SEC threatens suit over Coinbase crypto lending product
Coinbase’s CEO and chief legal officer admonish US markets regulator over lack of clarity.
FinTech
ICYMI funding round-up: TruePay, BankiFi, Aurelia, Jeff & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
Trade surveillance fintech Eventus secures $30m Series B funding
Eventus will use the Series B cash to continue its growth.
Globalisation, crypto and the new cold war
The emergence of blockchain and digital currencies is sparking a new tech battle across the world.
State Street to acquire BBH Investor Services in $3.5bn deal
State Street says the deal will help enhance its investment products and services.
Eat your vegetables
Everyone wants to do the parts of their job they like and avoid the parts they don’t like. But the job is the job.
State Street to set up global cybersecurity unit in Ireland
The 400-strong team will support the company’s global operations.
Expense management platform Jeeves secures $57m Series B funding
The new investment takes the start-up’s valuation up to $500 million.
Cartoon: Barnacles
This new cartoon illustrates a growing trend in the venture capital space.
How can identity security help solve the compliance conundrum?
Evolving tech has led to a growing number of cyber threats for FIs, as well as more compliance requirements.
Railsbank hires Stuart Gregory as new chief product officer
Gregory joins from fintech firm Wise, having previously worked for Paysafe and Visa.
Report: “Fintech vs Fintech”? The rise of digitalisation in banking
FinTech Futures launches its latest report looking into the changing nature of digital technologies in our industry.
Fintech software firm Veritran hits $225m valuation with Trivest investment
Veritran’s enterprise low-code platform facilitates billions of transactions annually.
UK industry body unveils five-year strategy to catch US and Asia
The industrial strategy aims to shore up existing UK successes in order to overtake Asia and the US.
Point raises $46.5 million to build out premium debit card
US challenger aims to create an anti-credit card.
CBDCs are now a reality: digital payments security needs to catch up
The potential benefits of CBDCs will only be realised if consumers trust the technology.
Fintech funding deals globally 30 August – 5 September 2021
Featuring Insurify, Snap Raise, Clicklease, Jeeves and Origin.
CIBC acquires Costco’s Canadian credit card portfolio
CIBC will also become the exclusive issuer of Costco Mastercards in Canada.
It’s time to put our heart back into our ecosystem – and build what matters
Access to financial services is a crucial tool to help our most marginalised citizens escape poverty.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – BillDesk, Banco Inter, OPay & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three amazing jobs to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at BNY Mellon, Checkout.com and Finastra. Apply today!
ICYMI funding round-up: SurePay, Capitalise, FV Bank & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
Databricks hits $38bn valuation with $1.6bn Series H round
Data and AI firm plans to turbocharge adoption of its ‘lakehouse’ data management architecture.
Your financial digital twin
What if you had a digital twin that could manage your money faster and better than you?
White paper: Accelerate financial services innovation
Read this e-book to discover the benefits of Open Source hybrid cloud technologies financial services organisations.
Technical brief: Scalable, actionable anti-money laundering infrastructure
Open source AML solutions offer lower costs, rapid technology evolution, and broad community-based innovation.
Report by 451 Research: The role of AI in automating processes and decisions
451 Research interviewed 593 business and IT leaders and found that 36% are prioritising process automation.
Analyst paper: Improving the customer experience – the top objective for financial innovation
An in-depth look at innovative models that use new technology solutions, data, and AI capabilities.
How do you eat an elephant?
When working on a large or complex project, you should look to break it up and take it one step at a time.
API fintech Alpaca secures $50m in funding
The stock brokerage platform also announced a new crypto offering and a partnership with Plaid.
Sun Life taps AWS as cloud tech provider in digital transformation push
The Canadian firm says the partnership will expedite cloud adoption and boost innovation.
Data availability and disaster recovery: lessons for banks and fintechs
Fintechs and banks should have a foolproof disaster recovery strategy in place to avoid data loss.
Banking Technology September 2021 issue out now
Cover story: expansion plans – how to achieve global growth efficiently.
Fintech funding deals globally 23 August – 29 August 2021
Featuring OPay, Ramp, Zepz, Ekuaibao and Cora.
Blockchain’s potential to change the face of trade finance
Blockchain could be the most effective platform to help digitise trade finance processes.
Mexican fintech Flink lands $57m in Series B round
New investment follows the company’s $12 million Series A round in February.
Risk as an opportunity: fintech’s gold standard
How can fintechs continue to grow while also meeting increasingly stringent regulatory requirements?
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Mastercard, Ramp, PayPal & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
ICYMI funding round-up: Pngme, Recognise Bank, pawaPay, Finexio & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
Flinks receives $103m investment from National Bank of Canada
Growth capital worth $30m will help expand the fintech’s US footprint.
