Happy Monday! If you need to step away from the fintech news to finish your income taxes this week, then don’t worry. Finovate’s Fintech Rundown will be here when you get back to make sure you’re informed and updated on the latest in fintech and financial services news.
Digital banking
Zions Bancorporation selects nCino as its technology platform.
Personetics introduces new Chief Revenue Officer Puneet Malhotra.
Payments
Pay by Bank platform Banked acquires consumer payments app VibePay.
PayPal forges a strategic partnership with money movement company TerraPay.
Paysera announces strategic partnership with payee verification solutions provider iPiD.
On-demand pay provider Tapcheck raised $225 million in combined equity and debt financing.
Digital payment network Paysend teams up with Tink to enhance its open banking capabilities.
Identity verification and fraud prevention
AI-powered fraud platform Sift unveils updates to its Partner Program.
Anti-financial crime solutions company AMLYZE unveils its open knowledge initiative to standardize the fight against money laundering, AMLTRIX.
AU10TIX announces new CEO Yair Tal.
Regtech
Ozone API introduces guide to help banks and PSPs navigate Verification Of Payee (VOP) ahead of new regulations from the EU expected in October.
Crypto
Digital asset trading platform Currency.com appoints Konstantin Anissimov as its new CEO.
Bitcoin self-custody platform Theya launches Theya for Business, a bitcoin management solution.
Neonomics integrates its open banking payments solution into Ovoro’s crypto platform.
Financial wellness
Smart money app Plum raises £15m in debt financing from global financial group BBVA.
Investing and wealth management
Apex Fintech Solutions introduces new Chief Technology Officer Andrew Glenn.