New fintech start-up in the US for homeowners – Saivy
Saivy’s mobile app is in development and the start-up is currently accepting subscribers to its waitlist.
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Canada’s TouchBistro bags $110m in growth funding
TouchBistro offers a tablet-based point of sale (POS) system and payments solution for restaurants.
Tech-enabled financial literacy has the potential to usher in a new era of prosperity for Americans
Harnessing technology can help create an inclusive and approachable culture around money.
Cartoon: Slow cooking
This new cartoon illustrates how start-ups shifting to venture debt as a model to raise cash are storing up trouble.
The innovation failure
Understanding why innovation fails helps us innovate in a way to minimise the risk of failure.
Women in fintech drive the lending industry’s digital transformation
As banking goes increasingly digital, many women fintech leaders are in the vanguard of this evolution.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2022 issue out now
Cover story: TAKING THE LEAD – Women are inspiring fintech teams.
Coremont names Balaji Krishnamurthy as new CTO
Krishnamurthy most recently served as a managing director at JP Morgan Chase.
eToro snaps up portfolio management platform Bullsheet
Bullsheet helps eToro users keep track of stocks and analyse the risk and diversification of their portfolio.
Is payroll technology the future of fintech?
Employees want the freedom to get paid anytime, anywhere, and payroll tech has stepped in to help.
Infographic: Banks look to risk orchestration technology to combat rising threat of fraud
Brought to you by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 28 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
In conversation with Antony Jenkins, founder and CEO of 10x Banking
FinTech Futures columnist Dave Wallace shares three key take-aways from his recent chat with Antony Jenkins.
Report: Customer journey analytics and management in financial services
The key to delivering seamless, differentiated customer experience.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Paytrix and Vixtra
This week’s round-up includes two start-ups – London-based Paytrix and Brazil’s Vixtra.
North America fintech funding round-up: Cinchy, Lama AI, Kudos and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from North America.
Financial super-app Curve partners Salt Edge for open banking compliance
The partnership will enable the app’s 4m users across Europe to continue to make the most of open banking.
FinTech Futures Jobs: This is why remote work makes imposter syndrome worse
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
Bilt Rewards bags $150m funding at $1.5bn valuation
The start-up is aiming to expand its loyalty programme and credit card offering for US renters.
Actions not words
It’s fitting that this year’s theme for Black History Month is “Time for change: actions not words”.
Africa’s Cellulant partners Mastercard for online e-commerce payments
Cellulant’s customers can now pay online wherever Mastercard is accepted via the Tingg wallet.
B2B paytech Finexio secures $35m Series B at $100m valuation
The oversubscribed round was co-led by Mendon Venture Partners and National Bank Holdings Corporation.
SMB lender Kapitus taps Mambu for its cloud banking platform
The firm will leverage Mambu’s low-code lending engine to power new financing products.
WeTravel raises $27m in Series B funding to boost fintech product development
WeTravel plans to accelerate the development of its travel-specific fintech solutions.
Open API maturity is slowing due to a lack of industry standardisation
Common business standards are required to enable interoperability of APIs across the financial services sector.
Cartoon: Fear gauge
A new cartoon illustrating how uncertainty in the stock market is making companies hesitant about going public.
Why you should care about your organisation’s ESG materiality assessment
Materiality assessments help firms identify ESG priorities and improve the design of their comms campaigns.
Addressing the digital skills gap in financial services and accounting
The finance industry must address the skills gaps among its employees sooner rather than later.
Wells Fargo partners Google Cloud for AI virtual assistant, Fargo
Fargo will leverage Google Cloud’s conversational AI platform Dialogflow to offer personalised banking tips.
Delta National Bank & Trust taps Finastra for digital banking infrastructure upgrade
The firm will utilise Finastra’s Fusion Essence and Fusion Payments To Go solutions.
FIS names current president Stephanie Ferris as new CEO, replacing Gary Norcross
Ferris will take on the joint role of president and CEO at the firm from 1 January 2023.
US fintech start-up Banyan lands $43m Series A
The Series A round is made up of $28 million in equity and $15 million in venture debt.
How financial services firms can grow through their digital infrastructure
For FIs, digital infrastructure is broken down into three components: the digital core, the ecosystem, and the edge.
Public Key Infrastructure management: removing complexities with PKI-as-a-Service
The benefits and what needs to be considered by FIs when adopting cloud-based PKI-as-a-Service (PKIaaS).
FinTech Futures Jobs: The qualifications you need to land a £100k salary
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 21 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ordo, Plum, Maplerad and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Is core banking easy?
It’s now much more possible for banks to create innovative new products.
US fintech Achieve bags $225m debt facility
The facility has been provided by O’Connor Capital Solutions and a “multi-trillion-dollar asset manager”.
Table bookings now open for Banking Tech Awards 2022
The awards gala will take place at the fabulous Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on 1 December 2022.
