It’s not about what it’s about
Knowing that your team will know the right thing when they see it is essential.
Innovation
Blockchain start-up XREX lands $17m funding to expand global footprint
The fintech’s global investors include major banks and venture capital firms.
Digital payments fintech Cantaloupe acquires Yoke Payments
The acquisition of Yoke will bolster Cantaloupe’s unattended retail market offering.
Open banking: a new global standard?
How are different countries actually approaching open banking adoption?
Rainshine plans four media and entertainment fintechs
M&E fintechs will be launched in part using the company’s blockchain platform.
Transact365 – change the way you process online payments
Localise, globalise and optimise your business with Transact365’s range of payment and banking solutions.
eBook: Five ways data is redefining financial services
Find out about Snowflake’s modern data approach for financial institutions.
Webinar: Mobile financial super apps – what’s your strategy and what are you waiting for?
Learn how you can win the mobile banking app battle and secure your future banking business.
Mastercard confirms timescale for phasing out magnetic stripe
Stripe-less cards will be issued from 2024 for selected regions.
eBook: Three data trends in financial services
How banks, brokerages, and fintech start-ups can collect, store, analyse, and share data easily and securely.
The birth of personal banking assistants
Banks should aim to utilise more data to become a personal banking assistant for your money/wealth.
Dear Luc: Should I use influencers to target Gen Z?
This week someone asks: we’re targeting Gen Z, how can we utilise our spend on marketing and influencers?
Resigning to the facts
People join companies but leave managers. And that is a fact.
UK challenger Kroo lands licence to build social bank
Kroo, formerly B-Social, plans a full launch in 2022.
Cartoon: Pac-Man, our friendly neobank
This new cartoon illustrates some of the daily threats faced by neobanks.
Video: Compass Plus on developing a new universal payments processor
FinTech Futures interviews Maria Nottingham, Executive Vice President of Compass Plus.
Is a change of approach required to benefit from cloud services as critical infrastructure?
It’s a fine balancing exercise of facilitating and encouraging innovation and adoption of cloud integrated services.
The social dilemma
With half the world on social media, why are so many FIs still shying away from it in fear?
Cosy murder
Accepting the premise of the question keeps things tidy, but life doesn’t work that way.
Social finance app Frich launches in the US
NYC-based Frich offers a savings wallet and no-fee overdraft for Gen Z users.
Fintech is facing diversity challenges – but there are reasons to be optimistic
There’s work to be done on forging greater equality in fintech, but there has been some progress.
Why banks and fintechs need to be strategic with digital transformations
Here are a few tips to consider when developing a strategy for digital transformation.
Extended deadline announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
The new nomination deadline for the Banking Tech Awards 2021 is 20 August.
How evolving tech is changing digital habits
A deeper look at some of the technologies that are changing our digital habits.
ICYMI funding round-up: Snoop, Easy, Wildfire Systems, Ritmo & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
Is data the new currency for banks?
Banks have huge amounts of customer data, but do they have enough?
Dear Luc: Should I pick a fintech specialist or a jack-of-all-trades?
This week someone writes in to ask: should I pick a fintech specialist or a holistic provider to partner?
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 9 | Demystifying scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions
What are scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and how can businesses start recording and reporting on them?
Money is not a problem
Don’t tell me money is not a problem. It most definitely is a problem. It just isn’t the real problem.
The future of paytech in APAC
Some of the emerging paytech trends that have gained momentum in APAC.
Report: Self-service banking – the key to customer acquisition and retention
Fintech Futures investigates how self service banking has changed and what firms can do to keep up.
Finnovex Southern Africa Summit: agile digital disruption strategies for banks and FIs
This year’s theme was “Adapting Reinvention to a Rapidly Changed World”.
ICYMI funding round-up: Cobee, Sila, Vincent, WhenThen, Clara & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
Seen it all before
All banks are the same, but in profoundly different ways.
Unlocking the benefits of cloud
Migrating operations to the cloud is a challenge for even the most digitally focused organisation.
Nigerian central bank plans October 2021 digital currency pilot
The central bank ordered the cessation of cryptocurrency exchange services in February.
ICYMI funding round-up: Credit Fair, Plooto, Xclaim, Weavr & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
Dear Luc: What’s the deal with embedded finance?
This week someone writes in to ask: how can I get on the embedded finance bandwagon?
British Business Bank launches £375m scheme for tech start-ups
The Future Fund: Breakthrough scheme follows on from its now-closed predecessor.
The time before things happen
Imagining and creating things is hard, but you don’t have to do it all yourself.
