GoLogiq to acquire Vietnamese fintech Symplefy for $30m
GoLogiq’s executive chairman Brent Suen says the acquisition “is the next of several in our pipeline”.
Data & Analytics
Challenging funding environment pushes LedgerEdge into administration
David Robert Baxendale and Edward John Macnamara have been appointed as joint administrators.
Digital transformations: the negative impact of heavyweight governance
How do we mitigate the negative effects of an onerous governance process on digital transformations?
US fintech start-up Croissant launches with $24m funding
Croissant integrates into merchants’ shopping experiences to offer customers guaranteed buyback value at checkout.
Trustmi aims to stamp out B2B payment fraud with global launch
The launch comes just days after the company secured $17 million in a Series A funding round.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 28 July 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Giraffe, eflow Global, Galaxy Ventures & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2023 winner: SavvyMoney – the power of partnerships in fintech & banking
Digging into why so many FIs are turning to fintechs versus developing their own solutions.
UBS to pay $388m in fines relating to Credit Suisse’s doomed dealings with Archegos
The US Federal Reserve has fined Credit Suisse $269 million, with the UK’s PRA issuing a further $119 million fine.
Report: The future of digital trust – Authentaverse
This free, in-depth report discusses governance frameworks and technological building blocks for Authentaverse.
Amazon set to roll out palm payment processing across all US Whole Foods stores
The Amazon One technology allows users to complete transactions using just their hand.
Banking Tech Awards 2023: Nominations deadline extended!
Submit your nominations before 4 August 2023!
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 21 July 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: The future of blockchain and the path to mass adoption
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
Mexico’s CNBV reportedly facing legal action over delays publishing open finance rules
The complaint was filed by a Mexican citizen in June, according to El Economista.
UK climate fintech Sylvera secures $57m Series B funding
The latest investment follows Sylvera’s $32 million Series A round held in January 2022.
Cognaize lands $18m Series A to fuel AI-powered document processing for financial services
The start-up will use the funds to accelerate its research and product development and boost its marketing activity.
US fintech Earnest partners Nova Credit to make international student loans more accessible
The partnership seeks to provide better financing opportunities to foreign-born students in the US.
Banking transformation begins and ends with the customer
Incumbent banks need to adapt and evolve to ensure they’re meeting shifting customer needs.
Huawei launches F2F2X data infrastructure architecture to help FSI build and manage modern data centres
F2F2X (Flash-to-Flash-to-Anything) was unveiled at the recent Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit.
Nav announces second acquisition of the year with start-up Tillful
In addition to the asset acquisition, many of Tillful’s employees will be joining Nav in senior roles.
FusionIQ integrates with wealth management platform Blueleaf
The integration seeks to provide wealth managers with the tools needed to boost their digital transformation.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2023 winner: Fincom – 90% cost reduction in AML sanctions screening
Fincom’s AML Sanctions Screening solution won the AML & Compliance Tech of the Future at the awards.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Is the era of “move fast and break things” over?
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
Convera taps Temenos to modernise payments infrastructure
Convera will deploy Temenos’ Payments Hub solution running in the Temenos Cloud to replace its legacy systems.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 11 | Blockchain and the future of corporate actions processing
In the latest episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Whikie Liu, Strategy Director, Capital Markets at Swift.
US fintech start-up MerQube lands $22m Series B funding
The round was led by Intel Capital, with participation from new investor Allianz Life Ventures, and existing investors.
US accounting fintech Jirav raises $20m Series B funding
With the funds, Jirav plans to fuel product development, expand its customer base and attract new talent.
Rimes supports digital transformation of Jana with Matrix solution
Jana has gone live with the solution in an effort to streamline and automate its operational processes.
Fintech data integration challenges and effective strategies
An effective data integration strategy can help financial institutions improve their operational efficiency.
BBVA to hire over 2,600 technology experts in 2023
Of the amount foreseen for 2023, the bank says 1,200 professionals have already joined this year.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Is your office culture blameless, or blame-filled?
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
The “bank of me”
For me, enhancing the customer lifecycle is the most exciting and impactful use of AI.
Sardine forms industry consortium to help tackle payment fraud
Founding members include Chesapeake Bank, Visa, Airbase, Blockchain.com, Alloy Labs Alliance, iLex, and Novo.
JP Morgan Chase appoints new chief data and analytics officer
Heitsenrether will be responsible for leading the adoption of AI across the bank’s operations.
An open approach to open banking
To grow open banking worldwide, governments and industries must have an open, collaborative attitude.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Mypinpad, Navadhan, TransBnk & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures Jobs: How to demonstrate transferable skills in a tech job interview
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
Video: SmartStream at Money20/20 Europe – Streamlining data reconciliation with AI
SmartStream’s Jethro MacDonald discusses how SmartStream Air turns messy data into usable data.
The power of AI for ESG
AI is a powerful tool that can be used to improve ESG practices and compliance.
