Cybersecurity: doing better, together
Together, we can push each other further and improve the whole industry’s resilience and defences.
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Put your brand at the heart of Sibos 2021
Discover marketing and editorial opportunities with our new Sibos Content Hub.
HSBC bids goodbye to loss-making US division as profits move to Asia
HSBC has sold its mass-market retail banking ops to Citizens Bank and Cathay Bank.
B2B card specialist Clara gains $30m in Series A funding
The Mexico-based company is planning expansion in Latin America, starting with Brazil.
Belfius Bank adopts OpenSpan’s Mobile Security Suite to protect mobile customers from cybercrime
As cybercrime activity increases steeply, the Belgian bank has extended its relationship with the US specialist.
Experience-driven banking: experience enablers
A strategic choice whether you become a platform to enable experiences or you own experiences.
Webinar: Fintech at SaaS speed – navigating the scale and security challenge
The latest trends and techniques in SaaS security and the importance of a successful app protection strategy.
FinovateFall Supplement: be part of one of the biggest fintech events of the year
The perfect platform for your organisation to deliver a strong message to engaged fintech professionals.
Dear Luc: Does my fintech firm need ex-bankers to succeed?
This week our writer wonders if they should really be hiring ex-bankers for their executive committee.
Mission Lane acquires Honeydue to launch new debit card product
Honeydue has over 500,000 registered users in six countries and in three languages.
SoftBank pours $250 million into banking tech start-up Zeta
This Series C investment values the banking tech vendor Zeta at $1.45 billion.
HSBC follows China’s stance in rejecting cryptocurrencies: Reuters
In an interview with Reuters, HSBC’s CEO echoed China’s anti-Bitcoin and pro-CBDCs stance.
Freedom of choice to build your dream bank
Digital core is not just a survival kit, it’s a silver bullet to help banks to compete and win.
Video: Infosys Finacle on adapting to business model innovation
We talk about how traditional banking models have become disrupted, and how consumer demands need new experiences
Customers Bank plans blockchain-based payments with Tassat
US-based Customers Bank aims to tokenise USD payments with Tassat’s tech.
Catch up in the cloud – regulatory reaction to COVID-19
What are the regulators doing to keep track with the acceleration of digital in banking?
Fintech funding deals globally 17-23 May 2021
Featuring Trade Republic, Pine Labs, Figure, DailyPay, and Sunbit.
Webinar: AI – the future of content management in financial services
Learn hows, whys, and wherefores when it comes to the effective deployment of AI in your organisation.
Figure Technologies raises $200 million to reach $3.2 billion valuation
Figure uses Provenance, a public, open source, permissionless, decentralised blockchain.
Emerging innovations that will define the future of payments
Exploring how the payments industry is moving towards a seamless, transparent and instant future.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 20 May 2021
The FinTech Futures weekly round-up of the industry’s top stories and happenings from across the globe.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 11 | Introducing inclusivity
James Herbert, founder and CEO of Hastee, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
ICYMI funding round-up: OptioPay, Payslip, Mamo, Telda, StudentFinance, Algbra
An ‘In Case You Missed It’ (ICYMI) list of funding picks.
US Century Bank picks NCR digital banking platform
$1.4 billion-asset bank impressed by “consistent” look and feel.
Wintersmith
A lot of businesses & software projects aim to be Disney princesses but end up as “a bit of a Frankenstein”.
Amount raises $99m Series D to reach unicorn status
US fintech counts HSBC, TD Bank, and Barclays among its customers.
HSBC launches multi-currency business wallet to rival fintech providers
HSBC says businesses can “pay like a local”.
Planning your payments for infrastructure modernisation
Preparing to modernise your payments infrastructure is similar to building a travel itinerary for a trip.
Executive checklist: Hybrid cloud infrastructure for payments
Questions to consider as you evaluate a hybrid cloud implementation.
Analyst paper: Payments modernisation in retail banking
Re-evaluating current infrastructure and payments capabilities at banks has become necessary.
Treasury Prime raises $20m in Series B cash to fuel BaaS expansion
The firm anticipates a rise in demand for its services in 2021.
Video: pick of the week – Bahrain to pilot digital currency; Facebook shifts crypto venture to US
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Silicon Valley Bank inks payments processing deal with Modern Treasury
Agreement will provide processing for SVB’s clients.
US Bank and Plaid sign API integration deal
US Bank customers will use Plaid APIs to connect to third party services.
Design as a strategic superpower in banking
Design-led change is a collaborative process in which personal relations are a key driver.
ICYMI funding round-up: Mavience, VitraCash, KogoPay & more
We round up another selection of deals you may have missed.
Dear Luc: Should I offer multi-currency accounts to cover post-pandemic travel?
As the world opens up, our writer asks if multi-currency accounts are a necessity, and how to offer them.
Six steps to slash digital banking go-to-market time
We use the FinTech Insights platform to investigate how banks can reduce their time-to-market.
And then we came to the end
Is the time upon us to really address organisational dysfunction?
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 10 | Too cool for school
Riten Gohil, partner and co-founder at Sphonic, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
