Tagged: banking

July 23, 2022 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Arvest Bank, a community bank with over $26 billion in assets, announced a five-year partnership with Google Cloud to “enable and accelerate its multi-year digital transformation strategy.” The announcement “follows the bank’s partnership with technology leader Thought Machine, and comes on the heels of its… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 4:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BankiFi, an embedded banking solutions provider, announced its expansion into North America with “the launch of BankiFi Americas.” The organization’s growth and expansion into the U.S. market “will support the unique digitization and payment modernization requirements of SMBs, while placing financial institutions at the heart… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Neon, a Brazilian Fintech and digital bank, says it has raised $80 million for its first Credit Rights Investment Fund (FIDC). The credit card investment fund is focused on credit cards. Jamil Marques, CFO of Neon, said this 2nd fundraising by Neon endorses the strength… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mahalo Banking, a CUSO that provides online and mobile banking solutions for credit unions, completed a $20 million funding round this month that was “led by Ohio-based Superior Credit Union, Ky.-based Park Community Credit Union and Del.-based Dover Federal Credit Union.” The additional capital “enables… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apiture, which claims to be a “leading” provider of digital banking solutions, announced the closing of a $29 million fundraising round which was led by Live Oak Bank, with participation from other existing investors. The latest investment round “brings the total funding raised by Apiture… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 11:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After its first monthly operating profit in Q1 FY22, Atom Bank has “delivered three further consecutive quarters of operating profit.” Underlying operating loss “narrowed to £2m – a £34m improvement over the previous year.” Income grew “by over 200%, with costs increasing by just 6%,… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluevine, which claims to be the leading provider of “holistic” banking solutions designed for small businesses, recently announced a new brand identity, “reflecting the company’s next era of its commitment to grow and evolve its services alongside the changing needs of small business owners.” Bluevine’s… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has beaten analyst estimates reporting Q2 2022 earnings per share of $7.73. At the same time, Goldman raised its dividend to $2.50 a share, a whopping 25% increase over previous amount. The price of Goldman shares increased in pre-market trading. David Solomon,… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SAP Fioneer, which claims to be a leading global provider of financial services software solutions and platforms, recently announced the launch of a new vertical product strategy that significantly “reshapes its offering to customers.” Adopting a vertical approach, three platforms will “provide IT solutions tailored… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WebBank recently announced that it has committed to invest up to $250 million in the obligations of a securitization structure supported by Avant that are “secured by credit card receivables.” The investment will be used “to meet the continuing demand and growth of the Avant®… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra and HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) announced that they are working together “to distribute HSBC’s FX services via Finastra’s FusionFabric.cloud platform under a Banking as a Service (BaaS) experience.” This collaboration will “take advantage of the best elements of modern API-driven connectivity with licensed institutions’ secure,… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EQ Bank, powered by Equitable Bank, Canada’s Challenger Bank, has teamed up with Flinks, a key player in open banking, to provide EQ Bank customers with the ability “to share their financial data securely with third-party fintech applications of their choosing.” This partnership, and the… Read More

July 15, 2022 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of secure accounts, real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, announced that it has been selected by Kroo “to provide access to all UK payment schemes as well as accounts for its operational funds.” Kroo recently “secured a full UK banking… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

RIDE Capital has raised €3 million tobe come a digital privat3e bank. The funding was led by Lea-Sophie Cramer, Verena Pausder, and angel investor and professional football player Mario Götze.  RIDE reports that it has raised a total of €8 million since its foundation. RIDE… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recognise Bank, the Fintech powered business lender and savings provider, has teamed up with TruNarrative, a LexisNexis® Risk Solutions company, in order “to completely transform the onboarding process for its SME business lending customers.” The Bank, which received its full authorization in September 2021, is… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at GoHenry notes that it has been 10 years since they launched operations in the United Kingdom, and they now have more than two million members in the UK and US. They recently launched their in-app Money Missions “to make financial education fun… Read More

July 12, 2022 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil’s secured lending platform Creditas is getting ready to expand its product offering, after obtaining a banking license as well as a mortgage marketplace. The company is reportedly acquiring Brazil‘s banking license of Andorra’s Banco Andbank, allowing it to take customer deposits. As part of… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

BetaBank has selected Finxact, part of Fiserv, to power its product ecosystem, according to a release. BetBank is still working on the regulatory side, having applied for a banking charter earlier this year. BetaBank is said to be working on a fully automated digital lending… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumers from lower-than-average socioeconomic backgrounds found it challenging to access online banking during the COVID-19 outbreak, while many continue to depend on in-person banking services. This, according to an update from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The research, released in the… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Group Fiinu has reportedly had its shares admitted to trading on AIM, with a valuation of around £53 million. Fiinu has obtained its deposit-taking bank license from the Bank of England (BoE). The issuing of the bank license/authorization from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)… Read More