UK fintech Apron secures $30m in Zinal Growth-led Series B
This round builds on Apron’s $15 million Series A secured in September 2023.
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September 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in September.
Let’s switch again
Current account switching is on the rise. But what factors are driving consumers to switch?
September 2024: Top five new launches of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new product launches in September.
Nexi Group lands €220m financing from the EIB
The loan is the first to be granted by the EIB to a publicly listed company in the digital payments sector.
Banking Tech Insights: Limitless Banking – 14 November 2024, London
Save the date for Thursday 14 November 2024 for an exclusive half-day networking event in London.
September 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
Solaris to “discontinue major parts” of EMI business
Solaris says the move “regrettably will bring redundancies across the EMI team”.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Fintech is the leading UK industry for VC investment in 2024
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
New UK lender Interbridge Mortgages taps Mambu for retail mortgages solution
Founded last year and headquartered in Cardiff, Interbridge Mortgages is a second charge mortgage lender.
Make mine red
Does your technology need to have smoke coming out of its motherboard to be considered defunct?
Rimes hires Gus Macfarlane as new chief operating officer
Macfarlane joins Rimes from Barclays, where he spent over six years in various managing director roles.
Uday Bola joins Target Group as new head of solution design
Before joining Target, Bola was a lending transformation consultant at Penrith Building Society.
Aussie debt collection fintech InDebted bags $41m Series C
The funding round values InDebted at approximately $240 million.
Payments infrastructure start-up Kevin reportedly declared insolvent by court in Lithuania
Regional news outlet 15min reports that the court has now opened up a bankruptcy case.
SME app Countingup hires ClearScore’s Dan Elias as head of product
Countingup has also hired a new head of compliance and head of marketing.
The funding dilemma: how much is customer satisfaction really worth?
The cost of customer dissatisfaction, though delayed, always comes due.
India’s M2P Fintech reportedly on track to secure $80m funding round
Helios Investment Partners is reportedly set to contribute $50 million to the round.
Former Capital One VP Fouzi Husaini joins Marqeta as chief AI officer
Before joining Marqeta, Husaini was VP of machine learning at Capital One and led tech teams at Amazon.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying the business use cases of AI and quantum computing with Sergio Gago of Moody’s
In this two-episode special, hosts Dave and Dharm chat with Sergio Gago, MD of AI and Quantum at Moody’s.
BIS’ Project Agorá to commence design phase with private sector participants confirmed
The project’s participants include Standard Chartered, Lloyds, Mastercard, Euroclear and BNP Paribas.
The programmable money promise: potential advantages and opportunities at stake
Programmable money is a revolutionary concept poised to enhance monetary and financial systems.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Loop, Primary, Sitewire, Savr and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 20 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes JP Morgan, CSI, Revolut and more.
NeoXam set to acquire data control and automation platform EZOPS
The proposed deal would expand NeoXam’s reach in the US, Asia and throughout Europe.
UK credit card start-up Yonder secures £23.4m in fresh funding
Yonder is planning to expand its operations beyond its domestic market of the UK.
Multi-banking: convenience or chaos?
The direction of travel is clear – we are all going to be increasingly multi-banked. But is that a good thing?
US fintech software provider CSI acquires Velocity Solutions
CSI says Velocity “complements” its previous purchase of Hawthorn River last December.
State of play: US fintech
Despite a decline in global funding rounds, it was evident at FinovateFall that US fintech continues to thrive.
US fintech Orb raises $25m Series B funding to support billing platform growth
Founded in 2021, Orb has now raised $44.1 million in total funding to date.
The real E-shaped people
The future is not there to be discovered. It needs to be constructed by the very people travelling to it.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 16 | The future of Web3 technology in financial services
In this podcast episode, we chat with author and financial services executive Rita Martins.
Brazil’s Parabank partners Dock to launch inclusive card programme for people with disabilities
The São Paulo-based challenger has adopted Dock’s private-label card processing platform.
Axoni sells Veris post-trade processing business to LSEG
Launched in 2020, Veris operates as a distributed ledger network for equity swaps.
Zambian fintech Lupiya partners Network International for debit card programme
The fintech is leveraging Network’s “comprehensive suite of card payment processing solutions”.
Building a community from data
Behind every transaction is a human story, waiting for us to connect the dots.
Buy now, pay later loans could provide consumers with a new, easy way to build credit
Once the BNPL data is folded into traditional credit scores it will be the first significant change in credit reporting in decades.
Swedish neobank Northmill hires Julie Chatterjee as new group CEO
Chatterjee takes the reins from Tord Topsholm, who stepped down from the position in February.
Revolut reportedly applies for EMI licence with UAE central bank
Bloomberg reports that Revolut’s ambition is to eventually apply for a full banking licence in the UAE.
PayFi network Huma Finance raises $38m for on-chain expansion
The San Francisco-based start-up plans to expand its PayFi network on Solana and Stellar.
