Douugh partners with Humm Group to launch US-based BNPL product
Australian neobank plans “Credit Jar” to help users build their credit scores.
Partnerships
Principles for a global central bank digital currency and a single global payment system
The new global payment system should replace all current payment and settlement arrangements.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 hosted online by Tom Ward
Join comedian Tom Ward for the 2020 Banking Tech Awards. Broadcast online on 10 Dec, 3:30pm GMT and is free to attend.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 27 November 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Founder and CTO of Malauzai leaves Finastra
Daniel Piangerelli departs two years after Finastra acquisition.
The growth springboard for your bank
Coforge and Profinch execs share their thoughts on Oracle Flexcube.
Temenos wins new US customer in de novo bank ACDC
ACDC is in the process of applying for a banking licence in the US.
US Department of Justice moves to block $5.3bn Visa-Plaid deal
US regulator files lawsuit against Visa, accusing it of monopolistic tactics.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 November 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
How banks can be supported to achieve full open banking adoption
Choosing a partner to move forward with can be difficult.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 23 October 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
First Women’s Bank picks Fiserv to underpin 2021 launch
The US neobank will operate out of Chicago to challenge small business lending in the US.
Stripe acquires Nigerian start-up Paystack in $200m deal
Paystack has 60,000 business customers across Nigeria and Ghana.
Bank of America teams up with Black-owned Unity bank
BoA has acquired approximately 5% of the bank’s common equity.
Banks must empower SME clients with more than a repackaged retail account
“Once you strip back a lot of the functionality in retail banking it’s more about experience than solving issues.”
Citi invests in markets software firm Genesis Global Technology
The undisclosed strategic injection sees Citi deploy some Genesis tech.
The value of 20/20 hindsight
Anders la Cour, co-founder and CEO of Banking Circle, examines the lessons of 2020.
Digitalisation Component Framework: an inside-out approach to digital transformation
Discover new areas where automation can be implemented & improve efficiencies without replacing existing systems.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 02 October 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Swift launches project for “brilliantly simple” SME cross-border payments
The messaging and infrastructure network makes next step in new strategy.
Mastercard and ACI sign payments infrastructure partnership
The pair are targeting central banks, schemes, and service providers.
Old dogs, new tricks and procurement
It’s time for the banks to work together to standardise their onboarding processes and documentation for fintechs.
PayTech Awards 2020 now on YouTube: celebrity host, comedy stand-up, winners and more!
Watch Zoe Lyons perform her stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of PayTech Awards 2020.
Goldman Sachs launches transaction banking service with Volante
The new cloud-based system is an “industry first” according to the pair.
Knowing how the story ends
“Where do I begin?” If you have ever asked me, you know my answer is always the same: in the middle.
Live Oak Bank deploys Finxact core for deposits and loans
The US lender picked Finxact in 2018 to revamp its core systems.
ClearBank offers multi-currency accounts through JP Morgan API
UK clearing bank claims to be the first of its kind to provide the service.
EXCLUSIVE: Oracle wins deals with Mashreq Bank and Desjardins
Oracle has also picked up a new deal in Bangladesh.
One more time, till you’ve got this
It’s time to pay it forward. To the next guy and gal.
Banking Technology September 2020 issue out now
Tipping point: Google vs Oracle showdown.
Worldremit acquires fellow remittance firm Sendwave
Sendwave has a presence in East and West Africa.
2020 PayTech Awards hosted online by Zoe Lyons
Join our celebrity host Zoe Lyons for PayTech Awards 2020! Free broadcast on 10 September – everyone is welcome.
Embedded finance: a game-changing opportunity for incumbents
Embedded finance offers a new, very large addressable market opportunity worth over $7 trillion in ten years’ time.
TransferWise goes global with Mastercard partnership
The two firms extend a deal signed in 2018.
Gemini picks Eventus Systems for trade surveillance
Popular cryptocurrency exchange boosts its monitoring.
Linn-Co Federal Credit Union goes live on Episys core system
Credit union completes core switch despite COVID-19.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 August 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Standard Chartered signs multi-year cloud deal with Microsoft
The bank is shifting a series of systems to the cloud by 2025.
Police Credit Union picks NCR digital banking platform
The credit union plans to support an expansion in membership.
Global Payments signs cloud deal with AWS
The multi-year deal moves Global Payments systems into the cloud.
