Chase Auto names Pataki head of commercial, and other staff moves
Chase Auto this month has named Lester Pataki head of commercial solutions to lead the bank’s national commercial lending and treasury team and scale the commercial…
Monzo co-founder Blomfield predicts AI will wipe out software engineering jobs
Monzo co-founder and Y Combinator partner Tom Blomfield has kicked up a stir by tolling the death knell of the humble software engineer, claiming that AI will soon be “provably and obviously better at basically every facet” of coding.
Nationwide migrates onsite IT estate to HPE GreenLake Cloud
Nationwide Building Society has migrated its on-premises IT estate to Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) GreenLake Cloud.
African startups raise $2.7bn in VC funding
Startups in Africa’s fintech market have secured more than $2.7bn in venture capital (VC) funding in the last two years, according to a recently released report.
Monzo offers ‘do’s and don’ts’ for using AI in job applications
With AI tools such as ChatGPT now firmly embedded in the mainstream, Monzo has put together a list of ‘Do’s and don’ts’ for using the technology when applying for a job with the digital bank.
ETFbook raises €4m
ETFbook, a data and analytics platform specialising in the ETF market, has closed a €4 million Series A funding round led by BlackFin Capital Partners.
Paxos applies for national trust charter
Paxos has become the latest digital asset player to apply for a US national trust bank charter.
Capstreet-backed Informativ names Lang as COO
This week, Informativ announced that Kimberly Lang has joined the company as chief operating officer. The provider of credit-focused lead generation, credit report and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, finance companies and other clients said Lang is assuming the position … [Read More]
World super app gets more crypto payment features
World, the crypto biometric project fronted by OpenAI boss Sam Altman, has released a revamped version of its app with support for US dollar virtual accounts and a host of stabelcoins.
Canada launches open banking consultation
The Canadian government has launched a public consultation on the merits of Open Banking as it seeks to gauge consumer enthusiasm for sharing financial data with third parties.
DWS releases data streaming code to GitHub
The code that powers Deutsche Bank’s DWS mobile investment app is being released to the open source community on GitHub.
FIX Trading Community and GDF bid to build messaging gateway for digital assets
The FIX Trading Community and Global Digital Finance have formed a joint working group with the aim of connecting buyside trading desks with the world of tokenized assets
Financial advisory firm Facet raises $35 million
US investment advisory firm Facet has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Multiplier Capital.
Nissan to sell ¥150 billion convertible bonds for recovery
Nissan Motor Co. plans to sell about $5 billion in debt to help fund Chief Executive Officer Ivan Espinosa’s turnaround…
NextGen: AI – Exploring the impact of generative AI in financial services
Join Finextra at our inaugural London event at the end of November to redefine the role of AI in financial services and explore the impact of generative AI.