FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 29 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes HSBC, Garanti BBVA, Monzo and more.
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News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including topics such as mortgage.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Habitto, Norbr, Tembo, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Mesa debuts homeowners credit card, offering rewards on mortgage and home expenses
The card allows customers to earn ‘Mesa Points’ on mortgage repayments and home-related purchases.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 25 October 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Afin Bank, Zip, Socure and more.
September 2024: Top five fintech funding rounds of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top funding rounds to take place over September.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Outgo, Mifundo, Mesa, Simpler, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
September 2024: Top five core banking stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top core banking stories of the month.
Home equity fintech Unlock bags $30m Series B funding
The start-up has also secured a $250 million capital commitment from D2 to support its origination growth.
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.
Bilt Rewards elevates valuation to $3.25bn with new $150m investment
This raise follows Bilt’s $200 million funding in January, which valued the company at $3.1 billion.
Bain Capital completes deals to acquire Finova and Iress’ UK mortgages business
Under BCTO’s ownership, the two entities will merge to become a single combined business.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 2 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Renasant Corporation, Stripe, ING and more.
New wealthtech start-up Waltz launches US real estate investment platform
The start-up enables foreign investors to invest in and purchase US residential real estate.
Pennsylvania’s Sagent appoints Jaime Gow as new CFO
Gow will work out of Sagent’s major US tech hub in Dallas, Texas.
UK property lender Together taps nCino for cloud banking solution
Together claims to have a loan book exceeding £6.8 billion, originating over £200 million in loans monthly.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Zeepay, Coadjute, Hello Alice, CertifID and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Raymond James Bank to deploy ICE Mortgage Technology’s lending solution Encompass
The software will support the origination of mortgages for high-net-worth borrowers.
Real estate fintech start-up Downpayments launches in Florida with $32.8m in debt and equity funding
The start-up seeks to provide property investors with interest-free down payments on their next home purchase.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 8 September 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Better.com’s share price stumbles on Nasdaq debut
The New York-based digital mortgage lender went public through a SPAC merger this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kanastra, Majority & Cloudbankin
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 19 May 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Barbados challenger Sagicor Bank launches on Mbanq’s BaaS platform
Through Mbanq, Sagicor Bank aims to offer customers “branchless” digital financial services.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: m3ter, Niro, Tembo and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
SoFi acquires Wyndham Capital Mortgage in all-cash deal
The acquisition includes both “talent and technology” and is designed to help SoFi scale.
Metro Bank uses acquisition as a strategy to speed up innovation
A closer look at how Metro Bank has adapted its approach to innovation.
Shawbrook Bank taps Pegasystems for automated underwriting solution
Pega claims its low-code platform will save Shawbrook underwriters 1,500 hours a month.
Wells Fargo lays off hundreds of its mortgage bankers
The job cuts were made in response to “significant decreases” in mortgage volumes, Wells Fargo says.
Property analytics firm CoreLogic acquires mortgage tech platform Roostify
The acquisition will see CoreLogic integrate Roostify’s platform with its own data, analytics and workflow solution.
Webinar: Digital lending 2.0 – fulfilling new customer expectations through technology
Rocket Mortgage, Five Star, Salesforce discuss how technology can help address the challenges lenders face.
White paper: How mortgage-as-a-service levels the playing field for minority and first-time homeowners
How industry leaders leverage mortgage-as-a-service to increase minority and first-time homeownership.
MeridianLink acquires mortgage software solutions provider OpenClose
MeridianLink says the deal will enable their customers “to deliver fast, frictionless mortgage lending experiences”.
US real estate platform Prevu buys mortgage tech from shuttered Reali
With the acquisition, Prevu aims to expand its digital buying platform to include mortgage services.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ordo, Plum, Maplerad and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
How mortgage lenders can unlock data and help bridge the housing gap
A borrower’s credit score is now one of their largest barriers to securing a home loan.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 Winner: Freddie Mac – Best UX/CX in Finance Initiative
Get Clarity into mortgage credit risk investing through Freddie Mac.
US proptech HomeLight acquires Accept, raises $115m at $1.7bn valuation
The acquisition of Accept will make HomeLight the largest agent-focused cash offer programme in the country.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Archie, Dapio, Finary, Jia Finance, & Zimpler
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Wolters Kluwer acquires International Document Services in $70m deal
IDS is expected to generate revenues worth approximately $15 million in 2022.
Property lender Better.com lays off more than 3,000 staff in fresh cuts
The announcement was made by the company’s interim president Kevin Ryan via an e-mail to affected staff.
