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.
Financial Services/Finserv
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.
Interview: Dmitry Leus, Imperium Investments – how to protect money?
Reading smart books and applying other successful investment strategies will not lead to success.
Close to you – how white-label partnerships will continue to evolve
They have deepened and broadened, now covering more services than have been traditionally associated with the term.
Atos aims for fintech affinity with new trinity
Unleashes three new initiatives to tap into fintechs, insurtechs and regtechs.
Four regtech trends of 2017
Cast your mind back to 2017. Did the trends predicted shake the industry as much as we thought?
Central Bank of Bahrain’s fintech sandbox heats up
Welcomes three new faces – investment service Wahed, BitArabia and online Bitcoin exchange Belfrics.
SS&C to acquire DST Systems for $5.4bn
Looking for more market opportunities for outsourcing in financial services.
Turkey: the next cashless society
Turkey is perfectly placed to become the world’s next cashless society – a true digital payment powerhouse.
IBM planning to reassign 30,000 tech services jobs
“I’ve Been Moved”?
EU outlines €1bn supercomputer plan
A step forward in ambitions to be competitive and independent in the global data economy.
Intel’s Spectre and Meltdown headaches continue
Its share price has also been dropping all week.
Danske Bank UK picks Datactics data quality software
Used for single customer view processes in Northern Ireland.
Scalable Capital launches in Switzerland
Gruetzi mitenand! The UK-based robo advisor is in an Alpine arrival.
Harrods Bank acquired by challenger Tandem
UPDATE. Purchase completed following regulatory approval from the Bank of England.
Intelligent Environments appoints new CEO
He most recently served as VP of EMEA at Fiserv. Prior to that, head of retail banking and insurance at Oracle.
How wearables will change everything
The next wave of technological transformation will be driven by the rise of wearable technology.
The key to unlocking potential from regtech: change the way you think
It’s time to think out of the box when it comes to regtech.
New challenger bank on UK scene, Chetwood Financial
UK’s challenger bank scene has got a new entrant – Chetwood Financial.
AI is on!
Implementation of first uses cases around real-time contextual added-value banking notifications and offers to make their appearance in 2018.
