US digital bank Green Dot hires Melissa Douros as new CPO
The new CPO will head product design and team development for the Texas-based fintech.
Banking-as-a-Service/BaaS
Banking Technology Magazine March 2024 issue out now
Cover story: CREATIVE THINKING – How a borefest could lead to the best ideas.
BaaS vendor Synctera lands additional $18.6m Series A cash injection
Going forward into 2024, Synctera plans to launch its new payment product SyncteraPay.
Former UK chancellor Lord Hammond appointed new Railsr chairman
Lord Hammond replaces Rick Haythornthwaite, who is standing down to become chairman of NatWest Group.
Treasury Prime trims workforce amid strategic pivot to focus on direct-to-bank partnerships
The pivot comes a year after the firm completed a $40 million Series C fundraising round.
Returning to the fundamentals: BaaS as mission-critical financial infrastructure
BaaS has become a critical element in the digital transformation of global financial services.
Dayforce selects Green Dot as BaaS partner for on-demand pay solution
Green Dot will facilitate all banking services for Dayforce Wallet customers in the US.
Case study: Italy’s Credem Banca migrates to ASEE Security Cloud
Learn how Italy’s major banking group Credem migrated all its clients to the ASEE Security Cloud.
Swedish VC firm Kinnevik writes off Monese investment in full
The investor has owned 21% of Monese since leading its $60 million Series B round back in 2018.
Bankable CEO Eric Mouilleron to step down after 13-year tenure
Mouilleron will remain a board member and shareholder at Bankable.
NatWest’s Mettle names Michelle Prance as new CEO
Prance has been promoted to help “meet the evolving needs of the self-employed community”.
Griffin begins hunt for new COO with Maria Campbell set to depart
Campbell is due to depart the company this quarter to take “some personal time out”.
The Bank of Missouri looks to bring digital banking products to fintechs with i2c partnership
TBOM will tap i2c to enable its fintech clients to build “unique configurations of digital-first financial services”.
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.
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.
