GoBear lands $17m to accelerate transition into “full-fledged” financial service
The fintech first launched in 2015 as a metasearch engine.
Innovation
Unibank completes processing stage of TranzAxis migration
Azerbaijani lender is ploughing through a multi-stage move to Compass plus system.
Ask the expert: how can I improve my success rate creating partnerships?
What to do if you are struggling to reach the right decision-makers.
Resident FinTech Futures expert Greg Watts launches Findr
It is focused on using AI to streamline commercial partnerships.
South Korea’s fintech sandbox lands $110m and creates 380 jobs
Fintechs can be exempt of regulations for up to four years.
Remote work start-up Deel scores $14m series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen general partner, Anish Acharya, is joining the San Francisco-based company’s board.
In a micro-app modern world, micro-differentiation matters
The best solutions are those that intertwine physical and digital channels.
Banking software solutions for home working
Co-browsing and client portal technology is making it easier for bank advisers to work from anywhere.
EIS launches in the UK
The insurance platform expands its global footprint.
New digital business models depend on agile and adaptive compliance processes
Flexibility, rhythm, and simplification are vital in helping institutions survive and thrive in this riskier world.
Streamlining remittance, empowering migrant workers & driving inclusion worldwide
The ability to send money home is critical, but not always easy for migrant workers.
Emerging services and solutions amid the COVID-19 chaos
Financial services are expected to play a pivotal role in helping the global community emerge from this crisis.
COVID-19: Highlight of the week
We focus on one particular coronavirus news item affecting the fintech industry.
Indian neobank Walrus aims for teenage market
Newly launched bank wants to help teens learn about “bad world of money”.
Digitalisation a must-have for lending in a post-COVID world
The coronavirus pandemic has affected and disrupted every aspect of financial services.
Open banking wave is coming, but are banking APIs ready for fintech?
Why is it hard to get into open banking as a new player?
Ecosystems evolution
Five focus points on how organisations can coexist and grow in the ecosystem.
Will COVID-19 drive mortgage transformation up a gear?
The market needs to step up its efforts to better engage borrowers on their mortgage options.
Partnerships to drive industry forward in post-COVID world
The coronavirus pandemic has caused immediate changes to the financial services industry.
Fintech bridges and risk in the UK
These are seen by some to be a post-Brexit policy to ensure that the UK does not lag behind.
IBM signs payments modernisation deal with 75 Canadian credit unions
Big Blue to outfit Canadian CUs across three provinces.
Swiss private bank Lombard Odier launches fintech strategy
An active portfolio of 50 well-diversified stocks will be put together.
Path Solutions deploys business intelligence solution at Al Baraka Bank Sudan
Sudanese bank implements iMAL*BI solution.
Making a case for payment initiation services (PIS)
It’s a cheaper, faster & more secure method for online payments, so why aren’t PIS being more widely used?
Help! Historical data does not help with modelling the COVID-19 world
In light of how quickly the world has changed, CIOs and CTOs need to ponder hard questions.
Payments start-up Banked raises £2.3m in seed funding
Real-time payments firm aims to challenge incumbent dominance.
Situation: not normal
Choose to act towards the next chapter. Choose to live each day of “not normal” as if more than survival is at stake.
ANZ promotes Emma Gray to new group executive data role
Gray is rewarded for her work as chief digital officer.
Webinar: Transform your customer experience with modern information management
Real-life examples of how FIs delivered value to customers, reduced technology costs & transformed their businesses.
Tencent buys 5% stake in Aussie fintech Afterpay
It puts Afterpay at a market capitalisation of more than AUD 8 billion ($5.1 billion).
UK banks see surge of interest in Bounce Back Loans Scheme
In the first minute after 9am, Barclays had received 200 applications.
The State of Digital Transformation in Financial Services 2020
Digital transformation today needs a balance between ongoing tech innovation and development of new skills.
COVID-19: Highlight of the week
We focus one particular coronavirus news item affecting the fintech industry.
SoftBank warns of $9.6bn investment losses due to coronavirus
In addition to WeWork, it also blamed the losses outside of the Vision Fund on OneWeb.
What the Fintech? Episode 4 | Partnerships: till death do us part
Sean Hunter CIO at OakNorth, offers his advice to companies struggling to make a partnership work.
RBS closes digital bank Bó six months after launch
Customers will be given a notice of “at least” 60 days before their accounts are closed.
US challenger Bambu picks FIS Modern Banking Platform
Tennessee-based challenger bank plans to target the underbanked.
Safaricom and Visa sign M-Pesa partnership
The two firms will work on developing new products for the African payments platform.
Tide picks Mambu to power credit facilities and overdrafts
Tide is revamping its customer offerings and adding new functionality with Mambu.
Everything I ever needed to know, I learned from the West Wing
We don’t do nearly enough. We can do better and we must do better and we WILL do better.
