Lana raises $12m in Series A funding round to fuel LatAm expansion
New company plans to help unbanked workers.
South America
Banco Ripley goes live on Temenos Transact
The two firms completed the implementation remotely.
Fintech funding rebounds in Q2 but deal numbers continue to fall
VC-backed fintech deals dived from 452 in Q1 to 397 in Q2.
Brazilian challenger Nubank acquires firm behind Clojure and Datomic
Cognitect snapped up by Brazilian neobank.
Strategic Bank selects iFinancial’s software
It signed for iFinancial’s BankWare and iBank digital banking software solutions.
Report: A new decade of core banking transformation
A new FinTech Futures report examining the role of core banking in the industry today.
Report: Five success factors for an ideal ISO 20022 migration
ISO 20022 represents an opportunity for banks to reinvent the way they operate.
Newly licensed RevoluPAY taps global remittance market
The fintech landed its PSD2 licence in Spain at the end of May.
WhatsApp Pay suspended by Brazilian central bank
WhatsApp’s service has been live in Brazil for just over a week.
Banco Safra picks ACI Worldwide to underpin US expansion
The Brazilian bank is launching its payment solution in North America.
Greensill acquires Colombian fintech Omni to turbocharge LatAm growth
Omni operates across Chile and Colombia.
Mambu partners with VeriTran to create digital banking solutions in LatAm
The deal means that VeriTran’s front-end will integrate with Mambu’s SaaS cloud banking platform.
Nubank soars ahead with 25m customers
In Q1 of 2020, Nubank acquired 42,000 users each day.
Conductor selects ACI Worldwide systems for Latin America expansion
Brazilian card processor already claims three new customers.
Open banking fintech Belvo lands $10m for Brazil expansion
The firm is also looking to hire between 40-50 new developers.
Santander invests in Brazilian alternative lender a55
“We began our journey in a kitchen trying to lend our own money,” says start-up.
Banco Itaú International picks Temenos Infinity to revamp wealth management
The Brazilian financial group is revamping its international and Swiss operations.
India among major markets to see increase in ATM usage over 2019
Research suggests ATMs are still popular tools for financial inclusion.
Colombian consumer credit fintech Addi lands $15m
Addi delivers credit at the time of payment for a product or service.
Brazil introduces open banking with UK fintech Ozone and TecBan
Phased implementation will start in November 2020.
Global fintech sees worst Q1 since 2016 for VC-backed deals
The quarter saw just 404 deals and ended on $6.1 billion.
RTM connects Brazil’s finance ecosystem to global markets
RTM has set up new, low latency routes to the USA, Europe, South Africa and Asia.
Santander finalises £350m deal for majority share of Ebury
The Spanish bank purchased a 50.1% stake in the international payments and FX firm.
Women-only neobank Elas to launch in Brazil
Elas was officially founded in January this year.
Visa pours $210m into the coronavirus effort to help SMEs
Visa will split the money between NGOs and investment partners.
Trade finance fintech Envoy is ready for the coronavirus rebound
Banks will be “very hungry to get their money back,” says CEO.
ID Finance’s revenues hit $86.6m across Spain, Brazil and Mexico
“Despite macroeconomic volatility, the company plans to continue its growth,” says CEO.
Appian unveils software to help banks operate amid coronavirus outbreak
The application is only available to companies with more than 1,000 employees.
WorldRemit teams up with Paykii
It will launch international bill payments through its own app/website using Paykii’s tech.
Swift’s ISO 20022 migration set back a year to November 2022
“The new approach will avoid short-lived investments by customers,” says Swift.
Travelex owner Finablr prepares for insolvency
Finablr processed $115 billion in transactions in 2019, and more than 1,500 firms rely on it.
Global fintech funding: 2018 still stands as the reigning year
As of February 2020, year-over-year deal counts were down by 22%.
Flywire’s CEO on unicorn status: “It means nothing until it is something”
“I’m the most anti-unicorn terminology person, so it’s quite ironic,” says Massaro.
Central bank of Brazil plans launch of QR-based instant payments system PIX
All banks with more than 500,000 customers will have to use the new system.
SoftBank to invest further $1bn in LatAm fintech, ecommerce and health care in 2020
LatAm has seen 17 companies and two VCs secure funding from the Japanese conglomerate.
Envoy Group secures $13.5m investment for blockchain trade finance
Firm plans a full launch in Q2 2020, already has LatAm partners.
BIS fintech report: More harmonised standards and less TPP reliance
BIS has published a cross-country review on the fintech regulatory landscape.
How SalaryFits is connecting banks with the unbanked
FinTech Futures speaks to its CEO Délber Lage about its platform and future plans.
Unleashing the untapped potential of Latin America with Cardpay
With offices situated in Mexico City, Sao Paolo and Bogota, Columbia.
Bank-backed blockchain trade platform Contour launches in Singapore
Contour is built on R3’s Corda platform.
