Issue 301 · Jan 28, 2021 Weekly edition · 3 min read

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FCA calls on banks to halt branch closures during lockdown

The Financial Conduct Authority is asking the UK's banks to reconsider branch closures during the Coronavirus lockdown.

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In this issue · 11 items

2021 predictions in Fintech from Standard Chartered Finextra — Lucy Demery, Global Head of Fintech Banking, Standard Chartered, speaks about embedded finance, digital assets infrastructure, and green finance for the future. Open story ↗ Top Data Trends Banks and Credit Unions Must Brace For The Financial Brand — The proliferation of data, rising consumer expectations for personalized experiences and the vast potential of AI and other data tools make data management crucial for financial institution success. Open story ↗ Fintech darling Nubank raises blockbuster $400M Series G at $25B valuation Tech Crunch — While the pandemic has left some startups strapped for cash, the aptly-named Brazilian neobank Nubank is swimming in it. This morning, the company announced that it has raised a $400 million Series G round, putting their total funding to date at $1.2 billion. Open story ↗ Fintechs use rule-making pause to fight cryptocurrency proposal Roll Call — Financial technology firms are fighting a Treasury Department anti-crime proposal that would require them to gather much more information about their customers’ use of cryptocurrencies. Open story ↗ Fintech regulation to watch out for in 2021 AltFi — A look at what we might see from regulators in the UK over the next 12 months. Open story ↗ SaaS startup studio eFounders launches a fintech startup studio Tech Crunch — eFounders is expanding its focus by creating a second startup studio called Logic Founders. This time, Logic Founders is going to focus on fintech startups exclusively. Camille Tyan (pictured above) is going to lead the new studio. Open story ↗ Artificial Intelligence and Robotization in FinTech Priem Capital — In modern financial technologies, robotization should be highlighted as one of the developing directions. Open story ↗ Visa Teams With Fintech TransferWise in Debit Card Expansion Barron's — Just a week since calling off its $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid, Visa is moving on. Open story ↗ Plaid launches FinRise, an incubator for underrepresented fintech founders Tech Crunch — Plaid is launching FinRise, a nine-month incubator for early-stage fintech founders from underrepresented backgrounds. Open story ↗ How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020 Tech Crunch — When Stripe-subsidiary Paystack raised its seed round of $1.3 million in 2016, it was one of the largest disclosed rounds at that stage in Nigeria. Open story ↗ How Consumers Are Actually Using Fintech Apps [Research Report] Fintech Business Weekly — The reality is that consumers’ financial lives are anything but clearly delineated. This is especially true in the low/moderate income (LMI) and income volatile segments that many consumer fintechs target as customers who are “winnable” from incumbent financial institutions. Open story ↗

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