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Addressing tech skills shortages in financial services

14 September 2021 283 downloads

Company update/payments

Klarna rival DivideBuy secures £300m investment

Leading buy now pay later (BNPL) provider, DivideBuy, has secured a £300 million lending facility as it continues its stellar growth trajectory.

10 September 2021

News/payments

Wave closes largest Series A round for an African fintech with $200 million

Valuing the independent mobile money provider at $1.7 billion, the landmark Series A round was led by Sequoia Heritage, Founders Fund, Stripe and Ribbit.

07 September 2021

Research/Next Gen Banking

Competitive Advantage through Cloud Connectivity

06 September 2021 173 downloads

Research/Next Gen Banking

Corporate Mobile Banking and the Road to Omnichannel

23 August 2021 340 downloads

Research/Next Gen Banking

Love Change: The Dynamics of Modern Leadership

06 August 2021 310 downloads

News/retail

Comparing progressive vs traditional banks’ digital progress post Covid-19

Providing a view into the status of financial institutions digital transformation across the US, banking consultancy CCG’s recent survey ‘The Banking Battleground: Views From the C-Suite’ considers the attitudes and capabilities of banks toward digital in a post-pandemic world.

08 July 2021

News/startups

London fintechs enjoy record VC investment in H1

The first half of 2021 has seen London-based fintechs raise more money in venture capital (VC) investment than any previous year.

08 July 2021

News/startups

Revolut chasing $1bn in fundraising - reports

UK challenger bank Revolut could be in line for a $1 billion (£750 million) capital injection which would make it one of the most valuable fintechs in Europe.

05 July 2021

Research/Next Gen Banking

Payments Modernisation: The Cloud Imperative

18 May 2021 573 downloads

Research/Next Gen Banking

Embracing the New Paradigm of Cloud Migration to Future-Proof Payments Technologies

07 January 2021 559 downloads

Research/Next Gen Banking

Liquidity and Beyond: Building a future through certainty

17 December 2020 426 downloads

Research/Next Gen Banking

Managing Compliance and Growth

14 December 2020 357 downloads

Company update/startups

Oliver Wyman and SFA publish report on Singapore's fintech scene

Jointly authored by Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and Oliver Wyman, the ‘Singapore FinTech Landscape 2020 and Beyond’ Report highlights Singapore’s evolution as a centre for FinTech innovation over the past five years and forecasts the upcoming trends expected in the next five years.

09 December 2020

Research/Next Gen Banking

The Future of Core Banking 2020

09 December 2020 1299 downloads

News/payments

Payments have become tech arms race say banks

The vast majority of banks (94%) believe that the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the payments market into a technology arms race for which they are unprepared.

07 December 2020

News/retail

StanChart completes blockchain bond project in Philippines

A blockchain proof of concept for the digital issuance of retail bonds in the Philippines has been successfully completed by Standard Chartered.

07 December 2020

News/payments

EBAday 2020: Digital payments should be synonymous with convenience

Diving into the sessions on day one of EBAday 2020, defining the direction of travel for digital payments was resoundingly clear: mobile-led convenience.

24 November 2020