B-North outsources deposit taking with Newcastle Strategic Solutions
Prospective SME bank aims to streamline its SME loan process.
Banking
Three trends to watch in 2020
Red Hat dissects how 2020 will be a chance for banks to catch on to innovation.
Tall tales of big ambitions and small parcels
There is nothing wrong with accelerating your career. But as always, the how matters.
White paper: What will the future of banking look like?
Rising up to the challenge of big tech, fintech and increased regulation.
A 2020 vision: digital adoption to continue
The competitive nature of the financial sector has continued apace.
FCA launches call for input on open finance future
UK regulator wants industry input on next steps.
Starling Bank partners with QuickBooks to sync up ledgers with transactions
Accounts ledgers will update automatically with each transaction.
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7 fintech and financial services trends for 2020
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Supplement: the 2019 fintech review
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EQ Bank signs international payments deal with TransferWise
EQ Bank has integrated TransferWise’s API directly into their infrastructure.
ECB vice president mulls cross-border bank mergers
Combinations would help banks avoid low profitability, says Luis de Guindos
Banco Santander commits to carbon neutrality and renewable energy “where possible”
The bank says it has already cut its emissions by 27% since 2011.
FinovateEurope 2020: what’s new?
Big changes are coming to Finovate!
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision seeks input on crypto-asset regulation
Global supervisory body wants to ensure banks’ involvement is low-risk.
Mexico’s neobank Albo raises $26.4m Series A total
The round was led by Valar Ventures, PayPal founder Peter Thiel’s fund.
National Bank of Fujairah preps SME banking platform
UAE bank aims to tap into country’s deep SME market.
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Time is now: US investors seek fintech opportunities abroad
Fintech investors are looking outside of the US for greater returns.
Hong Kong’s fintech WeLab raises $156 million to launch WeLab Bank in 2020
Backers included Alibaba’s Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and China Construction Bank.
Bank of Lithuania opens up reporting API tests to three local fintechs
ConnectPay, Interpaylink and Paysolut will all be part of the regtech sandbox.
Mexican neobank Flink gains seed funding from Spanish firm Latina
The Spanish technology company sees a bright future in Flink.
AxiomSL joins Temenos MarketPlace
Vendor will place its ControllerView solution on the Temenos catalogue.
Token turns digital money solution into new paytech M10
M10 is building a “bank-grade digital money rail”.
Cash management – changes, challenges and opportunities
Cash management is critical for organisations operating across multiple geographies or multiple lines of business.
Are you a homo economicus? Fintech and the human touch
Time to embrace behavioural economics – a mixture of psychology, decision science and economics.
The time has come to make Open Banking evolve into open finance
The whole financial world must evolve decisively and with openness when approaching and preparing for innovation.
Freelance payments platform Paydesk partners with TransferWise
TransferWise’s API will mean users won’t have to consult their bank to get paid.
Metro Bank pilots SME receipt management with Sensibill
UK bank hoping to save SME customers some time.
JP Morgan embroiled in yet another racism scandal
The New York Times obtained two recordings highlighting racial discrimination in the bank.
Apple Card fees pinch retailers’ profits this Christmas
Supermarkets are taking a stand against the fees.
Russian AML agency claims $14bn in prevented transactions
Rosfinmonitoring chief talks up Russia’s clampdown on criminals.
Banking Technology December 2019 / January 2020 issue out now
A year in review.
DBS Wealth Management extends ten-year partnership with Avaloq
The agreement will see an expanded version of Avaloq Banking Suite deployed in Singapore.
Open banking start-up Bud signs three-year deal with HSBC
The deal follows Bud’s huge staffing restructure and market change.
Plug and play platform FintechOS raises £10.7m
The start-up enables banks and insurance companies to compete with challengers.
Mastercard and Doconomy bring carbon tracking to Bank of the West and Nordea
The news was unveiled at Madrid’s UN Climate Change Conference COP25.
Necessary conditions and sufficient convictions
If your “why” is simply “to make money”, your proposition may carry all the cynicism of yesteryear.
Innovate to succeed: The client call to action for wealth management
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Santander and Elavon extend 15-year payments partnership
The two firms will continue a payments partnership signed in 2004.
