Banking news for marketing teams
Bank launches, deals, rules and rates that marketing teams at banks and the companies that sell to them should know about.
The last two weeks in banking
KCB Tanzania integrates PayPal into mobile banking
KCB Bank Tanzania has partnered with PayPal to integrate PayPal services into the KCB Mobile App, giving customers a simple, secure and convenient way to connect to global payments directly through their banking app.
Finextra
Dive Deposits: Goldman named new partners but left other details out
The bank did not give a gender or racial breakdown for its largest partner class since 2010.
Banking Dive
California orders crypto ATM firm CoinFlip to pay $4.8 million to scam victims
The state also criticized federal regulators for failing to police the fraud.
Payments Dive · also Banking Dive
PNC boosts branch expansion, kicks off CFO transition
The Pittsburgh-based bank said it would add more than 50 locations in South Carolina and Georgia and named its retail chief to the CFO role, effective in March.
Banking Dive
Flutterwave Named "Africa's Best Payments Infrastructure Provider" at Euromoney Transaction Banking Awards 2026
/PRNewswire/ -- Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, has been named "Africa's Best Payments Infrastructure Provider" at the Euromoney...
PR Newswire
NCR Atleos, First Citizens lock arms
The bank aims to expand its reach to more customers by offering services via the NCR Atleos ATMs in Target stores.
Payments Dive
Synctera Raises $24.5M as Demand Accelerates and Banks Return to BaaS and Embedded Finance
Synctera, a leader in embedded finance and banking as a service (BaaS), today announced $24.5M in new funding, bringing total funding to $126.7M.
Business Wire
Monzo eyes fresh funding at £7.5bn valuation
After a takeover by Brazil's Nubank failed to materialise, Monzo is exploring a new funding round that would value the UK digital bank at around £7.5 billion, according to the Financial Times.
Finextra
Abay Bank strengthens financial crime compliance with JMR Infotech
JMR Infotech, a global provider of banking technology and digital transformation solutions, today announced the successful go-live of Ethiopia-based Abay Bank’s upgraded Oracle Financial Services…
Finextra
Huntington National Bank launches treasury management platform
The Huntington National Bank today announced the launch of Intelligent Treasury, a new, modern treasury management platform designed to help commercial clients simplify treasury operations, improve…
Finextra
Fintech targets small-business niche that banks have spurned
A fintech that's launched a platform to finance small-business acquisitions is seeking to partner with banks.
American Banker
Bakkt plugs its payments business into the Fireblocks Network for Payments
Bakkt joins the Fireblocks Network for Payments, gaining access to $200B in monthly stablecoin transactions and expanded payment corridors.
Crypto Briefing
Anthropic adds personal finance feature to Claude AI assistant
The new tool lets users link bank and card accounts through Plaid and ask natural‑language questions about their money.
TechCrunch · also Finextra
Indiana banks to merge in $33M deal
The transaction, expected to close in the first half of 2027, would expand First Harrison’s footprint across southern Indiana and western Kentucky.
Banking Dive
Citi employee is killed in shooting at Tampa office complex
A gunman drove through a fence on the bank’s campus, shot the worker, then exchanged fire with a security guard at a nearby cafeteria.
Banking Dive
FinTechs Want Proven Demand Before Betting on Growth
FinTechs are directing expansion toward additional services, greater merchant payment volumes and markets tested before launch.
PYMNTS
Chartis: SAS an AML transaction monitoring leader
/PRNewswire/ -- As banks' compliance teams face a growing deluge of alerts, they need to distinguish suspicious from legitimate behavior quickly and...
PR Newswire
Wells Fargo exec sees ‘now or never’ M&A attitude
Incoming Democratic majorities will prompt dealmaking urgency, said Wells corporate and investment banking CEO Fernando Rivas, who also discussed the bank’s approach to AI infrastructure financing.
Banking Dive
Starling launches fee-free business credit card
Starling Bank is diversifying its lending by launching its first business credit card this month, giving eligible customers 1% uncapped monthly cashback, with no annual fee or foreign exchange fees, built directly into the Starling app.
Finextra
Segpay expands Pay by Bank service to eight European markets
Segpay, a global leader in digital payment processing, announced today that it has expanded its Pay by Bank service to eight European markets.
Finextra
Reliant® Launches Enhanced Drafting℠, Helping Debt Settlement Companies (DSCs) Avoid NSFs Before They Happen
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov.
Yahoo Finance
Remote launches Expense Cards built into EOR, bringing spend into the same system as pay
/PRNewswire/ -- Remote, the financial operating system for the global workforce, today expands further into fintech with the launch of Remote Expense Cards,...
PR Newswire
Creditinfo and TaranDM join forces to expand credit decisioning capabilities for banks and telcos
Creditinfo, a global provider of credit information and risk management solutions, today announced a partnership with TaranDM, an enterprise-grade credit risk decision engine, to bring flexible…
Finextra
TBC Georgia rolls out palm payments
TBC Georgia, one of the country’s leading financial institutions and part of London-listed TBC Bank Group, announces the launch of palm payment, becoming the first bank in Georgia to introduce the innovative biometric payment technology.
Finextra
Zoth Ranks Among the World’s 100 Most Promising Fintechs, One of Six Middle East Startups on CB Insights’ 2026 List
Recognition comes as Zoth’s payments business tops $500 million in total volume and its zMAG7, a basket of tokenized stocks powered by Coinbase, crosses 20,000 users in two weeks “Being named to CB…
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