RBI invests in Romanian open banking start-up Finqware
Finqware initiated account aggregation for seven Croatian banks last year.
Open Banking
Konsentus acquires Open Banking Europe initiative from EBA Clearing subsidiary
Open Banking Europe (OBE) will remain a separate operating entity.
MX ties up $300m in Series C funding
Utah-based firm has raised more than $500m since launch.
Understanding the three key trends in SME banking for 2021
The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in banks’ lending platforms.
Saudi Arabia’s central bank plans open banking go-live for 2022
SAMA has already “collected the local financial market participants’ feedback”.
What the Fintech? Season one | Fintech Jail
Here’s a list of all the buzzwords in our What the Fintech podcast game, “Fintech Jail”.
UK fintech GoCardless raises $95m funding
The Series F round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and brings the total raised to-date to $240m.
The Fintech Review: 2020
We cover embedded finance, competition, open banking, and CBDCs.
Tink lands €85m for continued expansion into 2021
The finding extension was co-led by new Parisian investor Eurazeo Growth.
Half of UK’s small businesses now use open banking, says OBIE
Open banking is speeding up account switches too.
How the cloud is the path to open banking
Now is the right time to see how to take better advantage of the open banking framework.
Nordigen unveils free open banking platform to industry’s dismay
Nordigen claims it is the first to launch a free open banking platform.
Savings: the new battleground between challenger and incumbent banks
Reputation is taking a backseat when it comes to choosing where savers keep their money.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 hosted online by Tom Ward
Join comedian Tom Ward for the 2020 Banking Tech Awards. Broadcast online on 10 Dec, 3:30pm GMT and is free to attend.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 27 November 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Tink appoints SimCorp CEO Holse as new chairman
Holse says Tink is “leading the charge” in open banking across Europe.
TrueLayer nabs former Amazon and AmEx exec as new CPO
Ossama Soliman joins TruLayer as its new chief product officer.
Visa to acquire LatAm API-based payments fintech YellowPepper
The value of Visa’s acquisition is also undisclosed.
Bahrain’s Tarabut Gateway brings its open banking platform to UAE
Tarabut Gateway is also opening two new offices, one in Abu Dhabi, and one in Dubai.
How banks can be supported to achieve full open banking adoption
Choosing a partner to move forward with can be difficult.
Trading 212 integrates TrueLayer’s open banking platform
The API allows users to quickly and securely fund their investment account, using payments initiation.
Fronted joins Yobota’s first cohort of core banking clients
The fintech is just “a couple of months” away from going live on Yobota’s core banking platform.
Modul8 and Nium partner to provide card-issuing for APAC region
The two claim they can deliver the service for companies in as little as three months.
Webinar: Accelerating growth & building resilience in corporate banking – benefits of moving to open APIs
72% banks have seen an increase in the integration of corporate banking APIs this year. What’s you organisation doing?
Crédit Agricole subsidiary Linxo unveils bank transfer payment solution
The solution is already connected to the main banks in France which have opened up their APIs.
Sibos 2020: ING’s CEO urges regulators to give banks a PSD2 equivalent
Van Rijswijk is “strongly advocat[ing]” that regulators come up with an equivalent for banks.
Personalised banking – delivering moments-based customer experience
Proven ways for banks to improve personalised experiences, withith insights from Forrester, PWC and Gartner.
PayTech Awards 2020 now on YouTube: celebrity host, comedy stand-up, winners and more!
Watch Zoe Lyons perform her stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of PayTech Awards 2020.
Open banking usage numbers hit two million in UK for big nine
“The headline number is only one part of the story,” says TrueLayer VP.
Illimity and Banca Sella buy into each other for open banking venture
A flurry of share issuance, exchanges and buyouts as illimity nabs half of fintech firm Hype.
TrueLayer raises $25 million in Series C funding round
New injection brings TrueLayer’s total raised to $72 million.
Tink snaps up UK rival OpenWrks’ aggregation platform
The deal is part acquisition, part strategic.
FinovateFall 2020: Banking-as-a-Service shows industry’s future value
A panel of bankers discuss the potential of opening up to customers.
Tesco Bank launches Pay by Bank in partnership with Mastercard
UK bank rolls out new service to 2.6 million customers.
Deutsche and Innopay talk open banking beyond PSD2
FinTech Futures sits down with Deutsche Bank and API consultancy Innopay.
Vanquis Bank partners with NatWest’s Payit
Payit was built by London-based, RBS-backed fintech, Pollinate.
UK government seeks open banking revamp for HMRC
New contract worth £3m tailored to automating payments processes.
Nordic fintech Open Payments raises €3m in second seed round
The firm plans an EU expansion in 2021.
Creating a truly cashless society
Why we need open banking to get payments networks up to scratch.
Moov open source platform secures $5.5m seed round
The seed funding was led by Bain Capital Ventures.
