Alex Hamilton

Mastercard announced the acquisition of digital identity verification firm Ekata for $850 million. The deal is Mastercard’s first acquisition of 2021 Seattle-based Ekata uses insights to deliver unique scores, data...

German multinational software firm SAP is spinning out its financial services division, handing control over to new partner Dediq. SAP takes a 20% stake in the new unit Pending regulatory approval, the deal will see the...

Business-to-business (B2B) payments firm Routable has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. Routable has raised $46m in total Leading the round are investors and brothers Sam and Jack Altman. Sam is CEO of...

South Korea-based Hana Financial Group (HFG) has completed “a large-scale migration” of “mission-critical applications” to the public cloud with Oracle. Oracle says it beat major cloud vendors to the deal The...

Real-time cross-border liquidity firm RTGS.global has appointed Dave Sissens as its new CEO. Sissens worked for 20 years at settlement firm CLS The network says Sissens will drive “an accelerated commercial strategy...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed the nomination of Gary Gensler as its new chairman. The Democrats hold a 3-2 majority among SEC commissioners Gensler was picked for the role by US President...

With the fast-paced nature of the fintech world sometimes it’s easy for announcements to slip by. Here at FinTech Futures we’ve put together an In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) list of our funding picks this...

New Zealand-based financial services start-up Dosh has picked Software Group as its launch technology partner. Dosh is New Zealand’s first local mobile wallet Dosh is the first local mobile wallet in New Zealand. It...

Consumer fintech Fave has been acquired by India-based merchant commerce firm Pine Labs in a deal valued at over $45 million. Pine Labs provides terminal hardware and software to merchants Fave, which is active in...

InvestCloud has deployed its wealth management platform at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities (MUMSS). InvestCloud says the deal reflects its “substantial investment” in Japan MUMSS is the wealth management,...

UK bank TSB has signed a partnership deal with local billing fintech ApTap to help customers manage their subscriptions. ApTap says users can change suppliers in “five minutes” The deal follows a trial period...

In Dear Luc, we answer the questions the industry’s fintech founders are too afraid to ask, and solve the problems they don’t want their VCs to know about. From regulation readiness to technology teething...

Russian e-commerce firm Ozon is expanding into traditional financial services with a $10 million acquisition of compatriot Oney Bank. Sovcombank bought Oney from Auchan Group in January Ozon, which ranks as one of...

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider Railsbank has appointed John Hammond as its new chief commercial officer (CCO). Railsbank says it has “brought the band back together” Hammond, the former CCO of Currencycloud,...

Auxmoney, a European digital lending platform for consumer credit, has secured €250 million in investment from Citigroup and Chenavari Investment Managers. The firm is planning further partnerships in 2021 Auxmoney is...

US lender KeyBank has launched a new brand catering solely to medical practitioners: Laurel Road for Doctors. KeyBank acquired Laurel Road in 2019 KeyBank acquired student loan refinancing brand Laurel Road in 2019....

Australian bank MyLife MyFinance has completed its implementation of a Temenos digital banking solution in the cloud. Temenos says the Aussie bank can now focus on new products Temenos says the new “front-to-back...

Innovate Finance CEO, Charlotte Crosswell, is stepping down from her position from next month. Janine Hirt steps in as new CEO at the start of May Crosswell joined the industry body in 2017, and the group says she has...