2020 review: Top 10 fintech funding rounds
Some start-up’s valuations have soared this year.
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Swiss fraud-prevention start-up NetGuardians lands $19.2m
The fintech houses some 90 employees.
Fintech digital transformation challenges during COVID-19
How to get ahead in realising revenues and returning profits to shareholders.
Swift calls for collaboration to help build the future of global transactions
Swift’s ambitious new strategy to reinvent global financial transactions.
London BNPL fintech Zilch latest to enter UK market with $30m
Zilch claims to be the only BNPL player to combine open banking with soft credit checks.
Top 10 Women in Fintech Power List 2020
We bring you a shortlist of ten women in – or investing in – fintech.
Mexican challenger albo raises $45m in Series B funding round
Albo has now raised just over $72 million across five rounds.
The music of embedded finance
Embedded finance is all about making the admin of life seamless, low-friction and invisible.
Vacuumlabs partners with GPS, the award-winning paytech behind Revolut and Starling
Delivering new products and features that enable businesses large and small to realise breakthrough innovations.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 winners unveiled!
Watch Tom Ward perform his stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of Banking Tech Awards 2020.
Connect bank operations from front to back
Improve efficiency and compliance while simultaneously lowering costs and risks.
Mozper lands $3.55m to launch kid debit card in Mexico
In August, Mozper – with the help of partner Visa – launched its closed beta with 500 families.
AnaCap announces acquisition of Novia Financial
The deal is AnaCap’s third foray into the UK investment space since 2019.
Société Générale acquires French digital sales platform Reezocar
The bank wants to expand the car sales start-up’s insurance and financing.
Banking Technology December 2020 / January 2021 issue out now
Ready to take 2021 by the horns.
The time is now to update your finance operations
Modernising the finance department should be a priority.
Ask the expert: what’s the “partnership problem” – and how do I solve it?
Alongside raising investment, securing the right partnerships is critical for business survival.
MoneyGate signs core banking deal with Finartix
Cypriot EMI picks out a new core system while its application processes.
The Fintech Review: 2020
We cover embedded finance, competition, open banking, and CBDCs.
Tink lands €85m for continued expansion into 2021
The finding extension was co-led by new Parisian investor Eurazeo Growth.
New York-based Synechron buys Australian payments firm Attra
Attra and Synechron will have a combined workforce of 10,000 employees and annual revenue of $650m.
Thoma Bravo investment takes identity start-up Venafi to unicorn status
Thoma Bravo are investing right at time, says Venafi CEO.
Financial assistant app Cleo raises $44 million
Cleo has four million Gen-Z and millennial users; and recorded a 400% revenue growth in the last year.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 December 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
GoHenry latest in kid’s banking sector to land funding of $40m
Over 2019, parents on its app paid £98m in pocket money to their children.
Standard Chartered to launch crypto custodian in UK next year
The bank will, through Zodia, provide custody services for Bitcoin, and Ethereum.
eToro soars to $2.5bn valuation, tripling since 2018
Israel-based brokerage firm has also recruited 300 people this year.
Australian business banking challenger Gallantree adds crypto function
Gallantree targets entrepreneurs, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals.
Don’t turn a blind eye to spreadsheet vulnerabilities
Introducing PrizmDoc Cells, a secure solution in an intuitive, Excel-like web interface.
Challenger for teens Step raises $50m in Series B
Among new investors are Charli D’Amelio, Justin Timberlake, Eli Manning, and Mantis VC.
Market infrastructure firm Pico raises $135m in Series C
Intel Capital leads the latest round for network company.
Former Uber Money head bags $12.4m for new venture Synctera
The start-up hopes to speed up go-to-market times.
Revolut hot on Starling’s heels, breaks even in November
“We’re doing much better compared to pre-Covid times,” says CEO.
The perennial BNPL crown
Blind allegiance has seen the BNPL sector explode in 2020.
BNP Paribas and 3 Step IT push on with “aggressive” tech recycle plan
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions specialises in financing solutions for professional equipment.
The times are always a’changing
The story we try to reconstruct and the story we tell ourselves isn’t the full story.
Comarch launches new factoring system
Comarch Cloud Factoring enables managing the entire lifecycle of an invoice with no paperwork involved.
JPMorgan snaps up tax automation fintech 55ip
“Advisors are increasingly seeking intelligent, automated tools,” says bank.
VMware exec: AI’s two Achilles’ heels keep me up at night
69% of enterprise executives think AI is “essential” for responding to cyber threats.
Solving payments and card challenges with a platform approach
A platform approach improves efficiency and customer trust.
