Ask the expert: why do fintechs fail, and how can I improve my company’s chances of success?
Looking at the basic elements for success for any fintech – and indeed, for any start-up or high-growth business.
Financial Services/Finserv
Thought Machine completes $83m Series B funding round
Core banking vendor plans to use the capital to expand into new markets.
Three digital transformation lessons wealth management firms can learn from luxury fashion brands
Build online trust with customers and identify ways to replicate the offline experience.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 28 February 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Standard Chartered joins Cobalt post-trade network
Multinational bank seeks to diversify its services to emerging markets.
The financial services technical “Grand Design”
A financial services organisation must plan and design what it will look like.
The witches are coming
Our togetherness is our greatest legacy to a world that can and should do better for the next generation of humans.
Banks rely on big bang system replacements to cope with real-time demand
An evolving customer base demands accelerated time-to-market, says Oracle’s Vikram Gupta.
Three top tips to combat visual hacking
Make it hard for screens to be viewed, consider installing privacy filters and other points.
Credit card start-up Tribal Credit secures $5.5m in seed funding
New firm aims to help start-ups in emerging markets.
How APIs overcome the challenges of digital transformation
No transformation is pain-free.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 21 February 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
US banks debut cloud-based Finastra Phoenix platform
Commerce National Bank & Trust and Commencement Bank deploy Phoenix on public cloud.
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking picks Bloomberg DLIB
Bank plans to use DLIB to provide structured investment products.
What is office politics, anyway?
For some, politics is about winning the battle. For others, it’s wining the war.
Ask the expert: what’s the best market to launch my fintech?
The reasons fintechs struggle to crack mature markets and four key considerations for expansion.
Metro Bank hires new director of technology and engineering
Sailesh Panchal joins the challenger from Orwell Group.
“Pale, male and stale” tag still dogs financial services industry
Three steps to break the cycle and achieve genuine diversity and inclusion.
Report: The digital drive to replace the passport in financial services
FinTech Futures publishes its latest industry report, on digital identity and fraud.
Flywire secures unicorn status with $120 million Series E funding round
Goldman Sachs led the latest round.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Decentralised versus centralised finance: Impacting a global market
Maybe a hybrid of both systems will be the future of finance.
Hampshire Trust Bank taps Ping Identity to improve customer experience
HTB aims to improve its monitoring, optimisation and alerting systems.
Wealthtech FNZ secures investment from Temasek, acquires IPSI
FNZ hopes to benefit from Temasek’s “significant presence”.
TransPecos Bank signs up Nymbus for core banking transformation
Texan bank already deploys Nymbus at its digital subsidiary.
Oh to be saved of doubt and false hope
No one person should be enough to make another worthy of a future they can’t themselves lose sleep dreaming of.
Varo Money enters final stage of becoming nationwide bank
Mobile banking firm Varo Money has gained approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
How Canada’s Wealthsimple is building a whole financial suite
“We’re building a lifestyle brand,” says the fintech’s Europe CEO.
Banks’ compliance heads trapped between regulations and cutbacks
Governor Software CEO says investment in compliance technology is crucial.
Transparent Systems comes out of stealth mode with $14m funding
Ivestors: “The financial industry is ready for new technology to improve the way people pay for goods and services.”
Digital bank Stori raises $10m in Series A2 funding
Mexican challenger bank has also launched its credit card.
Fintech M&A: Prioritising growth and resilience
There is still runway for further consolidation.
British & European fintechs set sail for the US
A wave of British and European fintechs are seeking a foothold in the US finserv market.
Work life imbalance
Let’s hear it for imbalance. Being on the back foot is when you can kick the hardest.
Top executives at SoftBank’s $100bn Vision Fund set to leave
Top of the list is Michael Ronen, the managing partner of the Vision Fund’s US investments.
Bankable and Visa extend partnership with US collaboration
Bankable also plans to open New York office.
Ask the expert: why is Account Based Marketing important and how can I do it effectively?
Get your sales pipeline moving in the desired direction with ABM.
Video: Intellect Design Arena at MoneyLive London – an age of open infrastructure
Banesh Prabhu talks on FinTech Futures about open banking, legacy tech and CX.
SaaS fintech Rimilia raises $15m from SVB and other investors
The investment brings the fintech’s total funding raised to $40 million.
A culture of innovation
Morgan Stanley is making waves with three wins at the Banking Tech Awards 2019.
