Digitising trade finance: the next frontier for financial services innovation
The next breakthrough in trade finance is automation driven by data interchange through APIs.
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It’s a matter of comms | Episode 5 | B Corp
This week’s #itsamatterofcomms vlog features Hannah Cox, founder of betternotstop.
Miami neobank Fortú launches with Galileo Financial Technologies
Fortú plans to focus on Latinx communities and their unique needs.
The thing about diversity
We live in highly diverse societies. We work in highly non-diverse industries.
Report: AI – the future of content management in financial services
Our latest deep-dive report focuses on the potentially revolutionary role of AI in banking content management.
Digital challenger Arrow pledges to save Americans $5,000 in five years
Digital challenger pledges to save Americans $5,000 in five years.
FinHealth Spend Report uncovers market opportunities and need for innovation
In 2020 Americans spent more than $300bn in interest and fees across common financial services.
Fintech funding deals globally 26 April – 2 May 2021
Featuring Brex, Paxos, Vena, Greenlight, and Current.
An era of digital trade
Technology creates opportunities to transform existing processes across global supply chains.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 30 April 2021
The FinTech Futures weekly round-up of the industry’s top stories and happenings from across the globe.
Meet Jake: Gen Z crypto enthusiast
Gen Z is already forming an opinion about banks that is not favourable. Have the banks lost the battle for Gen Z?
Video: fintech news pick of the week – HSBC, 11Onze, UK fintech funding & more
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in video format, weekly.
The power of the tribe
In a global village filled with noise and people trying to get a free ride, the tribe is strong, vibrant, unaffected.
Spoil the magic: machine learning in fintech
Nothing in your business should be magic, it’s just nice if it looks like magic to outsiders. We’re talking about machines here.
Dear Luc: I want to offer Apple Pay, how easy is mobile wallet integration?
This week Luc tackles Apple Pay integration for fintechs looking to level up their payments.
Greenlight, Step and Current land “kids banking” industry collective $580m
Greenlight, Current, and Step all began with basic card-based offerings.
Blockchain compliance firm Securrency raises $30m in Series B round
The new injection will help Securrency’s expansion in the UAE and the US.
Brex closes $424m Tiger Global-led round at $7.4bn valuation
“We have all types of businesses now signing up for Brex,” says co-CEO.
BNPL firm Affirm acquires Returnly in $300m deal
More than eight million shoppers have used the online return service.
Clearing start-up Embedded Financial attracts $20m in seed funding
The new firm aims to take a modern approach to clearing.
Mantl closes $40m Series B funding round
The account-opening fintech aims to continue its rapid growth.
Atlanta is increasingly being recognized as a global fintech center
A considerable IT talent pool, business-friendly taxation, an international airport, and lower living costs.
Fintech funding deals globally 19-25 April 2021
Featuring Alan, Deel, Chargebee, Classy, and Tamara.
M&A is driving digital transformation across financial services
There’s one clear winner when it comes to the collaboration of banks and fintechs – the consumer.
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.
