Monimove unveils corporate supply chain finance platform
UK firm seeking to carve itself a slice of the credit management market.
Banking
NCR’s banking heaven in back seat of a Cadillac
An easier way to bank face-to-face with a live teller from the comfort of members’ cars.
City of London Group to launch challenger bank
In the process of obtaining a banking licence as it targets commercial, SME, bridging and development finance.
Standard Chartered and Ant Financial buckle up for Belt and Road drive
They target expanding their fintech clout along the “Belt and Road Initiative” route.
Brazil’s Banpará Bank enters video banking realm
Implements TrueConf’s video conferencing solution into its first branch.
FCA publishes feedback on distributed ledger technology
The responses on the potential for future development of DLT in the markets it regulates.
Fintech tour Amsterdam: the best of three worlds
A look at Amsterdam’s fintech scene via a one-day tour.
Banking Technology December 2017/January 2018 issue out now
In the eye of the storm we provide clarity.
LienVietPostBank goes live on SmartVista paytech platform
Replacing its legacy Electra System with BPC Banking Technologies’ SmartVista platform.
Banking Technology Awards 2017: and the winners are….
The glamorous Banking Technology Awards 2017 took place on 13 December at the elegant Millennium Mayfair hotel in London.
Top fintech stories this week – 15 December 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Emirates NBD appoints chief digital officer, seeks fintech partnerships
Emirates NBD’s new chief digital officer is on the lookout for partnerships with fintechs.
Kaspersky names WannaCry “vulnerability of the year”
The baddest boy on the security block.
Huawei teams with Xpress Money for mobile payments in Africa
The duo are targeting Africa’s unbanked population.
ECB chooses Unisys for IT operations
Includes IT support and operation of its data centre.
Nesta reveals ten winners of SME innovation challenge
Nesta names prize winners at the conclusion of stage one of its Open Up Challenge.
Nordea’s open banking goes live in Finland
Nordea has connected APIs to its production system and made its open banking live in Finland.
NAB doubles investment in innovation hub
Will also increase hub’s workforce by 70% in 2018.
truePTS post-trade tech right fit for JP Morgan and Citi
Opt to use post-trade processing tech to provide automation to market participants who process derivatives.
UK regulator finally acts as compere for bank account compares
Nothing quite compares to go compare for bank accounts in the UK.
Penta’s on for business bank accounts in Germany
Berlin-based challenger bank Penta has officially launched its business bank account offering in Germany.
Avoka raises $16m in new funding
Digital customer acquisition technology firm gets equity funding in a round managed by Moelis Australia.
Survey report: UK bank account opening comparison
Have any UK high street or challenger banks made the jump to 100% digital onboarding?
What is the future of digital cash?
The recent World Economic Forum (WED) report “Sweden could stop using cash by 2023”, says that the country is moving towards favouring cards and mobile payment apps. Yet retailers are expected to accept cash for at least a couple of years afterwards.
Top fintech stories this week – 8 December 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
UK university reveals security flaw in millions of banking apps
Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK have found a security flaw that put ten million banking app users at risk.
UK regulator puts out feelers for fourth wave of fintech firms
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is now accepting applications from fintech firms to be part of its fourth sandbox phase.
Jaywing the Archetype with new AI risk tech launch
Risk and data science firm Jaywing has unveiled Archetype, a new risk technology product that uses artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep neural nets to help lenders generate statistical models.
Andromeda botnet dismantled by international law enforcement coalition
A group of international law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, are claiming a victory over the massive Andromeda botnet, which infected at least one million PCs each month and spawned a wave of malware families.
White paper: eIDAS and e-signature – a legal perspective
In this eIDAS paper, legal expert Lorna Brazell of Osborne Clarke LLP explains electronic signatures under the EU’s new Electronic ID and Trust Services Regulation.
E-book: Four key benefits for credit unions
Read the e-book to learn how DocuSign helps credit unions increase speed, decrease errors, lower operating costs, and grow their business.
E-book: In-Memory Computing for Financial Services – Part 2
New financial services challenges – are you ready for Modern Payments Systems, IoT and blockchain?
BPCE targets revenue growth with €600m digital revamp
BPCE, the second largest banking group in France, is seeking revenue growth and expansion with a new €600 million “TEC 2020” digital transformation plan.
Kuzzle to launch retail digital banking solution
Technology start-up Kuzzle, the open-source backend solution for mobile, web and internet of things (IoT), will launch its latest solution for digital banking at FinTech Connect Live in London.
Tungsten Network and BNP Paribas e-invoicing takes away pain in supply chain
Tungsten Network will work with BNP Paribas to offer e-invoicing linked receivables purchase and e-invoicing linked supply chain finance (e-SCF) to large corporates in the US and Canada.
Itaú Unibanco in wealthtech revamp with Temenos
Itaú Unibanco, Latin America’s largest banking group, has signed for a new core banking solution – Temenos’ T24 – for its international private banking business.
Moneythor supplies PFM tech to Orange Bank
Moneythor, a Singapore-based fintech firm, has deployed its digital banking toolkit and personalisation engine at France’s new mobile bank, Orange.
E-book: Realizing value in mortgages with eSignature
Closing more loans and realizing revenue more quickly is every lender’s goal. But if you’re operating with costly, time-consuming paper-based processes, that goal will be impossible to achieve. The only viable option is to part ways with paper and partner with a digital solution.
Cybersecurity needs to be a global and coordinated effort
Recent cyberattacks, such as the October 2017 Swift attack, show how vulnerable financial firms across the globe are to the machinations of hackers.
WePay to power payments for Volusion
Having finalised its acquisition of WePay, JP Morgan Chase announced that it has already put the payments platform to work: powering commerce platform Volusion, reports Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company).
