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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 29 September 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
B2B payments platform Slope secures $30m funding to build out AI tools
Slope plans to leverage new investor Sam Altman’s “extensive” AI experience to scale its platform.
US Treasury Department enlists JP Morgan for account validation services
The department claims to have suffered $247 billion in financial losses last year due to “improper payments”.
PayTech Awards USA 2023 winners announced
Celebrating exceptional achievements and talent in the US payments industry.
Switch2Zero appoints Galileo CEO Derek White as chairman
White is currently serving as CEO at Galileo Financial Technologies, a US-based payments and banking platform.
Mercedes-Benz drives in-car fuel payments through new Mastercard partnership
Drivers will be able to complete refuelling payments via an in-car fingerprint scanner.
EWA start-up ZayZoon secures $34.5m in Series B funding round
The round was led by Framework Venture Partners, with participation from additional investors.
Video: Citi Ventures at FinovateFall 2023 – This year’s fintech funding trends
We catch up with Arvind Purushotham of Citi Ventures to discuss the current fintech funding landscape.
Sibos 2023: BMO taps DailyPay to offer earned wage access to commercial clients
The news was announced at the Sibos conference, which is being held in Toronto, Canada, this year.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fuze, Enigio, DKK Partners and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Sibos readies the industry to unlock the full force of AI
A variety of compelling panels led the event’s narrative on one of this year’s most trending topics.
Sibos dreams of a T+1 settlement utopia on eventful day three
Panels at this year’s Sibos have discussed the benefits of T+1 settlements across all global capital markets.
Video: How Mauritius is emerging as a global financial services hub
We speak with the Honourable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun about the evolution of the financial services landscape in Mauritius.
Sibos 2023: Visa and Swift collaborate to streamline cross-border payments
Through the partnership, both firms aim to provide their customers with “more choice” when sending money globally.
Sibos 2023: Revolut Business launches new payment solution RevTags
RevTags, already available to Revolut’s retail customers, is now being rolled out to its business customers globally.
Sibos highlights ISO 20022 as key enabler of financial innovation
Experts at Sibos evaluated how enriched data is enabling innovation in AI and the rise of predictive analytics.
Chase Payment Solutions enlists Gusto Embedded for payroll services
Gusto says its solution allows Chase’s payroll processing to become “significantly simplified”.
Sibos 2023: State of play – open banking and open finance
To see real progress in open finance, it requires the industry to collaborate – a key theme of this year’s Sibos.
Sibos 2023: Cross-border payments dominate day one of Sibos with Swift-Wise partnership announced
The new partnership comes amid a host of Swift-led panels at Sibos focused on payment innovations.
Sibos 2023: Canada’s Scotiabank taps CGI to advance payments solutions
CGI says its All Payments solution is “a tech stack based on the ISO 20022 standard” used by financial services firms globally.
Sibos 2023: The era of instant payments – global banks must turn to the latest technology
Innovative technologies are bringing the future of payments forward for banks.
Daily News at Sibos 2023
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BMO seeks to modernise payment flows through Modern Treasury partnership
BMO is looking to improve high-volume payment flow management for its commercial banking clients.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 15 September 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fipto, Form3, Immix, Emata & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Recharge taps gaming payments with Startselect acquisition
Recharge plans to close two to three more acquisition deals in the next 12 months.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 15 | How Scotland is aiming to become a global fintech hub
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Nicola Anderson, CEO of FinTech Scotland.
Commencement Bank integrates Allied Payment Network digital payments into CSI core
The Washington-based community bank converted to the CSI core banking system earlier this year.
David Weber named as new COO of Volante Technologies
Weber brings over 25 years of experience in B2B enterprise software and SaaS to the role.
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.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: GenTwo, Momnt, myZoi, Treyd, Firstcard & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Visa expands stablecoin settlement pilots in push to modernise cross-border payments
Visa will utilise the Solana blockchain in a bid to speed up settlement times for merchants.
The story behind Opus’ transformation and what this means for the payments industry
Opus Technologies CEO Praveen TM discusses the firm’s rebranding and how it will shape the future of payments.
PayTech Awards 2023 Winner: Corpay & Routefusion case study
At the PayTech Awards 2023, Corpay won in the Top Innovation in Payments category with its cross-border solution.
Demystify Podcast: How fintech is revolutionising cross-border payments with Max Faldin, Silverbird
Discover why high-value cross-border payments are such an incredible opportunity for fintech.
Swift can facilitate tokenised asset transfers between different blockchains, new experiments confirm
The experiments were in collaboration with several major financial institutions, including Clearstream, ANZ and Citi.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 1 September 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Women in tech have a three-year “experience gap” compared to men
According to the 2023 Women in Tech survey, women only account for around 26% of those working in IT.
iBanFirst appoints former SocGen strategist Julien Molez as COO
Molez previously served as head of data and AI strategy for Société Générale from 2019 to 2023.
