EML Payments acquires open banking brand Nuapay in €110m deal
Nuapay owner Sentenial snapped up by prepaid cards firm EML.
Partnerships
Keep the change: how fintech is blurring the line between transaction and payment
As payments become more frictionless, how can banks cultivate and maintain customer loyalty?
Raising the curtain on embedded finance: the next wave of fintech is here
Embedded finance brings an entirely new set of players targeting specific segments into finserv.
Santander International to deploy cloud-based Temenos system
Isle of Man and Jersey users switching over to Temenos platform.
Tandem Bank goes live on Mambu core platform
Tandem replaces Fiserv’s Agiliti with Mambu’s system.
Banking Technology April 2021 issue out now
Soaring to new heights: a record-breaking first quarter of M&A activity.
Top 10 funding rounds in Q1 2021
The first quarter of 2021 has seen a handful of big rounds.
Broadridge to acquire capital markets firm Itiviti in $2.5bn deal
Broadridge continues its M&A strategy apace.
Fiserv acquires US processor Pineapple Payments
It is expected to close by the end of Q2 2021.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 26 March 2021
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SEB signs Google Cloud partnership extension
SEB to deploy Google services across wider segments of the bank.
Deutsche Bank and TIS sign treasury deal
The pair will work on multi-bank services for treasury and finance.
Railsbank comes to Australia via tie-up with challenger bank Volt
Railsbank considers Australia “a highly strategic market”, where embedded finance is “still in its infancy”.
How financial services leaders can create opportunities in a crisis
Retail banking is set to undergo up to three years of acceleration in digital banking preference just this year.
Nordea to deploy AxiomSL’s RegCloud for regulatory reporting
Scandinavian bank aims to meet Finrep, Corep, AnaCredit, and SHSG requirements.
Dear Luc: When is the best time to expand my fintech abroad?
When is the right time for a fintech to go beyond the domestic market?
KKO picks Pannovate to underpin digital bank launch in Mexico
KKO plan a new bank for young professionals.
Banking Technology March 2021 issue out now
Creating communities: celebrating women in fintech this Women’s History Month
PayTech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
Open to financial and payment institutions worldwide, technology and service providers, individuals and teams.
MoneyGram and Ripple end partnership deal two years early
The two firms wind down their deal amid regulatory issues.
SoFi to acquire Golden Pacific Bancorp in $22m quest for US bank charter
US fintech switches tactics to nab an existing licence.
Suez Canal Bank extends Temenos partnership with Infinity deal
The bank is an existing user of Temenos’ core banking platform.
PayPal buys Israeli crypto wallet Curv for its new blockchain unit
PayPal expects the acquisition to close in the first half of 2021.
Payfazz invests $30m in Xfers to form Fazz Financial Group
FFG aims to develop solutions for the underbanked in Southeast Asia.
UK’s CMA launches consultation into OBIE successor
The CMA asks firms to send in suggestions before 29 March.
Paysafe inks Azure cloud deal with Microsoft
The two firms extend an existing tech partnership.
Why factoring industry needs fintechs
Fintechs are to factoring companies what bars are to high jumpers.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: Infopro – Best Core Banking Solution Provider
Infopro Digital Banking “moves core banking into the next generation”, says CEO
Wipro signs off on $1.45bn acquisition of Capco
Indian IT giant wants to grow in Europe and Asia.
Payments Canada picks Interac for real-time infrastructure
Interac will use its e-Transfer service in the design, construction and maintenance of the system.
Crypto.com signs first-of-its-kind F1 sponsorship deal with Aston Martin
Aston Martin wants to be at the “forefront” of the crypto boom.
UK Finance plans future revamp for Open Banking body
The OBIE is morphing into a new organisation to support innovation.
Banque Misr kicks off digital transformation plans with Atos
Atos to deliver new digital banking experiences for Egyptian bank’s customer.
ICYMI funding round-up: Zolve, Symple Loans, Butn, FunGuard & more
We highlight a series of funding rounds that may have passed you by.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: AFS – COVID-19 Response by Fintech
An innovative approach to urgently find solution to accommodate the US government’s Payroll Protection Program.
US fintech for gamers Zytara signs payments partnership with i2c
The deal follows Zytara’s launching of its own stablecoin.
NBA star Russel Westbrook leads $63m investment in Varo Bank
Westbrook also joins the bank as an advisor on communities of colour.
Manchester Credit Union signs payments deal with ClearBank
ClearBank and incuto give credit union access to Faster Payments.
Sopra Steria invests in Parisian fintech Particeep
Banking software firm picks up minority stake in SaaS fintech.
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