US-based Primary Bank appoints Crystal Dionne as new CEO
Dionne first joined the bank eight years ago and has spent the last six years as its CFO.
North America
Payments Canada in search of new CEO after Tracey Black announces departure
Payments Canada’s board has now initiated a “comprehensive search” for Black’s successor.
Bank of America customers impacted by data breach through Infosys McCamish Systems hack
It’s thought that 57,028 of Bank of America’s customers have been impacted.
Spain’s Banco Sabadell selects NCR Atleos as ATM network partner
Banco Sabadell customers will now have access to the 1,400 ATMs NCR Atleos manages across Spain.
Nordic Capital snaps up Canadian SaaS fintech Zafin
Zafin has partnerships with a number of global banks including Wells Fargo, HSBC, PNZ and ING.
Trading Technologies branches out into clearing with acquisition of Ateo
The Chicago-based vendor expects to complete its acquisition of Ateo by 29 February.
Deadline extended for Banking Tech Awards USA nominations
You now have until Friday 23 February to get your nominations in.
ID verification fintech Data Zoo appoints new CEO
Charlie Minutella will lead the fintech’s operations from its New York office.
Desjardins to reduce total number of ATMs and service centres by 30% by 2026
The group’s ATMs and service centres accounted for 3% and 1% of its total transaction volume last year, respectively.
RF Group taps core vendor ERI to power its Caribbean banking operations
The Bahamas-based firm will adopt ERI’s Olympic Banking System as its new core banking platform.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Navro, Finally, Cashinvoice, SUMA Wealth and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Jennifer Taylor joins Plaid as the company’s first president
Taylor joins the fintech from Cloudflare, where she served as CPO for the past seven years.
Germany’s Commerzbank taps Surecomp to revamp trade finance back office
The Frankfurt-based commercial bank has adopted the vendor’s DOKA-NG solution.
Nepal Clearing House selects ACI Worldwide to power National Payment Switch service
Nepal Clearing House expects to launch its NPS service in Q4 2024.
Pagaya secures five-year $280m credit facility led by BlackRock
The new facility consists of a $255 million term loan and a $25 million revolver.
Atlantic Money lands regulatory approval to expand money transfer services to North America and Australia
The fintech has been licenced to operate in Europe since 2022.
Chase plans to open more than 500 new branches and hire 3,500 staff by 2027
The bank also plans to renovate more than 1,700 existing locations across the US.
Oregon State Credit Union partners Bankjoy for account opening and loan solutions
The credit union has signed for the vendor’s online account opening and online loan application product suite.
Entrust in exclusive talks to acquire ID verification solutions provider Onfido
Reuters reports that the deal could potentially value Onfido at around $650 million.
RBC’s US subsidiary City National Bank hit with $65m fine from OCC
The OCC says the fine relates to “systemic deficiencies” in the bank’s risk management and internal controls.
ID Finance lands $150m debt financing headed by i80 Group
ID Finance claims the financing marks its “largest ever financing round” to date.
Vast Bank exits cryptocurrency market, closes crypto banking mobile app
The bank disabled and removed the Vast Crypto Mobile Banking app from app stores on 31 January.
Raymond James Bank to deploy ICE Mortgage Technology’s lending solution Encompass
The software will support the origination of mortgages for high-net-worth borrowers.
B2B finance automation platform Ramp acquires Venue to revamp procurement product
The value of the Venue acquisition has not been disclosed.
Canoe Intelligence appoints former CIA analyst Noel Calhoun as new CTO
Calhoun joins the fintech from Onsights.io, where he held the role of CTO for just under two years.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kafene, General Index, Mesh and Netcetera
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Mexican banking heavyweight Banorte taps SAP Fioneer to launch digital bank Bineo
The app-based offering launched this week with account and lending services.
Southern California Bancorp and California BanCorp trigger $233.6m “true merger of equals”
The holding companies currently control Bank of Southern California and California Bank of Commerce.
Blackhawk Network inks agreement to acquire Rewards-as-a-Service platform Tango Card
The acquisition, which will combine both parties’ rewards platforms, is expected to close later this year.
Jack Dorsey’s Block lays off staff across Cash App, Square and foundational teams
The cuts are to be actioned with immediate effect, according to a staff memo from Dorsey.
Conversational AI platform Kore.ai raises $150m funding to fuel growth
The funding will enable Kore.ai to scale its workforce and further develop its product offering.
PayPal to trim workforce by 9% over 2024 in bid to streamline business
PayPal president and CEO Alex Chriss says the cuts aim to “reduce complexity and duplication”.
YouLend secures £4bn private securitisation deal with JP Morgan
The deal will enable YouLend to provide additional revenue-based financing to SMEs.
BNPL lender Sunbit secures $310m debt facility with Citi and Ares Management Credit
The LA-based fintech says it will use the facility to attract and retain more customers.
The Bank of Missouri looks to bring digital banking products to fintechs with i2c partnership
TBOM will tap i2c to enable its fintech clients to build “unique configurations of digital-first financial services”.
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.
Bread Financial names former Amex CIO Allegra Driscoll as new CTO
Driscoll has also previously held senior positions at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse.
Bilt Rewards more than doubles its billion-dollar valuation with new $200m equity investment
Bilt Rewards was previously valued at $1.5 billion following a $150 million funding round back in 2022.
CFPB proposes new laws to stamp out NSF fees for transactions declined in real time
NSF fees on debit card and ATM transactions will be “unlawful” under the proposed rule.
BillingPlatform lands $90m growth equity investment from FTV Capital
BillingPlatform previously raised $10 million in a Series B round back in 2019.
