Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 July 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
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White paper: Three key trends driving financial services IT transformation
How financial institutions can become more customer-centric, leverage hybrid IT infrastructure, and avoid vendor lock-in.
Why every company will soon be a fintech company
Why companies that have nothing to do with finance will get into financial services.
Payfone identity verification firm lands $100m
The firm uses mobile data to create a “trust score”.
Community Financial Credit Union picks Orpheus from Access Softek
Michigan-based credit union extends seven-year deal with tech firm.
Chase Bank signs mobile banking deal with Sensibill
The fintech to provide receipts management in Chase’s banking app.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
E-book: The inevitable collision of identity proofing & authentication
How to achieve end-to-end identity verification and authentication in today’s digital world.
In a micro-app modern world, micro-differentiation matters
The best solutions are those that intertwine physical and digital channels.
Addition Financial picks Backbase to provide customer personalisation
The Florida credit union shuns a “one-size-fits-all” approach.
How UK fintechs can help SMEs accelerate payments digitalisation
There are a number of issues for SMEs when it comes to cash transactions.
Lifetise launches app to assist self-employed with finance support amid COVID-19
It quickly determines the government support options available to them.
Three US credit unions pick Bankjoy for mobile and online banking
The three institutions hold a combined $280 million.
Google plans debit card launch in the US
Google is preparing to launch an Apple Card rival soon.
World Fintech Report 2020: “Traditional banks are at a critical juncture”
“They must embrace Open X or risk becoming irrelevant,” says John Berry, CEO of Efma.
Harnessing new technologies to stop today’s modern account takeover threats
Pairing face-based biometrics with certified liveness detection to crack down on ATO fraud.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
Revolut and open banking – what’s the big deal?
The announcement from Revolut should be seen as a must win gamble.
Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
HSBC launches mobile onboarding in mainland China
UK-headquartered bank is the first foreign lender to launch mobile onboarding in China.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 10 April
Premier awards for banks, financial, payment & e-commerce institutions, paytech vendors, individuals & teams!
A banker goes a-banking, volume 6: the patience of the lambs
Better is possible. Better is needed. Better is now both a business decision and a moral imperative.
Refinitiv invests in Microsoft Teams partner ModuleQ
The two firms have held a partnership since 2018.
Disrupting small business banking
I think what we (business owners) really want is an experience driven bank.
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
The global unbanked shoppers
The gap between the population of the banked and unbanked is continuing to broaden.
Canadian challenger Neo Financial plans 2020 launch
Neo plans a credit card and rewards-based savings.
Credit card start-up Tribal Credit secures $5.5m in seed funding
New firm aims to help start-ups in emerging markets.
WorldRemit partners with Varo Money
The partnership will enable direct access in the Varo app to the WorldRemit service.
Flywire secures unicorn status with $120 million Series E funding round
Goldman Sachs led the latest round.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Varo Money enters final stage of becoming nationwide bank
Mobile banking firm Varo Money has gained approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Digital bank Stori raises $10m in Series A2 funding
Mexican challenger bank has also launched its credit card.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
BBVA inks deal with Nok Nok Labs for FIDO authentication
Spanish giant looks to improve mobile channels.
Payments industry underestimates Facebook Pay at its own peril
Tony Craddock, director general of the EPA tells FinTech Futures his views on the tech giant.
Financing fintech Sezzle blocked from making loans in California
The Minnesota fintech deemed to be making “unregulated loans”.
A 2019 challenger bank review
B-North’s COO takes a look back at what 2019 had in store for banks.
Gen Z are the bank customers of the near future
Learn how banks can balance engaging with this group, millennials and older customers.
