Three lessons traditional banks can learn from their younger siblings
Teamwork, transparency and creating a competitive culture is key.
Innovation
Grayscale selects Coinbase to store $2.7bn worth of assets
Coinbase Custody had reached $1 billion in crypto AUM in May.
Big banks are driving fintech to the mainstream
And it’s happening faster than you think!
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 29 July 2019
Some of this week’s news, in video format!
Gatsby gets $1.5m funding for social trading
The platform is onboarding users gradually.
FNA raises $5.5m for AI-driven regtech
The firm collaborates with regulators manage financial risks.
Stackin’ raises $4m for financial advice for millennials
Millennials can now be texted the best way to grow their money.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
My company is undergoing hypergrowth. How can I create a culture for business success?
PayTech Awards 2019 in pictures
Celebrating excellence and innovation in the payments industry and people who make it happen!
SME lender B-North welcomes funding
Manchester-based B-North has applied for a banking licence.
Helis Network closes $500k seed funding round
The firm aims to make decentralised finance accessible.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 July 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five stories this week!
Digital US equities investment product launches in India
DriveWealth has partnered with Vested Finance.
Wematch unveils Euro IRS platform with 10 banks onboard
JP Morgan, RBC, HSBC and Societe Generale are among the initial banks.
Synechron launches new Libor impact analysis software
Its Accelerator uses data science to address the industry benchmarking challenge.
Moody’s acquires fintech RiskFirst
The acquisition will boost Moody’s Analytics’ offering.
Mbanq backs Arival Bank by acquiring shares
Arival also has its sights set on a Series A round of $10 million later this year
Banking Technology Awards 2019 are open for entries
The Early Bird 10% discount deadline is 31 July 219, the awards close for entries on 31 August 2019
FIs choose Cloudera for digital transformation
Cloudera enables digital transformation for global financial services institutions.
AcadiaSoft announces technology partnership with CloudMargin
The firms collaborate to provide an industry solution for uncleared margin rules.
Robinhood raises $323 million in Series E funding
The new round of funding values the company at $7.6 billion.
Let’s work together
Bank-fintech collaboration should take priority on this year’s Sibos agenda.
MoneyLion roars with $160m funding
The company will have raised over $200 million in equity financing.
Zeta eyes global expansion with Series C investment
The investment came from Sodexo at a valuation of $300 million.
Morgan Stanley and Box launch document sharing portal
The platform promotes communication between financial advisors and clients.
Ideanomics unveils plans for fintech village
It’ll be based in Connecticut with a focus on AI, robotics, finserv and more.
The Win 10 Rush: How financial institutions can beat the clock to upgrade their PCs
Kevin Flaherty, CEO at BLM Tech reveals the key to carrying off large-scale IT projects.
Focus on what’s important – and leave the rest to us
Smartstream’s platform takes the operational & regulatory responsibility of payments off your back.
Innovation as a discipline, not a side show
Rob Galbraith explores why innovation should be more than just your team’s side show.
Uber-izing banks
The secret is not just about being frictionless and digital.
Mastercard chooses Infinicept for start-up programme
The firm created Payment Facilitator in a Box.
Blackfish, wishful thinking and self-fulfilling prophecies
If you don’t want your organisation to be plagued by self-fulfilling prophecies, don’t create them.
PayTech Awards 2019 winners announced!
Celebrating excellence and innovation in the payments industry and people who make it happen.
Flybits lands $35m in Series C round
Investors include Point72 Ventures and Mastercard.
White paper: AI-driven deal origination for capital markets
Learn more about AI driven deal origination with Squirro!
New firm Disberse targets the aid industry
Addressing the slowness and opaqueness of the financial industry.
N26 lands in the US
Starting with users in the waiting list.
White paper: The architect’s guide to digital core banking in the cloud
Download the Five Degrees white paper now
InComm makes third-acquisition this year with purchase of Meridian Loyalty
The amount of the acquisition was undisclosed.
Canada’s PaymentsMB taps Cardstream for European expansion
Cardstream will link up with acquirers and suppliers.
