Banking and customer retention in 2019 – why trust is no longer enough.

Fintech had a moment in 2018. The UK fintech scene overtook the US in terms of investment and cemented its position at the front of the peloton in Europe. In 2018 valuations rocketed and unicorns roamed the City, as fintech started to go mainstream. 

trueDigital Holdings, LLC, a global provider of financial infrastructure technologies and products for the digital economy, announced today it has appointed former Bridgewater Associates executive Thomas Kim as its Chief Executive Officer and a Member of its Board of Directors. 

Cloud-based data and API integration platform SPINR today announces its official launch as a catalyst for smaller fintechs, particularly startups and SMEs, to realise their full potential by unlocking the value in their data.

SPINR enables any organisation to control and maximise its data using a single, straightforward platform through which data can be brought together from any number of sources, so it can be viewed, transformed and shared across departments and between companies.

Smartr365, the end-to-end fintech mortgage platform, has today launched a new MortgageKanban feature. Developed after months of research and discussion with mortgage brokers, the MortgageKanban embodies Smartr365’s commitment to producing one of the fastest and most efficient ways of processing a mortgage application.

Baker Hill, a leading provider of technology solutions for common loan origination, risk and relationship management, CECL compliance, and smart data analytics, was selected by TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, as a nominee for its 20th annual Mira Awards presented by Angie’s List and Salesforce.

Mexico’s new leftist government is betting on financial technology to help lift people out of poverty. The administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recently announced measures aimed at making financial services more affordable in a nation where more than half the population is unbanked. It is planning a digital payments system run and built by the central bank that will allow Mexicans to make and receive payments through their smartphones free of charge. A pilot roll-out for the platform, known as CoDi, is expected by March.

Five countries stand out in the development of financial technologies in Southeast Asia. In the context of the growing focus on financial inclusion, fintech lending services will provide a determining vector, predicts the international financial holding Robocash Group. 

 TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, today announced the launch of cloud-native TIBCO Cloud™ Mashery®, TIBCO’s API management offering for containerised private cloud and public Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments.

World-leading biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) announces its Biometric Software Platform for payments, named FPC-BEP, targeting payment cards, wearables and USB dongles. The platform has been tailored to optimize the performance of its small and power-efficient biometric sensors for payments, which include the FPC1300-series and T-Shape™ module.

Today Ortec Finance, a market-leading provider of quantitative modeling software for the global wealth management sector, has launched its goal-based financial planning software – OPAL — on Salesforce AppExchange, the world's leading enterprise cloud marketplace. With this solution, Ortec Finance will deliver institutional-grade wealth management capabilities and assisted robo-advice in wealth planning with involvement of a relationship manager.