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PagoNxt names Amazon VP of finance Olatz Urroz as new CFO
Urroz, who has worked at Amazon since 2019, will start her new role in December.
Singapore fintech Finbots.ai signs digital bank client in Asia
The firm has signed up Mongolia’s first neobank, M bank, to help build out its digital lending business.
UK BNPL fintech Zilch reportedly planning to lay off around 10% of its workforce
According to The Evening Standard, Zilch is planning a restructuring that could see dozens of jobs cut.
SBM Bank India partners Open to launch fintech platform
Open CEO Anish Achuthan says the platform will democratise fintech and “redefine” the Indian business landscape.
Fintechs Canada launches to drive innovation in the country’s fintech sector
The not-for-profit association is looking to work with policymakers in a “whole-of-government” approach.
Mangopay acquires fraud detection and prevention firm Nethone
Mangopay intends to develop and offer anti-fraud solutions designed specifically for marketplaces.
Swiss digital banking start-up Swiss4 bags FINMA fintech licence
The licence provides authorisation for the company to act as a deposit-taking financial institution.
Three tips for navigating global payments as you expand internationally
Branching into new markets brings serious challenges when it comes to managing payments on a global scale.
Video: Socure at Money20/20 USA – Fighting synthetic identity fraud
We chat with Johnny Ayers, CEO of Socure, about how firms can tackle synthetic identity fraud.
Take a look at this year’s Banking Tech Awards finalists
The Banking Tech Awards 2022 winners will be revealed on 1 December at a ceremony in London.
Ohio’s Huntington National Bank teams up with InvestCloud to launch Advisor Connect solution
The new offering is built on InvestCloud’s Find My Advisor technology.
Tide to acquire SME finance marketplace Funding Options
The deal will see Tide’s 475,000 SME customers gain access to more credit options.
ClearBank taps ThetaRay for cloud-native Sonar AML solution
ClearBank will utilise ThetaRay’s tech for AML monitoring, providing flexibility as it scales.
UK fintech start-up Paytrix appoints David Sola as new CFO
Sola has previously served as a managing director at UBS, Houlihan Lokey and Softbank Europe.
High-performing teams and trust via vulnerability
Trust is earned and not built overnight. It’s a slow process but a few key actions can speed it up.
UK’s ClearBank hits profitability as revenues soar
The firm says it has generated £45.4 million in revenue since the beginning of this year.
Four trends impacting bill payments: how to reduce risk while making them work for you
Serving your customers respectfully and effectively is especially important in times of economic uncertainty.
UK challenger Tandem partners Cogo to help customers track their carbon footprint
Cogo’s tech will feature on Tandem’s green living hub, with plans to integrate directly into the bank’s app in 2023.
Conversational AI firm Boost.ai hires Jerry Haywood as new CEO
Haywood joins from LivePerson and succeeds Boost.ai founder and current CEO Lars Ropeid Selsås.
Danish financial edtech Female Invest buys trading platform Gaia
Gaia Investments is a trading platform with a focus on sustainable and ethical investing.
Pleo and TravelPerk team up for travel expense automation
TravelPerk’s platform will simplify and automate the travel expense experience for Pleo’s users.
BVNK acquires fellow paytech System Pay Services
SPS is registered as an electronic money institution in the UK.
From eID wallets to soulbound tokens: future-proofing digital identity
The next five to seven years will usher in a completely new era of digital IDs.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 25 November 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US SME banking platform Novo bags $35m in Series B extension
The new cash takes its total Series B funding to $125m following a $90m raise earlier this year.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Atoa, Djamo, Flourish, Hardbacon & Nine25
A handy round-up of this week’s fintech funding news from around the world.
Danish fintech Pleo hires Meri Williams as new CTO
Williams was formerly CTO at Monzo where they helped scale the engineering and data team by 500%.
Changpeng Zhao, FTX and ‘cryptogeddon’
The FTX debacle will see the Wild West of crypto’s emergent years replaced by control and discipline.
FIS reportedly looking to cut thousands of jobs under new CEO
Bloomberg reports that the cuts to the workforce are expected to be staggered.
Spanish employee benefits platform Cobee raises €40m Series B
Cobee plans to expand throughout southern Europe and into Latin America, particularly Mexico.
Kenya’s DeltaPay taps Provenir for data and risk decisioning platform
DeltaPay leverages alternative data to expand financial access to affordable consumer credit.
Q&A: How Diligent is helping companies transition to a modern back office
FinTech Futures chats with Diligent’s Lisa Edwards about the firm’s GRC and ESG solutions.
Two suspects arrested in Estonia accused of $575m crypto fraud
Both defendants appeared in court in Tallin and are being held pending extradition to the US.
The enemy of ‘good’ is ‘better’
The minute you become aware of ‘better’ being possible, ‘good’ is no longer good enough.
US fintech GloriFi to shut down amid “a series of financial challenges”
The firm launched its app in September offering checking and savings accounts.
SaaS start-up Taktile lands $20m to boost US expansion
The firm claims it has seen “rapid growth” in the US and has tripled its revenues over the last 12 months.
Q&A with Griffin: “We’ve built a purpose-built bank just for fintechs”
FinTech Futures speaks with Griffin’s CCO Adam Moulson about the company’s growth.
Corporate payments fintech Onbe hires new CTO, CFO to drive growth
Brent Coles joins as chief financial officer while Suresh Kumar is Onbe’s new chief technology officer.
The empathy deficit
As the cost of living continues to rise, what will banks do? What should they do?
