One of Turkey’s largest fintechs Papara gears up for expansion
It launched in 2016 and became cash flow positive in 2017.
Interviews
Jumio discusses the importance of video-based identity verification
“With video, we can reduce onboarding time from days and hours to minutes.”
MSU Federal Credit Union built its own app in 2009 – where is it now?
MSU holds around $5.5 billion in assets and is America’s 48th largest credit union.
PayNearby turning India’s small-time retailers into ATMs and bank branches
“I wanted to take high-end tech to the bottom of the pyramid,” says CEO.
Sber talks Big Tech strategy two years on from Yandex rebuff
“People think we just bought a load of start-ups and slapped our name on them,” says CTO.
Is your back-office ready for real-time payments?
Baldwin relays his thoughts on the firm’s award-winning Concourse Financial Software suite.
Barclays gets 198 applications for Black founder tech accelerator
“I recognised there was more that we could do, and my employer completely backed me.”
Allica CPO says incumbents and fintechs still neglect some SMEs
“The decline of branches is synonymous with decline of relationship banking,” says CPO.
Indian start-up Payzello combines debit, credit and forex into one card
Payzello was founded by 26-year old college dropout, Pruthiraj Rath.
TradingView makes UK switch as COVID-19 boosts global users
TradingView has landed six funding rounds totalling $40.8 million.
Engage, empower and advance: Black voices in venture capital
Co-founder of BLCK VC and Storm Ventures associate, Frederik Groce, is on a mission.
Prospa sets out to serve global diaspora of African entrepreneurs
The start-up’s sweet-spot customers are entrepreneurs and micro-SMEs.
The power of the collective
Martha Mghendi-Fisher is creating a community – a tribe – for women in the financial services industry.
Enveil CEO: Fragmented AML regulation creates “Russian doll effect”
Williams likens it to the “Russian doll effect”.
Aussie trading app Stake makes leap to LatAm with Brazil launch
“LatAm looks to the US as a beacon,” says COO.
Breaking down walls
FinTech Futures took this somber moment to sit with Keisha Bell at DTCC.
Nigerian fintech Lidya lends $3m to SMEs in Eastern Europe
The fintech start-up expanded into the region during the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Sticking their necks out
Until now, no established, Black-owned, UK-founded bank has existed.
Does Europe really need its own Big Tech?
Almost a third of consumers find the idea of banking with a Big Tech appealing.
Jumio talks Asia-Pacific growth, the platform play and new sectors
“There is a long-term value proposition in re-authentication,” says CRO.
Banks’ rapid digitalisation leaving compliance teams in “no man’s land”
Regulators need to understand the challenges facing compliance teams.
Meet Mitigram, the female-founded fintech backed by a female-led VC
Mitigram is a global trade finance platform designed for exporters, traders and banks.
Mode CCO: Alipay success can be replicated in the UK
With an IPO looming, Mode has got a busy year of business ahead of it.
CleverCards CEO: There’s only going to be one winning challenger bank
CleverCard’s Kealan Lennon reckons the market isn’t big enough for so many neobanks.
Ex-N26 employee lands $1.8m to launch ETF-linked checking account
“This is an everyday account, we don’t want you to risk your money,” says CEO.
FinovateFall 2020: Dealing with a new digital normal
FinTech Futures speaks to Tracy Schlabach, Accusoft senior manager for product and customer marketing.
Regulatory sandbox at heart of Egyptian fintech boom
“For the first time, we are seeing a key dialogue with central players,” says Paymob.
FIS claims early cloud investment prevented COVID-19 disruption
A number of US banks suffered downtime in April due to COVID-19 stimulus cheques.
PSP fintech Mollie joins unicorn club with €90m Series B funding round
Mollie was bootstrapped until its first funding round last year.
GoCardless Australia readies for open banking and instant direct debits
The start-up launched In Australia and New Zealand towards the end of 2018.
Women need to be empowered not preferred, says Modularbank CEO
“They looked at me, as if to say: ‘what is this girl doing here?'” says Vene.
Catering to China’s small-time exporters
Bill Deng, CEO of XTransfer, unpacks how banks have snubbed a large number of long-tail customers.
India’s large FIs “don’t believe in their youngsters” says Slice CEO
“All the banks see is risk,” Slice’s CEO Rajan Bajaj tells FinTech Futures.
AI and correspondent banking: de-risking doesn’t need to mean goodbye
Correspondent banking represents one of the most vexing dilemmas for financial institutions and regulators.
A look inside Barclays’ fintech accelerator Rise
FinTech Futures sits down with Magdalena Kron, who leads Rise London’s team.
Finsie to launch US price comparison service
The fintech launched its beta in July.
Meet OneBanks: the fintech picking up after banks’ branch closures
The start-up wants to create a bank-agnostic branch network.
LemonTree Software aims to disrupt back and middle-office systems
Its CCO speaks to FinTech Futures about the firm’s one-platform and auto-code approach.
Estonian fintech Planet42 to tap South Africa’s alternative car finance market
The fintech landed €2.2 million in seed funding last month.
Overcoming challenges on the road to open banking success
FinTech Futures speaks to Rajashekara V. Maiya at Infosys Finacle about open banking.
