Remittance start-up Félix Pago bags $15.5m Series A funding
The firm enables Latino workers in the US to send money abroad via WhatsApp.
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AI as the new frontier: empowering credit unions for future growth
How can credit unions leverage AI to help boost deposits and improve loan growth?
May 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
Protecting against deepfakes in the era of LLMs
FinTech Futures speaks with FinVolution about how the financial sector can tackle the threat of deepfakes.
Former Stripe exec Gang Wang joins Nuvei as CTO
Wang succeeds Max Attias, who is transitioning to the role of CIO.
Stanbic Bank Kenya set for Temenos core banking upgrade with Orion Innovation
Stanbic Bank Kenya first went live with Temenos’ core banking tech in 2010.
White paper: Bridging the gap between data science and decision-making in financial services
Boost competitiveness in finance with data science. Learn to manage data challenges and drive decision-making with quick insights.
FinovateSpring 2024: Rethinking customer experience and boosting diversity in financial services
FinovateSpring 2024 concluded on Thursday after a day filled with thought-provoking panels and keynotes.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kudos, Teal, WeMoney and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
OUCU Financial Credit Union to migrate to Tyfone’s nFinia digital banking platform
The $483 million-asset credit union is also making use of Tyfone’s Skip-a-Pay and Quick Pay solutions.
Designing financial services for children with Sunshine+Kittens
UK start-up Sunshine+Kittens is launching a new offering for children designed to help boost financial literacy.
BBVA partners OpenAI to deploy ChatGPT among its employees
BBVA has begun deploying 3,000 ChatGPT Enterprise licenses among its employees in Spain.
FinTech Founders Video: taking a start-up idea from inception to reality
Four founders explain how they made their fintech start-up ideas a reality.
FinovateSpring 2024: Mobile payments and understanding Gen Z dominate day two
FinovateSpring 2024 sustained its momentum over day two with a line-up of informative debates and keynotes.
Payments fintech Vitesse raises $93m Series C funding to fuel US expansion efforts
Vitesse has also appointed former 10x Banking chief Curt Hess as its new US executive president.
When saying it louder doesn’t help
Inefficient and inadequate systems and standardised processes are the reality within every bank.
Mercado Pago enters talks with regulators for banking licence in Mexico
Mercado Pago GM Pedro Rivas says the firm’s ambition is to become “the largest 100% digital bank in Mexico”.
FinovateSpring 2024: GenAI and future fraud strategies in focus on day one
Industry leaders convened in San Francisco on Tuesday to kick off FinovateSpring 2024.
Demystify Podcast: The growth of fintech in the UAE – Dubai Fintech Summit special
Dave and Dharm speak with four financial services leaders at this year’s Dubai Fintech Summit.
Cartoon: Working at the edge
Can nature be a guide on how to improve intelligence at the edge of computing networks?
JP Morgan Chase commits additional £40m to boost economic growth in the UK
The investment aims to “help connect young people and underserved communities to economic opportunities”.
Real estate investment management start-up Agora lands $34m Series B
Agora will use the funding to “accelerate its expansion efforts” and further develop its product offerings.
Visa seeks to “revolutionise the card” with array of new product launches
New products include a Passkey service, Visa data tokens and the Visa Flexible Credential for payments.
Apex Group names Ken Fullerton as new global head of operational transformation
Fullerton will also manage the firm’s global service centres.
Interview: How Project Nemo is working to accelerate disability inclusion in the UK fintech industry
We chat with Joanne Dewar, head of Project Nemo, about the need for greater disability inclusion in UK fintech.
eBook: Future-proof your fintech – strategies to succeed in 2024 (and beyond)
Download this free e-book to unlock fintech success: optimize CX, boost retention, and drive profit with innovative strategies.
Cache Valley Bank in front-to-back office tech revamp with Finastra
Cache Valley Bank also plans to migrate all on-premises software to the cloud over time.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ekko, Layer, MNZL, Panax 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 – 17 May 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes BBVA, Deutsche Bank, Lemonway and more.
US fintech Yendo secures $165m in mix of debt financing and equity
The funding consists of $150 million in debt financing and $15 million in equity.
Commerce Bank goes live with instant payment service FedNow through Temenos Payments Hub
The bank has also tapped Temenos’ US Model Bank to “meet the unique business needs of the US market”.
The UK’s digital identity crisis
The UK needs to prioritise and accelerate digital identity adoption to avoid falling behind.
FinTech Founders Video: essential traits for a successful founding team
Four fintech founders discuss the essential traits that can help founding teams fly.
Taxonomies of courage: ESG metrics and what then?
Knowing what the answer is, it turns out, is immaterial until you are prepared to do something about it.
Broadridge acquires Securities Industry Services business from Kyndryl
Kyndryl will provide the SIS business operated under Broadridge Canada with managed services.
Bankart migrates payment processing to Diebold Nixdorf’s Vynamic Transaction Middleware
The integration is to replace Bankart’s legacy payment processing platform provided by ACI Worldwide.
Highlights from the FinTech B2B Marketing Conference | 23 April 2024, London
Watch highlights from the FinTech B2B Marketing Conference, which took place on 23 April in London.
TabaPay pulls the plug on proposed deal to acquire Synapse assets
The company previously announced its intention to purchase Synapse’s assets last month.
Mexican BNPL fintech Aplazo bags $70m in equity financing
Aplazo has now secured over $100 million in equity financing since its formation in 2020.
Wealthtech start-up FutureMoney launches tax-advantaged investing platform
FutureMoney’s flagship offering is its tax-advantaged Junior Roth IRA account, which leverages 529 plans.
