US fintech Achieve bags $225m debt facility
The facility has been provided by O’Connor Capital Solutions and a “multi-trillion-dollar asset manager”.
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Video: Visa at Sibos 2022 – The evolution of B2B payments
We speak with Visa’s Darren Parslow about the shifting B2B payments landscape.
HSBC taps Oracle to power digital transformation
HSBC will upgrade and migrate select database systems to Oracle’s Exadata Cloud@Customer platform.
Happy feet
Always keep going. That’s the only way any of this work gets done.
Goldman Sachs plots reorganisation, reveals change of plans for Marcus
“The concept of being broad, with a consumer footprint, is not really playing to our strength,” says CEO.
Video: BNY Mellon at Sibos 2022 – The growth of real-time payments
We chat with Carl Slabicki of BNY Mellon about current payments trends and the growing adoption of RTP.
Mastercard to enable banks to offer crypto trading services with new solution
Named Crypto Source, the new offering is being developed in partnership with Paxos.
HealRWorld set to launch first UN SDG-focused corporate debit card
The debit card, launching soon, aims to reward sustainable businesses.
US digital bank Green Dot fires CEO, appoints George Gresham as replacement
Dan Henry has been terminated as CEO and president of the company and resigned from the board as of 14 October.
Video: NatWest at Sibos 2022 – The open banking revolution
We speak with Dan Globerson of NatWest about the bank’s open banking strategy.
Video: Bank of America at Sibos 2022 – Cross-border payments trends
We chat with Derrick Walton of Bank of America about how cross-border payments have evolved.
Video: ING at Sibos 2022 – Interoperability in trade finance
We chat with Lynn Ng of ING about whether cross-platform interoperability in trade finance is possible.
Belize Bank extends core banking partnership with Finastra
The bank has migrated the operations of Scotiabank (Belize) onto Finastra’s Fusion Essence platform.
Apple and Goldman Sachs to launch savings account for Apple Card
The savings account will allow Apple Card users to deposit their “Daily Cash” rewards automatically.
NorthOne bags $67m in Series B funding round
The new capital takes NorthOne’s total funding raised to date to more than $90 million.
Giving control of digital payment credentials to consumers
Card issuers should provide tools for consumers to easily manage their digital payment credentials.
B4B Payments at Money20/20 USA: globalising US fintechs for European issuing and payment expansion
B4B Payments will showcase its instant card issuing and payments innovation platform at Money20/20 USA.
Video: BAFT at Sibos 2022 – Collaboration between banks and fintechs
We chat with Tod Burwell of BAFT about how collaboration between banks and fintechs is driving innovation.
Video: Brim Financial at Sibos 2022 – Card and payments innovation
At Sibos 2022, Brim Financial’s Meenaz Sunderji discusses the evolving retail and corporate card landscape.
Video: NatWest at Sibos 2022 – Sustainability and achieving net-zero targets
We chat with NatWest’s Solange Chamberlain about sustainability in banking and achieving net-zero targets.
TripActions raises $304m Series G at $9.2bn valuation
The fundraise was a mix of $154 million in equity and $150 million in structured capital.
Teen financial platform Step lands $300m in debt funding
The new funding brings the total capital raised by Step to $500 million in equity and debt.
US fintech funding round-up: OatFi, Fintor and StandardC
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the US.
Google Cloud set to accept crypto payments via Coinbase
The partnership, which had been in the works for “many months”, has four parts to it.
Sibos 2022: Achieving net-zero across an FI’s value chain
A number of associations are being spun up to support FIs to address the complexity around decarbonisation.
Video: HSBC at Sibos 2022 – ESG and financial services
We chat with Natalie Blyth of HSBC to discuss the bank’s push to hit net-zero targets.
Video: BNP Paribas at Sibos 2022 – Digital assets in financial services
We chat with Wayne Hughes of BNP Paribas Securities Services to discuss the firm’s digital asset strategy.
Video: HSBC at Sibos 2022 – Banking in the metaverse
At Sibos 2022, we spoke with Catherine Zhou of HSBC about the bank’s work in the metaverse.
Video: JP Morgan at Sibos 2022 – Digital payments trends in EMEA
We chat with Sara Castellano of JP Morgan Payments about digital payments trends in the EMEA region.
Video: BIAN at Sibos 2022 – Driving coreless banking
We speak with BIAN’s Hans Tesselaar about the future of coreless banking.
Sibos 2022: Is paperless trade within our grasp?
Digital trade finance has the potential to transform how we do business across borders.
Sibos 2022: It’s not fintech coming of age, it’s the incumbents
Use this time, this space to learn and think. Use the rest of the year to act.
Sibos 2022: How HSBC wants to power the Web3 economy
“We want to be the ecosystem platform provider to power up the Web3 economy,” says HSBC’s Catherine Zhou.
Video: iGTB at Sibos 2022 – The consumerisation of commercial banking
We speak with Uppili Srinivasan of iGTB about how the firm is helping banks meet customer demands.
HSBC turns to Trade Ledger for digital receivables finance capability
HSBC’s approval process for new receivables finance (RF) customers went from two months to two days.
Video: Lloyds Bank at Sibos 2022 – Tackling trade finance challenges
We speak with Lloyds Bank’s Merisa Lee Gimpel about the challenges facing trade finance.
Video: Incode at Sibos 2022 – Identity verification and biometric authentication
We chat with Incode’s Jonathan Andresen about the importance of effective ID verification tech.
Google and Santander team to simplify cloud journey for enterprises
Dual Run is built on top of the technology developed in-house by Santander.
Sibos 2022: A look ahead – India’s fintech growth story
India has proven that it offers fertile ground for fintech start-ups.
Sibos 2022: CBDCs could be the next big leap in the evolution of money
Widespread digitisation has prompted a number of central banks to evaluate issuing CBDCs.
