Comdirect bank sells Ebase to FNZ Group for €151m
Fintech buys bank.
Banking
Barclays moves from FIS’s ACBS to Finastra’s Loan IQ system
EXCLUSIVE. Out with the old in this lendtech leap.
Citizens Alliance Bank allies with Computer Services for core and digital revamp
Core system NuPoint will integrate with digital features.
New Frontier Group and Mambu team up for new digital banking solution
Partnership will enable NFG to create an online and automated solution for FIs.
Plum first chatbot to integrate Monzo and Starling
Users can link bank accounts without having to share login details.
UK Faster Payments suffers seriously slow service
Issues started Sunday 8 July and backlog remains.
Barclays digital banking goes down
Seems to be resolved now, but it kept consumers unable to log in.
Nordnet rejects AI Amelia’s advances
Swedish digital bank says it’s not you. It’s me. (Sort of.)
Silent Eight speaks up for Standard Chartered’s regtech
Applying machine learning and NLP to name screening processes.
IBM docks with Banca Carige for $500m American JV
Looking to help Italian bank with AI, big data, analytics and cognitive tools.
Banking problems return to TSB
Customers reporting online issues again.
Maalem Financing moves to Path Solutions’ iMAL Islamic core banking platform
Saudi Arabian firm will replace legacy systems.
Mastercard and Strands join hands for SME payments
Will provide digital cash management and payment tools.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: Microsoft plays hard for info protection
Breaking boundaries in doc management.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: communication breakdown
Openness and transparency in the eyes of media and customers.
Equifax and Consents Online in open banking pact
Will develop solutions for UK consumers and small businesses.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: calling time on secretive banks
Within and outside Russia’s borders.
IBIS3G core banking system lives on
Berner Kantonalbank will develop it to IBIS4D.
EQT to acquire Saxo Payments Banking Circle
Transaction is expected to close in Q4 2018.
Country spotlight: France – la vie en rose
The French fintech market is going full speed ahead.
Powering self-employment with fintech
Fintech is well placed to deliver innovative solutions to challenges that the mainstream industry has ignored.
Case study: DBS – the edge
DBS is shaping up to be a fintech innovator. What projects is it working on?
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: in the spirit of collaboration
When it comes to cybersecurity, it’s an “us versus them”.
Hong Kong digital bank Neat nabs tidy $2m funding
Will be used for new features, tools and recruitment.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: DDoS is the business of petty criminals
Latest news from Sberbank’s event in Moscow.
White paper: VirusTotal Intelligence for Banking Trojans
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Square no longer angling for US bank charter
Plans to apply later to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Quovo and Onist form honest financial partnership
It honestly happened in Canada.
Fortytwo Data upgrades entity screening platform
Sanction Screening Augmentation platform gets augmented.
Sberbank now supports Google Pay
First bank in Russia to do so.
Top fintech stories this week – 6 July 2018
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SimplyFi teams with Tochka Bank for SME lending in Russia
Credit decisions are made within two hours.
UK regulators want banks to offer resilience brilliance
BoE, PRA and FCA call for feedback from firms and financial market infrastructures.
Temenos teams with open banking platform Luxhub
Luxhub is formed by four Luxembourg-based retail banks.
Between a rock and a hard place: navigating strategy conversations with cynics and pessimists
Spend time finding the right time to bring the cynics and the pessimists onto your journey.
UK start-up BABB seeks more funding in banking licence hunt
Wants £1.5 million for 1.48% of the business.
EBA warns banks of obvious threat from fintech
European Banking Authority publishes wordy roadmap.
Santander-backed Asto finance app preps for beta launch
London-based firm wants to be a pocket business helper.
Gresham acquires payments firm B2 Group
To B2 or not to B2? Thanks for asking but headline gives it away.
