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Praksh Pattni of IBM: Bringing fintechs and banks together

Prakash Pattni of IBM: Bringing fintechs and banks together

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IBM’s Cloud for Financial Services takes care of the security and compliance needs for banks and fintechs that want to join forces.  Banks want to...
Money2020 Banks and fintechs urged to avoid the greenwashing trap

Money20/20: Banks and fintechs urged to avoid the greenwashing trap

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Amid extreme weather, record high temperatures and swift ice melt, banks and fintechs are being urged to avoid ‘greenwashing’ and do their bit to...
Money2020 How your series A&B fundraising decisions can affect your exit

Money20/20: How your series A&B fundraising decisions can affect your exit

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Which is better, organic or funded growth? While both have their advantages, funding can accelerate the process, if it’s deployed correctly. In the Money20/20 Europe...
Money2020 Rob Gatto, Paysafe

Money20/20: Rob Gatto, Paysafe

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Rob Gatto, chief revenue officer at Paysafe, discusses the future of payments with FinTech Intel, including how AI could feature and what needs to...
Mone2020 Bheem Adavikolanu, Altimetrik

Money20/20: Bheem Adavikolanu, Altimetrik

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Ahead of Money20/20, FinTech Intel spoke to Bheem Adavikolanu, chief transformation officer at Altimetrik, on digital transformation for financial services, payments and fintech. Can you...
Money2020 How to build a bootstrapped fintech business

Money20/20: How to build a bootstrapped fintech business

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Startups tend to be judged by the amount of funds they raise and the names behind that funding. Based on the last year, fintechs are...
Money2020 What’s in your digital wallet

Money20/20: What’s in your digital wallet?

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Digital wallets are already transforming the way we go about our daily lives. Jumping on the train, boarding a flight, or buying a cappuccino have...
Money2020 Jeff Parker, Marqeta

Money20/20: Jeff Parker, Marqeta

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Jeff Parker, senior vice president and managing director of international at Marqeta, is taking to the stage at Money20/20 Europe today to discuss how...
Banking-as-a-service provider Griffin raises £13.5m

Banking-as-a-service provider Griffin raises £13.5m

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Griffin, a UK-based banking-as-a-service provider, announced today that it has raised $13.5m in a series A funding round. The fresh funds will be used to...
Chargebacks911 appoints two new board members

Chargebacks911 appoints two new board members

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Chargebacks911 announced yesterday the appointments of Guy Harris as its chairman of the board and Eric M Hoffman as president of inter-bank solutions and...
Money2020 Monica Eaton, Chargebacks911

Money20/20: Monica Eaton, Chargebacks911

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At Money20/20 Europe, FinTech Intel caught up with Monica Eaton, founder and chief executive officer of Chargebacks911, to discuss chargebacks, the importance of data to combat...
Money2020 Bringing transition finance to life with data

Money20/20: Bringing transition finance to life with data

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As the climate crisis threat looms ever larger, the McKinsey Global Institute is counting the financial cost of the net-zero transition. Its report estimates that...
SEB Embedded and Enfuce partner to launch card programmes

SEB Embedded and Enfuce partner to launch card programmes

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Sweden-based banking-as-a-service provider SEB Embedded has partnered with Enfuce, a card issuing and processing provider, to launch virtual and physical card programmes for its...
Money2020 - Ravi Adusumilli - Airwallex

Money20/20: Ravi Adusumilli, Airwallex

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Airwallex is expanding at lighting speed. It sustained its $5.5b valuation during its latest funding round last October, and continues to scale, making now...
Money20/20: Caio Costa, PagSeguro

Money20/20: Caio Costa, PagSeguro

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Ahead of Money20/20 Europe, FinTech Intel spoke with Caio Costa, managing director of PagSeguro, which us attending the event, to hear how the payment solutions...

Enabling business: How payments technology will boost the future of business

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As the year has progressed, we’ve seen many of the predictions made at the beginning of 2023 begin to come to fruition. Trends around open...

ekko forms board of advisers to deliver sustainable growth

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Greentech ekko has formed a board of advisers to deliver sustainable growth.  The board features experts in climate change, technology and financial services, including Majda...
VerifyVASP becomes GLEIF validation agent to increase transparency in crypto

VerifyVASP becomes GLEIF validation agent to increase transparency in crypto

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The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has chosen VerifyVASP, a Singapore-based regtech, as a validation agent to increase transparency in crypto.  VerifyVASP can now...
TS Imagine adds to its team in the Asia Pacific

TS Imagine adds to its team in the Asia Pacific

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Trading technology provider TS Imagine has added Stephanie Cheung and An Hoong to its team in the Asia Pacific region.   Cheung joins as sales director....
Kiwi raises £80m to provide underbanked US Latinos with credit

Kiwi raises £80m to provide underbanked US Latinos with credit

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Kiwi, a New York-headquartered credit provider to US Latinos, has closed a $75m credit facility and a $4.5m pre-series A funding round.  The fresh funding...
Bamboo Payment appoints new CEO to lead growth across LATAM

Bamboo Payment appoints new CEO to lead growth across LATAM

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Bamboo Payment, a Uruguay-based fintech, has appointed Francisco León as its new chief executive officer.   León has been tasked with scaling the business to ensure...
Money20/20 announces finalists for climate conscious startups battle

Money20/20 announces finalists for climate conscious startups battle

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Money20/20 has announced the finalists for its pitch battle, Europe’s Got Access, which will showcase the most innovative and eco-conscious climate fintech startups across...
Starling Bank founder Anne Boden steps down as CEO

Starling Bank founder Anne Boden steps down as CEO

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Anne Boden, founder of London, UK-headquartered Starling Bank, is to step aside as chief executive officer on 30 June.  Boden will remain on the board...
The benefits implementing a perpetual know your customer model can bring to banks

The benefits of implementing a perpetual know your customer model

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With the release of the Economic Crime Plan 2, and other measures from the UK government aiming to respond to the evolving financial crime...
Digital banking group Tyme raises US$77m to fuel expansion

Digital banking group Tyme raises US$77m to fuel expansion

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Tyme, a Singapore-headquartered digital banking group, has secured US$77m in a pre-series C funding round.  The funds will be used to expand its operations in...
Austrade selects Encompass to promote global fintech collaboration

Austrade selects Encompass to promote global fintech collaboration

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Austrade, the Australian government’s trade, investment and education promotion agency, has selected Encompass as its envoy to promote global fintech collaboration.  The Australian agency is...
Germany-based insurtech wefox raises $110m

Germany-based insurtech wefox raises $110m

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Germany-based insurtech wefox has raised $110m to strengthen its insurance and distribution business and develop its technology platform.  The series D extension round includes a...
Muse Finance appoints chief operating officer to support growth

Muse Finance appoints chief operating officer to support growth

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UK-based Muse Finance has appointed Julie Ashmore as its new chief operating officer.   Muse Finance provides a range of finance solutions to businesses, including invoice...
N26 adds three executives to its leadership team

N26 adds three executives to its leadership team

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Germany-based digital bank N26 has made three senior executive appointments.   Carine van der Heijden is the new vice president of brand marketing, Kertu-Liina Lehismae is...
UK fintech Frost announces a new broadband switching tool

UK fintech Frost announces a new broadband switching tool

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Personal finance app Frost has added a broadband switching service to its automated provider switching tool, called Save Assist.   The UK-based fintech made the announcement...
Tuum names new chief executive officer

Tuum names new chief executive officer

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Tuum, an Estonia-based banking platform, has announced Myles Bertrand as its new chief executive officer.   In his new role, Bertrand will focus on expanding Tuum’s...
Apple introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone in Australia

Apple introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone in Australia

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Apple has introduced Tap to Pay for iPhone in Australia.  Tap to Pay enables businesses to accept all forms of contactless payments, including Apple Pay,...
Moolahgo enhances its FX offerings with ICE partnership

Moolahgo enhances its FX offerings with ICE partnership

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Moolahgo, a Singapore-based payments provider, has announced a partnership with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to use its consolidated feed, which aggregates cross-asset content from more...
AMLYZE raises $1m in a pre-seed round

AMLYZE raises $1m in a pre-seed round

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Lithuania-based regtech AMLYZE has raised $1m in a pre-seed investment round, led by Practica Capital, with participation from FIRSTPICK.  The funding will be used to...
Zip announces £100m in funding and a $1.5b valuation

Zip announces £100m in funding and a $1.5b valuation

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San Francisco-based procurement platform Zip has raised $100m in a series C funding round, giving it a $1.5b valuation.   The funding round was led by...
Hazeltree appoints new chief product officer

Hazeltree appoints new chief product officer

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Hazeltree, a provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions, has appointed Jeremy Payne as chief product officer to expand its offerings to investment management...
Stratiphy launches investing app

Stratiphy launches investing app

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UK-based investment platform Stratiphy has launched its app on the Apple App Store and Google Play.  The product had amassed a waiting list of 2,500...
M-KOPA raises $255m to improve access to credit in Africa

M-KOPA raises $255m to improve access to credit in Africa

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Kenya-based financing platform M-KOPA has raised $255m in debt and equity capital to fund its expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa.   Standard Bank led and arranged $200m...
UAE’s Ministry of Economy signs MoU with Presight

UAE’s Ministry of Economy signs MoU with Presight

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The UAE’s Ministry of Economy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Presight, a data analytics company, to drive foreign direct investments (FDI) into...
NCR Corporation appoints new chairman and two CEO-designates

NCR appoints new chairman and two CEO-designates

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NCR Corporation, a tech provider to banks, retailers and restaurants, has appointed SilverBox Capital co-founder Joseph Reece as chairman of its board of directors.  The...
RTGS.global appoints chief executive officer and new chair

RTGS.global appoints chief executive officer and new chair

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RTGS.global has appointed Jarrad Hubble as its permanent chief executive officer and Marcus Treacher as its executive chair.  Hubble has been interim chief executive officer...
Tech Nation acquired by FF Group

Tech Nation acquired by FF Group

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Founders Forum Group (FFG), a global community that supports entrepreneurs, has acquired Tech Nation, a network that supports UK tech startups.   Early this year, Tech...
Swissquote chooses NetGuardians to fight financial crime

Swissquote chooses NetGuardians to fight financial crime

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Digital bank Swissquote has chosen NetGuardians to enhance its fraud mitigation and comply with AML requirements.   NetGuardians will use its AI-based solutions to monitor all...
Petal raises $35m to improve access to credit

Petal raises $35m to improve access to credit

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Lendtech Petal has raised $35m in funding and spun off its B2B-focused data infrastructure and analytics subsidiary, Prism Data.  Petal was created to help more...
WhatsApp launches in-app payments for Singapore businesses

WhatsApp launches in-app payments for Singapore businesses

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WhatsApp has partnered with Stripe to allow businesses in Singapore to accept payments directly in its app.  The new feature is built on Stripe Connect,...
US fintech Slash raises $19m

US fintech Slash raises $19m

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Slash, a US fintech built for entrepreneurs, has raised $19m in its seed and series A funding rounds.   The rounds were led by NEA, with...
Microsoft launches Teams payments app for small businesses

Microsoft launches Teams payments app for small businesses

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Businesses in North America can now accept payments over Microsoft Teams.   The new payments app will allow small businesses in the US and Canada to...
Standard Chartered expands its partnership with Tazapay

Standard Chartered expands its partnership with Tazapay

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Standard Chartered has expanded its partnership with Tazapay to improve cross-border payments for businesses.  The organisations have launched a platform that allows global marketplaces and...
Nomo Bank taps Paymentology to improve payments

Nomo Bank taps Paymentology to improve payments

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Nomo Bank has teamed up with Paymentology to enhance its payments service.  Paymentology’s digital payments platform will speed up Nomo’s transaction processing, improve fraud monitoring...
GMEX launches greentech ZERO13

GMEX launches greentech ZERO13

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GMEX Group has launched a climate fintech, ZERO13, to create a cohesive carbon credit ecosystem.  Using AI and blockchain technology, ZERO13 will offer digital issuance,...