US Bank partners with Optum360 to help hospitals’ money management
Brings support in revenue cycle management at receivables at hospitals.
Banking
Standard Bank SA faces IT crash, again
ATMs and online platforms were affected, according to reports.
Eight looking great for fast track blockchain
Project includes Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank and Societe Generale.
Monzo taps TransferWise for in-apps international payments
16 foreign currencies available, and more to come.
Ant Financial turns to Standard Chartered for blockchain payments
Standard Chartered becomes core partner bank.
BBVA launches facial recognition payments
All part of its “invisible payments” strategy.
Double up with Starling’s joint account
A mobile application for openings and break-ups.
Lloyds banking app crashes over weekend
Saturday not so sweet for Lloyds, TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland.
Biometrics firm Veridium touched by $150,000 grant
The grant is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
UK government unleashes Financial Services Skills Taskforce
Wants to secure the nation’s future post-Brexit.
National Bank brings NFC mobile terminals to Canada
Canadian Mobeewave provided security and encryption.
Better Fintech launches for financial equality
Former Green Dot employee wants to foster financial literacy and equality in the US.
BBVA unveils Next Technologies for digital drive
Beeva and i4S become BBVA Next Technologies.
Banco Sabadell’s venture hub InnoCells acquires lendtech Instant Credit
It aims to grow its digital retail vertical.
P2Binvestor raises $17m to expand lending programme
To fund growth mostly for its new bank partnership programme.
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KeyBank acquisition Bolstr-s digital lending dream
US-based bank buys digital lending platform for small businesses.
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Banking and financial services jobs: mobility at an all-time high
AI is a new corporate site selection driver
IBM criticism brings more blues to TSB tech issues
Big Blue says go-live criteria to prove production wasn’t ready.
Alfa-Bank Belarus moves to OpenWay’s digital platform
Payment cards and online services migrated.
MYbank plans stellar SME support
Ant Financial brand offers the promised land.
Israel’s crypto regulations drama drags on
Now the Association of Banks in Israel demands regulation.
Rebtel’s new digital bank for migrants lands $8m
Added to another $8m of funding.
Webinar: How to automate critical processes with compliance in mind
Are your processes compliant by design?
NYC fines Deutsche Bank $205m for FX up
New York State Department of Financial Services is FX-ed off.
Corporate innovation bods, acting normal “How was your day?”
I want to tell you all about my day.
Europol takes down e-commerce fraud gang
Judgement day has arrived.
New Spanish consortium Niuron aims to promote blockchain
It already has an ongoing project for ID verification.
Lloyds and Barclays cut hundreds of UK jobs
On top of all the other jobs axed.
Hyperactive PayPal acquires Hyperwallet for $400m
Gives it more payment solutions to e-commerce platforms and marketplaces.
BBVA and Repsol finalise revolving credit facility based on DLT
Negotiation, signing and settlement were done through several blockchain networks.
Arion Bank picks Datactics for data management
Datactics outperformed the competition in the Icelandic bank’s tests.
Barclaycard hunts for fintech and innovation director
Wants uplift and acceleration.
FCA reveals financial strife of urban and rural life
It’s mainly obvious, but explained in depth.
ThetaRay is AML way for ABN Amro
Five-year project to improve bank’s AML and CTF capabilities.
Fiserv signs up two new credit unions to core account processing platform Portico
The duo is Sioux Valley Community and Coulee Dam Federal.
Wealthtech robo-advisor SigFig raises $50m
Series E funding round led by growth equity firm General Atlantic.
Oval Money shapes up nicely with Intesa Sanpaolo backing
Italian bank also takes stake in the automated savings platform.
