Interview: How Opus is leading the financial services sector forward to a more sustainable future
“The way I see it, the fintech landscape has never looked better,” says TM Praveen, CEO of Opus.
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What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 2 | Space Bank and financial inclusion
In this episode, we’re joined by Nika Kurdiani, deputy CEO at TBC Bank and CEO of Space International.
Banking Tech Awards 2022 Winner: Updraft – Best Digital Initiative for Lending
Reinventing financial planning and disrupting unsecured lending markets.
UAE’s central bank launches financial services digital transformation programme
The UAE is aiming to become a “financial and digital payment hub”.
Ghana’s Fortek partners Codebase for Digibanc platform
It is hoped the partnership will “accelerate digitisation” and boost entrepreneurship in Africa.
In 2023, payments will provide momentum for open banking adoption
Today, regulators are very focused on promoting competition and alternatives to card payments.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Stubben Edge, Elementaryb and Bud
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Financial planning platform Lyfeguard launches in the UK
The start-up aims to tackle the problem of poor personal information storage and management.
Open banking fintech Tarabut Gateway appoints new VP of engineering
Derek Lakin has more than 20 years’ worth of experience in the software industry.
UK fintech Raylo bags £110m debt financing facility
Raylo provides consumers with “affordable” access to tech products on a monthly subscription basis.
Ecospend’s “pay-by-bank” open banking tech drives HMRC app payments
This is first time an open banking payment method was embedded in a government department’s system.
B2B BNPL platform Tranch raises $100m in debt and equity
$5 million have been raised in equity while the rest – $95 million – have been taken on as debt.
PayTech Awards call for nominations
The PayTech Awards 2023 will take place on 30 June at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.
CMA warns HSBC over breaches of retail banking order
The CMA’s letter says that HSBC “self-reported” the breaches following a review of its compliance.
OBIE names Marion King as new chair and trustee
King will succeed Charlotte Crosswell, the current chair and trustee, who will step down on 31 January.
PayTech Awards 2023 now open for nominations
PayTech Awards are open to banks, financial institutions, paytech software & services providers worldwide.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 6 January 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Saudi Central Bank debuts open banking lab to boost innovation
The Open Banking Lab will provide a technical testing environment to ensure compatibility with the country’s Open Banking Framework.
Japan’s Smartpay launches open banking digital payments service
Smartpay claims it is the first digital consumer finance firm to utilise Japan’s open banking system.
2022: Top five payments stories
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top developments and stories in payments.
2022: The year of fintech job cuts
FinTech Futures takes a look back at a bruising year of job cuts in fintech.
Fintech Galaxy snaps up Egypt’s Underlie to boost regional open finance
Fintech Galaxy will leverage Underlie’s open banking APIs expertise to speed up market penetration in Egypt.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
VRPs will have their Netflix moment – it’s only a matter of time
Enabled by open banking, VRP is the Netflix to direct debit’s dusty VHS player.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 20 | 2022 in review
In the final episode of the year, we take a look at some of the biggest fintech trends of 2022.
UK fintech Updraft secures £108m debt and equity funding
The money will be used to invest in new products and to support business growth.
It’s crunch time for open banking in the UK
The UK government and regulators have a golden opportunity to set open banking on a path to success.
Why innovative banking has never been more important
Innovative banking can help consumers make ends meet during what promises to be a challenging period.
French fintech Younited secures €60m in new funding
Younited says it will use the funding to develop its partnership activities and invest in its technology.
How recurring payments can reduce subscription churn
Open banking-powered A2A recurring payments can help subscription businesses fortify their operations.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 9 December 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Open banking fintech Plaid to cut 260 jobs
Plaid CEO Zach Perret told employees “our pace of cost growth outstripped our pace of revenue growth”.
Fintechs Canada launches to drive innovation in the country’s fintech sector
The not-for-profit association is looking to work with policymakers in a “whole-of-government” approach.
Equals Group to acquire open banking payments platform Roqqett in £2.25m deal
Equals will pick up Roqqett’s AISP and PISP licenses through the acquisition.
UK challenger Tandem partners Cogo to help customers track their carbon footprint
Cogo’s tech will feature on Tandem’s green living hub, with plans to integrate directly into the bank’s app in 2023.
Social trading platform Naga taps TrueLayer for A2A payments
Naga users will be able to top up their accounts using A2A payments authenticated via biometrics.
Klarna launches new open banking sandbox initiative
With the initiative, Klarna hopes to accelerate innovation in the development of open banking use cases.
UK fintech funding round-up: Banked, Boodil and AGAM
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies, this week, based in the UK.
Effective ways to improve and expand digital payment methods for businesses
Introducing digital payment methods and ensuring adoption can be a challenge many businesses find daunting.
Kuda launches in the UK with tell.money’s open banking compliance tech
Kuda says its UK launch “is the first step in its global expansion to serve overseas based Nigerians”.
