Accenture onboards 50% more female founders in 2020 fintech lab cohort
Accenture wants to narrow the gender gap in fintech.
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Financial management app Muse reveals £500k funding target
The fintech launched its app just a few weeks ago.
Belgian banking app Cake to launch first public app this month
The app pulls together customers’ existing bank accounts.
Hong Kong’s sustainable finance start-up MioTech closes Series A funding
The start-up wants to expand its presence in Singapore and Mainland China.
Challenger bank for British farmers Oxbury set to launch later this year
The launch comes at a time of prolonged Brexit uncertainty for British farmers.
Financing fintech Sezzle blocked from making loans in California
The Minnesota fintech deemed to be making “unregulated loans”.
The California Consumer Privacy Act kicks in
And it doesn’t look like anyone, even the state of California itself, is totally ready.
Sopra Steria completes acquisition of Fidor Solutions
Sopra on the hunt to boost its digital banking product portfolio.
Receipt Bank raises $73m in Series C funding round
Bookkeeping fintech will use funds to boost international growth.
Tokyo: fintechs welcome!
Japan is keen to turn Tokyo into the number one financial hub in Asia.
Reasons behind the rise of fintech companies popularising stock market investing
Being financially successful is ‘cool’ and is a growing aspiration for younger generations.
Data Balance Podcast: building personal brand in the data industry
Insight into how women in the data industry can – and should – build their personal brand.
Omnio lands €15m in private placement
Further €10 million anticipated in January 2020.
Razer Fintech, Grab and Singtel bid for Singapore digital banking licence
There are only five of the new licences up for grabs.
The desktop of 2020 and beyond
Clearly, these desktop application integration platforms need to evolve too.
Credit card challenger Koto to launch in UK come 2020
“We are offering credit with a fixed fee from day one,” says Koto’s CEO.
A market course correction will rein in overblown valuations in 2020
Recent disappointing IPO stories are sending investors back to the drawing board.
CBI’s CEO on gender diversity in banking and how it’s changing
She is optimistic about the last eight years she’s spent as a CEO.
Our top women in fintech and banking 2019 short list
A short-list of rising stars and household names in banking and fintech.
Top 10 challenger banks by valuation and funding
It’s been a record year for fundraising across the challenger bank space.
UK challenger Supreme Fintech set to launch globally in February 2020
The start-up is gearing up for its 1 February 2020 launch.
Cattolica University launches blockchain project with Italian firms SIA and Reply
The national project will run in collaboration with the Bank of Italy.
Incumbents are putting aside religions of old, says cyber firm Veracode
The rise of cloud-native fintechs is “acting as a message to incumbents”, says CTO
UK fintech Rebank raises $2.8m seed round to help businesses bank
The start-up sits on top of businesses’ bank accounts.
Australia delay open banking regulation by six months over cybersecurity concerns
Banks are “extremely concerned about cybersecurity”, says ACCC.
Challenger banks in the Middle East
Featuring challenger banks in the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Israel.
How would Boris Johnson’s 2% digital tax affect UK fintech?
The tax will target big social media platforms, search engines and online marketplaces.
OP Financial Group signs Minna Technologies to advance open banking
Finland’s largest financial group calls the partnership “the right match”.
Adflex CEO: Cards are definitely fighting back
Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) will disrupt the age old four-player system.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 20 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
AI-powered pension solution Abaka raises $6.5m in Series A
The fintech says it’s “one of the biggest” investments for the pensions and retirement space.
Small business lender iwoca lands in Leeds to boost fintech hub
The fintech promises at least 100 employees in the northern city by 2023.
Starling and Monzo hike up overdraft charges for bad credit scorers
Starling is currently the cheapest option only going as high as 35%.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey 2020
We are calling on our readers to provide us their views!
Finovate Podcast: Episodes 11-20
Don’t miss the latest episodes from the Finovate Podcast series.
Tall tales of big ambitions and small parcels
There is nothing wrong with accelerating your career. But as always, the how matters.
China’s fintech scene started late but trumps US, says Baidu’s fintech arm
Du Xiaoman Financial talks fintech and AI in China.
Starling Bank partners with QuickBooks to sync up ledgers with transactions
Accounts ledgers will update automatically with each transaction.
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Supplement: the 2019 fintech review
Ruby Hinchliffe dissects her top five 2019 fintech trends from this year’s top stories!
