VibePay opens up APIs to SMEs, lands £1.25m funding
Originally planned for Q3 of 2020, the fintech brought the launch forward
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Credit Kudos lands £5m Series A ahead of FCA’s credit market study
The capital raise was led by AlbionVC.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
Revolut and open banking – what’s the big deal?
The announcement from Revolut should be seen as a must win gamble.
Fintech can’t tackle financial services without tackling its diversity problem
Not only was the gender homogeneity disheartening, it’s also a serious problem.
Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
API builder Yapily lands $13m Series A
The capital raise was led by Revolut-backer Lakestar.
What the Fintech? Episode 2 | COVID-19: Is cash still king?
Find out Nick Kerigan’s take on the impact of COVID-19 and his banned buzzword.
Banking industry publishes EU payments plan post-coronavirus
The paper puts a heavy emphasis on instant payments.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 10 April
Premier awards for banks, financial, payment & e-commerce institutions, paytech vendors, individuals & teams!
Plaid and Microsoft partner to turn Excel into a fintech app
“One of the earliest forms of ‘fintech’ is a budgeting spreadsheet,” says Plaid.
CRIF to buy AI fintech Strands
The deal is expected to close in the “coming weeks”.
Unicorn hopeful Lanistar lands $2.5m
Founder says it wants to become a £1 billion “banking alternative”.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 27 March 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Russia’s PM introduces new bill for fintech sandboxes
These new sandboxes will be subject to lighter regulations.
Fronted, 11:FS and Credit Kudos create ‘Covid Credit’ for self-employed
Covid Credit uses open banking data to help the self-employed get income relief.
How smaller banks can take control of their role in the US open banking movement
Embracing open APIs offers plenty of benefits for financial institutions of all sizes.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 20 March 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Disrupting small business banking
I think what we (business owners) really want is an experience driven bank.
Open banking: A move towards greater or lesser transparency in banking?
Will it reduce or increase information asymmetry between consumers and finserv companies?
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
Samsung SDS and Credorax to launch DLT account reconciliation platform
The companies say the decision to team up was driven by open banking.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
FinovateEurope: Key takeaways
Sharon Kimathi and Ruby Hinchliffe explore the event’s top five themes.
Revolut launches open banking for all UK retail and business customers
Its new offering has been built in partnership with TrueLayer.
Fintech in the next decade: The intersection of what’s possible and what people want
Before we start to look at what the next 10 years hold, it’s worth taking a quick look back.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 03 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
20th Banking Technology Awards Supplement
A golden celebration of excellence and innovation.
eBook: Digital identity management – the foundation of successful financial services
How to identify, recognise, authenticate and protect customers – wherever they are, at scale, in real time, across a growing number of devices, and connected objects.
Tally launches 2.0 version of UK Faster Payments-linked app
Tally is not a cryptocurrency, because it’s linked to a tangible asset.
White paper: Payments outsourcing – pros, cons & considerations that should be on your radar
Practical guidelines for banking institutions to consider when choosing a vendor.
API provider Currencycloud raises $80m in Series E funding
The round was co-led by Visa and SAP’s venture arm Sapphire.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 24 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
What does open finance mean for the wealth management sector?
Five opportunities that are both clearly beneficial for investors, and technically very feasible for FIs to develop.
BNP Paribas extends open banking partnership with Tink
French banking group now deploys Tink in Belgium and Italy.
Plaid and Honey: How consolidation helps and hinders competition
Consolidation is now becoming synonymous with standardisation – breeding competition.
Tink raises €90 million to power European expansion
Swedish open banking firm brings funding total close to the $200m mark
UK’s open banking tech hits one million customer milestone
The number doubled in the last six months.
How UK start-up The Money Platform is transforming credit for millennials
EXCLUSIVE: The lendtech is rolling out its open banking offering.
New challenges due to Open Banking and the benefits of instant payments
APIs are no longer seen as a difficult technical matter, but as a crucial building block.
