WorldRemit partners with Varo Money
The partnership will enable direct access in the Varo app to the WorldRemit service.
Payments
Flywire secures unicorn status with $120 million Series E funding round
Goldman Sachs led the latest round.
Transparent Systems comes out of stealth mode with $14m funding
Ivestors: “The financial industry is ready for new technology to improve the way people pay for goods and services.”
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 03 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Fintech M&A: Prioritising growth and resilience
There is still runway for further consolidation.
Bankable and Visa extend partnership with US collaboration
Bankable also plans to open New York office.
Flywire CEO talks payments platforms, consolidation and fragmentation
Fragmented payments industry may thwart firms’ platform plans.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
Fireside chat: why operational excellence in payments is critical to your future success
Improving your operational efficiency is on the forefront of competitive advantages.
White paper: Payments outsourcing – pros, cons & considerations that should be on your radar
Practical guidelines for banking institutions to consider when choosing a vendor.
Payments security: A year in review
Majority of the largest breaches to be reported in 2019 were caused by poor security protocols.
Mastercard and Marqeta collaborate to help fintechs go to market
Twisto will be the first European customer to deploy Marqeta and Mastercard’s initiative.
Three steps to effectively automating accounts payable
The best automated AP solutions can integrate all kinds of information and content formats.
Plaid and Honey: How consolidation helps and hinders competition
Consolidation is now becoming synonymous with standardisation – breeding competition.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
When it comes to supporting the underbanked, the best solution might be a little old school
Community banks and the underbanked need one another.
Union Bank picks FIS to underpin digital transformation
MUFG-owned bank the first user of new FIS platform.
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.
Travelex cyberattack drags into third week
FX firm claims its systems are slowly coming back online.
Financing fintech Sezzle blocked from making loans in California
The Minnesota fintech deemed to be making “unregulated loans”.
Mastercard reveals acquisition of AI-based risk firm RiskRecon
The deal with RiskRecon is expected to close in Q1 2020.
A 2019 challenger bank review
B-North’s COO takes a look back at what 2019 had in store for banks.
Ripple raises $200m in Series C funding round
Ripple says the investment marks its “record year”.
Gen Z are the bank customers of the near future
Learn how banks can balance engaging with this group, millennials and older customers.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey 2020
We are calling on our readers to provide us their views!
Financial Stability Board warns of bigtech banking risk
Tech firms’ relationship with finance could create instability, says FSB.
7 fintech and financial services trends for 2020
“This decade has seen rapid growth in the fintech industry, and the next is sure to be no different.”
Supplement: the 2019 fintech review
Ruby Hinchliffe dissects her top five 2019 fintech trends from this year’s top stories!
EQ Bank signs international payments deal with TransferWise
EQ Bank has integrated TransferWise’s API directly into their infrastructure.
12 days of payment predictions
Tis the season to be knowledgeable!
AxiomSL joins Temenos MarketPlace
Vendor will place its ControllerView solution on the Temenos catalogue.
Cash management – changes, challenges and opportunities
Cash management is critical for organisations operating across multiple geographies or multiple lines of business.
The time has come to make Open Banking evolve into open finance
The whole financial world must evolve decisively and with openness when approaching and preparing for innovation.
Banking Technology December 2019 / January 2020 issue out now
A year in review.
UK remittance fintech Paysend secures Canadian MSB licence
The paytech says its card-to-card service is now used by more than 1.2 million customers.
Canadian credit unions launch Interac Debit on Google Pay
Google Pay integration with Interac Debit allows users to pay with their phones.
Video: AEVI at Money20/20 USA – the ultimate merchant experience
How to get the most out of the “business in a box” proposition that smart POS brings.
Systems integration: A path to improved speed, efficiency and value
System integration bridges disparate platforms so they are better connected and seamless
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