2021: Top five mergers and acquisitions
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top mergers and acquisitions.
Banking
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Fiserv tapped by San Francisco community bank to provide real-time payments integration
Community Bank of the Bay will utilise Fiserv’s Payments Exchange: RTP solution.
New Jersey’s Manasquan Bank taps Bakkt for crypto services
The bank will take part in Bakkt’s “early adopter program”, set to launch in Q2 2022.
The (deliciously delayed) pernicious effects of “managing up”
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Apiture to provide Xpress core banking solution for Missouri’s First State Bank
The 150-year-old bank will migrate its legacy digital banking solution.
Digital asset infrastructure provider Anchorage raises $350m in Series D round
The round, led by global investment firm KKR, values Anchorage at over $3 billion.
Canada’s BMO acquires Bank of the West from BNP Paribas in $16.3bn deal
BMO describes the acquisition as the “natural next step” in its North American growth strategy.
Unlocking the digital potential of financial services through predictive analytics
Integrating the best of human and machine intelligence allows organisations to be better prepared.
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Carbon as a currency
Linking currency to carbon could open the door to a better and more sustainable economy.
Barclays turns to HPE GreenLake for private cloud platform
The new cloud platform will host thousands of apps and 100,000+ workloads.
Wyth Financial hires new VP of customer experience, Mark Nicholson
Nicholson moves from rival Canadian digital bank Tangerine.
Blue Federal Credit Union picks Backbase for new front-end digital interface
Blue FCU will adopt Backbase’s Digital Banking, Digital Sales and Digital Assist solutions.
But I don’t like strawberries
You shouldn’t always accept the premise of a question. Especially if it’s evidently not itself premised on fact.
Ameris Bank adds to lending portfolio with Balboa Capital acquisition
Ameris Bank resources will allow Balboa to expand its offering, says Balboa CEO.
The development of real-time payments in the US
In the US, real-time solutions look set to revolutionise payments as we know them.
Banking Technology Dec 2021/Jan 2022 issue out now
Cover story: THE GRETA GOOD – How the finance sector can help save the planet.
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HSBC and Wells Fargo launch blockchain-based FX settlement solution
The shared, private ledger enhances settlement speed and efficiency and reduces risk.
Growing a backbone: Will AI empower accountants or undermine them?
By working with AI rather than against it, accountants can leverage its assistance to elevate their roles.
Diebold Nixdorf tapped by Cambodian retail bank ACLEDA for self-service solutions
Diebold Nixdorf will deploy its services across ACLEDA’s 262 branches.
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FIS Horizon core banking system gains two new takers, PointBank and Bank of Southern California
The two US community banks have also signed for FIS’ Digital One solution.
Goldman Sachs partners AWS for cloud data management and analytics solution
New offering is designed for hedge funds, asset managers and other institutional clients.
Westmark Credit Union in core banking tech revamp with Symitar
The new solution will be hosted in a private cloud environment.
Banking start-up Hatch rebrands as Nearside, raises $58m in Series B
Founded in 2019, Nearside focuses on “the smallest of the small businesses” in the US.
I am an immigrant
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Digital transformation in mortgages: beyond weathering the storm
With the high demand for mortgages in the UK, digital transformation efforts in the space have accelerated.
Wealthtech FNZ acquires client onboarding tech vendor Appway
Hanspeter Wolf, CEO and founder of Appway, will become FNZ’s CTO.
White paper: Cloud contact centres for financial services – delivering agility and superior CX at scale
Enabling financial services organisations to stay agile and elevate the customer experience.
Banking service for migrants Majority raises $27m in Series A
The company has identified 180+ unique migrant communities it intends to offer its services to.
Numerated acquires fellow fintech Fincura
Numerated is “building the future of business banking”, founder and CEO states.
The path forward for open banking payments
At a time when banks have lost ground in the market, open banking payments provide an opportunity to respond.
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Swift changes for guarantees – are banks ready to deliver a digital trade service?
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