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What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 9 | Keeping up with the Coredashians
EngKok Chong, chief digital officer at Infopro, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
ICYMI funding round-up: Percent, Till Financial, Plooto, Nelo & more
More weekly funding deals which may have flown under your radar.
Deel hits unicorn status with $156m Series C funding round
The global payroll solution is now valued at $1.25 billion.
Meet Leo: Gen Alpha
Leo is ahead of many banks when it comes to cloud technology.
Webinar: Digital identity verification – reducing friction in online account opening
Hear industry experts discuss digital identity verification and the secret to digital account opening success.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Santander, Starling & more
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in video format, weekly.
PayPal to avoid Chinese competition with new cross-border wallet
US giant aims to create a bridge into China with its new service.
Square goes on hiring spree ahead of new banking product launches
Square is “building a suite of new financial products”.
The meeting about the meeting
One of my favourite things to do is regularly assess whether we can cancel standing meetings.
Welcome Tech raises $35m in Series B funding round
The money will go towards expanding Welcome Tech’s portfolio of financial services.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 4 | Funding
This week’s #itsamatterofcomms vlog features Hannah Forbes, founder of The Funding Crowd.
Digital Asset lands $120 million in Series D funding round
Digital Asset will use the money to grow its team by 50% this year and enhance its product portfolio.
Identity verification firm Veriff raises $69m in Series B funding round
Estonian identity firm plans to use cash to expand in the US.
Signifyd raises $205m in Series E featuring FIS
Antifraud firm calls 2020 a landmark year in its history.
Accelerating asset management digitisation with cloud solutions
During this period of uncertainty, AMs have been forced to accelerate their digital transformation projects.
Fintech funding deals globally 12-18 April 2021
Featuring Clearcover, Razorpay, The Zebra, Netstars, and Fintern.
UK challenger Starling lands £50m investment from Goldman Sachs
Starling now claiming to hold a 6% share of the UK SME banking market.
Digital transformation can boost minority homeowners
Digital transformation in the mortgage industry have the potential to reverse decades of bias in home ownership.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 16 April 2021
To stories from across the fintech world, featuring Coinbase, Pine Labs, Ozon and more.
ICYMI funding round-up: Cardlay, Revix, Numidia, Payable & more
A round-up of the funding you may have missed this week.
Better.com’s CPO accused of bullying days after $500m SoftBank investment
The CPO joined Better in 2017 from Goldman Sachs.
Coinbase IPO values hits $99.6bn valuation with shares up 52% on debut
Shares closed below $330, up a lesser 32%.
LA fintech Ensemble is helping divorced parents navigate their kids’ finances
App features range from organising one-off expenses, to saving for college tuition.
Blockchain firm ConSensys raises $65m from major banks
ConSensys raises cash following company restructure.
Not your baby
Mind your step. See the line, don’t cross it and remember not to start a fight you don’t have a stomach for.
Fair CMO Toni Harrison: Oppressors can’t be the underbanked’s saviours
Instead of shrinking, the racial wealth gap has only continued to swell and expand.
Top five tips as your fintech company explores European expansion
US fintech companies recognise the potential buying power of the European Union’s 550 million people.
Fintech funding deals globally 5-11 April 2021
Featuring CRED, OneStream Software, Loopio, Patreon, and Ramp.
Data-driven design thinking helps banks drive revenue
Clients, who benefit from superior digital experiences, will be happier, too. It’s a win-win.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 9 April 2021
Featuring Clubhouse, Stripe, Harlem Capital, Paymob, and WorldRemit founder.
ICYMI funding round-up: FinanZero, Hala, Spoko, Cornerstone & more
Another week and another slew of funding rounds.
Real connections in a virtual world: Dock Digital
Interview with FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan about Dock, the unique roundtable experience.
Acorns bags second acquisition of 2021 with AI start-up Pillar
Pillar helps students manage loan debt.
IDS to acquire White Clarke Group in multi-asset class merger deal
The combined firm will serve more than 300 companies.
The future of the smartphone
I’m just saying that we have to dream big to bring about disruptive change that benefits everyone.
Raising the curtain on embedded finance: the next wave of fintech is here
Embedded finance brings an entirely new set of players targeting specific segments into finserv.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 8 | Bank branches amid COVID-19
Leena Iyar, chief branding officer at Moxtra, joins us on this latest episode.
Plaid announces $425m Series D with three new investors
“Mobile banking is no longer the realm of start-ups”.
Harlem Capital raises $134 million for its second fund
Harlem Capital Partners Venture Fund II was oversubscribed from its target of $100m.
