Webinar | 6 September 2023: Pioneering innovative partnerships – unveiling the game-changing fintech hybrid model at the point-of-need
An insightful journey through the experience of the successful implementation of the hybrid start-up model.
Banking-as-a-Service/BaaS
Banque Saudi Fransi completes payment processing upgrades with TCS
The Saudi bank selected TCS BaNCS to digitise its IT landscape across deposits, lending and payments.
Banking transformation begins and ends with the customer
Incumbent banks need to adapt and evolve to ensure they’re meeting shifting customer needs.
Spend management platform EnKash launches Olympus solution for businesses
The solution targets MMEs that lack experience and accessibility of financial and non-financial products.
BKN301 names Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya as new CTO
He joins BKN301 Group from Klar, a digital bank in Mexico, where he served as CTO for a year.
German fintech Moss taps GoCardless to power its UK push
The London-based bank payment company becomes the UK direct debit provider to Moss’ UK expansion.
Solaris raises €38m in funding to strengthen governance and compliance
The company says it will use the funding to strengthen its governance and compliance.
Report: Global banks and the transformation illusion slowing progress
There’s a direct correlation between the rate of a bank’s digital transformation and its ability to win and retain customers.
Mbanq’s BaaS offering supports US debut of SME-focused Cheqly
Cheqly’s services include business accounts, physical and virtual Visa cards, ACH payments and wire transfers.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 10 | Collaboration and transformation
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Simon Boonen, fintech partnership lead at ING.
Bankable acquires embedded finance platform Arex Markets
With the acquisition, Bankable will be able to embed credit and working capital into the payment flows of fintechs.
Demystify Podcast: Engine by Starling Bank with CCO Nick Drewett
Demystifiying the rationale behind Starling’s strategic shift to Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS).
FIS acquires BaaS start-up Bond for undisclosed sum
In an internal memo, FIS shares that it completed the Bond acquisition on 8 June.
Lunar to provide access to its Nordic payment infrastructure to partners
Swedish paytech Trustly is set to be the first firm to tap into Lunar’s account infrastructure.
Chris Rigoni to head BaaS operations at Coastal Community Bank
Chris Rigoni moves from Webster Bank, where he also looked after the company’s BaaS business.
Banking Technology Magazine June 2023 issue out now
Cover story: BRAINIAC – Generative AI and banking
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying BaaS in the Middle East with Andrew Sims, nDigital
The importance of fintech for GCC countries as they pursue aggressive economic strategies.
FinovateSpring 2023: The top trends shaping the future of financial services
This year’s FinovateSpring conference has put digital transformation and innovation at the top of the agenda.
Monese to offer “coreless” banking platform through new entity, XYB
XYB is available in the UK and Europe, with plans to also launch in North America and Asia Pacific.
BKN301 Group taps Finastra for digital payments solution Essence
BKN301 Group’s long term strategy is to bring a BaaS payments solution to corporates in the MENA region.
Barbados challenger Sagicor Bank launches on Mbanq’s BaaS platform
Through Mbanq, Sagicor Bank aims to offer customers “branchless” digital financial services.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying BaaS with Kelvin Tan, Standard Chartered Bank
What is needed within a large bank to ensure a BaaS proposition can be conceived, deployed and nurtured?
Join the elite panel of judges for Banking Tech Awards 2023
Apply to become a judge for the Banking Tech Awards 2023!
Innovation through BaaS and embedded finance
FinTech Futures speaks with Temenos’ Kanika Hope about the impact of BaaS on financial services.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying embedded banking with Paul Staples
Demystifying the approaches various banks, such as Standard Chartered, JP Morgan Chase & HSBC, are taking to BasS.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying BaaS in Europe with Warburg and Vodeno
Warburg’s vision and acquisition strategy and how these are being driven by the seismic changes in financial services.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying BaaS and embedded banking with Michael Zyber and Wojciech Sass
This episode of Demystify Podcast welcomes Michael Zyber, CEO of Metro AG, and Wojciech Sass, co-founder of Vodeno.
Griffin hires new CFO and CRO to bolster leadership team
Chad Ryan joins as chief financial officer and Dora Grant as chief risk officer.
UK paytech Equals Group eyes European expansion with Oonex acquisition
The firm plans to roll out its business payments, expense management and current account products throughout Europe.
German fintech Raisin lands €60m in Series E funding
With the new investment, Raisin intends to accelerate its growth in the US.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Wingspan, Monite, Fundpath and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Synctera, Natech, Basiq, Payabli
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Loyalty matters… enter embedded banking
Many big brands are now looking at embedded banking as a way to boost customer loyalty.
Dominican Republic’s first neobank launches on Temenos Banking Cloud
Qik’s CEO says they chose Temenos owing to its “successful track record” across Latin America.
UK fintech Weavr acquires open banking platform Comma
The deal will see BaaS and open banking together into an embeddable payment solution for B2B mass payments.
Orion Innovation snaps up Banktech Software for undisclosed sum
The acquisition will help Orion bring in open banking solutions and expand its digital and core banking capabilities.
If you build it, the money will come
The BaaS companies that will succeed will be those with a strong growth strategy.
Griffin secures UK banking licence with restrictions from PRA
Griffin will now be able to operate as a bank in the UK with deposit-taking restrictions.
Westpac pens five-year cloud deal with AWS to boost digital transformation
Westpac aims to leverage AWS’ tech to accelerate its digital transformation.
Banking Technology Magazine March 2023 issue out now
Cover story: FACE OFF – Confrontation can be a good thing.
