One core to rule them all – part two
The business of banking is changing, and much of that is only possible with new core technology.
Banking-as-a-Service/BaaS
ClearBank names Paul Staples as new group head of embedded banking
Staples has previously served as global head of HSBC’s BaaS and embedded finance proposition.
Demystify Podcast: Griffin, a brand new UK bank, with David Jarvis, co-founder and CEO
Griffin’s CEO and co-founder, David Jarvis, demystifies the complex layers of the UK challenger bank’s proposition.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fiat Republic, Hakbah, Payble and Spare
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Instant payments, BaaS and GenAI: A fintech industry review of 2023
FinTech Futures takes a look back at the key industry developments and trends to emerge over 2023.
Banking Technology Magazine Dec 2023 / Jan 2024 issue out now
Cover story: THE BEST OF BANKING TECH – Winners and pictures from an amazing night.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying BaaS banking with NatWest Boxed
Demystifying what is holding BaaS back from broader adoption and what it takes to create a successful BaaS venture.
Codebase launches BaaS solution in Egypt with Visa and eFinance
The BaaS model will enable Egypt’s non-bank firms to integrate banking services into their product lines.
Contis hit with €840,000 fine by Bank of Lithuania
The fine relates to alleged AML failings over a period between 2021 and 2022.
Demystify Podcast: What banking can learn from telecoms with Herve Manceron, Skaleet
What banking can learn from the telecoms industry that has already undergone cloud technology transformation.
Blue Ridge Bank set to trim BaaS fintech partnerships down to a “limited number”
The bank was flagged by the OCC last year for “unsafe or unsound” practices concerning its BaaS business.
US digital bank Green Dot appoints SVP Dave Harden as new CTO
Harden has served as the bank’s SVP of product development since February 2022.
AMP Bank and Salt Bank tap Starling’s Engine platform for digital banking offerings
Engine enables clients to build their own banking propositions using the same core technology that Starling uses.
AI, BaaS and identity: Inside day one of the Fintech Talents Festival
Hosted at The Brewery, London, the festival has this year attracted over 2,000 delegates and 400 speakers.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying embedded banking success with Chris Dean and Chris Tremont
Grasshopper and Treasury Prime are thriving at a time when so many neobanks and BaaS providers are struggling.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 19 | Adapting to regulatory modernisation
In this podcast episode recorded live at Money20/20 USA, we chat with Scot Lenoir, Chairman of Evolve Bank & Trust.
Coop taps Additiv to launch new financial services app Coop Finance+
Coop says its “super-app” will provide banking services, payments and pension solutions to its customers.
ClearBank designates Jonny Fry as digital assets strategy lead
In his new role, Fry will be tasked with developing the bank’s position within the digital assets market.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 13 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US-based Honor Bank goes live on nCino’s commercial banking platform
nCino says that Honor Bank was able to implement its solution and go live in “just six months”.
Four new clients set to go live on Mbanq’s BaaS platform in Q4 as company reports strong growth
Mbanq says it will support the launch of four new digital banking services in the US by the end of the year.
BaaS fintech Synapse lays off 40% of staff in fresh round of job cuts
In a statement, Synapse says it has “a strong group in place” to manage its operations and customers.
Can core modernisation give your bank new legs?
For banks, core replacement is not the only game in town, with core modernisation being a far less risky option.
Video: BNY Mellon at Sibos 2023 – The growth of embedded finance
At Sibos 2023, we sat down with Joon Kim of BNY Mellon to discuss the key areas of development in embedded finance.
UK fintech Weavr to shutter open banking payments app Comma
The move is not expected to result in job losses.
Codebase partners Network International to launch BaaS solution in the Levant
The partnership intends to accelerate the pace of digital banking transformation throughout the Levant region.
XYB resolves bank-building barriers with GenAI through Google Cloud partnership
XYB was launched by London-based banking services provider Monese back in May.
Solaris reportedly struggling to raise funds to fulfil a major credit card deal – FT
According to the Financial Times, Solaris is looking to raise €100m to fulfil its credit card deal with ADAC.
Lithuanian credit union group Kreda taps Amlyze for AML and compliance services
It is the fifth industry partnership for Amlyze this year and succeeds its $1 million pre-seed funding round in May.
Standard Chartered Ventures launches new BaaS fintech Audax
Audax has been designed to help banks and financial institutions accelerate their digital transformation.
BaaS fintech Vodeno overhauls leadership with new CEO and chairman
Vodeno has appointed Philip McHugh as chairman and Noah Sharp as CEO.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 15 September 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
BaaS fintech Swan plans European expansion with €37m Series B
France-based Swan will be launching in the Netherlands and Italy.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: GenTwo, Momnt, myZoi, Treyd, Firstcard & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Wamo strengthens SME services with Modulr BaaS partnership
The partnership is set to enable Wamo to broaden its business account services in the UK and EU.
Digital banking – realising the opportunity
Aspire Systems’ Suresh Ranganathan talks about the company’s ambition to be at the forefront of digital banking transformation.
Chilean digital bank Tenpo partners Dock for new credit card offering
The offering positions Tenpo as a competitor to traditional financial lenders in the country.
Roland Folz to lead CloudPay as newly appointed CEO
Folz joins CloudPay from the German credit institution Solaris SE, where he served as CEO from 2017 to 2023.
Starling Bank plans to take its BaaS platform Engine to APAC
CNBC reports that the challenger is in talks to deploy Engine with an undisclosed Asian bank.
How telco software giant Amdocs is looking to make waves in fintech
FinTech Futures speaks with Amdocs’ Zur Yahalom about the company’s move into the fintech space.
