Webinar | 7 December 2023: Beyond the hype – exploring the real-world use cases for AI in financial services
Join us for what’s sure to be a fascinating deep dive into the world of AI in financial services.
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Nominations now open for the seventh annual PayTech Awards
Submit your nominations before 15 March 2024.
Proven to standardise Caribbean operations on ERI’s Olympic core banking system
ERI says the move will position Olympic as “the primary core banking platform in a multi-entity set-up” at Proven.
The unfolding landscape of open banking
As regulatory sands shift, businesses should be confident moving towards open banking.
US fintech for older Americans, Charlie, secures $23m Series A
The funding round includes $16 million in equity and $7 million in debt.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 19 | Adapting to regulatory modernisation
In this podcast episode recorded live at Money20/20 USA, we chat with Scot Lenoir, Chairman of Evolve Bank & Trust.
Chloé Mayenobe joins paytech Thunes as chief operating officer
Mayenobe’s appointment follows the company’s $72 million Series C funding round.
The US Federal Reserve proposes new single cap on interchange fees
Reserve board member and governor Michelle Bowman has opposed the revised cap.
The Clearing House names Margaret Weichert as new chief product officer
Weichert joins TCH from Accenture, where she served as managing director, North America payments lead.
IndusInd Bank taps Viamericas for digital inward remittance offering
The bank says its remittance platform provides customers with full transparency over payments.
LSEG ditches legacy finance systems for Oracle Cloud
The group aims to make use of Oracle’s enterprise performance management and planning functions.
Stax Payments expands tech stack with APPS acquisition
APPS’ CEO Abe Maghaguian and COO Sarah Gerald will join the Stax leadership team as part of the deal.
Cartoon: Augustus Gloop
A new cartoon illustrating the predicament of many fintech and blockchain firms that entered the VC business.
Early Warning’s digital wallet offering Paze readies for launch as the US’ biggest banks look to fend off Big Tech
Paze MD James Anderson chats with FinTech Futures about the fintech’s upcoming product launch.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying conversational interfaces with Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto
Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto, shares his visionary perspective on the emergence of artificial financial intelligence (AFI).
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: UnaFinancial, Multifi, Triple-A and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 27 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Dodging a dark data disaster
The amount of dark data being collected by firms is increasing, and its overall environmental impact is massive.
Morgan Stanley appoints Ted Pick as new CEO
James Gorman will transition to the role of executive chairman after serving as CEO for the last 14 years.
Arteria AI bags $30m to help financial institutions extract data from documentation
The Series B round was led by GGV Capital and takes the start-up’s total funding to date to $50 million.
Webinar | 5 December 2023: Reaching your finance KPIs – 3 questions to ask your procurement team to see how they can help
Three questions to ask your procurement team to uncover how finance can work together to meet KPIs that fuel business growth.
JP Morgan Payments taps Trulioo for personal and business ID verification
JP Morgan Payments will leverage Trulioo’s person match and identity document verification services.
The plague of learned helplessness
You don’t always get good options. But there are always options. So show up and make the choices.
FinTech Futures triumphs as best digital media platform at Fintech B2B Marketing Global Awards
FinTech Futures was named the winner in the Best Innovative Integrated Digital Media Platform category.
US fintech start-up Aleph emerges from stealth with $16.7m funding
The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from existing backers, angel investors and customers.
US Bank subsidiary Elavon lands UK banking authorisation
With the licence, Elavon intends to offer authorisation, settlement, card machines, and banking services in the UK.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 18 | Powering the future of cross-border payments
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Teresa Cameron, Finance Director at Clear Junction.
NET Credit Union selects Bankjoy for digital onboarding solution
Bankjoy says its solution enables new customers to open an account in just 90 seconds.
Embracing the future: the intersection of fintech and sustainable investing
Fintech needs to evolve to drive a new era of tech-driven sustainable investing in line with changing societal values.
Brookfield appoints Ron Kalifa as vice chair and head of financial infrastructure
Brookfield says Kalifa’s appointment allows it to “increase our footprint” in the payments arena.
UK paytech Thredd appoints Jim McCarthy as new CEO
McCarthy joined Thredd in January this year as executive vice president – global head of product and sales.
US Federal Reserve Board slaps $14.5m fine on Metropolitan Commercial Bank
The Board alleges that the bank violated customer identification rules.
Banking Tech Awards 2023 sponsorship opportunities
Unmissable sponsorship opportunities – digital and physical – at the upcoming Banking Tech Awards on 30 November.
Former JP Morgan exec Jeremy Balkin’s new venture TodayPay launches from stealth
TodayPay’s solution aims to help merchants provide “instant” refunds to their customers.
Video: Bank of America at Sibos 2023 – The evolution of transaction banking
At Sibos 2023, we sat down with Chris Jameson of Bank of America to discuss the shifting transaction banking landscape.
JP Morgan and Mastercard’s new Pay-by-Bank solution goes live in the US
Verizon has revealed it will pilot the solution with its US customers “in the coming months”.
Cartoon: Parallel processing
A new cartoon illustrating the different use cases for some of the more popular AI chatbots.
Citi taps Navan to launch travel and expense system for commercial clients
The new system will initially only be available to US-based commercial clients.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Statement, iink, Finzly and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Is this the end of banks as we know them?
Let’s be realistic. “Digital” banking alone is not going to kill off “legacy” or incumbent banks anytime soon.
