Gate City Bank goes live with Alkami’s full suite of digital banking solutions
The selection includes Positive Pay for ACH reporting and new account opening capabilities.
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News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including topics such as retail banking.
Canadian fintech Neo Financial raises $258m in mix of equity and debt funding
The round comprised $78.9 million in equity and $179.3 million in debt.
Ohio’s Kemba Credit Union taps Alkami for digital banking platform
The credit union has gone live with Alkami’s platform to enhance engagement, personalisation, and fraud prevention.
October 2024: Top five core banking stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top core banking stories of the month.
Canada’s Central 1 announces plans to wind down its digital banking business
The company says it will transition its digital banking clients “to one or more alternative digital banking providers”.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2025 now open for entries
The deadline for entries is 7 February 2025.
Daily News at Sibos 2024
Download your free copy of the Daily News at Sibos publication today!
Banking Tech Awards 2024 finalists revealed!
We are delighted to share with you the shortlist for FinTech Futures’ Banking Tech Awards 2024.
Old Second National Bank selects Newgen Software’s digital account opening solution
The solution will enable Old Second to streamline digital onboarding for retail and business banking customers.
Scotiabank buys 14.9% stake in KeyCorp for $2.8bn
The Canadian bank’s CEO says the deal “creates future optionality for Scotiabank in the North American corridor”.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 2 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Renasant Corporation, Stripe, ING and more.
Revolut announces record $545m profit for 2023
Revolut’s revenue surged by 95% over the year, from $1.1 billion in 2022 to $2.2 billion in 2023.
Video: Amdocs at Money20/20 Europe – Bridging fintech’s personalisation divide
Amdocs’ Bentzium Aviv discusses how emerging technologies are powering the pursuit of personalisation.
Mashreq to roll out Flexcube core banking system across global operations
Flexcube will be implemented at Mashreq’s international hubs in Hong Kong, the US and the UK.
Money20/20 Europe brings tokenisation, AI and digital transformation into focus
Day one’s proceedings took a specific focus on the topics of AI, tokenisation and digital modernisation journeys.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 9 | Fintech innovation and collaboration
In this podcast episode, we chat with Andy Lowe, EMEA Head of Business Development for Technology at Bank of America.
From castles to banking ecosystems: the continuous evolution of banking software
The history of banking software is driven by the march of technology and ever-changing customer demands.
CFPB fines Chime $3.25m for customer refund delays
Chime is to also pay “at least $1.3 million in redress to harmed consumers”.
BNI Madagascar assigns Temenos cloud core implementation to Orion Innovation
The bank says it’s currently engaged in a “digital modernisation journey” for its SME clients and retail customers.
Celebrating 25 years of innovation: Banking Tech Awards 2024 nominations now open
Nominations for the Banking Tech Awards 2024 are now officially open to companies worldwide!
Barclays reportedly leading the race to take over GM credit card programme from Goldman Sachs
Barclays was a bidder for the programme back in 2020 before Capital One eventually sold it to Goldman.
White paper: Redefining banking for the digital future
Learn how to harness digital-first, on-demand banking to increase bottom lines.
United Bank in Alabama taps Jack Henry for digital upgrade
The bank is to adopt the vendor’s LoanVantage solution and Banno Digital Platform.
Former Goldman Sachs director Swati Bhatia joins Santander Bank as head of retail banking and transformation
Bhatia counts the likes of Stripe, PayPal and Capital One among her previous employers.
The evolving relationship between supermarkets and banking and the key role of fintechs
Supermarkets across the globe continue to embrace fintech partnerships to power their financial services.
Mexican neobank Hey Banco’s split from Banregio due for 2025
The move, announced in 2020, was expedited by Hey Banco’s banking licence authorisation last July.
PNC Bank to invest nearly $1bn to renovate and expand its US branch network
PNC plans to renovate more than 1,200 existing locations and open more than 100 new branches by 2028.
Deadline extended for Banking Tech Awards USA nominations
You now have until Friday 23 February to get your nominations in.
Nepal Clearing House selects ACI Worldwide to power National Payment Switch service
Nepal Clearing House expects to launch its NPS service in Q4 2024.
Louisiana’s b1Bank partners KlariVis for data analytics platform
The bank will utilise the vendor’s core agnostic enterprise dashboard and analytics platform, KlariVis Advantage.
Navy Federal Credit Union taps Oracle for cloud and account servicing tech overhaul
The largest credit union in the US will leverage four different Oracle solutions to boost automation and efficiency.
Synchrony hires former Santander exec Pierre Habis to lead consumer banking
Habis previously served as chief consumer banking and digital transformation officer at Santander.
Colorado’s Elevations Credit Union partners Alkami for digital banking platform
The credit union hopes Alkami’s digital platform will help it grow its retail and business portfolio.
Put yourself in the spotlight at this year’s Banking Tech Awards USA
Nominations for the 2024 awards are now open – apply today!
Save the date: The Banking Tech Awards celebrates its 25th anniversary on 4 December
Nominations for the 25th annual Banking Tech Awards will open this spring.
Citigroup to cut 20,000 jobs over two years after Q4 downturn
The bank is anticipating run rate savings of $2 billion as a result of the cuts.
2023: Top five fintech start-ups of the year
Here are five of the top fintech start-up stories from 2023.
2023: Top five partnerships of the year
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top partnership stories of the year.
Beem Credit Union appoints Sue Britton as chief innovation officer
Beem Credit Union will launch on 1 January in Canada with the merger of Gulf & Fraser and Interior Savings.
Former TD Bank exec Michael Rhodes appointed as new CEO and president of Discover Financial Services
Rhodes succeeds former CEO and president Roger Hochschild, who stepped down with immediate effect in August.
