Cetera Financial Group use case: ensuring quality amid rapid expansion
Richelle Paulsen discusses the role of QA in supporting Cetera’s organic and M&A growth.
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What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 20 | The future of fraud prevention – live at Money20/20 USA
In this podcast episode recorded live at Money20/20 USA, we’re joined by Ricardo Amper, founder and CEO of Incode.
Modifi raises $15m, inks MoU with Japan’s SMBC to support SMEs with cross-border financing solutions
Modifi and SMBC will seek to assist Asia’s SME exporters in expanding international trade operations.
Japan’s SmartBank secures $27m in mix of equity funding and debt financing
SmartBank says it is “actively recruiting” for roles in marketing, compliance, data analysis, and engineering.
Embedded investment platform Seccl hires Prerna Goel as new COO
Goel brings over 20 years of experience in fintech and banking to Seccl.
Saudi fintech Lean Technologies secures $67.5m Series B funding
The new round of funding follows Lean’s $33 million Series A in 2022.
Travelex launches “major refresh” of 600 ATMs with NCR Atleos
The Travelex ATM network is to be replaced with NCR SelfServ and NCR Vision.
Italian payments app Satispay raises €60m, plots 2025 launch of investment services
The paytech unicorn has now raised over €500 million in total funding to date.
SIX Group agrees £194m deal to acquire UK’s Aquis Exchange
The deal will see each Aquis shareholder receive 727 pence in cash per share.
Video: WorkWave at Money20/20 USA 2024 – Driving growth for field services companies
Jacob Olins, VP of Fintech at WorkWave, discusses how the company is utilising innovations in fintech and payments.
Video: Codat at Money20/20 USA 2024 – Innovation in B2B payments
Codat’s Joey Rault and JP Morgan’s Jesse Schwarz discuss the evolving B2B payments landscape at Money20/20 USA.
Interview: Jason Cao on Huawei’s fintech frontier and digital transformation innovation
Cao details the best strategies for digital amid a “highly challenging time” for the global banking industry.
Two US credit unions go live with Mahalo Banking’s Thoughtful Banking platform
Rocky Mountain Credit Union and UnitedOne Credit Union have gone live with the platform.
UK SME lender Iwoca bags £200m debt funding package from Citi and Waterfall Asset Management
Iwoca plans to double its Flexi-Loan limit to £1 million for medium-sized businesses.
Solaris sells Engage business to UK fintech Suits Me
Suits Me’s CEO says the migration of Engage customers has “already started and will be finished mid-January 2025”.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2024 issue out now
Cover story: GOING GREEN – Why sustainable finance is vital.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 8 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Bank of New Zealand, Airwallex, Griffin and more.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Groov, Fundcraft, VibePay, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Visa backs four new African fintech start-ups as part of $1bn continental commitment
OkHi, Workpay, Oze and Orda.Africa have all received investment from Visa.
Marygold & Co UK selects Griffin to embed savings accounts into money management app
The app will launch for individuals and small businesses in the UK “later this year”.
Scottish paytech BR-DGE names Chun Ong as new COO
Ong moves from Dubai-based fintech Tarabut Gateway, where he was COO for under a year.
The sun shines on the brave
A stable future for us all will rely on harnessing the technology we are building with big ideas and innovations.
Video: Form3 at Money20/20 USA 2024 – The evolution of instant payments
FinTech Futures chats with Dave Scola, CEO of Form3, about instant payments trends in the US.
Video: DailyPay at Money20/20 USA 2024 – The growing demand for earned wage access
FinTech Futures chats with Stacy Greiner, CEO of DailyPay, about the future of earned wage access.
Sibos 2024: The future of global transactions with KoreFusion – video interview
KoreFusion’s Jan Smith discusses the latest technologies that are transforming cross-border transactions.
White paper: How AI is propelling innovation in financial services
This free white paper examines key AI use cases in financial services and explores the challenges of AI implementation.
FTC takes action against US neobank Dave for allegedly “using misleading marketing”
In a statement, Dave says it intends to “vigorously defend ourselves”.
Bumper enhances dealer partner insights with acquisition of AutoBI
The deal comes after Bumper raised a $48 million Series B in January.
MAS and Banque de France trial post-quantum cryptography to secure financial communications
The tests paired Microsoft Outlook with PQC plugin algorithms.
BNPL lender Sunbit lands $355m debt warehouse facility
This is Sunbit’s second debt warehouse facility in 2024, following its $310 million deal in January.
You can’t talk to me like that
When you deal with procurement, pain seems to be guaranteed.
FE fundinfo snaps up Matterhorn Reporting Services to boost AIFMD reporting capabilities
The deal is FE fundinfo’s third acquisition this year.
BNZ acquires open banking fintech BlinkPay
BlinkPay’s co-founder and CPO Adrian Smith is set to become the firm’s new CEO.
MAS’ Project Guardian pilots settlement of tokenised fund subscriptions and redemptions using Swift
The initiative was led by Swift, UBS Asset Management and blockchain platform Chainlink.
Saldo Bank selects Lunar’s Nordic infrastructure to streamline payments for customers in Sweden
Vilnius-headquartered Saldo Bank is the first bank to adopt Lunar’s Nordic infrastructure.
Beyond banking’s four walls: the journey to open finance
A collaborative approach to open finance will foster greater innovation across the board.
Netherlands-based Intersolve names Five Degrees co-founder Martijn Hohmann as provisional CEO
Hohmann takes the reins of the payment processor from managing director André Moen.
Ripjar names industry veteran Tom Obermaier as new CEO
Alongside its leadership change, Ripjar has also bagged a majority growth investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners.
UAE-based Commercial Bank International to explore digital asset sustainability with Zumo
The collaboration follows CBI’s MoU with Abu Dhabi-based digital assets infrastructure platform Fuze in February.
Standard Chartered taps Wise Platform for cross-border payment service upgrade
Standard Chartered intends to connect with Wise’s infrastructure “over the coming quarters”.
