Sibos 2018: Death of the cheque in RBA’s sights – finally
Australia’s New Payments Platform makes its mark.
Banking
Sibos 2018: Banks must have superpowers to solve financial crime
Dispelling the myth that tech will replace people when it comes to solving money laundering.
Swift makes gpi service tracker for all
Standard version of its tracker now available to all Swift customers.
Sibos 2018: How blockchain makes banks catch up with fintech
Banks can not only catch up with fintechs but overwhelm the less mature entities.
Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets G-L
A quick look at four fintech firms that are worth keeping an eye on at the Sibos show.
Voltron preps launch of documentary trade on R3’s Corda
Aimed at enhancing the transactions of letter of credit.
Sibos 2018 video: Alain Raes, Swift – game-changers in fintech and the role of Sibos
Interesting points by Swift’s Alain Raes, CEO of EMEA and Asia Pacific.
Co-operative Bank embraces open banking with Fiserv’s tech
Fiserv’s cloud-based FinKit for Open Banking will help Co-op Bank comply with PSD2.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 2
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Sibos 2018: Swift fights fraud with Payments Controls solution
Part of its Customer Security Programme (CSP).
Sibos 2018: AI – efficiency is just clever laziness
Naturally the day one panel was filled with jokes about Skynet and the robot uprising.
Sibos 2018: The DLT effect on emerging markets
The potential for DLT to cement robust financial markets infrastructure was a central theme on day one.
Sibos 2018: A Swift one
What has Swift been up to since last year’s Sibos in Toronto?
Absa launches mobile account opening
Absa CIO: “Your bank account is live immediately – no need to go to a branch.”
Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets A-F
A quick look at four fintech firms that are worth keeping an eye on at the Sibos show.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 1
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Monese ventures into business banking
UK and European challenger bank Monese has launched its Monese Business account, available in 11 languages.
Tez Financial Services lands $1.1m investment
The first fully digital non-bank microfinance company in Pakistan.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: shortlist announced!
Winners will be unveiled on 13 December in London!
Top fintech stories this week – 19 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Bank Independent launches AI-enabled voice banking
New tech makes Bank Independent “a trailblazer among community banks”.
Teradata Analytics Universe 2018: deep learning and card tricks
In Vegas some place their bets on DL delivery.
First Ukrainian International Bank launches banking via messenger apps
The tech is provided by Corezoid.
Legacy is not a dirty word: reclaiming the language of core banking
Your legacy should be an infrastructure to suit your appetite, not ambitions cut to the size of dated tech limitations.
Jack Henry acquires Bolts for digital account opening
US-based Bolts Technologies offers boltsOPEN, a digital account opening solution.
Newcomer Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank to shake up trade finance market
“The world’s first digitally-enabled trade bank” will open for business in early 2019.
Accenture and Digital Ventures co-launch blockchain trade solution
The new solution is based on R3’s Corda.
When banktech gets personal
How AI, embedded tech and experience design are reframing banking.
Teradata Analytics Universe 2018: the hunt for fintech
US firm reveals some of its ambitions at the Las Vegas show.
IFC and Ant Financial launch programme for talent development
Starting in Indonesia, the programme will target APAC countries.
Total Expert bags $20m funding for personalised marketing
Series B funding round brings Total Expert’s total funding to $34 million.
Bank of Beirut hits IFRS 9 goals with Wolters Kluwer
Bank of Beirut opts for Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX regtech.
IndusInd Bank combines credit and debit in one card
IndusInd Bank Duo Card is the first of its kind in India.
German business bank Penta raises €7m
The bank’s kicks off its Series A successfully.
11:FS Foundry’s launch brings digital to banks
With Norway’s DNB as a first client and investment partner.
For branches, AV technology is money in the bank
How to capitalise on the effectiveness of audiovisual (AV) technologies.
Starling Bank expands white label banking services
Allowing every company to offer banking services.
Metro Bank personalises advice with Insights
Metro Bank’s new money management tool was developed with Personetics.
IMS 2018 Lisbon: bank digitisation and reading the client
How do retail banks stay relevant to their customers’ changing demands and priorities?
Gresham extends ANZ deal for five years
The deal aims to improve digital banking experience for ANZ’s corporate customers.
