OakNorth names Lord Adair Turner as new chairman
The bank plans to leverage Turner’s “extensive track record in financial services” to boost its growth plans.
The bank plans to leverage Turner’s “extensive track record in financial services” to boost its growth plans.
Louw’s previous experience includes holding senior finance roles at WorldRemit and American Express.
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Carter, who has served as COO at the building society since July 2022, will replace outgoing CEO Colin Fyfe.
The start-up previously raised £108 million in debt and equity funding last December.
Dubbed Finn, the platform allows users to ask advanced questions or seek advice about their finances.
Poland-based challenger VeloBank won both the Team of the Year and Newcomer Banking Brand at Banking Tech Awards 2023.
With a career spanning more than 25 years, Griffith joins Pockit from Habito, where he also served as COO.
The deployment builds on an agreement between the two companies in August last year.
Moore forms the third addition to the PSR’s executive team this year.
We chat with Bjorn Holmthorsson, Managing Director at Five Degrees, and Jamie Burink, Business Head at Fyndoo.
The PSR is proposing a cap of 0.2% for debit transactions and 0.3% for credit transactions made online.
Founded in July 2021 by Julien Zerbib, Unlimitd provides revenue-based financing to digital companies.
Reports suggest the appointment of a CFO may be laying the groundwork for a potential IPO in the near future.
First Bank’s Bala Nibhanupudi says it’s “the final step in our years-long digital transformation journey”.
The bank plans to streamline the onboarding of new clients with enhanced KYC processes.
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across Europe.
ABN Amro hopes the deal will help it gain a foothold in the retail investment space.
Cooper joins ClearBank from Barclays UK, where she served as CPO for its consumer banking platform.
Delving into the mandates, legal changes and harmonisation efforts in B2B and B2G e-invoicing in Europe.
The round takes the company’s total funding raised up to €55 million since its inception in 2009.
The partnership aims to provide African migrants in the UK with “an alternative to traditional banking”.
The Valencia-based bank has dedicated a 100-strong team to explore new use cases for the technology.
The deal will see the London-based fintech open a local office in South Africa.
Parker stepped down from his position as SVP and managing director at Marqeta last month.
Santander intends to complete its group-wide migration to the cloud by the end of next year.
The firm will deploy Jade ThirdEye’s Transaction Monitoring and Customer Screening solution.
OTP Bank has selected the vendor’s Intellect Digital Core (IDC) offering and lending platform.
Led by Sixth Street Growth, the round also saw participation from existing investors.
The regulator says designated banks and building societies need to assess the gaps in access to cash.
The regulators are accepting feedback and expect to publish final requirements by H2 2024.
Goodall joins Funding Circle from Coconut, a UK-based bookkeeping start-up he co-founded in 2016.
The raise follows on from the company’s $180 million Series E round in June 2021.
Sky News reports that if the deal goes through, the combined entities will manage nearly £90bn in assets.
Liberis plans to go live in Canada, Germany and Poland in 2024.
The company has promoted Paul Dunn to CEO, APAC and Chris Spencer to CEO, EMEA.
The new licence means the firm can now offer essential banking services such as deposits and lending.
Demystifying what is holding BaaS back from broader adoption and what it takes to create a successful BaaS venture.
The platform seeks to “cut through crypto trading complexity” for financial services companies.
The partnership will enable Allica’s business customers to make “transparent and low-cost” international payments.