New FinTech Futures Report: Mortgages – the final digital frontier
We’ve launched our latest report, including an in-depth industry survey.
Banking
Bahrain’s Bank ABC taps Fenergo for client management solution
Bank ABC operates across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, the Americas and Asia.
The Banking Tech Awards are coming to the USA!
The nomination deadline is 18 February 2022 with the winners announced in June.
Wells Fargo pays $37.3m to settle US foreign exchange lawsuit
The lawsuit was brought against the bank by the Department of Justice.
The future of finance: technology or people?
Technology is only as good as the people who create, implement, and work alongside it.
Marcus chairman Harit Talwar set to retire in October
Talwar leaves his role after six years and the launch of his consumer project.
Mandatory VRP: a win for open banking, but it’s only the first step
The CMA’s ruling making VRP mandatory for sweeping is a huge milestone for open banking.
Dear Luc: How do I get a slice of the BNPL pie?
This week someone asks: I want to add BNPL to my service, what do I need to consider?
Fintech funding deals globally 20 September – 26 September 2021
Featuring Sorare, MarketFinance, Dapper Labs, Airwallex and TrueLayer.
Financial document processing platform Ocrolus secures $80m Series C round
New York-based start-up says the new funding takes its valuation “north of $500 million”.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Goldman Sachs, Chase, Oracle & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
The path to personalisation
The path to personalisation in banking is apparent. But like every journey, it needs those first steps to be taken.
What you sell when you’re not selling
It’s when you’re not selling that your true colours as an organisation shine through.
Thought Machine wins major core banking deal with JP Morgan Chase
UK-based core banking vendor continues US expansion.
Open banking’s unstoppable momentum
Regulation directives continue to push the financial industry towards a more open model.
Fintech funding deals globally 13 September – 19 September 2021
Featuring BitSight, Melio, SellersFunding, Form3 and Xendit.
Goldman Sachs acquires BNPL firm GreenSky in $2.2bn deal
US bank aims to furnish its Marcus app with new capabilities.
JP Morgan to launch UK digital bank Chase this week
The digital bank forms part of JP Morgan’s planned international consumer expansion.
Sberbank deputy chair: “We’re the number one target for hackers around the globe”
Fintech Futures speaks with Sberbank’s Stanislav Kuznetsov about the importance of cybersecurity.
ICYMI funding round-up: TomoCredit, Lightyear, X-Margin, Coinfirm & more
More funding deals you may have missed during a busy week of news.
Elizabeth Warren calls on Fed to break up Wells Fargo
Senator cites the bank’s “longstanding ungovernable behaviour”.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
Back to the future for banks
Now is the best time for banks to plan and explore the future before the wave of change hits.
White paper: Five key qualities of a successful AML compliance programme
An effective AML compliance programme will protect your company from regulatory fines and prosecution.
Santander’s PagoNxt acquires majority stake in Mexican technology firm MIT
PagoNxt plans to bolster the development of its payments service Getnet.
TransUnion acquires Neustar for $3.1bn to integrate identity solutions
Credit reporting firm aims to branch into fraud prevention.
Of the things we cannot see
As the debate around working from home unfolds, I will confess there are things that worry me.
First Horizon Bank partners Wipro to support VirtualBank cloud migration
Wipro says it worked with six other companies to streamline VirtualBank’s cloud migration.
Morgan Stanley poaches UBS managing director Gerson
Gerson joins after two and a half years at the Swiss investment bank.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – PayPal, Standard Chartered, Mastercard & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
Fintech funding deals globally 6 September – 12 September 2021
Featuring Varo, Scalapay, Wave, MNT Halan and Marshmallow.
The cyber-resilience shortfall: are banks underprepared for a data breach?
Banks should look to bolster their cyber-resilience to prepare for and react to potentially costly data breaches.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three brilliant roles to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at Broadridge, Checkout.com and Deloitte. Apply today!
ICYMI funding round-up: TruePay, BankiFi, Aurelia, Jeff & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
Digital challenger Varo Bank lands $510m in Series E funding round
Funds will be used to boost product and tech development and fuel customer growth.
Live Oak Bank switches retail and commercial accounts to Finxact core
North Carolina bank ticks off penultimate stage of ongoing transformation.
Eat your vegetables
Everyone wants to do the parts of their job they like and avoid the parts they don’t like. But the job is the job.
JP Morgan pays €25m to settle French fraud case
US lender settles over arrangements with Wendel Investment Group.
Railsbank hires Stuart Gregory as new chief product officer
Gregory joins from fintech firm Wise, having previously worked for Paysafe and Visa.
Report: “Fintech vs Fintech”? The rise of digitalisation in banking
FinTech Futures launches its latest report looking into the changing nature of digital technologies in our industry.
