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UAE’s Mbank partners Dgpays for digital wallet offering
The new offering will allow businesses in the region to integrate digital payments into their operations.
JP Morgan taps Sharegain for digital securities lending solution
Sharegain’s SLTech solution allows investors to generate revenue through loaning out their financial assets.
Illimity Bank sells IT source codes to Engineering Group in €55.5m deal
The €55.5 million is set to be paid over 2023-2026 with a potential additional €4.5 million between 2024-2032.
UK’s FCA selects NayaOne to build and operate Digital Sandbox platform
The Digital Sandbox provides a “safe and secure” environment for companies to build and test their products.
Volkswagen Financial Services in tech overhaul with Oracle
With Oracle, VWFS will look to modernise its database tech to support its European operations.
BMO Financial Group names Darrel Hackett as new US CEO
Hackett was most recently president of BMO’s wealth management division in the US.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 21 April 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Aussie financial software firm Iress to cut 10% of staff amid business restructure
The cuts come as the company looks to form “a more efficient and focused organisational structure”, Iress says.
Santander taps DailyPay to offer on-demand pay services
Through DailyPay, Santander’s clients can provide employees with immediate access to pay as they earn it.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Floodlight, Fractal and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
What’s the customer benefit of fintech?
For me, the level of funding going into a market is not a good measure of success.
Gigs names Rafael Plantier as new head of financial services
At Gigs, Plantier will forge new customer partnerships in the financial sector.
SocGen digital asset arm unveils Euro-pegged Ethereum stablecoin
The stablecoin is designed to bridge the gap between traditional capital markets and the digital asset ecosystem.
ID Finance bags $30m debt facility to boost growth in Mexico
The facility follows a recent €30 million equity fundraise led by UK-based asset manager Kingsway Capital.
ClearBank names former PayPal exec as new chief product officer
Spiros Theodossiou joins from cloud accounting platform Dext, where he also served as CPO.
Financial automation start-up Clerkie bags $33m Series A
The round was led by Left Lane Capital, with participation from other investors.
19th century advice for 21st century problems
You don’t get a medal for deciding to transform your bank. If you get it right, you get to survive.
Finbots.ai credit modelling platform to power Argenic’s SME lending
The partnership will support Argenic’s financial inclusion drive for underserved Australian SMEs.
White paper: Solve hybrid work compliance challenges with Theta Lake and RingCentral
RingCentral and Theta Lake’s collaboration on hybrid work compliance enables firms to avoid “blind spots”.
White paper: Ensuring compliant communications in financial services
How unified communications platforms facilitate compliance, collaboration, and engagement.
eBook: Microsoft Teams and telephony – UCaaS providers for financial services firms
How to achieve the full benefits of Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS).
White paper: Five customer experience strategies for financial services contact centres
How to employ these five strategies in a contact centre to delight customers and keep them coming back.
Januar lands European payment licence from Danish regulator
The Danish start-up will now be able to onboard clients from across the European Economic Area (EEA).
French expense management firm Mooncard bags €37m Series C funding
Mooncard previously raised €20 million as part of its Series B funding round in September 2021.
LSEG taps Satvinder Singh to lead data and analytics division
Singh joins LSEG from Mastercard where he is the co-head for advisors in its data and services business.
Pennyworth CEO says banking authorisation is “in sight” as start-up plots growth
FinTech Futures sits down for a chat with Pennyworth’s co-founder and CEO Jeremy Takle.
Goldman Sachs mulls potential sale of BNPL fintech GreenSky
GreenSky was acquired by Goldman in 2021 for $2.24bn to furnish its Marcus banking app.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 6 | Fintech funding trends and the VC investment landscape
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Sarah Hinkfuss, partner at Bain Capital Ventures.
Fintech B2B Marketing Conference 2023: ChatGPT to join as live panellist
The conference, supported by FinTech Futures, will gather 150+ fintech marketers on 26 April in London.
Dutch SME lender Factris secures €50m funding line from Aegon Asset Management
The funding line will enable Factris “to support struggling business owners” with its financing services.
IFGS 2023: Collaboration key for Singapore’s burgeoning fintech sector
Sopnendu Mohanty, chief fintech officer at MAS, discussed the country’s strategies and successes at IFGS 2023.
IFGS 2023: UK has the opportunity to take the lead on tailored BNPL regulation
Klarna and Block discussed how the UK can set the tone for BNPL regulation at IFGS 2023.
The international tech conference ICT Spring is back in Luxembourg on 29 & 30 June
On 29 & 30 June, 5000+ professionals will gather to attend a new edition of ICT Spring in Luxembourg.
Network International in talks over potential £2bn sale to PE consortium
The consortium is made up of CVC Capital Partners and global tech investment firm Francisco Partners.
US Century Bank selects Pidgin for real-time payments
Pidgin’s CEO says the demand for real-time payments is growing “among consumers and businesses alike”.
QFCA partners with R3 to boost Qatar’s fintech sector
The pair will collaborate to create an innovation lab catering to commercial banks and fintech firms in Qatar.
Wealth app Chip appoints Gina Silvester as new COO
Silvester replaces outgoing COO Sharon Miles, who is joining OakNorth Bank as its new group COO.
Cartoon: Timing
A new cartoon illustrating how getting market timing and positioning right is key to success.
IFGS 2023: More “radical change” for payments on the horizon, BoE deputy governor says
Payments used to be a “dusty corner” in financial services but are now evolving at speed, Sir Jon Cunliffe says.
