Managers of Wealth Fintech

SoftServe Opens New Office in Dubai

New office part of company’s Middle East go-to-market strategy, will support clients in retail, financial services, and energy sectors

ila Bank accelerates customer onboarding using the national eKYC platform

ila introduces a further simplified digital onboarding process, now requiring only one ID and a selfie, made possible by the Country's central eKYC platform and progressive digital infrastructure

Snoop raises £15 million to fund international expansion

The latest funding comes off the back of a recent £10 million crowdfund round in December and brings the total raised by the startup to £34 million.

Klarna makes third acquisition

Stockholm-based APPRL has been added to Klarna’s growing social shopping and retail marketing repertoire.

Lloyds and Mastercard aim to take A2A payments mainstream

Initial interest in PayFrom Bank is coming from charities for online donations and wallet funding use cases such as investment accounts.

Barclaycard rolls out cashback programme

Cardholders can also have their cashback redeemed back to their Barclaycard, trade up for an e-voucher, or donate to a chosen charity.

Solarisbank raises EUR190m; buys Contis

The firm recently migrated its full tech stack to the AWS cloud and moved all partners to its entirely self-developed core banking system.

Optima bank goes live with the digital banking platform and “integration layer”

Optima bank was launched on July 31, 2019

Cellulant Gets Approval from Bank of Tanzania to Become a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP)

This approval makes Cellulant one of the top Payment Solution Service Providers (PSSP) in Tanzania endorsed by the BOT to provide digital payments solutions across the nation.

Ecobank Group and Microsoft Upskill Africa's Small and Medium Enterprises to Succeed in a Digital Economy

This training will provide SMEs digital skills and knowledge to succeed in today’s digital world.

Aussie 'non-bank' WTHL raises $3m

WLTH will use the raised capital to fast track the growth of its proprietary fintech platforms, ahead of the upcoming launches of its business payments platform and loyalty program ‘WLTH + Loyalty’, as well as make key hires to bolster its wor

Starling chief Boden bristles with confidence as bank pulls away from fintech pack

Starling CEO Anne Boden says the fledgeling bank is pulling away from its loss-making fintech peers as revenues soared by 600% to nearly £97.6 million in the 16 months to March 2021.

Nationwide utilises Open Banking technology to help debt-distressed customers

In the same vein, OpenWrks is also working with expert advisors at the Money and Pensions Service to visualise customers’ income and expenditure data - leading to more personalised and relevant advice.

Santander begins roll out new cash management platform with Infosys Finacle

The first release of the platform, which is currently in pilot, provides customers with access to view liquidity held globally.

Revolut moves into travel sector

As an added incentive, Revolut has set aside £70 million to offer users 10% cashback on all holiday accommodation booked through its app.

State Farm Selects intelliflo

The platform will also deliver efficiencies for agents achieved through data-driven integrations and automated digital workflows.

WealthKernel unveils new API to help customers launch junior ISAs

The new API will enable customers to seamlessly launch JISAs for their users, eliminating the need to build the infrastructure in-house and accelerating the speed at which they can deploy new products.

Caceis Goes Live with Retail and Institutional SRD II Solution from Broadridge

SRD II proxy voting and disclosure solution from Broadridge has enabled Caceis to meet regulatory obligations and advance shareholder democracy

Nairobi Ranked Number One FinTech City in Africa, 37th Globally

As the world grappled with COVID-19 in 2020, governments urged their citizens to embrace online transactions

US banks ramp up spending on talent and technology

Costs at largest US lenders jumped 10% in most recent quarter as industry fends off competition

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