Demystify Podcast: Demystifying the home-buying process with Ziad Nassar of Huspy
In this podcast episode, Dave chats with Ziad Nassar of Huspy, a Dubai-based real estate platform.
Financial Services/Finserv
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 23 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes HSBC, Klarna, Mastercard and more.
Lettuce Financial bags $15m Series A led by Zeev Ventures
The new funding builds on Lettuce’s $6 million seed round in March, also led by Zeev Ventures.
US fintech start-up Received to close down
“We punched above our weight, and fought a good fight,” writes co-founder and CEO Roi Ben Daniel.
Cardea acquires select assets from NSCG, rebrands as Fourcore Capital
NSCG will also invest up to $25 million in Fourcore’s upcoming capital raise.
The unbundling of core banking
The rapid evolution of technology has allowed smaller companies to reinvent core banking.
Banking Technology Magazine September 2024 issue out now
Cover story: HOP INTO THE FUTURE – Banks must turn and face the change.
We don’t say that sort of thing around here
Don’t just ask your vendors to explain their cost structure. Ask them to justify it.
State of play: cybersecurity in financial services
The current cybersecurity threat landscape remains dynamic and challenging for financial services firms.
ABN Amro goes live with CBA’s IBAS TDD software and nCino’s cloud banking platform
ABN Amro is streamlining its digital lending operations and strengthening its trade finance transaction monitoring.
I am speaking now
At the current rate, it will take another 134 years before we can reach global gender parity.
US fintech Amount lands $30m in fresh funding to advance AI capabilities
Amount’s tech powers deposit account opening and loan origination for banks and credit unions.
The perfection paradox and the power of pragmatism
Pursuing perfection in digital transformations often causes more problems than it solves.
Arizona’s Transact Campus snapped up by Roper Technologies in $1.6bn deal
As part of the deal, Transact Campus will merge with Roper’s CBORD business.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Skydo, Finora Bank, Okredo, Parfin, and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 16 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Scotiabank, Tally, Experian and more.
The shifting credit landscape in the digital age
Will the concept of a credit score as we know it become obsolete?
Apple set to open up access to NFC tech to third-party app developers
Developers in the UK, the US, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand will be able to access the tech.
North Bay Credit Union taps Sharetec for web-based core banking solution
North Bay Credit Union will deploy the vendor’s Velocity solution.
Ohio’s first female-led bank Fortuna nears launch after raising $20.7m
Fortuna is aiming to soft launch in fall 2024.
Blockchain firm Consensys hires former Disney exec Dan Odell as CFO
Odell will take control of “all financial operations” at Consensys.
Cartoon: Testing times
AI models are still making mistakes as humans do, just different types of ‘dumb’ mistakes.
The greatest story never told
I suspect it is inevitable that a bit of a rethink around open banking will have to happen.
Banking Tech Awards 2024 nominations deadline extended to 6 September
You now have until 6 September to submit your nominations for this year’s Banking Tech Awards!
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying the evolution of trading technology and data centres
In this podcast episode, Dave and Dharm chat with John Bryant of Options Technology and Eleni Coldrey of Equinix.
Forum Credit Union selects Apiture for business banking digital enhancement
Forum Credit Union is going live with Apiture’s business banking solution.
Broadridge appoints Simon Robertshaw as CTO of trading solutions
Robertshaw joins from The Bank of London, where he served as COO.
Scotiabank buys 14.9% stake in KeyCorp for $2.8bn
The Canadian bank’s CEO says the deal “creates future optionality for Scotiabank in the North American corridor”.
US fintech Tally to shut down after failing to secure “necessary funding” to continue operations
The fintech had previously secured $80 million in Series D funding in 2022.
Nium looks to expand presence in LatAm with new licence applications
Nium has applied for a Payment Institution licence in Brazil.
Future FinTech Group promotes Hu Li to CEO
Li has served as CEO of FTFT International since January this year.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 13 | Fintech start-ups and navigating the road to sustainable growth
In this podcast episode, we chat with Sam Edge of AWS about the current fintech start-up landscape.
Pennsylvania’s Customers Bancorp hit with enforcement action by US Federal Reserve
The enforcement action follows a recent inspection and does not include a fine.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Layer2, Qardy, United Fintech, Minos, and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 9 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes NCR Voyix, CIBC, Société Générale and more.
Video: Harnessing AI in financial services with IBM
IBM’s Shanker Ramamurthy and John Duigenan discuss how to overcome the hurdles around AI adoption.
Unit secures new embedded finance partnerships with Vantage Bank and Lincoln Savings Bank
The two new deals come just months after Unit revealed it was cutting 15% of its workforce.
Be more like Suresh
Wouldn’t it be great if you could replace your core banking tech or any system on a regular basis?
Global Payments names Robert Cortopassi as new president and chief operating officer
Cortopassi previously served as Global Payments’ senior EVP and president of international and vertical markets.
NerdWallet to cut workforce by 15% as part of restructuring plan to reduce operating expenses
The job cuts are expected to produce around $30 million in annualised cost savings.
