Mangopay appoints Carlos Sanchez Arruti as CFO
Arruti joins from Amazon and brings more than two decades of experience to the role.
Payments
JP Morgan invests in Indian paytech ISG, buys stake in Viva Wallet
JP Morgan is aiming to enhance digital transactions for its corporate clients in APAC and Europe.
Crypto exchange Binance.US to acquire Voyager assets in $1bn deal
Voyager says the bid “sets a clear path forward” for customer funds to be unlocked “as soon as possible”.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
VRPs will have their Netflix moment – it’s only a matter of time
Enabled by open banking, VRP is the Netflix to direct debit’s dusty VHS player.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 20 | 2022 in review
In the final episode of the year, we take a look at some of the biggest fintech trends of 2022.
Women in financial services: Bhavna Saraf of Lloyds Banking Group
We chat with Lloyds’ Bhavna Saraf about her banking journey, current payments trends and more.
Canada’s Plooto secures $20m Series B funding to fuel growth
The start-up offers accounts payable and accounts receivable automation software for SMBs.
It’s crunch time for open banking in the UK
The UK government and regulators have a golden opportunity to set open banking on a path to success.
UK fintech funding round-up: Bondaval, Etrading Software and Taxd
Our weekly round-up to help you get funding news of fintech companies, this time from the UK.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 16 December 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
CWB expands Brim Financial partnership with new business credit card offering
Customers will have access to Brim’s full suite of product capabilities powered by the fintech’s tech platform.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Paper.id, Opensee, Nilus and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
ConnexPay hires payments “titan” Blair Jeffery as COO
Jeffery will lead the company’s core strategic and operational teams.
Visa to invest $1bn in Africa to boost digital transformation
Visa says the move will enable “greater access” to digital payments in the region.
Paytechs NMI and Shift4 make acquisitions to boost offerings
NMI has acquired Agreement Express’ payments solutions while Shift4 has bought Online Payments Group.
GCC fintech Now Money taps ThetaRay for AML Sonar solution
Now Money provides mobile banking services to the financially underserved, including low-fee cross-border remittances.
UK paytech Total Processing hires CCO and head of product to drive growth
Simon King joined as CCO in September while Aden Davies joins as head of product.
Westpac ends talks with Tyro Payments over potential acquisition
Westpac says purchasing Tyro “is not in the best interests of Westpac shareholders at this time”.
Mark Brant joins NatWest as chief payments officer
Brant will take up his new role at NatWest on 16 January 2023.
Trovata partners JP Morgan for corporate liquidity solution
Trovata will host JP Morgan Asset Management’s Morgan Money investing application.
Canadian fintech Koho taps Duco for data reconciliation platform
Duco’s platform will allow Koho to cut costs, improve data quality and lower its operational and audit risk.
Teneo partners NatWest for A2A open banking payment solution Payit
Teneo will leverage account-to-account solution Payit to pay dividends to those affected by insolvent firms.
Not how, but where: the next payments revolution
The future will bring many metaverse ‘realms’ operating across borders, each with their own digital tokens.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 19 | Canada’s evolving banking landscape
In this episode, we’re joined by Amreen Sodhi, head of digital product, payments and loyalty at Scotiabank.
US paytech Cantaloupe buys Three Square Market for $41m
The acquisition was funded with 90% cash and 10% stock.
TreviPay to acquire fellow US paytech Apruve for undisclosed sum
With the acquisition, TreviPay plans to expand its B2B payments network.
PSR outlines APP scam reporting process for banks and building societies
The PSR says APP scams are a “major problem” in the UK with over 95,000 incidents in the first half of 2022.
PayU appoints new head of data, Keren Ben Zvi
PayU is aiming to provide merchants with more detailed customer insights to support business growth.
Collaboration and partnership will improve money movement for the unbanked
Digital platforms can be the glue to help facilitate collaboration, reduce friction and minimise distribution costs.
How recurring payments can reduce subscription churn
Open banking-powered A2A recurring payments can help subscription businesses fortify their operations.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three fintech careers to consider for 2023
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
Getting banked: financial services and the US cannabis industry
We chat with Michael Beird of Infused Banking about how banking is changing for US cannabis businesses.
Barclays makes changes to group executive committee as COO steps down
Alistair Currie is set to take over from Mark Ashton-Rigby as the bank’s new group COO.
Sunbit lands $250m debt facility to expand access to credit
The revolving debt facility is being provided by Credit Suisse and Waterfall Asset Management.
Saudi financial super-app Tweeq lands central bank e-money licence
Tweeq leverages Paymentology’s Banking.Live platform and hopes to launch its app soon.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 18 | Online payments and personalisation
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Kirsty Morris, managing director at Barclaycard Payments.
BIC Bank partners Compass Plus Technologies to expand its payment services
The bank has successfully migrated its in-house processing centre to the tech firm’s TranzAxis platform.
Commerzbank taps Nexi to develop card processing solution
Nexi says the DACH region is an “important potential growth area” for the firm.
Veritex Community Bank taps Finzly to transform payments
The Texas-based bank will utilise Finzly’s Payments Hub solution.
