Financial super-app Curve partners Salt Edge for open banking compliance
The partnership will enable the app’s 4m users across Europe to continue to make the most of open banking.
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FinTech Futures Jobs: This is why remote work makes imposter syndrome worse
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Wise lands £300m debt facility to fuel growth plans
The syndicated debt facility was led by Silicon Valley Bank UK with six other banks also participating.
Hong Kong fintech Reap bags $40m Series A funding
The funding will be used to boost its global market expansion plans.
Bilt Rewards bags $150m funding at $1.5bn valuation
The start-up is aiming to expand its loyalty programme and credit card offering for US renters.
Target Group hires compliance veteran Kathy Griffin as chief risk officer
Griffin joins from UK challenger Monzo, where she held the position of director of compliance.
Actions not words
It’s fitting that this year’s theme for Black History Month is “Time for change: actions not words”.
Africa’s Cellulant partners Mastercard for online e-commerce payments
Cellulant’s customers can now pay online wherever Mastercard is accepted via the Tingg wallet.
B2B paytech Finexio secures $35m Series B at $100m valuation
The oversubscribed round was co-led by Mendon Venture Partners and National Bank Holdings Corporation.
SMB lender Kapitus taps Mambu for its cloud banking platform
The firm will leverage Mambu’s low-code lending engine to power new financing products.
WeTravel raises $27m in Series B funding to boost fintech product development
WeTravel plans to accelerate the development of its travel-specific fintech solutions.
Open API maturity is slowing due to a lack of industry standardisation
Common business standards are required to enable interoperability of APIs across the financial services sector.
Cartoon: Fear gauge
A new cartoon illustrating how uncertainty in the stock market is making companies hesitant about going public.
Dutch fintech start-up Floryn lands €65m from NatWest
Floryn claims it has provided more than €650 million in financing since inception.
Moneyhub lands £40m investment from Legal & General, Lloyds and Shawbrook
Legal & General and Lloyds will both take minority stakes in the business.
Raiffeisen Centrobank partners Marqeta for digital banking products
Customers will be able to access accounts via a mobile app, make contactless payments and track spending.
Why you should care about your organisation’s ESG materiality assessment
Materiality assessments help firms identify ESG priorities and improve the design of their comms campaigns.
Addressing the digital skills gap in financial services and accounting
The finance industry must address the skills gaps among its employees sooner rather than later.
Wells Fargo partners Google Cloud for AI virtual assistant, Fargo
Fargo will leverage Google Cloud’s conversational AI platform Dialogflow to offer personalised banking tips.
Delta National Bank & Trust taps Finastra for digital banking infrastructure upgrade
The firm will utilise Finastra’s Fusion Essence and Fusion Payments To Go solutions.
FIS names current president Stephanie Ferris as new CEO, replacing Gary Norcross
Ferris will take on the joint role of president and CEO at the firm from 1 January 2023.
Pay.UK exec Simon Lyons joins obconnect as chief strategy officer
Simon Lyons has left Pay.UK to join open banking company obconnect as its CSO.
US fintech start-up Banyan lands $43m Series A
The Series A round is made up of $28 million in equity and $15 million in venture debt.
Atom Bank appoints new CFO, Andrew Marshall
Marshall replaces previous CFO and co-founder David McCarthy, who is leaving the firm for personal reasons.
How financial services firms can grow through their digital infrastructure
For FIs, digital infrastructure is broken down into three components: the digital core, the ecosystem, and the edge.
Public Key Infrastructure management: removing complexities with PKI-as-a-Service
The benefits and what needs to be considered by FIs when adopting cloud-based PKI-as-a-Service (PKIaaS).
German challenger N26 partners Bitpanda to offer crypto trading services
The partnership will enable N26 customers to buy and sell almost 200 cryptocurrencies.
FinTech Futures Jobs: The qualifications you need to land a £100k salary
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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 21 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Nubank set to launch its own cryptocurrency on Polygon’s blockchain
Nucoin, Nubank’s very own cryptocurrency, is expected to launch in the first half of 2023.
NatWest and Vodeno Group partner up to start BaaS business
The partnership will leverage Vodeno’s BaaS technology and NatWest’s banking technology and UK banking licenses.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ordo, Plum, Maplerad and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Lloyds Bank partners Billhop for B2B payments
The bank’s corporate clients will now be able to pay any invoice using a Lloyds Commercial Card.
Is core banking easy?
It’s now much more possible for banks to create innovative new products.
US fintech Achieve bags $225m debt facility
The facility has been provided by O’Connor Capital Solutions and a “multi-trillion-dollar asset manager”.
Table bookings now open for Banking Tech Awards 2022
The awards gala will take place at the fabulous Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on 1 December 2022.
Egyptian fintech Telda lands $20m seed funding
The round was led by Global Founders Capital with participation from Sequoia Capital and Block.
Wellington Holbrook steps down as CEO of Connect First Credit Union
Holbrook first joined the firm as COO in 2020 and was made CEO in February this year.
Happy feet
Always keep going. That’s the only way any of this work gets done.
Sibos 2022 highlights
Take a look at our highlights video from Sibos 2022 in Amsterdam.
