Westmark Credit Union in core banking tech revamp with Symitar
The new solution will be hosted in a private cloud environment.
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Brewin Dolphin goes live with Avaloq’s core banking system
One of the UK’s largest wealth managers has gone live with new SaaS-based core.
Finnish paytech Enfuce raises €45m in Series C round
The Series C investment round was led by Vitruvian Partners, with participation from Tencent.
White paper: The innovator’s guide to the digital-first contact centre
Social and messaging are well on their way to become mainstream contact centre channels.
E-book: Next-gen cloud contact centres
How a next-gen cloud contact centre can help you deliver the experiences your customers demand.
White paper: Cloud contact centres for financial services – delivering agility and superior CX at scale
Enabling financial services organisations to stay agile and elevate the customer experience.
Forrester white paper: The total economic impact of RingCentral Contact Center
Delivering a better customer experience and improve agents’ productivity and work environment.
The Bank of London launches in UK with $1.1bn valuation
The company received its first bank licence as the sixth principal clearing bank of the UK.
Unit adds cross-border payments capabilities with Currencycloud
Tie-up expands capabilities for the US customers of Unit’s Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform.
Want to be a hidden challenger and accelerate fintech partnerships?
Exploring how new models of bank-fintech partnerships spell quick revenue for incumbent banks.
Core banking system vendor Thought Machine raises $200m in Series C
Founder and CEO Paul Taylor says Thought Machine was set up to “eradicate legacy technology from the industry”.
Q&A: ServiceNow on how banks can stay competitive through digital transformation
Helping banks to evolve dramatically, quickly, and with flexibility and resiliency built in.
$140m Series E funding takes Expel valuation to over $1bn
The US-based detection and response (MDR) provider has secured $258 million in financing to date.
Talenthouse chooses Vodeno and Aion Bank for financial services launch
The global platform for creatives plans a phased roll-out of financial services from this month.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three exciting open roles at OakNorth to apply for
Exciting open vacancies at OakNorth. Apply today!
Singapore fintech Sleek raises $14m to fund global expansion
The company’s platform acts an ‘operating system’ for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
BM Technologies to acquire First Sound Bank
The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022.
Suits Me moves from Contis to PPS for BaaS
The UK alternative lender is expanding its services using the new platform.
Aussie digital bank Volt partners Frollo to launch BaaS app
The app will be fully integrated with Volt’s core banking system.
Drata achieves unicorn status following $100m Series B
Drata intends to triple its workforce within the next year.
Wealth infrastructure API platform Atomic raises $25m Series A funding
The San Francisco-based company will add scale and headcount with funding round.
Canadian card and spend management fintech Float raises $30m in Series A
This latest financing round brings Float’s total funding to date to around $34 million.
Standard Chartered taps SAP for SaaS banking connectivity solution
SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity will enhance the transactional banking experience for corporates, the bank says.
ICYMI funding round-up: Tarabut Gateway, TotallyMoney, Quartr & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed.
ClearBank partners SME bank Recognise to provide Confirmation of Payee
CoP dramatically reduces the risk of fraud, says ClearBank CEO.
Data governance platform Collibra valued at $5.25bn following $250m Series G
New York-based firm plans to use the cash for product development and global expansion.
ID verification firm Socure valued at $4.5bn following $450m Series E round
The fintech plans to use the cash to develop new products, enter new markets and hire more staff.
Standard Chartered to launch climate-focused savings app powered by Starling
Named Shoal, the platform leverages Starling’s Banking-as-a-Service offering.
South African BaaS platform Jumo raises $120m in funding
The company will use the cash to expand into more emerging markets.
UK neobank Monument given green light to launch by FCA and PRA
The neobank landed an authorisation with restriction (AWR) banking licence in October 2020.
New US fintech Menta picks Agora to power credit builder platform
Menta’s platform is designed to improve access to credit for the underbanked.
Paytech start-up Extend raises $40m in Series B round
The New York start-up wants to modernise the payments industry “from the inside out”.
Raisin Bank launches BaaS offering on Mambu’s cloud banking platform
German bank claims to be one of the first lenders entirely on the cloud in its home country.
BBVA enters open finance partnership with Italy’s Sella
The European multinationals will utilise open banking platform Fabrick.
Climate tech SaaS start-up Persefoni raises $101m in Series B round
Carbon footprint calculator Persefoni wants to be the first “ERP for carbon data”.
PayTech Awards 2022 now open for nominations
Nominations close 11 March 2022, with winners revealed at a ceremony on 1 July 2022.
What the FinTech? | S.2 Episode 22 | Let’s talk about SaaS
Michel Breeuwer, general manager for the Benelux and Baltics at Mambu, joins us on this week’s episode of the What the FinTech? podcast.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Stripe, M1 Finance, HSBC & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three really great jobs to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at OakNorth, Deloitte and Oracle. Apply today!
ICYMI funding round-up: Chip, Multiverse Computing, Kevin, APLYiD & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed.
