How government and businesses can protect minors online in a post-pandemic world
Any organisation that profits from selling age-restricted products and services should be held accountable.
Digital
YOU are the first line of your own defense for fraud prevention
Be vigilant online! You are your first line of defense against fraud.
How banks can balance UX and security amid a pandemic
How face-based biometrics and AI can deliver smooth digital onboarding and stamp out fraud.
NerdWallet steps outside US, acquires UK’s Know Your Money
Know Your Money had some five million consumers and 1.2 million business clients in 2019.
The great asset servicing cloud migration and its implications
Cloud migration requires a considerable initial spend and some are simply not yet ready to commit.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 28 August 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
1st United Credit Union picks Symitar’s Episys system
The credit union will run its core through Jack Henry’s private cloud environment.
US credit fintech for minorities Esusu lands £2.3m
More than 5,000 renters in the US have applied for Esusu.
N26 “nearly” hits half a million US customer mark
“Over the past 12 months, we have learned a lot about our US customer base.”
Infographic: Creating standardised platform for Fortune 500 financial data services company
Learn how Panduit and Cisco Services successfully accomplished this major project in just 90 days and within budget.
US challenger for teens Copper lands $4.3m
The start-up has built an advisory board of teens.
LA start-up AmplifyX lets investors build portfolios around musicians
From 2015 to 2019, the entire music industry grew sales at a 9% rate.
What the Fintech? Episode 12 | Transformers: more than meets the AI
Matt Sattler, head of HSBC’s innovation labs, reveals what it takes to secure a deal with the bank.
Palantir lost $579m in 2019 according to leaked S-1 filing
Big data SaaS firm had net loss percentage of 78% last year.
US unicorn AvidXchange launches secondary offering
AvidXchange says it’s had a three-year growth rate of 133%.
Creating a truly cashless society
Why we need open banking to get payments networks up to scratch.
2020 PayTech Awards hosted online by Zoe Lyons
Join our celebrity host Zoe Lyons for PayTech Awards 2020! Free broadcast on 10 September – everyone is welcome.
White paper: Data integrity in an uncertain world – how to achieve operational resilience
How automating your data management processes can help reduce costs and eliminate the potential for human error.
Goldman Sachs & Barclays among bidders for GM’s credit card business
GM’s credit card business has about $3 billion in outstanding balances.
Wildfire Credit Union picks Backbase tech
The Michigan-based firm plans to boost its digital footprint.
Three ways fintech can confront security and trust questions during rapid growth
Those of us in security understandably tend to lead with the risk factors.
Embedded finance: a game-changing opportunity for incumbents
Embedded finance offers a new, very large addressable market opportunity worth over $7 trillion in ten years’ time.
Manzil launches Halal Visa card in partnership with Koho
Canadian firms partner up to debut new card.
Banks need a single brain
Every bank needs a single brain to anticipate the needs, wants and quirks of every customer.
Six ways financial services will adapt to BigTech in the UK market
BigTech companies excel at giving customers what they want.
White paper: Enhancing trust with AI-driven biometrics
Learn how to improve every aspect of the identity lifecycle with intelligent ID.
The revolution will be regulated
When it comes to digital adoption, the regulator has been the biggest driver of change in the more mature markets.
Making the most of business data and this summer’s mix-tape
Businesses that make the leap from operational to analytical are ones that understand the value of data.
Live webinar: The role of digital identity in a physically distanced world
Novel approaches to digital identity verification to securely onboard and engage with consumers – and at a distance.
The social-savvy wave of entrepreneurs
They will push traditional banks to pivot their offerings once again.
Buyer’s guide to modern web-scale backup & recovery
Providing guidance and assistance for IT professionals looking to re-evaluate their current data protection practices.
John Legend-backed challenger Cred.ai runs beta in US
The fintech has built its own underwriting which it intends to outsource.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 August 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
White paper: Insider’s guide to secure & cost-effective storage solutions for financial services
Object storage consolidates massive data sets into a single, easily-managed and cost-effective environment.
Robinhood kicks off hiring spree in Texas and Arizona
Trading app says it plans to hire hundreds of new support staff.
American Express looks to buy US fintech lender Kabbage
Kabbage was last valued at more than $1 billion.
Dosh powers PayPal’s Venmo and US challenger Jelli
The fintech says it will soon have 60 million indirect users.
Payments group Stripe snatches General Motors’ CFO
The payments company has been building out its senior team in recent months.
OE Federal Credit Union picks Symitar’s Episys system
The credit union plans to host the Episys system on the cloud.
Standard Chartered signs multi-year cloud deal with Microsoft
The bank is shifting a series of systems to the cloud by 2025.
