Volante Technologies lands $66m in debt and equity funding round
The funding brings the total external investment in the firm to $116 million to date.
Banking
The new, new thing needs old-fashioned management skills
Swapping out payments technology or core banking at a large firm is “almost like heart surgery”.
NatWest engages IBM to revamp chatbot service with generative AI
Cora+ leverages generative AI to draw on multiple different information sources to answer customer queries.
Webinar | 6 December 2023 | Case study: How Wells Fargo leverages DX intelligence for proactive issue monitoring
Real-world examples of how Wells Fargo monitors, understands and reacts to critical digital experience issues.
Video: Ecommpay at Open Banking Expo 2023 – The unstoppable rise of open banking
We chat with Ecommpay’s Olga Karablina about the state of play of open banking adoption worldwide.
Digital transformations: aligning incentives to the transformation strategy
Aligning team and employee incentives to the strategic goals of the transformation is crucial to its success.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 3 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Walking the talk with composable banking
Composable architecture creates real flexibility for banks looking to make changes to their cores.
Video: iGTB at Sibos 2023 – How banks can keep up with shifting customer demands
We chat with iGTB CEO Manish Maakan about how banks can adapt their strategies to meet evolving customer needs.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2023 issue out now
Cover story: PHOENIX RISING – How to breathe new life into digital transformation.
Mainframe as a service
Mainframes are alive and well. But everyone knows they will have to eventually move off them.
Nominations now open for the seventh annual PayTech Awards
Submit your nominations before 15 March 2024.
Proven to standardise Caribbean operations on ERI’s Olympic core banking system
ERI says the move will position Olympic as “the primary core banking platform in a multi-entity set-up” at Proven.
The unfolding landscape of open banking
As regulatory sands shift, businesses should be confident moving towards open banking.
US fintech for older Americans, Charlie, secures $23m Series A
The funding round includes $16 million in equity and $7 million in debt.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 19 | Adapting to regulatory modernisation
In this podcast episode recorded live at Money20/20 USA, we chat with Scot Lenoir, Chairman of Evolve Bank & Trust.
The US Federal Reserve proposes new single cap on interchange fees
Reserve board member and governor Michelle Bowman has opposed the revised cap.
IndusInd Bank taps Viamericas for digital inward remittance offering
The bank says its remittance platform provides customers with full transparency over payments.
Early Warning’s digital wallet offering Paze readies for launch as the US’ biggest banks look to fend off Big Tech
Paze MD James Anderson chats with FinTech Futures about the fintech’s upcoming product launch.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying conversational interfaces with Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto
Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto, shares his visionary perspective on the emergence of artificial financial intelligence (AFI).
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 27 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Dodging a dark data disaster
The amount of dark data being collected by firms is increasing, and its overall environmental impact is massive.
Morgan Stanley appoints Ted Pick as new CEO
James Gorman will transition to the role of executive chairman after serving as CEO for the last 14 years.
Arteria AI bags $30m to help financial institutions extract data from documentation
The Series B round was led by GGV Capital and takes the start-up’s total funding to date to $50 million.
The plague of learned helplessness
You don’t always get good options. But there are always options. So show up and make the choices.
US Bank subsidiary Elavon lands UK banking authorisation
With the licence, Elavon intends to offer authorisation, settlement, card machines, and banking services in the UK.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 18 | Powering the future of cross-border payments
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Teresa Cameron, Finance Director at Clear Junction.
NET Credit Union selects Bankjoy for digital onboarding solution
Bankjoy says its solution enables new customers to open an account in just 90 seconds.
US Federal Reserve Board slaps $14.5m fine on Metropolitan Commercial Bank
The Board alleges that the bank violated customer identification rules.
Banking Tech Awards 2023 sponsorship opportunities
Unmissable sponsorship opportunities – digital and physical – at the upcoming Banking Tech Awards on 30 November.
Video: Bank of America at Sibos 2023 – The evolution of transaction banking
At Sibos 2023, we sat down with Chris Jameson of Bank of America to discuss the shifting transaction banking landscape.
JP Morgan and Mastercard’s new Pay-by-Bank solution goes live in the US
Verizon has revealed it will pilot the solution with its US customers “in the coming months”.
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.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Statement, iink, Finzly and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 20 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Is this the end of banks as we know them?
Let’s be realistic. “Digital” banking alone is not going to kill off “legacy” or incumbent banks anytime soon.
Video: Chainlink at Sibos 2023 – The future of on-chain finance and tokenisation
We chat with Sergey Nazarov of Chainlink about how the firm is solving the blockchain interoperability problem.
US regional bank United Community partners Allied Payment Network for real-time payments
The South Carolina-based bank is to integrate Allied’s RTP solutions into its Q2 digital banking platform.
Living within your means
For people in the money business, we are not very good at talking about money.
ID verification specialist Prove Identity bags $40m to fuel global expansion
The company currently counts more than 1,000 businesses as clients, including nine of the top ten banks in the USA.
