Two founders turned bankruptcy into growth
The start-up landed a €2.5m seed investment this year from Paris-based investor BlackFin.
Analysis
Designing the digital services that US SMBs deserve
They’re also intrinsically linked to the powerful notions of freedom and the American Dream.
Banking on the cloud in the face of COVID-19 and beyond
How is it already aiding savvy banks and their fintech counterparts?
COVID-19: will fintechs crash, survive or get bought?
What can fintech firms do to ride out the storm?
Partnering is a solution to the regulatory “new normal”
FinTech Futures speaks to James Buckley, vice-president and Europe director for Infosys Finacle.
Banking is moving to a dual core
I’m not saying that digital transformation is just a case of implementing a DBP.
Friends in low places
If you want something done in a bank you don’t need friends in high places. You need friends in low places.
Five steps that will change reconciliation forever
What does the future of reconciliation look like?
Report: Ten trends in reshaping banking in 2020
Business model, agile organisation, ubiquitous automation, technology modernisation, and culture and workforce transformation.
What does survival of the fittest mean for fintechs in a post-COVID-19 world?
COVID-19 has already led to a shift in mindset for many businesses.
Is Monzo’s 40% drop in valuation a sign of things to come for tech start-ups?
Investors in the company believe the drop is nothing more than a minor blip.
Reaping the real benefits of data sharing
Data sharing enables banks to more effectively serve customers across the lifecycle.
Banks, cybersecurity and virology
I would actually like to see governments take a more holistic look at how they’re fighting COVID-19.
Insurance in the digital age: injecting automation into the claims process
A lot of claim processing, across all product lines, is carried out manually.
Tell it cos it’s a good story
Why do all these dreamers and makers and poets work in banking transformation?
Managing compliance in an age of innovation
Dell Technologies and World Wide Technology discuss the technology challenges facing FIs.
Developing industry-wide standards on DLT security will lead to wider adoption
To develop industry standards, four things need to happen.
Why collaboration and partnerships will beat the fraudsters in open banking
It’s therefore important for banks to make sure they are dealing with legitimate and regulated TPPs.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? ANNA – Best Corporate Payments Initiative
ANNA has been busy onboarding customers and adding features to its platform for SMEs.
Real-time payments and fraud: what can be done?
To effectively manage fraud risk, companies should use advanced analytics techniques.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? Emailage – Best E-Commerce Initiative
The pending takeover of Emailage by LexisNexis “kind of dominates the news”, says EMEA MD.
The financially excluded – it’s not just who you think
In the UK, up to 8.8 million people are over-indebted.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? Streeva – PayTech for Good
We talk to some of the winners of last year’s PayTech Awards to see how they have fared since then.
Why Raiffeisen Bank is taking digital currency into its own hands
The bank is working with Billon to build its own tokenisation platform.
Libra’s Second Wind
Some say slow progress of blockchain adoption is not just because of regulatory hurdles.
On getting a job, but finding love. Every bloody time.
I don’t know how to not care.
Breaking down challenges for challenger banks with Ohpen
“It’s not just about a sexy frontend or onboarding,” says CCO.
What steps should merchants take to comply with SCA on time?
Merchants need to make sure they have implemented support for EMV 3DS.
Locked out of Europe: fintechs holding the key to financial inclusion of refugees
Fintechs could, in principle, fill the void left by the large incumbents.
Getting reconciliation right in the “decade of data”
FinTech Futures sat with Douglas Greenwell, reconciliation expert at Duco.
Facebook attempts to address concerns expressed by regulators on the original proposal
The tax problems with this proposal identified in our client briefing on Libra 1.0 remain unresolved.
Old habits die hard: are you thinking long-term for the good of everyone?
Is it all just reactionary, rather than calmly taking a longer-term view?
Innovation? It’s all about the data, darling
But we are already drowning in a sea of data.
Banking’s long divorce process
The separation of customer management from product management has very strong advantages.
Contracts: a picture paints a thousand words
Visualisation is a growing trend within the enterprise space.
Another trip around the sun
For our next go-round the sun let’s cherish the things we have and work towards the things we miss.
Strong customer authentication suffers another delay
Biometrics authentication is fast & easy to deploy, benefitting all stakeholders in an online payment transaction.
Taking a deeper look at deepfake technology
It’s only a matter of time before cybercriminals attempt to use deepfakes as a common way to defraud businesses.
How VibePay is quietly changing the UK fintech Twitter game
British grime MC JME donated £1,200 to the Vibe community last week during one of its social media events.
How failure to embrace the cloud could be the end of Wall Street as we know it
This mindset betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of how cloud technology providers operate.
