Singapore fintech Nium acquires B2B travel payments firm Ixaris
The transaction is expected to close early in the third quarter of 2021.
FinTech
Payfare expands leadership team with new CTO and CPO
Kamran Haidari joins as CTO and Braulio Lam will lead product innovation as CPO.
D&I: How to go from words to action
Three main learnings, applicable for any fintech planning to formulate a D&I strategy.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Standard Chartered, PayPal and Trulioo
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Trulioo raises $394m in TCV-led Series D funding round
The identity verification firm has now raised $474m in total.
Klarna sways towards US over UK for stock market listing
Klarna boss Sebastian Siemiatkowski says: “It’s more likely that Klarna will list in the US.”
Irish start-up Wayflyer raises $76m in Series A funding round
Funds from the raise will be used to support Wayflyer’s product development and international expansion.
Fintech start-up Capchase plans European expansion after $125m funding round
The US-based service is available in the UK and Spain and expects to launch in more European countries soon.
Fintech funding deals globally 31 May – 6 June 2021
Featuring Wefox, Bought by Many, Chipper Cash, YieldStreet, and Kushki.
Circle raises $440m in financing to drive expansion
The company claims the funds will allow it to meet “significant global demand”.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three companies actively hiring right now
Exciting vacancies at MSCI, Finastra and Checkout.com. Apply today!
Interview: Jason Blick, EQIBank – is DeFi the future of finance?
EQIBank brings together traditional and crypto finance; EQIFi is launching decentralised finance (DeFi) products.
ICYMI funding round-up: Airtm, Cushon, Stake, Clim8, Nordigen & ikigai
A quick summary of this week’s smaller funding rounds.
United Fintech hires 14-year Goldman veteran to lead North American expansion
Mark Lawrence joins the scale-up to grow its business in the US and beyond.
BankingTech Awards 2021 – call for judges
An unrivalled opportunity to be on the forefront of fintech and banking tech innovation and gain exclusive insights.
The heart of the matter: customer-centric look at fintech
So much of what we conceive, discuss and celebrate is about tech. How often do we talk about actual customers?
Case study: Driving outcomes and getting value from production when security is paramount
Modulr uses the full Tyk API Management platform to securely and seamlessly form a layer in front of the Modulr API.
Humans are messy things
Allow humans to be human and expect them to do the same for each other. And no, it’s not easy.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – HSBC, Klarna & Tandem
Top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Fintech funding deals globally 24-30 May 2021
Featuring Circle, Forter, Zeta, PaySend, and Agicap.
Goldman Sachs leads $45m funding round in auto finance specialist MotoRefi
Funding follows strong growth over the last twelve months for US-based company.
Leveling the banking playing field for the masses
Banks should stop making assumptions about what different market segments of banked and underbanked need.
Acorns heads for public listing with valuation of $2.2 billion
The US consumer finance subscription service is expected to have a valuation of $2.2 billion.
Banking Technology June 2021 issue out now
The only one in the room: why diversity among executives is still a problem
Cybersecurity: doing better, together
Together, we can push each other further and improve the whole industry’s resilience and defences.
Trading floor: overcoming the dangers of personal mobile devices
There is now an immediate requirement for proper enforcement tools and the first line of defence.
Put your brand at the heart of Sibos 2021
Discover marketing and editorial opportunities with our new Sibos Content Hub.
ICYMI funding round-up: Accelex, Pento, Fraudio, Curve & more
With the ever fast-paced nature of the fintech world, it’s easy to let announcements slip by from time to time.
Forter raises $300m in Series F to invest in fraud prevention tech
New York-based firm has raised $525 million in total since 2013 and is now valued at $3 billion.
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.
Klarna shuts app down after users report being logged into random accounts
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski: the glitch is “sad and frustrating”.
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.
AccessFintech hires Thought Machine’s Bujakowski as new CFO
New York fintech says new hire will support growth of its platform.
The fallacy of compromise
In life, love and business: give it your all, fight, compromise but, whatever you do, know what you are getting into.
Video: pick of the week – “smishing” tech scam arrests; Figure Technologies raises $200m
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
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.
SoftBank pours $250 million into banking tech start-up Zeta
This Series C investment values the banking tech vendor Zeta at $1.45 billion.
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
