How to tell if an organisation is greenwashing – and how to avoid doing it yourself
Learning to market ethically is a journey you need to own.
BankingTech
African neobank 4G Capital completes Series C round
Global private equity fund Lightrock is investing $18.5 million in the financial inclusion player.
Bond.AI makes senior tech hires with new CTO and head of technology
The firm has recruited Kent Llewelyn from TAB Bank and Accenture/Cognizant veteran Amit Dhongde.
Bank of Canada and MIT kick off central bank digital currency research project
The one-year initiative will form part of the central bank’s research into digital currencies and fintech.
Ireland’s An Post publishes tender for banking platform service provider
The response deadline for An Post’s tender is 22 April 2022.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 18 March 2022
Our pick of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
BancoEstado picks Entrust solutions for identity and card issuance
The Chile-based bank has turned to its existing supplier for cloud-based authentication.
Texas National Bank turns to Data Center Inc for new digital bank for bankers
The new bank, branded as Bankers Lender, is due for launch in April.
Three de novo banks in US select Jack Henry’s tech
New-name wins are Bank of Burlington, RockPoint Bank, and Moultrie Bank & Trust.
Citibank’s digital asset group leaders quit to set up new crypto venture
Alex Kriete and Greg Girasole say more details will follow in the coming weeks.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Payrails, Nexta, Malaa Technologies, & Playter
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Banco de la Nación del Perú live with Temenos core banking system
The cloud-based Temenos Transact platform supports Cuentas DNI, the bank’s new digital account.
Making the world an ‘appier place
The outlook for apps is a happy one, and brands are finally starting to lean into their potential.
Payments for good – promoting financial inclusion
Vijay Oddiraju, CEO of Volante Technologies, looks at ways the payments industry can provide the rails for inclusiveness.
HSBC to shutter 69 UK branches as more customers move online
HSBC says no planned closures are the last bank branch in town.
Unbanked goes crowdfunding to build global bank on blockchain
Unbanked has attracted nearly $1.5 million from 1,500+ investors so far. The round closes on 26 April.
Today is just Thursday, and that’s the point
Stand up for something. Stand for something. And tomorrow, do it again.
Mauritius Commercial Bank in digital modernisation drive with Mobiquity
Mobiquity is helping MCB to create “a banking lifestyle app” for the bank’s one million customers.
Together in core banking tech revamp with Thought Machine
The Vault core banking system will be the “foundation layer” for Together’s new technology stack.
CEO of UK challenger bank Recognise leaves
Bryce Glover has been appointed interim CEO while the search for a new CEO is underway.
Spanish neobank Rebellion Pay taps Sentinels for AML and risk management
Madrid-based Rebellion Pay claims more than 280,000 customers across Spain.
Credit Libanais, Codebase Technologies and Visa team for financial inclusion in Lebanon
Credit Libanais launches an instant, fully e-KYC onboarding mobile application for a virtual prepaid card.
Regtech provider Encompass raises $33m to fuel global growth
There will be “extensive recruitment” at the company’s new offices in New York and Amsterdam.
What The Beatles can teach us about open banking payment adoption
Open banking payments globally look set to have their own ‘Beatlemania’ moment.
Zeta partners Mastercard to shake up credit card issuance
The payments giant has also invested $30 million, alongside other investors, into Zeta.
Oklahoma’s First National Bank & Trust taps CSI for core banking upgrade
The bank will deploy CSI’s NuPoint core banking platform.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: in3, Noh, PictureWealth, Touché, and Yep!
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
UK fintech funding round-up: mmob, Satago, SteadyPay, & Thirdfort
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of UK-based fintechs.
Banking for the good times and the bad
Banks should be proactive in helping us manage our money better in the good times and the bad.
Banking Technology Magazine March 2022 issue out now
Cover story: HAVE A HEART – Injecting a little love into AI.
Tesco Bank partners Onfido to streamline Clubcard Pay+ onboarding
Onfido uses AI-powered biometric technology to verify customer identification during onboarding.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 2 | Build banking better
In this episode, we’re joined by Temenos CTO Tony Coleman.
Banking platform for self-employed and micro-businesses Tot launches in Italy
Milan-based Tot plans to onboard 50,000 domestic customers within three years and then look abroad.
Caveat emptor
Give praise where it’s deserved. Give it publicly. Give it as often as it’s earned. And don’t add conditions.
Core banking tech vendor for credit unions FLEX gains 13 new users
FLEX is a credit union core system processor based in Utah, US.
Enterprise tech provider NCR buys open banking IP from UK fintech Spoke
NCR says the deal will accelerate its push into open and international digital banking.
New SME banking player Pillar set to launch in Canada
Based in Montreal, Quebec, the fintech offers business accounts for SMEs.
Airtel partners Axis Bank to boost India’s digital financial services ecosystem
The Airtel Axis Bank credit card is the first product to be launched under the partnership.
Youth-focused fintech FinZi set to launch in Colombia
FinZi has already secured a pre-seed capital raise worth $350,000.
Collaboration between banks and fintechs can bring faster speeds to the international payments space
Collaboration has driven considerable innovation in the international payments market in recent years.
