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.
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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.
On-demand webinar: Fintech rebound – unveiling the opportunities for 2024 and beyond
In this webinar, industry experts discuss the factors driving the rebound in the fintech sector in 2024.
July 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in July.
Ireland’s Payac taps Nexi for SEPA instant payments solution
Through the partnership, 1.8 million Irish credit union members will gain access to SEPA instant payments.
Stripe selects Newline by Fifth Third Bank to expand its embedded financial services offering
Newline enables companies to launch payment and deposit solutions directly with Fifth Third Bank.
US fintech GeoWealth bags $18m investment led by BlackRock
Existing investors Kayne Anderson Growth Capital and JP Morgan Asset Management also contributed to the funding.
July 2024: Top five M&A deals of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top M&A deals in July.
July 2024: Top five new fintech launches of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launches in July.
Bank of Lithuania appoints “temporary representative” to oversee activities of payments fintech Kevin
The central bank alleges that the fintech is “almost four months late” in submitting its audited annual accounts.
July 2024: Top five movers and shakers stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top movers and shakers stories in July.
Coinbase’s CB Payments unit fined £3.5m by FCA
The FCA claims CBPL breached a requirement that prevented it from offering services to “high-risk customers”.
Stripe buys US paytech start-up Lemon Squeezy
Lemon Squeezy has been processing payments on Stripe since its launch in 2021.
Alt.bank in Brazil migrates novücard credit card infrastructure to Visa’s Pismo
Alt.bank now plans to launch “several new product features” for the credit card.
Egypt’s MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans
The move comes after the Giza-based firm announced a $157.5 million funding round last week.
UK embedded finance provider Weavr lands EMI licence in Malta
Weavr aims to leverage the licence to deliver “the most comprehensive domiciled IBAN offering in Europe”.
Building on solid foundations: Writing the next chapter of the UK’s open banking story
The potential for all parties to benefit from open banking is clear, and it’s immense.
July 2024: Top five fintech funding rounds of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top funding rounds to take place over July.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Carry, Fragment, Powder, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
July 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 26 July 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Revolut, UniCredit, Modulr and more.
Kosovo’s Cash Plus selects Profile Software’s Finuevo Suite for loan process management
Profile says Cash Plus was able to go live with its cloud-based solution in “an extremely short time period”.
Acrisure names NYSE vice chairman John Tuttle as new president
Tuttle has spent the last 17 years in leadership roles at the NYSE and its parent, Intercontinental Exchange.
The relevance of incumbent cores
As the rate of change accelerates, banks must prioritise adaptability and innovation.
Financial transactions database TigerBeetle raises $24m Series A funding
TigerBeetle plans to invest in engineering as it looks to double the size of its team by the end of the year.
Simona Covaliu appointed new CRO of PayU GPO
Covaliu will lead PayU GPO’s security, compliance, privacy and risk units.
Revolut secures UK banking licence with restrictions, enters mobilisation stage
Revolut has been in pursuit of a UK banking licence since 2021, when it first lodged its application with the PRA.
Lithuania’s Finbee Verslui lands €35m investment from Pollen Street Capital
In 2023, the alternative lender financed over €27 million in small business loans.
Morgan Stanley buys stake in UK business payments start-up Sokin
Sokin says the deal will “accelerate its product growth plans and further global expansion”.
HSBC India partners with Open Financial Technologies to launch FinConnect for business clients
HSBC first introduced FinConnect in Singapore through its partnership with SGFinDex in late 2020.
Oat lattes and principles
Diverse workforces are more resilient and perform better against every conceivable metric.
Social trading app Shares set to exit UK market
Shares plans to close its UK app on 30 August as it looks to “focus on the French and EU markets”.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 12 | The emerging technologies driving innovation in payments
In this podcast episode, we chat with George Maddaloni, CTO of Operations at payments giant Mastercard.
