Fintech start-ups acquired by banks – CB Insights
2017 saw more acquisitions by top US banks than any other year.
Financial Services/Finserv
UK regulator plots global fintech sandbox
Financial Conduct Authority looking for views on the merits of a mega-model.
Mission to Mars: or how I manage to make everything about fintech
We don’t directly do good in our fintech-verse, but we push the world towards something better.
Jack Henry marks 100 bank clients using Geezeo-powered PFM service
A major milestone in the Jack Henry and Geezeo partnership.
Distribution Finance Capital seeks UK banking licence
DFC is focused on providing additional working capital to product manufacturers, distributors and dealer networks.
CFPB unveils five-year strategic plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vows to operate “more efficiently, effectively and transparently”.
More fintech firms embrace Starling’s Marketplace
New group of partners includes PensionBee, Wealthsimple, Habito and Kasko in partnership with AXA.
Infographic: who is ready for Open Banking in Asia?
IDC Financial Insights maps the readiness for Open Banking among Asia, Asia Pacific and Australasia markets in 2018.
India Post Payments Bank ready for nationwide roll-out
IPPB will operate via the India Post network of 155,000 branches and have 650 offices for back-end support.
Infographic: bank and fintech collaboration in Germany
The latest developments in collaboration between banks and fintechs in Gremany.
Podcast: [the SME sector is] so hot right now
11:FS Fintech Insider show featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
How the bank of tomorrow engages its customers today
Customer proposition depends on a data driven approach designed for early adopting, millennial professionals.
Abcul searches for new CEO as Mark Lyonette moves on
Abcul’s CEO position comes with a circa £70,000 annual salary.
Wizards of Oz pull back curtain on open banking
Australian open banking review published – but still seeks feedback.
Brief: Deliver the digital bank
Speed up transactions in consumer banking and financial services.
Strangers in a Foreign Land: when incumbent retail banks “go digital”
It’s not practicality that makes banking in a foreign country hard. It’s bankers.
Industry alignment or industry confusion – what is a financial institution?
How industry labels and market segment boxes are no longer so revealing.
UK Finance brings simpler banking to SMEs
18 business bank account providers agree to same basic set of information.
The five myths of Open Banking
Five key myths have been allowed to percolate in the minds of consumers and it’s high time these were busted.
Case study: Sberbank – tech them on
Sberbank now benchmarks its performance against technology companies not other banks.
Top fintech stories this week – 02 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Moven lands investment from SBI, ponders bank acquisition
SBI and Moven to set up a joint venture to bring the latter’s tech to Asia and Asia Pacific.
Banking Technology February 2018 issue out now
Vision dreams of passion. And all the while I think of fintech.
Challenger bank Fiinu to put people before profit
Digital bank Fiinu plans to launch in early 2019.
Coconut launches business current account for self-employed
Coconut “cracks open” its app-based business account for freelancers and self-employed people.
Growth, wealth and modernisation drive fintech innovation in MENA region
An interesting place to be a bank or a fintech!
ANZ CEO seeks better banking PDQ
Sends lengthy letter to staff urging restoration of customers’ trust in wake of commission on banking misconduct.
Challenger bank Ummah Finance seeks CTO
UK-based start-up Ummah Finance looking for a CTO and other senior execs to join its team.
Will Open Banking usher in a new era of customer-centric banking?
And will it fundamentally improve customer service in the banking industry?
New bank to launch in California, Endeavor Bank
First new bank to open in San Diego in ten years and one of only two new banks in California since 2010.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 January 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Drowning in regulation
With more and more regulations being added and enforced, how can companies keep up?
Tradeshift explores new Frontiers with innovation lab launch
To boldly go where many other fintech firms have been before.
Trulioo launches KYC tool to connect MNOs
Will work with 24 MNOs from the US, Canada, the UK, China, India, Spain, France, and Switzerland.
New UK mobile bank Countingup brings heart to sole traders
Will focus on the 4.5 million sole traders, freelancers and contractors in the UK.
How the internet has democratised finance
Thanks to the internet and tech anyone anywhere can take part in financial trading.
Open banking: what you need to know
The landscape for financial services is changing, and the jury is still out on how the endgame is going to play out.
Immigration in the banking technology industry: a positive story
The banking technology sector suffers from skills shortages and relies heavily on foreign nationals.
Exactpro completes management buyout from London Stock Exchange
They’re still friends – LSE will remain a customer of Exactpro.
Euronext acquires InsiderLog for €5.8m
Buys 80% of the capital of Stockholm-based insider list management firm.
