UK challenger Cato Banking opens waiting list ahead of 2020 launch
The bank wants to be a hub for financial wellbeing.
Financial Services/Finserv
Immersive Labs lands $40m investment round, opens Boston office
The start-up sees clear demand for cybersecurity support in North America.
AI: A force for good?
The last of the two part series by Nadia Sood, CEO at CreditEnable.
Banking Technology Awards countdown: 4 weeks to go – will you be there?
Get in touch with our team to book your place – it’s a party not to be missed.
Standard Chartered latest bank to join Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
The bank will aim to deepen the EEA’s blockchain research.
Australian challenger Infinity set for 2020 launch
Queensland-based firm aims to disrupt rival neobanks.
Sokin CEO: We’ll turn remittances on its head
Sokin’s CEO believes disruption hasn’t hit remittances yet.
Clearpay helps Marks & Spencer tap millennial generation
The paytech charges the merchant rather than the consumer.
DBS Bank unveils trade finance blockchain project
The new scheme is supported by a handful of collaborators.
Avaloq lays groundwork for 2020 sale
Swiss firm’s divestment from Warburh Pincus is picking up steam.
India’s Reserve Bank welcomes retail paytechs to new regulatory sandbox
The bank hopes to “spur innovation in [the] digital payments space”.
Bitcoin ATMs in Nevada now need a money transmitter licence and bond
Find out the basics about virtual currencies regulation in Nevada.
Money20/20 USA: In conversation with Haytham Kaddoura, CEO of SmartStream
Creating game-changers in the banking industry.
White paper: Best practices for building your e-signature workflow
A complete guide to building and adapting e-signature workflows across your organisation.
Digital banking 2019: top opportunities and cornerstones in IT product development
People want nothing but financial flexibility and convenience when it comes to money management.
AI savings firm Chip Financial nabs £3.5m from angel investors
The London-based start-up has raised £7.5 million so far in 2019.
Backbase Connect 2019: Final round-up and key takeaways
How banks will survive the “neo-reality”.
Mylo raises $10m Series A from major Canadian financial institutions
This fundraising marks two years of rapid growth for Mylo.
Backbase Connect 2019: Backbase’s CEO says its biggest challenge comes from its customers
Banks need to fully commit to a “neo-reality” digital transformation.
Goldman Sachs leads $50m Series C funding round for credit card platform Deserve
The funds will go to its “Card as a Service” (CaaS) platform.
A dose of Hegel, banking edition
False dichotomies – either fighting them or succumbing to them to get things moving, things done, to get people on the same page.
The Other 50 Podcast: all roads must lead to profitability
The state of challenger banks and fintech funding, and what the future holds.
ISDA Technology Forum: Regulators struggling to match pace of innovation
Close alignment between policymakers and banks is needed.
Backbase Connect 2019: How Backbase built a digital bank in 47 minutes
From an uncustomised template to a fully-customised, integrated banking app with 13 mins to spare.
Soaking in the present to form a better future
For Schild, looking to the future also means recognising the present.
ISDA Technology Forum: Small tech changes not enough for capital markets
Firms need to look beyond next year’s profits and losses, argues panel.
The case for a united financial marketplace
Can technology streamline the search for liquidity, the search for insight, and the search for capital?
A Rare first in banking: Thought Machine unveils Vault Rare feature
Vault Rare will allow banks’ customers to edit, adjust and even visually style banking products themselves.
AFME promotes further adoption of public cloud in capital markets in new paper
The paper also outlines several barriers to cloud adoption at present.
Symitar’s Episys gains two new credit union customers
Peoples Advantage Federal Credit Union and Century Credit Union to deploy new core system.
IBM launches “world first” financial services public cloud
Big Blue is joined by Bank of America as first partner and collaborator.
Vietnam’s TPBank seals deal with blockchain paytech RippleNet
RippleNet claims its first bank client in Vietnam.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
What elements of lead generation should I consider for outsourcing?
Picturewealth co-founder says VCs don’t understand profit when it comes to start-ups
Neal Cross reveals the flaws in fintech start-up’s pitches today.
Backbase Connect 2019: Backbase challenges Banco Santander’s €20bn digital spend
The digital banking firm says it will build a digital bank in one hour.
City National Bank of New Jersey shut down by OCC
Three US banks have been closed in two weeks by regulators.
Desjardins Group data breach affected all 4.2 million members
Internal leak forced change in government policy.
Central Bank of UAE plans new fintech office to power innovation
Governor Mubarak Rashid Al Mansouri says central bank has a “five pillar” approach.
Santander splashes £350m for majority stake in Ebury
The bank’s 50.1% majority stake will put £70 million towards Ebury’s expansion.
Sweden’s subscription manager Minna Technologies lands deal with Norway’s SpareBank 1
Competitor Subaio has recently signed deals with various other Nordic banks.
