Banking-as-a-service

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Westpac appoints first BaaS chief

Westpac has appointed Damien MacRae as its first BaaS chief executive, overseeing the Australian lender's efforts to deepen its relationship with non-bank partners looking to embed banking services.

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Hubuc raises $10m for 'AWS of embedded finance'

Barcelona-based Hubuc has become the latest embedded finance player to raise funding, closing a $10 million seed round co-led by WndrCo and Runa Capital.

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Hi partners Contis to launch crypto debit card

Crypto exchange and mobile banking platform hi has teamed up with BaaS player Contis on a debit card that lets shoppers pay with their digital assets at over 60 million merchants.

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Embedded finance startup Weavr eyes US launch on $40 million funding round

Weavr, a London-based startup that allows businesses to embed banking and payments into their mobile app or SaaS platforms, has closed a $40 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global.

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Solarisbank and Contis complete partnership

Berlin-based banking-as-a-service platform Solarisbank and Contis have today completed their previously disclosed partnership, bringing their combined revenue to €100 million.

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Indian embedded finance firm M2P aims for global growth on $56 million funding round

Indian embedded finance firm M2P has raised $56 million to expand its suite of API-based services internationally.

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Funding Circle moves into embedded finance

Funding Circle has moved into the embedded finance market, providing third party firms with a single API to offer loans of up to £500,000 to small businesses within their own website.

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UK's sixth clearing bank set to launch with $1.1 billion valuation

The Bank of London is set to enter the UK's clearing market with a pre-revenue valuation of $1.1 billion and plans to recruit 3000 staff over the five years.

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Russian retailer X5 Group pilots financial services

Russian food retailer, that operates Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Karusel brands, will uplift loyalty cards and add banking services such as payments, money transfers and rouble-denominated cashback.

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BM Technologies agrees to buy a bank

Fintech BM Technologies has agreed to buy community business lender First Sound Bank in a $23 million deal.

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Volt ships white-labelled BaaS app

Australian neobank Volt has joined with Open Banking intermediary Frollo to jointly build and launch a new white-labelled banking-as-a-service (BaaS) app that is fully integrated with its core banking system.

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Standard Chartered taps Starling BaaS platform for green savings product

Standard Chartered's innovation arm has enlisted the help of Starling Bank for a digital platform that will help UK savers invest in green and sustainable projects.

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Fidelity and Visa back emerging markets lender Jumo

Jumo, a South African and London-based fintech startup that helps the underbanked get access to financial services such as loans and savings products, has raised $120 million with backing from Fidelity and Visa.

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Douugh to go global through BaaS partnership with Railsbank

Financial app Douugh has sealed a Banking-as-a-Service arrangement with Railsbank to expand its footprint in Australia, followed by a commercial roll out to the UK, Europe and Southeast Asia.

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Westpac chief platform officer moves on as BaaS platform goes into production

Cameron Meindl, Westpac's chief platform officer who has been overseeing the bank's move into the banking-as-a-services arena, has quit after 13 years with the Australian lender.

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Chip launches FSCS-protected accounts with ClearBank

Savings and investment app Chip has struck a deal with banking-as-a-service provider ClearBank to provide users with FSCS-protected accounts and the ability to deposit and withdraw funds in real-time.

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Bling Card enlists Treezor to build kids' pocket money app

Startup Bling Card has joined forces with SocGen-owned BaaS player Treezor to develop a prepaid pocket money card and financial education app for kids in Germany.

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HSBC moves into Banking-as-a-Service

HSBC is working with Oracle NetSuite to launch a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) offering that will enable customers to create and provide business banking services through their own platforms.

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GPS raises $300 million

Global Processing Services, the payment processor behind a host of challenger bank startups, including Revolut and Starling, has raised $300 million from Advent International and Viking Global Investors.

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Starling to launch banking-as-a-service package in Europe

Starling Bank's much-trailed expansion into European markets will come in the form of a banking-as-a-service technology package, rather than a customer-facing proposition.