Onfido appoints Daniel Keller as chief technology officer
Keller joins Onfido from Europe’s Visable Group, where he served as CTO for over six years.
UK
Financial super-app Curve bags additional £58m in Series C extension
The additional cash brings Curve’s total Series C funding to over £133 million.
UK SME lender Fleximize secures £136m financing from Goldman Sachs and Citi
The financing will be used to redeem existing debt, expand lending operations and accelerate Fleximize’s growth.
UK alternative lender ThinCats secures nearly £700m in funding facility
The new facility will help ThinCats support lending of up to £696 million to mid-sized businesses in the UK.
HSBC UK taps Nova Credit for international consumer credit data
HSBC previously invested $10 million in Nova Credit’s Series B round in September 2022.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fipto, Form3, Immix, Emata & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Sailesh Panchal announced as new CTO of TSB Bank
As CTO, Panchal will be tasked with overseeing TSB Bank’s data and payments functions.
UK challenger Kroo looks to raise £70m Series C as it takes on banking transparency
Kroo is looking to family offices, institutional investors, VCs and private equity in the UK, US and Europe.
FinTech Futures AI Insights: The next chapter for artificial intelligence
FinTech Futures AI Insights is taking place on 22 November at our offices at 240 Blackfriars, London.
Amplifi Capital lands £100m securitisation warehouse with NatWest for Reevo Money expansion
Amplifi Capital previously received £50 million in debt funding from M&G back in June.
Scottish challenger Alba Bank scales leadership team with two new appointments
Robert Sharpe and Andrew Lewis join as chair of the board and chief risk officer (CRO), respectively.
Adyen lands UK banking authorisation from FCA and PRA
The company had previously been operating in the UK under the FCA’s Temporary Permissions Regime.
UK challenger Zopa looks to accelerate growth with £75m funding
This latest funding brings the total amount of capital raised by the bank to £530 million.
UK paytech PPRO promotes Motie Bring to CEO
Bring joined the company as CCO in March of this year.
UK start-up Perenna secures unrestricted banking licence from FCA and PRA
The London-based start-up becomes one of the first firms to secure an unrestricted bank licence in 2023.
Monzo announces new feature to help protect customers against impersonation scams
UK consumers lost a total of £177.6 million to impersonation scams last year.
Saudi Awwal Bank taps Wise for international money transfers
The bank is leveraging Wise’s technology to deliver “smooth and effective international transfers”.
NatWest names Rick Haythornthwaite as new chair to succeed Sir Howard Davies
Haythornthwaite will officially take on the role from 15 April 2024, with Davies set to stand down.
UK paytech Form3 names former NatWest exec Matt Tuck as new CCO
Tuck has served as head of product, service and operations at NatWest since March 2020.
Irish lender Wayflyer lands $1bn financing deal with Neuberger Berman
Wayflyer plans to deploy the capital to its 3,000 global e-commerce clients.
OTPP snaps up Caledonia Investments’ majority stake in wealth management firm 7IM for £255m
Caledonia Investments bought 7IM in September 2015 for around £100 million.
NatWest taps Icon Solutions for payment modernisation
The bank is seeking to align with the UK’s incoming New Payments Architecture and new ISO 20022 standards.
Wamo strengthens SME services with Modulr BaaS partnership
The partnership is set to enable Wamo to broaden its business account services in the UK and EU.
BlinkPay readies New Zealand for open banking with new services
New Zealand’s four largest banks are preparing to instate open banking in May 2024.
UK crypto fintech Altalix acquired by Clear Junction
Altalix was one of the first cryptoasset firms to be registered with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
LC Financial Holdings completes acquisition of BCM Global for undisclosed sum
LC Financial Holdings will help BCM Global expand its business and develop new services across Europe.
Diego De Giorgi named as new group CFO of Standard Chartered
He succeeds Andy Halford as GCFO and GED, who is preparing to retire in August 2024.
Deutsche Bank reportedly makes contact with digital investment fintech Scalable Capital
A potential deal would align with the bank’s continued development of its wealth services over the past year.
Temenos Country Model Banks set for European expansion with Orion licence agreement
Orion is an implementation partner of Temenos, deploying core and digital banking solutions for its clients.
LHV Bank taps Raisin UK to enter the personal savings market
The move comes as part of LHV Bank’s planned launch of a direct-to-consumer savings product next year.
UK sees surge in open banking payments with new monthly high
Open banking payments increased 9.3% between June and July this year.
Delta Capita names Alan Philpot as new CPO
The appointment follows the launch of the company’s distributed ledger services venture in April.
How the UK is making the fight against financial crime more connected than ever
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill could revolutionise how the UK fights financial crime.
Metro Bank founder launches acceleration partner Archie for early-stage fintechs
Archie is led by serial fintech entrepreneur Anthony Thomson and Steve Brennen, a former PayPal director.
LemFi bags $33m in Series A funding round to fuel global expansion
LemFi was founded in 2020 to provide immigrants with better access to financial services.
Cambridge & Counties Bank secures £20m Tier 2 facility from British Business Investments
With the fresh facility, Cambridge & Counties Bank aims to increase its volume of lending to small businesses.
FinTech Founders Video: Elizabeth Rossiello, AZA Finance
Elizabeth Rossiello reveals the one person she couldn’t run AZA Finance without!
Morgan Stanley hit with £5.41m fine after energy traders used WhatsApp to discuss market transactions
It is the first-ever electronic communication fine issued in Great Britain relating to trading energy products.
FinTech Founders Video: Anandhi Dhukaram, Esdha
Dr Anandhi Vivek Dhukaram PhD drops the advice she would give herself if she could go back to when she founded Esdha.
FinTech Founders Video: Alex Lempka, Connect Earth
Alex Lempka, founder of climate fintech Connect Earth, describes the hardest thing about running a start-up.
