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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 22 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Video: Greg Palmer at Finovate Europe 2022 – The future of fintech
Finovate’s Greg Palmer on how the pandemic accelerated the digitisation of financial services.
Alkami tapped by ORNL Federal Credit Union for digital banking upgrade
The Alkami Platform will power ORNL FCU’s growing digital offering, with new services set to be rolled out.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Union54, Themis & Sawa
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
The evolution of core banking: build or buy?
There’s recently been a big rise in the number of players vying to be the core banking provider of choice for banks.
Video: JP Morgan at Finovate Europe 2022 – fostering innovation in payments
FinTech Futures chats with JP Morgan’s Jeremy Balkin about new developments in the payments space.
Brex acquires bookkeeping software firm Pry Financials for $90m
Pry CEO Andy Su says: “With Brex’s scale and reach, we can have a much bigger impact right away.”
The future is now
What’s next, you ask? This. This is next. The doing. It takes a while, so it will be what’s next for a while.
Fintech Leaders Report: In-depth insight into the future of fintech
Download this influential global study on the fintech industry’s present and future.
MSU Federal Credit Union taps Nymbus to launch new digital brand for alumni
New digital brand AlumniFi is targeted at Michigan-based alumni.
Video: ING at Finovate Europe 2022 – the future of digital transformation for banks
FinTech Futures chats with ING’s Olivier Guillaumond about digital transformation in banking.
The potential of DLT for capital market firms keen to overcome post-trade challenges
DLT has the potential to bring post-trade processing into the 21st century.
Immigrant-focused fintech Welcome Tech raises $30m
The new funding brings the firm’s total capital raised to date to $70 million.
Stripe appoints Microsoft’s James Phillips as new president of financial services
James Phillips joins Stripe after a decade at Microsoft.
What is social impact and how can you measure it?
Focusing on your social impact can help build strong community links and boost brand loyalty.
Artificial intelligence: a winning strategy for payments
AI offers a winning strategy in the race to reduce fraud and continue improving payment flows.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three UK tech jobs with great benefits
Exciting open vacancies at Experian, Klarna and Hazy. Apply today!
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Winden, EximPe, Uplinq, ImaliPay & SwooshTransfer
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Crypto paytech MoonPay receives $87m from entertainment and sporting stars
MoonPay CEO says: “Web3 is radically changing the way we approach the business of entertainment, sports and music.”
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 5 | AI in financial services
In this episode of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Kevin Levitt of Nvidia.
Lea County State Bank taps Jack Henry for digital transformation
Jack Henry says its digital solutions will allow the firm to compete with large banks and fintechs.
Circle lands $400m funding round featuring BlackRock, Fidelity
The funding round is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.
The silence of the lambs
Don’t just avoid difficult conversations in the hope that something will change. Talk. Build trust.
Capital on Tap scores $200m funding facility to drive US growth
The firm launched its US credit card in March 2021 and has an office in Atlanta.
Why embedded finance is the next big thing
Embedded finance has already started to streamline financial processes in both consumer and business commerce.
Creator economy e-commerce platform SamCart raises $82m Series B
The round saw participation from Eldridge, TTV Capital, Fin VC, George Kaiser Foundation and eGateway Capital.
ESG and fintechs: how firms are benefiting from an ESG focus
Financial services firms have many ways to advance ESG goals while providing valuable services.
Spain’s Ritmo lands $200m in debt funding to drive growth
The Madrid-based company has raised $225 million to date in debt and equity funding.
Video: NatWest at Finovate Europe 2022 – tackling payment-related fraud
FinTech Futures chats with NatWest’s Jane Barber about how to combat payments fraud.
Binance.US lands $200m in first funding round at $4.5bn valuation
The digital asset exchange will use some of the new funds on developing new products and services.
Bolt to acquire crypto API provider Wyre in push to “democratise commerce”
Bolt will integrate Wyre’s crypto stack, giving developers blockchain protocols to build financial products.
How new technology is changing the face of fraud detection in neobanks
AI and ML are key to not just recovering from, but actually preventing fraud before it begins.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three top fintech jobs in the UK this week
Exciting open vacancies at Starling Bank, Crowdcube and Hazy. Apply today!
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 8 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Video: Theo Lau at Finovate Europe 2022 – the future of AI in finance
FinTech Futures chats with Theo Lau about the use of AI in finance and future tech trends.
US digital challenger Battle Bank taps Temenos for cloud banking solution
Temenos’ platform will support Battle Bank’s foreign currency, market index and precious metals products.
Charitable giving start-up Daffy on the growth of donor-advised funds
FinTech Futures speaks to Daffy’s Adam Nash and Lorie Lambert about streamlining donations.
Ellevest raises $53m in Series B funding backed by female investors
Ellevest saw investment from new women-led investors such as Halogen Ventures and Cleo Capital.
It all started with a book about monkeys
Maybe you should take your team out of the office to do something small and impactful for a few hours.
