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India’s Lentra snaps up AI firm TheDataTeam
Lentra says it plans to integrate TDT’s behaviour intelligence platform Cadenz.
OBIE report shows open banking and cloud accounting benefit SMEs
Cloud accounting makes small businesses feel more efficient, according to 84% of respondents.
Mambu welcomes four new senior leadership hires
Mambu has hired a new CTO, CFO, chief revenue officer, and chief of staff.
KPMG and Microsoft partner to deliver cloud-based tax technologies
KPMG says its Digital Gateway platform, in collaboration with Microsoft, is “built with the C-suite in mind”.
Blackstone to invest up to $130m in logistics paytech PayCargo
The funds will be used for international expansion and M&A.
CBA’s new digital mortgage brand, Unloan, underpinned by Mambu’s tech
CBA positions Unloan as “a revolutionary force in the Australian mortgage industry”.
TS Banking Group in front-to-back office tech revamp with Temenos
Temenos’ front-to-back office technology will be delivered in the cloud.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Cryptio, Fung, Financielle and more
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Webinar: Winning with data in the cloud
The benefits of cloud-native solutions for managing core systems, data management and value creation.
Mambu supplies core banking tech to Western Union’s new mobile app, WU+
Western Union’s WU+ digital banking app is now live in Germany and Romania.
Challenger banks Allica and Plazo turn to Mambu for tech
Allica Bank is live with Mambu’s core, while Plazo will use the vendor’s tech to support its lending business.
UK money app Ziglu taps ClearBank for virtual bank accounts
The clearing bank will power Ziglu’s real-time processing and reporting for its GBP virtual accounts.
Why data is often the biggest constraint for financial companies
Organisations should democratise data and enable the wider workforce to glean insights directly.
EntreBank selects CSI’s NuPoint core banking platform
CSI will also provide EntreBank with managed IT services.
UK payments platform xpate launches core banking system
Xpate says legacy IT platforms threaten the efficiency and profitability of merchants and acquirers.
Lending platform kennek partners Mambu for B2B ‘lender-in-a-box’ solution
The new ‘plug-and-play’ credit infrastructure is targeted at alternative lender and credit investor firms.
Mambu partners Brim Financial for new digital banking offering
Through the partnership, the firms will deliver a new digital banking platform in North America.
Allegacy FCU taps enterprise tech provider NCR for data analytics solution
Allegacy FCU says partnership will “make data actionable, unlock predictive insights and drive innovation”.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Your fintech job might change in the future
Workplace policies of your employer might well be affecting how long you see yourself sticking around in your job.
UK challenger Atom hires Andy Sturrock as CTO
Atom Bank’s new CTO wants to take the bank’s technology “to the next level”.
Neolender ThinCats taps cloud banking vendor Mambu as it looks to scale
ThinCats will leverage Mambu’s cloud banking solutions and its SaaS technology platform.
BforBank taps Temenos for Google Cloud-supported future expansion
BforBank is the fully digital banking offering from French international banking group Crédit Agricole.
Tide partners Sage to offer new tax and accounting product
Tide says its new offering will reduce the “time and stress of traditional accounting” for its customers.
Hawaii State FCU taps Lumin Digital to enhance banking services
Hawaii State FCU will go live on Lumin Digital’s platform in June 2022.
Westpac partners 10x Banking on new platform for institutional clients
10x Banking will provide the core technology for the new venture.
Santander uses in-house cloud tech to digitise core banking
Santander expects to fully complete the transition within the next two to three years.
Nets buys German POS specialist orderbird
Nets is part of European paytech conglomerate Nexi Group, which will own 100% of orderbird.
ICYMI funding round-up: Sudozi, Mentum, Assetplus, Multipl & Akuvo
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2022
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2022 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three new roles if you’re considering a great resignation
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Co-branded credit card platform Concerto launches with $21m funding
The early-stage round was led by Matrix Partners and saw participation from PayPal Ventures.
Webinar: What are the top trends and technologies transforming financial services?
Game-changing technologies, including cloud, AI/ML, containers, APIs, and blockchain, and adoption strategies.
White paper: Banking in the cloud – how to do it right
Gain best-practice insight on how you can generate more value from your cloud strategy.
Mirabaud selects Temenos and Wealth Dynamix for digital transformation
Mirabaud’s planned digital transformation programme will take several years to fully implement.
The evolution of core banking: build or buy?
There’s recently been a big rise in the number of players vying to be the core banking provider of choice for banks.
Unbundling the core in the cloud: the perfect architecture for future-proof banks
Is your bank running on an operating system that is functionally unbundled, real-time, modular, cloud-native, and plug-and-play?
Digital banking solutions provider Alkami buys data insight fintech Segmint for $135.5m
Alkami intends to integrate Segmint’s machine learning tech with its digital banking capabilities.
Mizuho partners Google Cloud to power digital transformation
MFG says it is working with Google Cloud to deliver on the evolving needs of its customers.
Rakuten Europe Bank opts for Temenos Banking Cloud
The bank is building on its existing relationship with Temenos to enhance its member experience.
