US Bank and Plaid sign API integration deal
US Bank customers will use Plaid APIs to connect to third party services.
FinTech
State of play: digital wallets / super apps
What does it take for a digital wallet to achieve the “super app” status?
Design as a strategic superpower in banking
Design-led change is a collaborative process in which personal relations are a key driver.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 May 2021
The FinTech Futures weekly round-up of the industry’s top stories and happenings from across the globe.
ICYMI funding round-up: Mavience, VitraCash, KogoPay & more
We round up another selection of deals you may have missed.
PayPal deepens Google Cloud relationship with new infrastructure deal
Google Cloud to help PayPal process transactional data “at massive scale”.
Bahrain’s central bank to pilot digital dollar with JP Morgan and Bank ABC
Bank ABC’s deputy group CEO calls this a “landmark pilot”.
Facebook shifts crypto project Diem from Switzerland to the US
Diem says the partnership “is an important step in preparation for a Diem USD pilot”.
Video: pick of the week – Tink and AmEx team up; Commerzbank agrees 10,000 job cuts
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
For many CFOs, the time is now to embrace AI for cash forecasting
An opportunity to introduce new tiers of speed and agility and to enhance finance teams’ value to the organisation.
Dear Luc: Should I offer multi-currency accounts to cover post-pandemic travel?
As the world opens up, our writer asks if multi-currency accounts are a necessity, and how to offer them.
Six steps to slash digital banking go-to-market time
We use the FinTech Insights platform to investigate how banks can reduce their time-to-market.
Avon Mutual plans 2021 banking licence to serve West of England communities
The start-up bank appointed a new CEO earlier this year.
OpenWrks, Tully, Payplan and PayLink merge under private equity firm
All four firms span the debt advice, credit risk and collections industries.
US challenger for freelancers Lili lands $55m and passes 200,000 users
Lili wants to be a go-to app for freelancers in the US.
Swiss challenger CrescoFin gears up for digital banking with Veriff deal
CrescoFin aims to offer a “compelling alternative” to banks.
And then we came to the end
Is the time upon us to really address organisational dysfunction?
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 10 | Too cool for school
Riten Gohil, partner and co-founder at Sphonic, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
Video: pick of the week – European regulator in tech selection; new challenger bank in the US
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Banking Tech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
NAB lands approval for 86 400 acquisition despite competition concerns
86 400 bagged its own banking licence back in 2019.
Tink and American Express sign European open banking deal
New AmEx customers will “seamlessly connect” to their accounts.
US start-up EarlyBird re-thinks gifts for kids with investment platform
EarlyBird launched four months ago.
What are the opportunities in open finance?
Envestnet | Yodlee hosted a discussion with FinTech Futures to find out.
Amartha, Vivid Money, Expensya & a55 feature in May funding rounds
A clutch of early investment rounds from May you could have missed.
Curve goes crowdfunding five months after $95m Series C
Curve plans to grow its workforce by around 60% this year.
Swedish SME lender Fedelta picks Vilja banking system
Vilja wins another deal in its home country with challenger bank.
Why fintech companies of any size should outsource PCI
Lift the burden of data compliance and security by outsourcing compliance to PCI-focused vendors.
Divide and conquer: how share schemes are telling the story of the UK’s start-ups
Share schemes are both a symptom and a driver of commercial prowess.
Fintech funding deals globally 3-9 May 2021
Featuring Wealthsimple, CollectiveHealth, Bitso, Shift Technology, and Forge Global.
Fintech API firm Railz raises $12m in Series A funding round
Toronto-based start-up aims to solve “universal challenge for SMEs”.
First Direct enhances app with data specialist Bud
First Direct and Bud are partnering to provide enriched data and services via the bank’s app.
The real reason your customers are leaving
Empathy and flexibility are two very important pillars of customer service that risk getting lost.
Banking Technology May 2021 issue out now
Better together: building resilience against cyberattacks.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 7 May 2021
The FinTech Futures weekly round-up of the industry’s top stories and happenings from across the globe.
ICYMI funding round-up: Okra, Yatta, Graviti & more
We round up another selection of deals you may have missed.
Bibit.id secures $65m funding to capitalise on Indonesian mutual fund growth
The robo-advisor is focused on Indonesia’s rapidly expanding mutual funds sector.
Digitising trade finance: the next frontier for financial services innovation
The next breakthrough in trade finance is automation driven by data interchange through APIs.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 5 | B Corp
This week’s #itsamatterofcomms vlog features Hannah Cox, founder of betternotstop.
Miami neobank Fortú launches with Galileo Financial Technologies
Fortú plans to focus on Latinx communities and their unique needs.
