US banking start-up Novo lands $40m in Series A round
It aims to use the investment to scale its banking platform for small businesses.
Corporate & Commercial Banking
Video: fintech news pick of the week – JP Morgan acquires Nutmeg; investments for Clip and Ebanx
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 13 | The terror of technological debt
Vincent Kilcoyne, executive vice president at SmartStream, joins us on our What the Fintech? podcast.
American Express debuts checking account product for small US businesses
The product has been developed by recent AmEx acquisition Kabbage.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Klarna, Mastercard & BBVA
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
BMO picks AWS in push to become “cloud-first organisation”
The Canadian bank plans to move strategic internal workloads to AWS.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Nubank raises $750m; Goldman Sachs partners with Visa
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Goldman Sachs partners with Visa for cross-border payments
The partnership aims to streamline the bank’s existing systems for both commercial and corporate clients.
Dear Luc: Should we ditch the plastic bank card?
This week our writer wonders if we should start ditching plastic cards to be more environmentally friendly.
FinovateFall Supplement: be part of one of the biggest fintech events of the year
The perfect platform for your organisation to deliver a strong message to engaged fintech professionals.
Silicon Valley Bank inks payments processing deal with Modern Treasury
Agreement will provide processing for SVB’s clients.
Banking Tech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Fintech API firm Railz raises $12m in Series A funding round
Toronto-based start-up aims to solve “universal challenge for SMEs”.
Report: AI – the future of content management in financial services
Our latest deep-dive report focuses on the potentially revolutionary role of AI in banking content management.
Fintech funding deals globally 26 April – 2 May 2021
Featuring Brex, Paxos, Vena, Greenlight, and Current.
State Street hires Aman Thind as new global chief architect
Aman Thind will drive the US bank’s technology transformation.
Brex closes $424m Tiger Global-led round at $7.4bn valuation
“We have all types of businesses now signing up for Brex,” says co-CEO.
Clearing start-up Embedded Financial attracts $20m in seed funding
The new firm aims to take a modern approach to clearing.
RTGS.global hires industry veteran Dave Sissens as new CEO
The full-service availability of the RTGS.global platform is expected later this year.
Top five tips as your fintech company explores European expansion
US fintech companies recognise the potential buying power of the European Union’s 550 million people.
Nomura hires former Barclays exec Jain as new CIO
Jain spent 13 years at Barclays, leaving as CTO in 2019.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 8 | Bank branches amid COVID-19
Leena Iyar, chief branding officer at Moxtra, joins us on this latest episode.
Global fintech M&A round-up Q1 2021
Whilst some big deals never closed in Q1, plenty others took their place.
Top 10 funding rounds in Q1 2021
The first quarter of 2021 has seen a handful of big rounds.
UiPath files for IPO weeks after landing $35bn valuation
The fintech estimates a $60 billion addressable market for RPA.
Corporate banking’s biggest challenges in 2021, and how to solve them
Three key areas of focus are cash management, working capital, and trade finance.
Pollinate secures $50m Series C funding for US expansion
UK firm has raised $218 million to date.
Banking Technology March 2021 issue out now
Creating communities: celebrating women in fintech this Women’s History Month
HSBC goes live with Demica system for trade receivables
Selection to deployment took the two firms just over a year.
Canadian Western Bank deploys new Temenos SME product
CWB extends a partnership with Temenos that stretched back to 2012.
Payments Canada picks Interac for real-time infrastructure
Interac will use its e-Transfer service in the design, construction and maintenance of the system.
American Business Bank picks Teslar Software to refresh commercial lending
The Los Angeles bank says it wanted a “forward thinking” partner.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 2 | Strategy
The corporate comms strategy is the spine that would hold start-ups accountable to their investors.
Report: The power of data analytics in fintech solutions
A deep-dive industry report focused on the priorities and use of data analytics at financial institutions.
Western Alliance Bank splashes $1bn on mortgage firm AmeriHome
Arizona bank diversifies its book by branching into mortgages.
HSBC explores options for loss-making US arm as profits dip 34%
Asia delivered HSBC a $13 billion adjusted profit before tax in 2020.
BNY Mellon to finance crytpo and signs Google Cloud deal
The bank cites “growing client demand for digital assets”.
Banking Technology February 2021 issue out now
The roaring 20s.
Santander’s profits down 35%, but Botín bets on vaccine for 2021
“Vaccination is the most important economic policy for 2021,” says Botín.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 2 | Back office processing for real-time payments
Featuring special guest Jack Baldwin, CEO at financial software provider BHMI, and everyone’s favourite Fintech Jail.
