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US real estate investing platform PeerStreet files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The petition was filed on 26 June and the final hearing on the case is expected on 28 July.
BBVA to hire over 2,600 technology experts in 2023
Of the amount foreseen for 2023, the bank says 1,200 professionals have already joined this year.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Flatpay, Maza, Fennech & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 30 June 2023
Featuring Orange Bank, Visa, Pismo, Robinhood, and more.
Risk and compliance fintech Unit21 bags $45m Series C
The company says the funding has fueled the growth of its Fintech Fraud DAO consortium, launched last fall.
Capital Union Bank taps Avaloq for new online banking platform
The bank’s CEO says Avaloq’s solution will enable its clients to have “even more control over their assets”.
Visa to acquire payments and banking platform Pismo for $1bn
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the end of this year.
Socure snaps up ID verification start-up Berbix for $70m
Socure has integrated Berbix’s tech to launch its new predictive document verification solution, DocV 3.0.
State Employees Credit Union taps Apiture for digital banking upgrade
The credit union will utilise Apiture’s Consumer Banking and Business Banking solutions.
Sardine forms industry consortium to help tackle payment fraud
Founding members include Chesapeake Bank, Visa, Airbase, Blockchain.com, Alloy Labs Alliance, iLex, and Novo.
Robinhood reportedly laying off 7% of staff in fresh round of job cuts
The news marks Robinhood’s third round of layoffs since April 2022.
Video: FinTech B2B Marketing at Money20/20 Europe – Top tips for your fintech marketing strategies
FinTech Futures speaks with Payal Raina, Founder of FinTech B2B Marketing.
US fintech Ramp buys AI customer support platform Cohere.io
Cohere.io’s entire team, including CEO Yunyu Lin, will join Ramp as part of the deal.
Goldman Sachs reportedly set to lay off 125 managing directors worldwide
Sources tell Bloomberg that the layoffs are currently ongoing as the bank looks to cut costs.
Star One Credit Union taps Tyfone to implement instant payment solution
The solution is certified for FedNowSM, the Federal Reserve’s new instant payment offering launching in July 2023.
JP Morgan Chase appoints new chief data and analytics officer
Heitsenrether will be responsible for leading the adoption of AI across the bank’s operations.
PE firm Flexpoint Ford acquires loan origination fintech Baker Hill
The transaction is expected to close soon following customary regulatory approvals.
Robinhood snaps up credit card platform X1 for $95m
The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 23 June 2023
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: Mypinpad, Navadhan, TransBnk & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
US paytech Fortis expands into Canada, acquires SmartPay
The move marks Fortis’ first expansion outside the United States.
Google Cloud launches AI-powered AML offering for financial institutions
Google Cloud claims its AML AI solution helps increase risk detection and lower operational cost.
Visa names Chris Suh as new chief financial officer
Suh replaces longstanding Visa CFO Vasant Prabhu, who is set to retire on 30 September.
Video: SmartStream at Money20/20 Europe – Streamlining data reconciliation with AI
SmartStream’s Jethro MacDonald discusses how SmartStream Air turns messy data into usable data.
ACI Worldwide launches Instant Pay solution for European merchants
Merchants using Instant Pay will be able to accept instant online, mobile and in-store payments.
Cartoon: Rules of the road
A new cartoon illustrating the enforcement approach that US regulators are taking with the crypto industry.
Video: Loqate at FinovateSpring 2023 – Powering global address verification
Loqate’s Justin Duling discusses how the firm’s address verification solution helps customers boost conversion rates.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 10 | Collaboration and transformation
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Simon Boonen, fintech partnership lead at ING.
SVB Financial Group agrees sale of its investment banking business, SVB Securities
The bidding group is led by Jeff Leerink, SVB Securities’ CEO and founder.
Colombia’s central bank taps Ripple to test blockchain use cases
The central bank plans to test Ripple’s CBDC platform in a controlled environment.
Citi TTS taps Pismo to strengthen demand deposit account solutions
Citi will initially deploy Pismo’s cloud-based core solutions in the US market.
US risk intelligence firm Blackbird.AI lands $20m Series B
Blackbird.AI helps organisations detect and respond to threats that can cause reputational and financial harm.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kanastra, Majority & Cloudbankin
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Digital banking tech provider Backbase acquires wealthtech Nucoro
Nucoro’s offering will be incorporated into the Backbase Engagement Banking platform.
Payments Canada further delays launch of real-time payment system
During the next three months, Payments Canada will review the risks identified in the delivery of the Real-Time Rail.
US fintech start-up Paro lands $25m Series C funding
With the latest funding, Paro has raised $67 million to date.
Wealthtech OneVest secures CA$17m in Series A funding
It will use the funding to accelerate growth, expand into the US market, and to expand its team.
FIA Tech raises additional $25.4m in funding round
The fresh funding brings its total capital raised to almost $70 million.
Report: The case for open source database software in finance – key drivers and strategies for adoption
Dispelling the myths and looking at the business benefits and cost savings of moving to open source.
