What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 5 | Blockchain, CBDCs and programmable payments
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Gilbert Verdian, CEO of Quant.
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US-based NWSB taps Apiture to upgrade digital banking capabilities
The community bank will implement Apiture’s Digital Banking Platform offering alongside a number of other solutions.
Human connection in the age of AI
Even in the age of an AI arms race, we can still reclaim what is uniquely human: our empathy.
US wealthtech NewRetirement lands $20m in Series A funding
NewRetirement says it will use the funds to scale its enterprise financial planning product.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 29 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Robinhood, Mastercard, Visa, Ant Group and more.
Discover Financial Services exec Michael Rhodes to take the lead at Ally Financial as new CEO
Ally Financial has been on the hunt for a new CEO since the departure of Jeffrey Brown in January.
Is a phone charging cable the new bank card?
Have smartphones completely replaced the need for physical bank cards?
GFT Technologies promotes Marco Santos to group CEO
Santos will replace current group CEO Marika Lulay, who is due to leave the company at the end of the year.
Missouri’s Central Bank taps Personetics for AI-powered money management solution
The bank is looking to expand its digital financial wellness offerings for its retail customers.
ieDigital, Connect FSS and Abaka to integrate under single identity with Rami Cassis named new CEO
The companies have until now operated as three separate divisions led by CEO Jerry Young, who is set to retire.
Demystify Podcast: Fintech partnerships with Sam Everington of Engine by Starling and Carlton Hopper of GFT
In this podcast episode, Dharmesh and Dave explore the partnership between Engine by Starling and GFT.
How hackathons can help redefine your ESG communications and product strategy
Hackathons focused on ESG challenges are a fun way for fintechs to use their tech prowess for the greater good.
US investment management platform FundGuard bags $100m Series C funding
Founded in 2018, this latest capital injection takes its total funding to $155 million to date.
Video: AtData at Fintech Meetup 2024 – Fraud detection and prevention
At Fintech Meetup, we sat down with AtData to discuss how companies can strengthen their fraud detection strategies.
US fintech Coast secures $92m in mix of equity and debt capital to fuel product development
The funding round consists of $25 million in equity capital and $67 million in committed debt capital.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Marco, Zone, Copilot, Flowpay and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 22 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Nuvei, Silverbird, nCino and more.
BNY Mellon deploys AI supercomputer from Nvidia
BNY Mellon has deployed Nvidia’s supercomputer, DGX SuperPOD with DGX H100 systems.
Video: FinovateEurope 2024 – What’s hot and what’s not in fintech
We ask three industry professionals what’s hot and what’s not in the fintech sector this year.
Cloud banking: 60 years on
Cloud is all the rage again, and the advantages for banks of being truly cloud native are huge.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 4 | The future of digital identity
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Pinar Alpay, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Signicat.
Finalists announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2024
Winners of this year’s awards will be announced at a gala dinner ceremony in New York on 30 May.
Video: Decoding the digital euro
Ville Sointu of Nordea discusses how a potential digital euro could impact the financial services sector.
IndusInd Bank partners Tappy Technologies and Thales to launch tokenisation solution for wearable payments
The Indus PayWear app will enable the bank’s customers to tokenise their cards for use with wearables.
US start-up Frich Money enters pilot partnership with MSU Federal Credit Union
MSUFCU believes Frich Money can help bridge the “awareness gap” between Gen Z and credit unions.
US-based Central Bank taps TCS for core banking upgrade
The Missouri-headquartered bank will deploy the vendor’s flagship TCS Bancs core banking system.
Video: ABN Amro at FinovateEurope 2024 – Keeping up with technological change
Edwin van Bommel of ABN Amro discusses the key areas banks should be targeting with their transformation projects.
Video: FinovateEurope 2024 – The top trends to watch in fintech
Three industry professionals discuss which fintech trends the industry should be keeping an eye on.
Copper State Credit Union selects Jack Henry as new enterprise technology provider
The Arizona-based credit union is consolidating its tech infrastructure under one platform.
Cloud banking tech provider nCino acquires DocFox to streamline account opening
DocFox provides account opening software built to help simplify the customer onboarding process.
Video: ING at FinovateEurope 2024 – Digital transformation trends
Marco Eijsackers of ING discusses the key digital transformation trends across financial services.
Video: Lloyds Banking Group at FinovateEurope 2024 – Fintech funding trends
At FinovateEurope, Robin Scher of Lloyds Banking Group discusses the big fintech funding trends in 2024.
Regional Federal Credit Union partners Sharetec for core processing
Sharetec’s Velocity solution will be deployed to replace the credit union’s existing in-house core system.
Is talking to our money the next user experience paradigm?
We need a way of literally talking to our money to help us build a proper relationship with it.
Digital Asset’s Canton Network completes first trial with global banking heavyweights
Notable participants in the trial included BNY Mellon, Standard Chartered, Goldman Sachs and Broadridge.
Indian fintech Perfios lands $80m investment from TVG
The investment builds on Perfios’ $229 million Series D and reportedly now values the firm at over $1 billion.
Mastercard pilots new Smart Subscriptions feature in the US powered by open banking
Smart Subscriptions enables consumers to cancel, pause and resume their subscription-based payments.
Video: Taktikal at FinovateEurope 2024 – Onboarding amid ever-changing compliance requirements
We sat down with Tinna Hallbergsdóttir of Taktikal to discuss the firm’s innovative approach to onboarding.
“What are we getting for our tech spending?”
Research has shown there is no industry-level correlation between spending on tech and growth.
Video: Kern AI at FinovateEurope 2024 – The importance of data-centric RAG
At FinovateEurope 2024, we spoke with Johannes Hötter, CEO and co-founder of Kern AI.
