FinWise Bank taps Finastra for core banking solution
FinWise says it selected Finastra to propel its banking business and build on its fintech partnership lending programme.
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Coastal Community Bank hires Barb MacLean as head of tech
MacLean brings to the role more than two decades of experience, having spent over 21 years at Celero Solutions.
Splitit and Worldline ink North American BNPL deal
Initially, Worldline plans on integrating Splitit into its North American processing platform before expanding into other geographies.
Ethereum-focused Aztec Network lands $100m Series B
The Series B was led by a16z crypto and saw participation from A Capital, King River, Variant, and others.
Monex Europe hires Tim Philip as global operations director
Prior to joining Monex, Philip spent seven years as global chief operating officer at fintech firm Salary Finance.
eBook: The gap in financial services and customer service innovation
There is a major gap between customer satisfaction perception by financial organisations and the reality.
Webinar: Digital lending 2.0 – fulfilling new customer expectations through technology
Rocket Mortgage, Five Star, Salesforce discuss how technology can help address the challenges lenders face.
Webinar: Achieving service excellence with Salesforce for retail banking – UMB Bank use case
UMB Bank shares its experience of migrating to Salesforce and the impressive results.
eBook: Financial services – embracing a new service model for the digital world
Customer service transformation in the digital world is accelerating – here’s what it means for banks and FIs.
White paper: How mortgage-as-a-service levels the playing field for minority and first-time homeowners
How industry leaders leverage mortgage-as-a-service to increase minority and first-time homeownership.
Wells Fargo fined $3.7bn for loan, mortgage and deposit mismanagement
Wells Fargo must pay more than $2bn in redress to 16 million affected consumers and a $1.7bn civil penalty.
Mechanics Cooperative Bank selects Finastra’s Payments To Go solution
The bank is expanding its partnership with Finastra to introduce new business payments services.
Workday appoints Sequoia Capital’s Carl Eschenbach as co-CEO
After January 2024, it is expected that Eschenbach will take up sole CEO responsibilities.
Crypto exchange Binance.US to acquire Voyager assets in $1bn deal
Voyager says the bid “sets a clear path forward” for customer funds to be unlocked “as soon as possible”.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
LSEG looks to boost post trade offering with Acadia acquisition
The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions for LSEG this year.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 20 | 2022 in review
In the final episode of the year, we take a look at some of the biggest fintech trends of 2022.
Webinar: From intuition to intelligence – fraud trends every risk leader must know for 2023
Learn how data can reveal prevalent fraud trends and inform fraud prevention and risk management strategies.
Canada’s Plooto secures $20m Series B funding to fuel growth
The start-up offers accounts payable and accounts receivable automation software for SMBs.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 16 December 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
CWB expands Brim Financial partnership with new business credit card offering
Customers will have access to Brim’s full suite of product capabilities powered by the fintech’s tech platform.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Paper.id, Opensee, Nilus and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
ConnexPay hires payments “titan” Blair Jeffery as COO
Jeffery will lead the company’s core strategic and operational teams.
Visa to invest $1bn in Africa to boost digital transformation
Visa says the move will enable “greater access” to digital payments in the region.
Paytechs NMI and Shift4 make acquisitions to boost offerings
NMI has acquired Agreement Express’ payments solutions while Shift4 has bought Online Payments Group.
Banking Technology Magazine Dec 2022 / Jan 2023 issue out now
Cover story: THE BEST OF BANKING TECH – Winners and pictures from an amazing night.
Dataiku bags $200m Series F funding at $3.7bn valuation
The new investment brings Dataiku’s total capital raised to date to approximately $600 million.
MICT completes acquisition of African agri-fintech firm Tingo
MICT owns “100% of the operating business and assets” of Tingo after snapping up Tingo Mobile.
Trovata partners JP Morgan for corporate liquidity solution
Trovata will host JP Morgan Asset Management’s Morgan Money investing application.
Circle scraps proposed SPAC deal with Concord
Termination of the merger was approved by the board of directors of both Concord and Circle.
Canadian fintech Koho taps Duco for data reconciliation platform
Duco’s platform will allow Koho to cut costs, improve data quality and lower its operational and audit risk.
Accounting automation platform Vic.ai bags $52m Series C funding
With the new funding, Vic.ai plans to introduce a host of new features on its platform.
Thoma Bravo to acquire Coupa Software for $8bn
Coupa says the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023.
Microsoft buys 4% stake in LSEG, pair to develop data analytics solutions
LSEG has also committed to a $2.8bn cloud-related spend with Microsoft over the life of the 10-year agreement.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 19 | Canada’s evolving banking landscape
In this episode, we’re joined by Amreen Sodhi, head of digital product, payments and loyalty at Scotiabank.
US paytech Cantaloupe buys Three Square Market for $41m
The acquisition was funded with 90% cash and 10% stock.
TreviPay to acquire fellow US paytech Apruve for undisclosed sum
With the acquisition, TreviPay plans to expand its B2B payments network.
Banking Tech Awards USA will be returning for a second year
Nominations for the 2023 awards are now open.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 9 December 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
The Independent BankersBank in tech overhaul with Jack Henry
Texas-based TIB is moving from a proprietary 20-year-old core to a fully outsourced tech model.
