FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 1 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
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Video: SmartStream at Money 20/20 Europe – Levelling the playing field
We chat with SmartStream about how the firm is helping financial institutions keep up with new tech developments.
Can you compose your bank?
Composable banking – one of the most exciting and promising developments for core banking.
Flyp taps Galileo to power its mobile banking platform
Galileo’s solution will serve as the backbone for Flyp’s “gamified” BaaS platform.
Finding your way
Asking for help is the greatest proof that you will find your way, eventually.
White paper: Developing a futureproof payments market infrastructure – Insights from around the world
How payments market infrastrcutures (PMIs) enable safe, efficient and open payments.
Technisys integrates Cyberbank platform with Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services
The integration will give financial institutions the ability to scale and boost digital transformation efforts.
Taming AI algorithms — finance without prejudice
Algorithmovigilance is growing in importance as human biases all too readily creep into AI tech.
Marygold acquires Tiger Financial & Asset Management for UK expansion
Tiger’s core business is managing clients’ financial wealth across a range of products.
Citi partners METACO to develop digital asset custody capabilities
Citi will integrate METACO’s bank-grade digital asset custody and orchestration platform, Harmonize.
Women in finance – where are they?
Why is the financial sector still failing to attract talented women in 2022?
Mambu welcomes four new senior leadership hires
Mambu has hired a new CTO, CFO, chief revenue officer, and chief of staff.
What is core banking?
The market for core banking software is not “a winner takes all” opportunity.
Is standardisation the secret weapon against trade finance fraud?
How lenders can leverage technology to mitigate duplicate trade fraud.
Mode Eleven selects Finzly’s payment core for BaaS platform
Finzly says its tech will give Mode Eleven “full control over its payment processes”.
RBC partners Plaid to offer API-led connectivity with fintech services
The data access agreement will remove the need for credential sharing, enhancing security and privacy.
Accounting platform Autobooks bags $50m in Series C round
Larry Handen, senior managing director at Macquarie Capital, will also join Autobooks on its board.
State of play: Money 20/20 Europe
Fintech analyst Philip Benton recaps key themes and trends at Money 20/20 Europe.
Starting small: how Nearside is trying to help create a more inclusive economy
With this rise in new small businesses comes a need for new banking services catered to these new entrepreneurs.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Five interview questions to ask to determine a company’s culture
Five questions to build a cultural profile of your new workplace before taking the job.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 9 | Smart applications for AI and ML
We are joined by Jethro MacDonald, product manager, artificial intelligence and machine learning at SmartStream.
Making the most of Banking-as-a-Service
Banks that are expressing keen interest in the BaaS model must implement and scale it with alacrity.
Santander Mexico CEO Héctor Grisi to lead banking multinational in 2023
He will replace José Antonio Álvarez as group CEO next year, following a transition period.
Canada’s VersaBank acquires a Minnesota-based bank to fuel US growth
Upon closing, the bank will be renamed VersaBank USA National Association.
Coping with the cost of living: how open banking can build financial resilience
We need to see a significant step-change in open banking regulation to cushion the blow of inflation.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 17 June 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Revolut teams up with Salesforce to help grow business
Revolut says it will make use of Salesforce technology to power Revolut Business operations.
Digital banking tech vendor Narmi raises $35m Series B
The fresh capital will be used to develop and accelerate the overall digitisation of the US banking industry.
Finzly celebrates ten years of providing innovative solutions to banks
Finzly’s user conference discussed trending topics and bank innovation outside the legacy core.
TS Banking Group in front-to-back office tech revamp with Temenos
Temenos’ front-to-back office technology will be delivered in the cloud.
What will you do next?
It doesn’t matter how big the job is, it matters how engaged you are.
Skill shortage: Do you have the right technology skills to deliver the services your customers want?
Digital transformation doesn’t mean ripping everything out and starting again.
Jewel Bank, a new digital asset bank, launches in Bermuda
Bitbull Capital invested in Jewel Bank’s Series A round in 2022.
New financial planning start-up Fruitful raises $33m in funding
The rounds were led by Emigrant Bank and 8VC with participation from other investors.
Layoffs and hires: Curve, Gemini and Citigroup
Curve and Gemini lay off employees, while Citi plans on hiring 4,000 techies.
Digital banking should be the cornerstone of every small business’ tech strategy
Embracing digital banking has aided small businesses through the early stages of economic recovery.
Blockchain-based trade finance platform we.trade shuts shop
We.trade claims to be “the world’s first enterprise-grade blockchain-enabled trade finance platform”.
New bank alternative, Fluid Finance, launches “revolutionary global super-app”
Fluid Finance offers “the world’s first bank alternative linked to your Web3 wallet”.
Santander appoints Pierre Habis to lead digital transformation in US
Santander Bank N.A. has appointed Pierre Habis as the new chief consumer and digital transformation officer.
HSBC-backed trade platform Serai shuts down
Serai was on a mission “to simplify global trade” by providing supply chain solutions to brands and manufacturers.
