The DORA effect: building a strong Digital Operational Resilience Act foundation
Learn how to meet, maintain, and prove compliance with the arrival of DORA.
Compliance
DORA and beyond: what do new compliance standards mean for banking and finance?
DORA redefines financial sector resilience, bringing challenges and opportunities for 2025.
Preparing for a quantum future: what’s next for quantum computing in financial services?
As we move closer to Q-Day, how can the financial industry prepare for a quantum future?
Sweden’s TF Bank selects Nice Actimize for AML SaaS solutions
TF Bank has tapped Nice Actimize for its cloud-based SaaS AML Essentials offering.
SEC chair Gary Gensler to step down on 20 January
Gensler’s departure date coincides with US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Cartoon: Wanderer above the sea of fog
This new cartoon illustrates how regulatory changes and the complexity of compliance stymies new entrant fintechs.
US presidential election: What’s next for US fintech under Trump?
Following the US presidential election, what can the country’s fintech sector expect from Trump’s second term?
Banking Technology Magazine November 2024 issue out now
Cover story: GOING GREEN – Why sustainable finance is vital.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Groov, Fundcraft, VibePay, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
UK regtech Kaizen lands £42m investment from Guidepost Growth Equity
Guidepost’s investment marks Kaizen’s first external funding since its founding in 2013.
CFPB fines VyStar Credit Union $1.5m over “botched rollout” of online banking system
The CFPB claims VyStar’s “botched system switch left families in a lurch, unable to manage finances and facing fees”.
October 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from October.
Sibos 2024: The convergence of TradFi and DeFi with Chainlink – video interview
Sergey Nazarov details the latest tools and strategies for integrating blockchain technology with TradFi systems.
CFPB orders Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay combined $89m over “Apple Card failures”
Apple first selected Goldman Sachs in 2018 to develop and power its credit card offering.
OCC announces enforcement actions against four US banks
The OCC has released its latest list of enforcement actions taken against US banks in recent weeks.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 18 October 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes TD Bank, Barclays, Klarna and more.
Philadelphia’s Citadel Federal Credit Union agrees to pay $6.5m to settle allegations of redlining
This settlement is the DOJ’s first redlining resolution with a credit union.
TD Bank hit with $3bn in fines over AML failures
The $3.09 billion in total fines includes a record $1.8 billion penalty from the US Justice Department.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 11 October 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Monese, TSB Bank, Temenos and more.
Global survey report: Privacy in practice 2024
1,300+ data privacy professionals share their views on the pertinent topics in this free global research report.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 4 October 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Starling Bank, Fiserv, HSBC, Monese and more.
Mastercard acquires Minna Technologies to upgrade subscription experience
Minna develops technology to help consumers manage subscriptions via banking apps and websites.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Loop, Primary, Sitewire, Savr and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
UK regtech Novatus Global lands new $40m growth investment for US expansion
The investment builds upon the £4 million the regtech secured from Maven Capital Partners in 2022.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 13 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes UniCredit, Westpac, Mastercard and more.
US regulator OCC orders Wells Fargo to shore up AML and risk management procedures
The OCC has barred Wells Fargo from expanding into medium-to-high risk products and geographies without prior approval.
LLM-powered compliance platform Sedric AI secures $18.5m Series A
Amex Ventures joined the round as a new investor.
ISO 20022: The clock is ticking, so get ready
There’s no time like the present to ensure that you’re ready for the arrival of ISO 20022.
Lloyds Bank taps Cleareye.ai to streamline trade finance documentation processing
The bank will implement its new partner’s ClearTrade technology from this month.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Skydo, Finora Bank, Okredo, Parfin, and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
UFS purchases Safe Systems to bolster compliance and security services
The combined companies currently service just under 400 financial institutions.
Pennsylvania’s Customers Bancorp hit with enforcement action by US Federal Reserve
The enforcement action follows a recent inspection and does not include a fine.
Video: Harnessing AI in financial services with IBM
IBM’s Shanker Ramamurthy and John Duigenan discuss how to overcome the hurdles around AI adoption.
Texas-based TransPecos Banks selects Oscilar’s risk management tech for BaaS compliance
Oscilar has been tapped by the bank for its AI-driven AML Risk Platform solution.
Caribbean-based Proven Bank taps Ireland’s Fenergo for transaction monitoring solution
Fenergo says its solution is designed to reduce false positives and automate manual AML processes.
Video: Keyless co-founder Fabian Eberle discusses privacy-preserving biometrics
Keyless’ Fabian Eberle speaks with FinTech Futures about the growing adoption of privacy-preserving biometrics.
Stripe buys US paytech start-up Lemon Squeezy
Lemon Squeezy has been processing payments on Stripe since its launch in 2021.
Video: Allica Bank at Money20/20 Europe – Compliance and the profit paradigm
Allica Bank’s Mitch Trehan discusses the key drivers behind the bank’s latest revenue growth.
Former Affirm VP Sibongile Ngako joins US fintech Brex as chief compliance officer
Ngako will lead the compliance programme at Brex and expand its risk-mitigating frameworks.
US Federal Reserve fines digital bank Green Dot $44 million over “unfair and deceptive practices”
Green Dot has been anticipating the arrival of the consent order since February.
