FinTech Futures at FinovateSpring 2022
An overview of what the FinTech Futures team got up to during our time at FinovateSpring.
News
UK paytech GPS appoints Jill Docherty as director of global partnerships
Docherty will sit on GPS’ global executive committee overseeing all GPS ecosystem partners.
Video: JP Morgan at FinovateSpring 2022 – The growth of open banking
FinTech Futures chats with Eileen Holcomb of JP Morgan to discuss the growing adoption of open banking.
Video: US Bank at FinovateSpring 2022 – The real-time payments revolution
FinTech Futures chats with Mike Jorgensen of US Bank to discuss real-time payments.
Former Mastercard EVP Kush Saxena appointed as new CEO of PagoNxt Merchant Solutions
Kush Saxena will step into his new role in mid-June.
US-based Payoneer appoints John Caplan as co-CEO
Founded in 2005, Payoneer enables “borderless payments and growth” for digital businesses.
Mambu partners Brim Financial for new digital banking offering
Through the partnership, the firms will deliver a new digital banking platform in North America.
Webinar: How to keep up with the card payments industry upstarts and capitalise on the opportunities
Lessons from neobanks, start-ups and paytechs to exploit these substantial revenue opportunities.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 27 May 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Payments fintech Bolt announces layoffs
The news follows a string of layoffs in the fintech space in recent weeks.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Tranch, Quantifeed, Chekk & Crowd Data Systems
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
North America fintech funding round-up: equipifi, PayEngine & Moves
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across North America.
iCapital expands its platform with Simon Markets acquisition
The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022 pending regulatory approvals.
Capital markets fintech Clear Street lands $165m in Series B funding
The new funding takes the company’s valuation up to $1.7 billion.
Cartoon: Untethered
A new cartoon illustrating the potential economic risks surrounding asset-backed stablecoins.
Video: Wells Fargo at FinovateSpring 2022 – How to achieve digital acceleration
FinTech Futures chats with Madhu Narasimhan of Wells Fargo to discuss approaches to digital transformation.
White paper: Intelligence capabilities for AML and CFT regulatory compliance
Enhancing KYC, AML, CFT and due diligence investigations for finance, banking and compliance sectors with digital intelligence.
Card-issuing platform Marqeta partners Evolve Bank & Trust
Evolve will support the full range of Marqeta’s card programme management capabilities.
Payments infrastructure provider Paddle snaps up ProfitWell for $200m
Paddle will integrate ProfitWell’s financial metrics, as well as its pricing and retention software.
Two US banks tap fintech Chimney to boost customer engagement
New York-based Chimney’s financial calculators help customers make “smarter” financial decisions.
Canadian Tire Bank taps Temenos for digital-first core banking upgrade
Canadian Tire Bank is looking to replace its legacy systems and modernise its operations.
US fintech Caribou lands $115m Series C at $1.1bn valuation
Caribou will use the new funding to invest in its platform, expand its team and develop new products.
Finance super-app M1 deploys Thought Machine’s Vault Core
M1 will deploy Thought Machine’s Vault Core to launch products from one unified, coherent “source of truth”.
BNPL giant Klarna to cut 10% of workforce amid “tumultuous year”
Klarna CEO says he remains “relentlessly optimistic” about the firm’s future.
Payments network TransferMate hits unicorn status after $70m funding
TransferMate will use the funding to expand its teams globally and develop its technology and product offering.
SpotOn bags $300m Series F at $3.6bn valuation
SpotOn has raised $928 million in funding to date.
Allegacy FCU taps enterprise tech provider NCR for data analytics solution
Allegacy FCU says partnership will “make data actionable, unlock predictive insights and drive innovation”.
Agri lender SunStream taps Fiserv for lending operations modernisation
The Minnesota-based lender will move to Fiserv to meet the complex loan servicing needs of its shareholders.
Congratulations to the Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 winners!
Take a look at the 2022 Banking Tech Awards winners
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 20 May 2022
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: CertifID, Bridgecard & Forward
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Finovate Spring 2022: Starling CEO Anne Boden on what big banks can do better
Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden delivered a keynote speech at the Finovate Spring conference in San Francisco.
LSEG to acquire market data solutions provider MayStreet
The acquisition is expected to close in H1 2022.
US fintech Current launches platform API with Plaid as first partner
Current’s platform API enables fintechs to build embedded financial services solutions quickly and easily.
Finovate Spring 2022: The changing landscape of financial services
Digital innovation is one of the key talking points at this year’s conference.
Finbourne Technology hires Robert Byrne as CTO
The appointment follows the company’s recent expansion into North America and APAC.
BaaS start-up Unit raises $100m Series C, reaches $1.2bn valuation
The company intends to use the capital to “make it even easier for companies to launch and succeed”.
Mastercard partners Dreams for sustainable banking solutions
The two firms aim to develop digital banking solutions that will help banks tackle climate change.
Core banking vendor Thought Machine raises $160m Series D
Thought Machine’s valuation has doubled since its Series C in November last year, when it raised $200 million.
Hawaii State FCU taps Lumin Digital to enhance banking services
Hawaii State FCU will go live on Lumin Digital’s platform in June 2022.
