What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 13 | Fintech start-ups and navigating the road to sustainable growth
In this podcast episode, we chat with Sam Edge of AWS about the current fintech start-up landscape.
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ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Layer2, Qardy, United Fintech, Minos, and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 9 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes NCR Voyix, CIBC, Société Générale and more.
Video: Harnessing AI in financial services with IBM
IBM’s Shanker Ramamurthy and John Duigenan discuss how to overcome the hurdles around AI adoption.
ClearBank secures new Credit Institution Licence from the ECB to expand into Europe
The licence was secured by ClearBank Europe N.V., ClearBank’s newly established European entity.
Unit secures new embedded finance partnerships with Vantage Bank and Lincoln Savings Bank
The two new deals come just months after Unit revealed it was cutting 15% of its workforce.
Be more like Suresh
Wouldn’t it be great if you could replace your core banking tech or any system on a regular basis?
NerdWallet to cut workforce by 15% as part of restructuring plan to reduce operating expenses
The job cuts are expected to produce around $30 million in annualised cost savings.
Flywire acquires Invoiced to enhance B2B payments and software capabilities
Invoiced’s SaaS platform enables B2B finance teams to automate AR processes.
Payoneer acquires payroll start-up Skuad in Singapore for $61m
Payoneer CEO John Caplan says the deal will “accelerate our evolution and B2B momentum”.
Mondu lands new EMI licence to fuel European expansion
Mondu’s co-CEO says it is the first B2B BNPL firm in Europe to be granted its own EMI licence.
Sendsprint acquires Nobel Financial to expand remittance services in the US
Scott McClain, Nobel Financial’s chief compliance officer, will also join Sendsprint in the same role.
Video: Optimising cash deposits with Insignis Cash CCO Kate Eadie
Insignis Cash’s Kate Eadie chats with FinTech Futures about democratising the cash savings market.
Atomic to power direct deposit switching for Texans Credit Union through Alkami partnership
Atomic’s solution is available through Alkami’s digital banking platform.
DORA the explorer travels light
Things are only going to get faster and more demanding. So travel light, because you need to go far.
US fintech Octane raises $50m Series E funding led by Valar Ventures
The funds will drive Octane’s market expansion and fuel further product development.
Pagaya set to acquire Silicon Valley’s Theorem Technology for an undisclosed sum
Theorem is an institutional asset manager powered by machine learning technology.
Mexico’s Stori lands $212m in mix of equity and debt financing
In addition, Stori has appointed Diego Cabrera Canay, ex-CFO of dLocal, as its new group CFO.
Sweden’s Fingerprints hires David Eastaugh as new chief strategy and technology officer
Eastaugh previously served as the CTO of UK regtech TruNarrative for over six years.
Houlihan Lokey names Andrew Atherton as new fintech managing director
Atherton previously worked for over eight years at Union Square Advisors.
Nuvei set to obtain licence in Brazil with proposed acquisition of Pay2All
The proposed acquisition will enable Nuvei to operate in Brazil as an electronic currency issuer.
Native American-focused neobank Totem set to close down
The neobank claims to have accumulated over 500 customers since launching its app in 2023.
Bilt Rewards elevates valuation to $3.25bn with new $150m investment
This raise follows Bilt’s $200 million funding in January, which valued the company at $3.1 billion.
Bain Capital completes deals to acquire Finova and Iress’ UK mortgages business
Under BCTO’s ownership, the two entities will merge to become a single combined business.
Philippines-based fintech Mynt sees valuation top $5bn with MUFG and Ayala funding
Both MUFG and Ayala Corporation have invested $393 million each in the company.
EPI’s roll-out begins but scheme compliance and dispute resolution questions remain
As the project expands across Europe, the EPI’s new payments solution has a number of areas to consider.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Rillet, Aveni, Mamo, Payflow, 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 – 2 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Renasant Corporation, Stripe, ING and more.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying Careem’s everything app with Abhishek Tripathi of Careem Pay
In this podcast episode, Dave and Dharm chat with Abhishek Tripathi, Head of Product at Careem Pay.
Bitpanda selects Solaris KYC solution for onboarding in Germany
Bankident will “enable our customers to start trading within minutes”, says Bitpanda’s Maik Brodowski.
Is it time for banks to turn and face the change?
As society evolves, traditional banks must adapt, or else they face an inevitable demise.
Ebury reportedly appoints Goldman Sachs as it gears up for potential 2025 LSE debut
The Santander-owned fintech could list on the LSE as early as Q1 2025, according to reports.
BCI sells majority stake in Hayfin to Arctos Partners
Hayfin entered into an agreement with Arctos Partners “to support a management buyout of the business”.
Qonto receives order from Banca d’Italia to improve AML measures in its Italian subsidiary
The firm says the order includes a temporary ban on onboarding new customers in Italy.
Israel’s ThetaRay snaps up Screena to enhance financial crime detection
Screena’s solution enhances customer onboarding by verifying entities against various sanctioned party lists.
The remaining 90%
In a place where everyone says only a fraction of what they mean, speaking your mind makes you scary.
July 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from July.
Octo3 merges with fintech solutions provider Evantagesoft to launch new FTS.Money brand in Asia
The new brand is preparing to launch IBAN accounts and remittance services later this year.
Video: Keyless co-founder Fabian Eberle discusses privacy-preserving biometrics
Keyless’ Fabian Eberle speaks with FinTech Futures about the growing adoption of privacy-preserving biometrics.
Ireland’s An Post joins forces with Safecypher to combat CNP payment fraud
Safecypher’s tech tackles CNP fraud by enhancing CVV protection for card payments.
