Video: ebankIT at FinovateFall 2022 – Digital banking innovation and user engagement
We chat with João Pinto of ebankIT to discuss the firm’s new products and its US expansion plans.
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AccessFintech raises $60m in Series C funding
The Series C funding round was led by WestCap.
CSI’s tech to underpin new UK challenger Bevan Money
Bevan Money aims to launch sometime in late 2023 or early 2024.
Zopa Bank and ClearScore in bid to strengthen consumer finances by 2025
The initiative will focus on four areas – savings, credit building, debt consolidation and utility marketplaces.
Video: Seattle Bank at FinovateFall 2022 – Competition and collaboration in financial services
We chat with Josh Williams of Seattle Bank to discuss how collaboration between banks and fintechs has evolved.
Hamburg Commercial Bank completes SEPA payments cloud migration
Completed in under 12 months, the implementation follows the migration of HCOB’s international SWIFT payments.
FairMoney taps banking tech vendor Oradian to power next growth phase
Oradian’s account, finance and investment offerings are tailored to the needs of rapidly developing markets.
Target Group makes new CEO and COO appointments
John Barker has been named as the firm’s new CEO, with Peter O’Connor taking on the role of COO.
HSBC Ventures invests $35m in Monese
Monese will use the new funds to grow its cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business.
New fintech platform Ratio emerges from stealth raising $411m
The start-up has raised $11 million in venture funding and $400 million in a credit facility.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kippa, Payall, Trek Health and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Claimer, Freetrade, InvestSuite, Ruleguard
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across UK and Europe
US credit card start-up Power raises $316m funding
The start-up has raised $300 million in a credit facility and $16.1 million in seed funding.
FinovateFall 2022: The key to successful partnerships in financial services
At this year’s FinovateFall, a group of industry experts tackled the topic of bank-fintech collaboration.
New challenger Wio Bank launches in the UAE
It will provide financial solutions via digital banking apps, embedded finance and as Banking-as-a-Service.
Software management start-up Cledara lands $20m Series A
The money raised by Cledara will go towards the US expansion.
FNZ set to acquire German wealthtech provider Diamos
The acquisition will equip FNZ with additional wealth management product and service solutions.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: R2, NowNow and Hive Wealth
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
US fintech Allvue names Dan Streetman as its new CEO
Streetman will be tasked with leading the company’s culture, strategy, operations and expansion plans.
Compliance regtech SteelEye raises $21m Series B funding
SteelEye claims the $21m Series B marks the largest raise by a European regtech firm in 2022.
Mambu core banking tech underpins new African bank, Carbon Finance
Nigeria’s Carbon Finance is now a full-service bank with pan-African aspirations.
White paper: The global fintech landscape – challenges, collaboration, and cloud
InterSystems’ research with the insights of over 500 decision makers within fintech organisations.
US fintech start-up Solid lands $63m in Series B funding
The round was led by FTV Capital, with existing investor Headline also participating.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 2 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Banco and Stake
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Justhome, Ryft and SageWealth
A fintech funding round-up featuring three start-ups from Europe.
Africa fintech funding round-up: Pezesha, Duplo, SubsBase, Grey and Anchor
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across Africa.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 Winners Supplement out now
People, projects & products that demonstrated stellar results, genuine innovation and had a tangible impact.
Railsr appoints former Mastercard chair Rick Haythornthwaite as first chairman
Haythornthwaite currently chairs Ocado and the AA and previously chaired energy firm Centrica.
Q&A: How SEBx aims to “reinvent banking inside the bank”
Christoffer Malmer, head of SEBx, discusses the Nordic bank’s BaaS venture with FinTech Futures.
Savana appoints Temenos veteran Emily Steele as president and COO
Most recently, Steele served as president of Temenos, North America.
Digital identity firm Chekk hires Jason Lee as CTO
Lee has more than 26 years’ worth of technology experience in fintechs and large corporations.
UAE start-up Huspy acquires Just Mortgages and Finance Lab
The founders and employees of both companies will be joining Huspy.
US real estate fintech Reali to close down
The firm will be laying off most of its workforce on 9 September 2022.
PayTech Awards 2022 Winners Supplement out now
Commending the most impactful, innovative and successful projects, products and people in payments.
MX Technologies appoints Wes Hummel as its new CTO
Hummel brings over 25 years of experience leading global engineering and technology teams to MX.
BCFC selects Codebase Technologies & Atyaf eSolutions for digital upgrade
BCFC hopes to enhance the infrastructure of its mobile and web customer channels.
Capital markets firm Davy taps Torstone for post-trade processing solution
Davy will deploy the Torstone Platform for its post-trade processing.
C2FO and Vic.ai team up for AI-powered invoicing solution
The partnership aims to streamline the invoice-to-cash payment cycle for businesses.
OneBanx taps regtech PassFort for know your business solution
PassFort says the solution will enable “seamless” onboarding for business customers.
