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Is PacWest Next? Pacific Western Bank Craters in After Hours Trading

Perhaps Jamie Dimon’s All Clear regarding the bank crisis – telling everyone to take a deep breath after JP Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) took over First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) was a bit premature. In after-hours trading, PacWest’s (Pacific Western Bank) (NASDAQ:PACW) shares are cratering – currently… Read More

Fintech Platform HMBradley Partners with Thought Machine, a Banking Tech Provider

HM Bradley, Inc, a financial technology platform built to reward savers, announced a strategic partnership with Thought Machine, a provider of banking technology. The partnership “enables HMBradley to eliminate its waitlist and open new accounts for the first time in over 16 months.” HMBradley has… Read More

Banking Tech Firm Thought Machine to Increase Headcount by Over 20%

Thought Machine, the cloud-native banking technology company, announces the next phase of its expansion plans, in which it will increase its global headcount by more than 20% in 2023, which includes hiring in India, Japan and other world regions for the first time. The company… Read More

Bpifrance Selects Thought Machine to Help Provide Financing to SMEs in France

Thought Machine, the cloud-native banking technology company, announced that Bpifrance, the French public investment bank, is “using Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking platform, Vault Core.” Bpifrance claims it is “the first bank in France to deploy Thought Machine’s modern cloud-native core banking platform, using Vault… Read More

Payset to Be “Reinvented” with Thought Machine Integration

This spring, Payset paves the way “for enhanced Open Banking capabilities, faster transaction processing, budget management, and more.” Payset is preparing “to launch a new and improved service, running on core banking technology from Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company based in London.” The… Read More

Thought Machine Introduces Vault Payments: A Cloud-Native Cards, Payment Processing Platform

Thought Machine, the Cloud-native banking tech firm, has launched Vault Payments: a new, cloud-native cards and payments processing platform. Launching with card processing on the Mastercard network, Vault Payments has been built from scratch “as a cloud-native payments processing platform – ensuring the platform is… Read More

M1 Selects Thought Machine to Power The Finance Super App

M1, The Finance Super App helping consumers manage and grow their money, has announced it has chosen Thought Machine, the Cloud-native banking tech firm, in order to power and grow their platform. Thought Machine’s Cloud-native core banking engine, Vault Core, will be “deployed by M1… Read More

UK’s Thought Machine Secures $160M via Series D, Doubling Valuation to $2.7B

Thought Machine, the Cloud native banking tech firm, recently announced it has closed its series D funding round, led by Temasek, the global investment company headquartered in Singapore, “with participation from Intesa Sanpaolo and Morgan Stanley.” Existing investors following-on in this investment round reportedly include:… Read More

Intesa Sanpaolo Invests £40M into Thought Machine, Chooses Vault to Support Virtual Banking Services

Intesa Sanpaolo, which is Italy’s largest bank by total assets and one of Europe’s most profitable and sustainable financial institutions, has chosen Thought Machine, the United Kingdom-based core banking tech firm, to support its digital banking platform. In conjunction with this partnership, Intesa Sanpaolo has… Read More

Digital Banking: Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia Chooses Thought Machine to Build Islamic Virtual Bank

Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (ARBM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of one of the world’s largest Islamic banks in terms of assets, Al Rajhi Bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has chosen Thought Machine, the Cloud native core banking tech company, in order to power… Read More

Fintech Investors Take a Look at B2B’s Future During UK Fintech Week 2021

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    Fintech investors took to the stage of UK Fintech Week 2021 on Wednesday to take a closer look at the development of business-to-business (B2B) fintechs. The breakout session’s description reads: “FinTech has proved its resilience in a time of crisis, and B2B FinTechs,… Read More

Curve Credit to be Powered by Thought Machine’s Online Lending Tech

Curve Credit has selected Thought Machine’s Vault product to power its online lending service, according to a note from the company. Curve is an aspiring digital bank that enables its users to consolidate cards and accounts into a single app and smart card. Curve offers a… Read More

Fintech Firm Thought Machine, a Core Banking Tech Provider, Secures $42 Million in Additional Capital as Part of $125 Million Series B

Thought Machine, a core banking technology firm, has acquired an additional $42 million in capital as part of its massive Series B round – which brings the total funds raised during the round to $125 million. Thought Machine had secured $83 million via the Series… Read More

Cash Withdrawals Drop 60% in the UK Following Nationwide Lockdown Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has dramatically affected cash transactions in the United Kingdom, as ATM withdrawals dropped by 60% during the lockdown period. Approximately 75% of UK residents confirmed that they’re not handling physical currency notes nearly as much as they were before the ongoing… Read More

Digital Banking: Thought Machine Raises $83 Million in Series B Led by Draper Esprit

Thought Machine has raised $83 million in a Series B funding round, according to the company. Thought Machine is a “cloud native core banking tech firm.” The additional capital will help fuel the company’s mission to “transform banking” as it continues to build out its… Read More

Thought Machine Banking Platform Partners with Google Cloud

Thought Machine, a company that builds cloud-native tech for banks, has partnered with Google Cloud, according to a note from the company. As a Google Cloud partner Thought Machine will work closely with the Google Cloud team on new opportunities around the world. Thought Machine… Read More

Swedish Financial Group SEB and UK Fintech Thought Machine Form Partnership on Banking Platform

UK-based Fintech Thought Machine has partnered with Swedish financial group SEB. The agreement will see SEB’s innovation studio SEBx deploy Thought Machine’s cloud-native banking platform, Vault. Though Machine has already secured partnerships with Atom bank, IBM and a major UK bank – last year securing… Read More

SWIFT & Dow Jones Risk & Compliance Publish RegTech Report (Infographic)

A large majority (75%) of anti-money laundering (AML) professionals believe the current geopolitical landscape presents new risks and challenges for preventing financial crime at their organisations, according to a joint survey by SWIFT and Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. To address these risks, more than half… Read More

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