
Is it all just reactionary, rather than calmly taking a longer-term view?
Introducing FinTech Features – showcasing the best in fintech on 30 June
A new digital platform for the financial services professionals to learn about the latest technologies and solutions.
Marqeta lands $4.3bn valuation thanks to mystery investor
Marqeta’s customers include Square, Uber, Instacart and DoorDash.
Goldfinch Partners acquires payments fintech Vesta
Goldfinch Partners is taking control of more than 80% of the fintech.
Starling Bank lands £40m from existing backers
The round was led by JTC and Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited.
Bank of Cyprus goes live on HPS PowerCard system
HPS has replaced two systems from ACI Worldwide and Bevertec.
Santander invests in Brazilian alternative lender a55
“We began our journey in a kitchen trying to lend our own money,” says start-up.
Meniga lands $9.4m from Groupe BPCE, UniCredit and Crédito Agrícola
Groupe BPCE has been one of Meniga’s largest customers since 2018.
Deutsche Börse signs market data deal with Chinese firm Wind
German exchange wants to grant Chinese investors greater access to European markets.
KfW completes multi-year deployment of FIS Ambit Focus
German state-owned development bank KfW has completed a multi-year implementation project with FIS. The bank chose the FIS Ambit Focus asset and liability management platform for its market and liquidity risk controlling. According to FIS, the new solution provides the bank with a central data source for measuring, monitoring and reporting on market and liquidity […]
Innovation? It’s all about the data, darling
But we are already drowning in a sea of data.
Banking’s long divorce process
The separation of customer management from product management has very strong advantages.
