Mastercard grows open banking offering with Aiia buy
The acquisition of the European open banking provider marks the latest move by Mastercard in the space.
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Yolt shuts down app to focus on open banking technology services
The Yolt app has more than 1.6 million downloads.
Railsbank hires Stuart Gregory as new chief product officer
Gregory joins from fintech firm Wise, having previously worked for Paysafe and Visa.
Major Indian banks launch Account Aggregator project
New programme aims to extend financial services to millions of new customers.
Dock: meet in person on 24 November 2021 in London
Get ready for face-to-face interaction! Free VIP passes for banks & financial institutions.
Open banking: a new global standard?
How are different countries actually approaching open banking adoption?
Transact365 – change the way you process online payments
Localise, globalise and optimise your business with Transact365’s range of payment and banking solutions.
Plaid announces Series D extension featuring AmEx and JP Morgan
CEO Zach Perret says its new backers are “storied companies”.
BNPL firm Zilch sets up US expansion with NepFin acquisition
The acquisition of the American firm will give Zilch a foothold in the US market.
Plaid agrees $58m settlement over data privacy class action
The plaintiffs alleged Plaid stored and used bank account information without consent.
Open banking platform finleap connect overhauls management team
Uwe Sandner, Katja Hunstock and Ignacio Garcia named as CTO, CPO and CSO.
Extended deadline announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
The new nomination deadline for the Banking Tech Awards 2021 is 20 August.
Paysafe signs deal to acquire alternative payments platform PagoEfectivo
The deal is expected to close by the end of August.
Is data the new currency for banks?
Banks have huge amounts of customer data, but do they have enough?
Financial infrastructure firm Prime Trust secures $64m Series A funding
Las Vegas fintech looks to continue its growth and expand into new markets.
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.
Nymbus signs Plaid partnership deal to boost client onboarding
Core banking provider says deal will improve a range of identity processes for customers.
Lloyds and Mastercard sign open banking payments partnership
The new platform, PayFrom Bank, utilises Mastercard’s Payment Gateway technology.
BNPL firm Zilch raises additional $110m in Series B extension
The funding has been led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and DMG Ventures.
Open banking myths
We are still at the start of the journey with open banking and have yet to see its full potential.
Open banking fintech Yapily lands $51m Series B funding
The funding takes its total raised to $69 million.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Paytm, M1 Finance and US open banking reform
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Finnovex Southern Africa – 27th and 28th July 2021
The event, being organised by Exibex, will be held virtually.
White House backs US open banking reform
The Biden Administration is looking to tackle the slow progress of open banking in the US.
Railsbank lands $70m investment to drive global expansion
The round follows a $37 million fundraise in November last year.
Moneyhub secures $18m investment to fuel expansion
Direct Line founder Sir Peter Wood led the round through investment vehicle SPWOne.
Winners announced for the 2021 PayTech Awards
24 winners and 31 highly commended for projects, companies, products, individuals and teams!
Who’s banking on APIs?
How proactive have UK banks been with their API strategy?
ICYMI funding round-up: Zeepay, Aliaswire, Daylight, Neon & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
New dates announced for Dock Digital
Join roundtable discussions with senior industry leaders.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Visa acquires Tink; Raisin merges with Deposit Solutions
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
ICYMI funding round-up: LOQR, MOCA Financial, Bueno Finance, Glint Pay & more
Another batch of funding rounds that could have flown under your radar.
Data’s open road…
Has open banking delivered on its promise of driving innovation and competition?
Visa to acquire open banking platform Tink in €1.8bn deal
Visa hopes to “help accelerate the adoption of open banking in Europe”.
Open banking – supporting businesses during a critical phase
84% of UK SMEs are frustrated with their current banking experience.
Open Banking Expo Canada meet-ups launch virtually this June
Free and open to banks, credit unions, fintechs, regulators, Big Techs, and other industry players.
Volt raises $23.5m to build global instant payments network
The round is the largest Series A on record for the open banking industry.
ICYMI funding round-up: Upflow, TRM Labs, Booste, Crediverso & more
A heaping helpful of funding rounds from this week to get your teeth into.
Nityo invests $100m in Singapore embedded finance fintech MatchMove
The US-based firm will also become the largest shareholder in the company.
Latin America open finance specialist Belvo raises $43m
The Series A funding round is claimed to be the largest to date for a fintech in Latin America
