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.
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Demystify Podcast: GITEX Global 2024 special
Hosts Dave and Dharmesh speak with four financial services leaders at this year’s GITEX Global event in Dubai.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 1 November 2024
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October 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
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Citi pens multi-year cloud and AI tech modernisation deal with Google Cloud
Citi says it is migrating multiple workloads and applications to Google Cloud as part of the collaboration.
October 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.
Citi and Mastercard collaborate to enable cross-border payments via debit cards
The partnership will enable cross-border payments to Mastercard debit cards in 14 receiving markets.
June 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.
Citi extends USD Clearing service to Middle East in partnership with Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD plans to extend the service to all its 853 branches across the world.
Major financial institutions unite to address liquidity fragmentation threat of blockchain incompatibility
Deutsche Bank, Citi, Mastercard, Northern Trust and trade finance platform Centrifuge all contributed to the report.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 24 May 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes JP Morgan Chase, Citi, BBVA, OpenAI and more.
Citi fined £61.6m by UK regulators for “failures in its trading systems and controls”
The total penalty consists of a £33,880,000 fine from the PRA and a £27,766,200 fine from the FCA.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 1 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Webull, Citi, Blackstone, Enfuce and more.
Citi names former JP Morgan exec Viswas Raghavan as new head of banking
Raghavan is due to take charge of the group’s investment, corporate and commercial banking unit.
Joy Cheng named as new head of Citi Commercial Bank in Hong Kong
Cheng first joined Citi back in 1993, and has since risen through the ranks of its corporate banking division.
BNPL lender Sunbit secures $310m debt facility with Citi and Ares Management Credit
The LA-based fintech says it will use the facility to attract and retain more customers.
Citigroup to cut 20,000 jobs over two years after Q4 downturn
The bank is anticipating run rate savings of $2 billion as a result of the cuts.
Instant payments, BaaS and GenAI: A fintech industry review of 2023
FinTech Futures takes a look back at the key industry developments and trends to emerge over 2023.
Citi taps Navan to launch travel and expense system for commercial clients
The new system will initially only be available to US-based commercial clients.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 13 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
HSBC acquires Citi’s $3.6bn consumer wealth portfolio in China
The deal is expected to close in H1 2024, with HSBC planning to extend offers to “in-scope employees” in China.
Video: Citi Ventures at FinovateFall 2023 – This year’s fintech funding trends
We catch up with Arvind Purushotham of Citi Ventures to discuss the current fintech funding landscape.
UK alternative lender ThinCats secures nearly £700m in funding facility
The new facility will help ThinCats support lending of up to £696 million to mid-sized businesses in the UK.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 25 August 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Citi debuts first LatAm fintech investment with stake in Peruvian FX platform Rextie
Rextie becomes Latin America’s first FX fintech to receive an investment from Citi.
DBS completes acquisition of Citi’s consumer banking business in Taiwan
DBS has also absorbed close to 3,000 employees from Citi Consumer Taiwan.
Citi launches new digital commercial banking platform
Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) says the new platform has been created “in close collaboration” with its clients.
Silvr secures up to €200m credit facility to close European SME funding gap
The new transaction is backed by Citi and Channel Capital, and the initial facility will be for €67 million.
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2022: Top five partnerships
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top new fintech partnerships.
US banking sector launches digital asset settlement proof of concept
US banking heavyweights will explore the feasibility of a DLT-powered interoperable digital money platform.
Spanish BNPL fintech SeQura lands €150m financing facility from Citi
The funding will support the firm’s expansion across southern Europe.
Citi to wind down UK retail banking ops to focus on wealth management
Citi’s retail banking footprint in the UK is small, with one branch at its EMEA headquarters in Canary Wharf.
Digital lending platform Auxmoney secures €500m to fund new loans
The financing has been provided by American multinational Citi and French investment bank Natixis.
Low-code development platform Genesis lands $20m funding from BofA, BNY Mellon and Citi
The company secured $200 million in a Series C round led by Tiger Global earlier this year.
Citi partners METACO to develop digital asset custody capabilities
Citi will integrate METACO’s bank-grade digital asset custody and orchestration platform, Harmonize.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 17 June 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
