Europe battles on with digital tax plans despite US walk out
Almost 140 countries are part of the talks to bring in a digital tax.
FinTech
Santander gets US challenger bank Upgrade to unicorn status
The San Francisco-based challenger has landed a $40 million Series D.
Credit Sesame acquires Canadian challenger Stack for international expansion
The US loans company is absorbing all Stack employees.
Friends in low places
If you want something done in a bank you don’t need friends in high places. You need friends in low places.
Five steps that will change reconciliation forever
What does the future of reconciliation look like?
Fintech start-up Synapse cuts 50% of full-time staff
It also signalled its intention to move more of its workforce to Texas.
RBC-backed start-up Mydoh launches banking offering for kids
The app and smart card launched more than two weeks ago.
IBM returns to M&A market with cloud acquisition
The acquisition is IBM’s first since its $34bn buyout of Red Hat in 2018.
What does survival of the fittest mean for fintechs in a post-COVID-19 world?
COVID-19 has already led to a shift in mindset for many businesses.
Canadian and Taiwanese regulators sign fintech sandbox agreement
The regulators will build a “referral mechanism” between their fintech sandboxes.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 12 June 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Stripe adds Bacs Direct Debit to compete with UK rivals
Stripe will directly compete with UK home market player GoCardless.
Chargeback raises $6.6m in Series A funding
The round was led by Fintop Capital and Next Frontier Capital.
Banking Technology June 2020 issue out now
Real-time payments and fraud: balancing customer relationships and security.
M1 Finance raises $33m in Series B funding
Left Lane Capital led the new round, brining M1’s total raised to $55m.
Tell it cos it’s a good story
Why do all these dreamers and makers and poets work in banking transformation?
Video: Coforge – harnessing emerging tech and deep domain expertise in financial services
Digital services, intelligent automation, data & analytics, cloud & infrastructure – engage with the emerging!
Banking Circle helps Amazon sellers avoid international fees in US
Sellers can avoid the 3.9% international transaction fee.
Halal fintech Wahed lands $25m from Saudi Aramco’s venture arm
The Islamic finance industry is set to grow to $3.8tn by 2022.
Managing compliance in an age of innovation
Dell Technologies and World Wide Technology discuss the technology challenges facing FIs.
Developing industry-wide standards on DLT security will lead to wider adoption
To develop industry standards, four things need to happen.
US and French regulators team up to ease fintech market entry
Both regions want to boost their statuses as financial technology hubs.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 05 June 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
OakNorth partners with major US lender PNC Bank
The bank is using OakNorth’s COVID Vulnerability Rating (CVR) framework.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Varo raises $241m Series D with new investor Gallatin Point Capital
To date, the fintech has raised $419.4 million.
Libra’s Second Wind
Some say slow progress of blockchain adoption is not just because of regulatory hurdles.
On getting a job, but finding love. Every bloody time.
I don’t know how to not care.
Nubank soars ahead with 25m customers
In Q1 of 2020, Nubank acquired 42,000 users each day.
Tink lands second strategic investment from PayPal
As part of the deal Tink will cover all countries in EEA for PayPal.
Appway raises $37 million in equity funding from Summit Partners
Lifecycle management firm secures first external capital raise.
E-book: The inevitable collision of identity proofing & authentication
How to achieve end-to-end identity verification and authentication in today’s digital world.
Financial text message platform Stackin’ lands $12.6m
The fintech says it has more than one million subscribers in just one year.
Transact Bank partners with telehealth start-up Hopdoc
Transact Bank’s parent company Transact Pro will facilitate the payments.
Locked out of Europe: fintechs holding the key to financial inclusion of refugees
Fintechs could, in principle, fill the void left by the large incumbents.
Webinar: How financial services firms are preparing for the new normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a sudden shift from physical to digital.
Facebook attempts to address concerns expressed by regulators on the original proposal
The tax problems with this proposal identified in our client briefing on Libra 1.0 remain unresolved.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 29 May 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Old habits die hard: are you thinking long-term for the good of everyone?
Is it all just reactionary, rather than calmly taking a longer-term view?
Introducing FinTech Features – showcasing the best in fintech on 30 June
A new digital platform for the financial services professionals to learn about the latest technologies and solutions.
