Savings and retirement wealthtech Lilly set to launch in US
Billed as “the world’s first retirement debit and credit card”, the service will cost from $5 a month.
Innovation
Unbundling the core in the cloud: the perfect architecture for future-proof banks
Is your bank running on an operating system that is functionally unbundled, real-time, modular, cloud-native, and plug-and-play?
ANZ and Worldline launch new payment service in Australia
Worldline holds a 51% stake in the new entity, with ANZ holding the remaining 49%.
Norway’s Signicat boosts management team with several new appointments
Signicat CEO says: “We now look forward to the next phase of our international expansion.”
UK savings app Moneybox lands £35m Series D
The investment brings Moneybox’s total funding raised to date to £95 million.
Apple reportedly looking to build its own payments and lending infrastructure
Plans reportedly include bringing services such as payment processing and risk assessments for lending in-house.
Cartoon: Free solo
A new cartoon illustrating the difference in expectations between a start-up entrepreneur and a VC firm.
Eight fintech firms with impressive people and planet initiatives
Fintechs are in a unique position to build ESG criteria into the foundations of their businesses.
Banking Technology Magazine April 2022 issue out now
Cover story: WINDS OF CHANGE – Tackling the carbon cost of technology.
Egyptian super-app Khazna secures $38m Series A round
Khazna has now raised a total of $47 million to date.
Cross River lands $620m investment to fuel expansion
The round was led by Eldridge and Andreessen Horowitz.
UK credit card start-up Yonder exits stealth, raises £20m
Yonder is designed for the five million-strong ‘credit invisible’ market underserved by current credit providers.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 1 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Video: SmartStream on the use of AI and ML for regulatory alignment and transaction reporting
FinTech Futures chats with Jethro MacDonald, product manager at SmartStream.
New German fintech SaveStrike aims to help millennials invest and save
The upcoming SaveStrike app is designed to make spending, saving and investing more straightforward.
Citi plans to scale global e-commerce payments platform to 30 countries
Spring by Citi enables the bank’s institutional clients to accept consumer payments online.
US fintech Mosaic secures $25m Series B funding
The Mosaic platform was launched in 2019 and is designed to ‘reboot’ financial planning and analysis.
Apollo Fintech taps ThetaRay for Sonar AML monitoring tech
Apollo Fintech will deploy Sonar on its new bank-to-bank payments service Knox Wire.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Archie, Dapio, Finary, Jia Finance, & Zimpler
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
A panel, a chat, and confirmation that ESG is a tough nut to crack
I recently attended a hackathon at Finovate Europe focusing on ESG in the financial services industry.
White paper: State of customer experience in financial services
Insight on the shifts driving the CX priorities and practical information on how best to address them.
White paper: Next-level digital transformation in banks
How to transform the customer banking experience to compete in today’s always-on digital economy.
Charity donation app Toucan acquires fellow start-up DonatePal
DonatePal co-founder Zishan Sheikh will also join Toucan as a board advisor.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 4 | Risk, resilience and regulations
In this episode, we’re joined by Wayne Scott, regulatory compliance solutions lead at NCC Group.
Swiss fintech start-up Yokoy raises $80m in Series B funding round
Yokoy has now raised more than $107 million in total capital to date.
Goldman Sachs snaps up retirement robo-advisor NextCapital
The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.
Où est la boulangerie?
When you ask me a question, help me pitch my answer at the right level. That’s the point of communication.
Help us make Streamly video platform better!
Streamly is a new video platform for fintech practitioners, offering specialist video content.
Video: Morgan Stanley at Finovate Europe 2022 – driving financial inclusion
FinTech Futures chats with Morgan Stanley’s Sanghamitra Karra about the importance of financial inclusion.
Medius snaps up US-based invoice payments specialist OnPay
The deal will see Medius open a new corporate office in Q2 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida.
DevOps: how utilising automation can help financial institutions get ahead
Financial institutions need to embrace digital transformation to keep pace in a highly competitive market.
Deutsche Börse acquires Luxembourg-based fund data specialist Kneip
Kneip provides fund data management and regulatory reporting solutions for the asset management industry.
New US banking app Swell set to launch in summer
Launching in June, the app combines checking, credit and more into one integrated account.
Lithuania’s Fintech HUB LT appoints new board and chairwoman, Asta Grigaitytė
Grigaitytė joins from the Bank of Lithuania where she worked on payment system CENTROlink.
The systemic risks and vast opportunities in fintech
We speak with Megan Long, senior consultant at Deloitte, about the vulnerabilities, risks and innovations in the fintech ecosystem.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2022
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
Aussie fintech Parpera launches to help people grow their businesses
Founded in April 2020 by Daniel Cannizzaro, Parpera has already raised AUD 2.7 million in equity funding.
Platformification: a reality and strong value add
How platformification benefits the financial institution and end customer alike.
Tech giant Apple snaps up UK open banking firm Credit Kudos
Credit Kudos leverages machine learning to provide lenders an alternative to traditional credit scores.
How Welcome Tech is working to drive financial inclusion for immigrants in the US
FinTech Futures speaks to Amir Hemmat, co-founder and CEO of Welcome Tech.
