Managers of Wealth Fintech

SimplyBiz unveils online protection hub

‘Advisers have long understood that protection is the cornerstone of robust financial planning’

UK neobank Pennyworth unveils iOS app

An Android version of the app will be made available in early May.

Philippines’ PBCOM goes live with Temenos SaaS

PBCOM offers a broad suite of financial solutions ranging from deposits and corporate, commercial and personal loans, to cash management solutions and investment services.

Sustainable finance app Novus prepares for beta roll out

Novus is a ‘next generation’ banking and lifestyle tool that uses the most advanced technology to generate positive impact from everyday financial activity.

Leading Innovation With A Diversified Payments Ecosystem

These payments teams instead select the right mix and combination of solutions for their needs at that moment, and benefit from the ability to flexibly shift, add and experiment.

Starling Bank completes 3rd quarter as the 2nd most switched-to UK bank

Not bad for a bank that doesn’t offer cash incentives for switching.

Microsoft – tax and currency flatter expectation beating results

Revenue in the Productivity & Business Processes division rose 12% at constant exchange rates to $13.6bn.

Barclays US and Amount launch white label BNPL suite

Barclays US is joining forces with fintech firm Amount to offer merchants a white label point-of-sale buy now, pay later financing service.

What are the opportunities in messenger-based banking?

High street banks are pouring all their digital investments into self-made apps, but what about those which already hold customers’ attention?

South Africa Microfinance Institution Goes Live on Temenos SaaS

Using Temenos Infinity, BFS was able to reimagine the customer experience, designing and building a new lending service within 12 weeks, completing all customer trials and tests, and launching a final product just three months later

Raiffeisenbank Russia rolls out Smart Engines ID scanning tech for customer onboarding

Raiffeisenbank Russia has integrated Smart Engines software for automatic passport recognition. Opening an account in bank branches with Smart ID Engine is now more comfortable with highly precise and fast data extraction.

Remote working - here to stay? Considerations for FinTechs as we navigate the release from lockdown

As borders begin to open up again, FinTechs need to be fully prepared in order to make sure they are compliant with the new immigration changes, enabling their key talent to be in the right place, at the right time.

Robo-advisor StashAway gets $25M Series D led by Sequoia Capital India

Its Series D brings StashAway’s total paid-up capital to about $61.4 million.

BNPL schemes make it easy to spend, but harder to understand the risks

By contrast, the T&Cs of rival Australian provider Zip take just 20 minutes to read and return a clarity score of 92%

Citi partners Mastercard to let firms send funds to consumer debit cards

“In today’s world, consumers expect choice and offering customers a broader mix of payment options can provide a significant competitive advantage.”

Tinkoff launches Russia's first BNPL payment service

Dolyami.ru payments are already available for online shoppers perusing Dinomama.ru and Puma sites

The Case Of Mobile Money In Ghana

But in recent times, incidents of mobile money fraud have increased.

Banco Santander migrates 60% of IT infrastructure to the Cloud

Santander is also using cloud to support the development of its most disruptive payment services with PagoNxt, a new, autonomous cloud-native company the bank has created.

HSBC adds live chat to robo-advice platform

Live chat will be available Monday to Friday from 8am-8pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 9am-5pm.

EU Banking Trade Group Presses The Issue On Instant Payments

The European Payments Council (EPC) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for banks as they integrate new payments technology and other issues

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