Former Sutton Bank exec Glenn Murray joins start-up Evolution 2100 as chief strategy officer
Evolution 2100 plans to provide a suite of financial services for underserved communities and businesses.
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PayTech Awards 2024 sponsorship opportunities
Unmissable sponsorship opportunities – digital and physical – at the upcoming PayTech Awards on 28 June.
SME lender FundPark doubles credit facility with Goldman Sachs to $500m
The $250m expansion builds on an earlier $250m ABS facility secured by the fintech in April 2022.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Prometeo, Zeal, Detected and Finbridge Global
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Join us as a judge for PayTech Awards 2024!
The prestigious PayTech Awards 2024 invites payments professionals to apply to join the esteemed panel of judges.
Specialist neobank Panacea Financial bags $24.5m Series B funding
Panacea says it will use the capital to expand its financial services suite built for US doctors.
Put yourself in the spotlight at this year’s Banking Tech Awards USA
Nominations for the 2024 awards are now open – apply today!
Gigs appoints Adyen alumni Steven van Bommel as head of finance
The telecom-as-a-service platform has previously tapped talent from Nubank, Klarna and Revolut.
How fintech is expanding the borders of financial inclusion
FinTech Futures takes a look at FS firms that are catering to vulnerable people or people with disabilities.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: KlariVis, Komunal, Maalexi, Cleva & CSI
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Real estate fintech start-up Downpayments launches in Florida with $32.8m in debt and equity funding
The start-up seeks to provide property investors with interest-free down payments on their next home purchase.
Being a radical thinker: how to inspire meaningful and sustainable change
It’s not easy to drive change in a corporate world that rewards convention.
Banking veteran Mary Usategui set to launch new venture BankMiami this year
Scheduled to arrive in Q2 2024, it will be the first de novo bank to be established in South Florida in 15 years.
Cartoon: Feeling the weight
A new cartoon illustrating how start-ups with previously high valuations are finding it hard to get acquired.
2023: Top five fintech start-ups of the year
Here are five of the top fintech start-up stories from 2023.
CSI snaps up partner Hawthorn River for single-platform loan origination system
CSI initially struck a partnership with Hawthorn River in October to utilise its tech.
US fintech start-up SellersFi secures new credit facility of up to $300m
The credit facility has been provided by Citi and long-time financing partner Fasanara Capital.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 23 | 2023 in review
In the final podcast episode of 2023, we’re joined by banking tech veteran Dharmesh Mistry.
Mexican SME payments platform Kapital raises $40m Series B
The round was led by Tribe Capital, with participation from Cervin Ventures and Tru Arrow, among others.
TSX operator TMX Group snaps up remaining 78% stake in VettaFi for $848m
The group initially paid $175 million for approximately 22% of VettaFi back in January.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Nearpay, Supra, Hyperplane and Pave Bank
Our weekly round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news from around the world.
Banking Technology Magazine Dec 2023 / Jan 2024 issue out now
Cover story: THE BEST OF BANKING TECH – Winners and pictures from an amazing night.
Canapi Ventures reveals new $750m fund to support US fintech entrepreneurs
The VC firm says the latest fund takes its total assets under management to over $1.4 billion.
Elemi Bank applies to FDIC and seeks $25m in capital to launch corporate offering
The bank is expected to establish itself as a state-chartered, corporate bank with a B2B offering.
VersiFi hires two senior execs from Hazeltree to boost tech and infrastructure development
Sol Zlotchenko and Daniel Zayfman join VersiFi as CPTO and CISO, respectively.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: January, Spade, Keyless and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 8 December 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
And sometimes… less is just less
Doing more with less often reaches a point where it is no longer possible.
Valley Bank CIO Stuart Cook leaves to join start-up True Digital Network as CEO
Cook previously served as chief innovation officer at Valley National Bank for 11 months.
Denmark’s Mazepay taps ex-Mastercard exec Kevin Stanton to lead US drive
Stanton previously spent the best part of two decades in senior roles at Mastercard.
US fintech start-up CapitalOS emerges from stealth with $39m in equity and debt financing
The San Francisco-based firm has launched with $9m in equity funding and $30m in debt financing.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kiwi, ID Finance, Crezco and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Mexican fintech start-up Trafalgar taps Thought Machine for core banking technology
Trafalagar plans to launch its new platform, running on Vault Core, in Q2 2024.
US credit card fintech Petal reportedly eyeing potential sale
According to a report by Fortune, sources say the start-up has received multiple offers for acquisition.
US challenger HMBradley winds down consumer business, eyes B2B space
“Our consumer brand growth was falling short of our goals,” says HMBradley CEO and co-founder Zach Brunke.
Lack of funding forces US credit card fintech Ness to close down
Having raised $15.5 million in seed funding, the fintech had hoped to raise an additional $40 million but to no avail.
Dutch payment processor Silverflow lands $16.3m funding
Picus Capital, Coatue, Crane Venture Partners, Inkef, and a number of angel investors also participated in the round.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Refine Intelligence, Apiture, Solvimon and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Nuvei reportedly snaps up Aussie paytech Till Payments for $30.5m
The paytech was valued at $350 million only seven months ago.
FinTech Founders Video: upcoming trends – embedding community values
In this episode, fintech founders share their experienced of building values for a new digital vision.
