The future of financial services depends on global connectivity
To establish interoperability in global payments, a balance must be struck between collaboration and competition.
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ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fierce, Wisor AI, Cenoa & Habitto
Our weekly In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) funding round-up for you to get the latest funding news.
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman to retire by end of 2023
PayPal says it will begin its search for Schulman’s successor imminently.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 10 February 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Digital asset security firm Coincover bags $30m in funding
The funding will be used to boost recruitment, forge new partnerships and develop new products.
FinTech Futures Jobs: The top fintech companies hiring right now in the UK
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
Why change your core?
If you treat core transformation like a standard large project, your chances of success are slim.
What are you not doing while you’re doing what you’re doing?
Hierarchy should be about an increasing level of complex accountability.
Nokia aligns growth and financing strategy with ESG targets
The firm is aiming to maintain its growth in data traffic while reducing its energy consumption.
Banking Technology Magazine February 2023 issue out now
Cover story: HAPPY DAZE – Banking for cannabis businesses boosted.
Diversity of socks is our future
Awareness does not always translate into action, unfortunately. It’s intention that we need.
Cartoon: Tarred with the same brush
This cartoon illustrates how the collapse of the speculative crypto market has impacted the blockchain sector.
In 2023, payments will provide momentum for open banking adoption
Today, regulators are very focused on promoting competition and alternatives to card payments.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 3 February 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
BBVA migrates its investment banking platform to the cloud with AWS
BBVA says the AWS platform “provides greater computing power” to make financial market-related calculations.
Lessons from reality TV
For me, the big lesson was we might not be correct or justified in our thinking as much as we think.
A small scar
At the end of the day, you don’t know what will turn out to be the critical events in your life and career.
Banking Tech Awards 2022 Winner: Temenos – why the “service” of SaaS matters more to banks
Those who underestimate the value banking execs place on a trusted, lasting service will get left behind in the big banking SaaS bang.
PayPal to lay off 2,000 staff over the next few weeks
The job cuts will see PayPal reduce its total staff headcount be around 7%.
Will regulated cryptocurrency become the new fiat currency?
The last year has demonstrated that the crypto market is in immediate need of significant regulatory oversight.
As uncertainty continues, financial institutions must provide revitalised client-first approaches
While we may be facing much ambiguity in 2023, there has never been a greater opportunity to innovate.
Don’t click this link: how authID aims to protect you from yourself
AuthID leverages the “human factor” to remediate today’s social engineering attacks, CEO Tom Thimot says.
Marqeta appoints Simon Khalaf as new CEO
Khalaf joined in June as chief product officer and will replace founder, chair and current CEO Jason Gardner.
Cartoon: Rebrand
A new cartoon illustrating how NFTs are quickly evolving to new use cases.
Why 2023 is time for us to tackle financial crime properly
The impact of financial crime continues to be severe, but 2023 could be a breakthrough year.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 27 January 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Crypto firm Luno lays off 35% of its workforce
Luno’s CEO cites the global economic downturn and the crypto winter as reasons behind the layoffs.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 1 | Bankers like us
In this episode, we’re joined by Leda Glyptis of 10x Banking to chat about her new book – Bankers Like Us.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Twinco Capital, Architect and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
FinTech Futures Jobs: If you want to become a leader, become a feedback magnet first
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
Randallisms
Your values and principles and convictions only matter when putting them to action is hard.
Corlytics acquires regulatory lifecycle platform ING SparQ in €5m deal
Corlytics’ CEO John Byrne says the deal “sets the runway for further strategic acquisitions”.
Video: Envestnet at Money20/20 USA – Harnessing data to improve financial wellness
We chat with Farouk Ferchichi and Eric Jamison of Envestnet about the importance of data aggregation.
PayTech Awards call for nominations
The PayTech Awards 2023 will take place on 30 June at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.
Building a future-ready bank
What’s the formula to create a future-ready bank that stays digitally relevant to its customers?
US fintech nCino appoints Greg Orenstein as new CFO
Orenstein joined nCino in 2015 and most recently served as chief corporate development and strategy officer.
Royal Bank of Canada innovates from the inside out
Over the past five years, RBC has been transforming its five business lines to ensure digital relevance.
Where will fintech go next in 2023?
2023 will no doubt bring more surprises for the fintech industry and tough times for many.
FNZ acquires wealthtech start-up YieldX
YieldX’s fixed income portfolio management technology will be integrated into FNZ’s wealth platform.
Cartoon: Sandwich making
A new cartoon illustrating the consolidation and M&A process that the fintech market is starting in earnest.
