New challenger bank Zenus picks NICE Actimize AML tech
The bank wants a cloud-focused financial crime strategy.
Outsourcing
Volante launches free SaaS RTP instant payments processing
The offering is for the US Clearing House (TCH) RTP and European SEPA RT1 or TIPS instant payments.
AI: The missing piece for Cobol modernisation in finance
Modernisation for mission-critical software is in sight for the first time.
Banking Technology September 2019 issue out now
Thriving in a hyper-connected world.
Cyber landscape, threats and trends in financial services
Investment in emerging technologies is likely to be a key theme next year.
Trends in banking
Evolving the operational models to deliver faster customer services, cost efficiencies and competitive offering.
Top fintech stories this week – 30 August 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fintech platform Bond raises $10m seed funding
The company will spend the funds on growth and product development.
Temenos acquires Kony for $559m
The transaction is due to be completed by early Q4 2019.
Platform9 targets global growth with $25m funding
The firm helps companies run cloud-native infrastructure at scale.
Cybersecurity start-up Axonius closes $20m Series B
This was the firm’s second fundraise of the year.
Empaxis teams with InvestCloud to launch TAMP1
The platform is designed for small to medium-sized investment managers.
Doing smarter, cleaner business: The analytics potential of trade data
Banks’ data-rich future should not begin and end with trade flows.
The cloud journey for market infrastructures
Some steps to ensure cloud-based is successful and meets the approval of regulators.
Welsh Delio secures £3.3m equity round
Delio will expand into Asia, the Middle East and North America.
How regulations are bringing banks and fintechs together
There are plenty of benefits for both.
US neobank Zenus gets licence
Zenus will allow anyone in the world to open an account.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 August 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
ScaleFactor closes $60m Series C funding round
The platform has since raised $100m in 12 months.
Volkswagen Bank relies on BearingPoint’s regtech
The bank is also outsourcing its data warehouse supply chain.
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.
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.
Lendtech nCino acquires Visible Equity
The two companies will continue to market their solutions separately.
Dos and don’ts of sanction screening
Regulators seek to send a strong message to financials if they drop the ball on sanctions screening.
Temenos acquires AI firm Logical Glue
It claims to bring transparency and explainability of AI automated decisions to the banking industry.
White paper: The architect’s guide to digital core banking in the cloud
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Canada’s PaymentsMB taps Cardstream for European expansion
Cardstream will link up with acquirers and suppliers.
TreasurySpring launches Fixed-Term Fund platform
The platform provides a digital pipeline for the wholesale money markets.
Banking Technology July/August 2019 issue out now
Drawing the curtains on a bright tomorrow.
Metro Bank selects Artesian’s KYC solution
Data-driven automation of KYC and risk, aims to improve onboarding processes.
Xero and Stripe team up to help small businesses get paid faster
A champion move to help small businesses (SMBs) get paid faster and give them more options on how they get paid.
Cloud adoption: the future for the back office?
Peter Hainz of SmartStream investigates the power of the cloud.
SME payments firm SpotOn to build on growth with $40m funding
The fintech has grown by more than 400% in 12 months.
Enterprise cloud platform Liveoak closes $8m Series A round
The investment will fund product development and global expansion.
Pacific Life partners with Salesforce for digital transformation
The NextGen CRM program assists the insurer's sales, service and marketing teams.
BlueVoyant gets $82.5m funding for cybersecurity analytics
Bringing the total funding to $207.5m.
Canadian CIBC launches platform for SMEs
It allows users to manage accounting and payroll insights.
Data privacy firm QEDIT expands reach with three new partners
Follows QEDIT’s $10 million Series A investment round.
