Two founders turned bankruptcy into growth
The start-up landed a €2.5m seed investment this year from Paris-based investor BlackFin.
Interviews
Partnering is a solution to the regulatory “new normal”
FinTech Futures speaks to James Buckley, vice-president and Europe director for Infosys Finacle.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Breaking down tech overhauls with CKV’s chief digital officer
Implementation of nCino’s cloud banking software took a year for the bank.
Partnerships to drive industry forward in post-COVID world
The coronavirus pandemic has caused immediate changes to the financial services industry.
Leon Muis of YTS: “Open banking paves the way for open finance & open data”
Yolt’s chief business officer unpacks his thoughts on Brexit & the future of finance.
What the Fintech? Episode 3 | Digital disruption: Bitcoin and stable coins
Tune in to hear what Gemini’s MD for Europe, Julian Sawyer, thinks about digital currencies.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? Melissa McKendry, ACI – Woman in PayTech
ACI’s Melissa McKendry promotes fintech and payments as a career path for girls with the Coding for Girls initiative.
UK challenger bank Neuros to offer money management for neurodiverse users
The founder discovered she had ADHD whilst building the bank.
Trade finance fintech Envoy is ready for the coronavirus rebound
Banks will be “very hungry to get their money back,” says CEO.
Will fintech CEOs follow in the footsteps of Dan Price post-coronavirus?
Monzo and Moven’s CEOs have both taken a 100% pay cut.
Exclusive interview: looking beyond the horizon
Fintech Futures talks exclusively to Nationwide’s channel service director, Carole Layzell.
What the Fintech? Episode 2 | COVID-19: Is cash still king?
Find out Nick Kerigan’s take on the impact of COVID-19 and his banned buzzword.
Video: Hot-seat with Steven Marshall, CCO of Crown Agents Bank
He reveals how a legacy institution can stay relevant and adapt in this digital wave.
What the Fintech? A new podcast from FinTech Futures | Episode 1
Trending topics, useful insights, strong opinions, and a fintech jailhouse – all in our brand new podcast!
Finovate Podcast: Episodes 21-30
The Finovate Podcast is a short, interview-based podcast featuring conversations from fintech’s elite innovators and influencers. For more than a decade, the global event series has brought together tens of thousands of people from across the fintech spectrum to see cutting-edge technologies. Now you can find out what goes on behind the scenes, as key influencers and […]
Celebrating Finovate’s #WomeninFinTech
For fintech to be for everyone, it needs to be from everyone.
Flywire’s CEO on unicorn status: “It means nothing until it is something”
“I’m the most anti-unicorn terminology person, so it’s quite ironic,” says Massaro.
bunq CEO: “It’s a marathon not a sprint, we run our own race”
“I like to think of myself as a simple entrepreneur,” says Niknam.
Banks rely on big bang system replacements to cope with real-time demand
An evolving customer base demands accelerated time-to-market, says Oracle’s Vikram Gupta.
Taking chances: An interview with Chuka Ikele, legal counsel at CrossLend
Drawing connections between the correlation of law and finance.
Community spirit: Reminiscing on the halcyon days of the bank branch
“I had to find out how to best serve people and customers at a community level.”
FinovateEurope: Yolt chief exec muses API quality determining account switches
This would be “a nice end point for open banking”, he says.
FinovateEurope: RBS head says bank has “turned a corner” in its innovation culture
“Our approach historically [to innovation] was the wrong one,” Broadbent admits.
How Canada’s Wealthsimple is building a whole financial suite
“We’re building a lifestyle brand,” says the fintech’s Europe CEO.
Banks’ compliance heads trapped between regulations and cutbacks
Governor Software CEO says investment in compliance technology is crucial.
OakNorth CIO: UK success means European banks take us seriously
OakNorth says it has £2.3 billion in the pipeline for 2020.
Hot-seat with Sanat Rao, CBO and global head at Infosys Finacle
He talks about workforce and culture transformation, RPAs, open banking and more.
Nordic API Gateway CEO: Fintechs trying to be European too fast
“Open banking has a tendency […] to do stuff globally or do it pan-European,” says CEO.
Service models: The future of fintech
FinTech Futures talks to two BPC senior VPs about the company’s new processing business.
Rewire CEO: We want to be the financial marketplace for migrants
Traditionally, migrants have struggled to find a one stop shop for their finances.
NewDay, new opportunity
NewDay improved functionality by bringing digital acquisition & servicing in-house.
GoSave to launch digital piggy banks in UK before Christmas
Co-founder tells FinTech Futures: “We’re fighting the inertia of kids not saving.”
The personal touch
Anna Loevskaya talks about corporate digital banking & the role of content in selling SaaS.
A culture of innovation
Morgan Stanley is making waves with three wins at the Banking Tech Awards 2019.
GoCardless CFO: No deal Brexit could cost London’s trade status
UK should remain epicentre of
“In theory, the UK is so global it should remain the epicenter”, says CFO.
Flywire CEO talks payments platforms, consolidation and fragmentation
Fragmented payments industry may thwart firms’ platform plans.
