RMB Nigeria names Dalu Ajene as new CEO
In his new role, Ajene has been tasked with facilitating greater foreign capital flows.
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What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 16 | Inspiring financial wellbeing from a young age
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Louise Hill, co-founder and COO at GoHenry.
FinTech Futures Jobs: How to cope when a new boss takes over
Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.
Huntington National Bank selects LiquidX for trade finance infrastructure
Huntington Bank says LiquidX was the “most efficient and effective” partner to help expand its trade offering.
Federated banking
Federated technology could offer banks a number of benefits and play a huge role in their internal transformation.
DBS and digitalisation: what the West can learn from the East
“Meaningful innovation is the true litmus test,” says DBS’ Shee Tse Koon.
National Bank of Pakistan taps Finastra for trade finance solution
The bank will deploy Finastra’s end-to-end working capital solution, Fusion Trade Innovation.
Hard days ahead
Dark days lie ahead. Don’t forget that not everyone is warm and fed and safe.
Brunei’s Baiduri Bank signs for Temenos core
The bank will replace its legacy Flexcube core banking system with Temenos Banking Cloud.
UnionDigital Bank taps Thought Machine and Callsign to power its mobile app
UnionDigital Bank will deploy Thought Machine’s Vault Core solution and Callsign’s digital ID platform.
Solaris CEO to step down in 2023, Carsten Höltkemeyer set to take over
As CEO designate, Höltkemeyer will work alongside current CEO Roland Folz to “orchestrate a smooth transition”.
Paytech Form3 lands €23m venture debt facility from Atempo Growth
The funding will enable Form3 to explore potential M&A opportunities and launch in new markets.
Swift appoints Max Mamondez as chief financial officer
Mamondez, who joins from the London Stock Exchange Group, will serve on Swift’s executive committee.
The Maries County Bank taps Jack Henry for digital transformation
Through the partnership, the bank aims to automate processes and boost efficiency and customer service.
The innovation failure
Understanding why innovation fails helps us innovate in a way to minimise the risk of failure.
Raisin migrates its UK platform to ClearBank
ClearBank will offer Raisin customers access to faster payments and other services via its embedded banking platform.
Hodge appoints Tim Thompson as new chief information officer
Thompson joins from Cumberland Building Society, where he served as head of technology.
Capital Bank of Jordan launches new mobile banking app powered by Codebase
The bank is aiming to enhance customer engagement and acquisition with the Digibanc-powered app.
Women in fintech drive the lending industry’s digital transformation
As banking goes increasingly digital, many women fintech leaders are in the vanguard of this evolution.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2022 issue out now
Cover story: TAKING THE LEAD – Women are inspiring fintech teams.
Ashman selects nCino to power its real estate lending solution
The UK challenger will deploy nCino’s cloud-based Bank Operating System.
Bank Central Asia taps Avaloq to upgrade wealth management services
The Indonesian bank will migrate its wealth management system to Avaloq Core.
Infographic: Banks look to risk orchestration technology to combat rising threat of fraud
Brought to you by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 28 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
In conversation with Antony Jenkins, founder and CEO of 10x Banking
FinTech Futures columnist Dave Wallace shares three key take-aways from his recent chat with Antony Jenkins.
European Commission aims to speed up the rollout of instant payments across the EU
Proposal aims to “ensure that instant payments in euros are affordable, secure, and processed without hindrance”.
Credit Suisse to cut 9,000 jobs, raise $4bn in capital as part of new transformation plan
CEO Ulrich Körner says the restructuring is a “historic moment for Credit Suisse”.
Report: Customer journey analytics and management in financial services
The key to delivering seamless, differentiated customer experience.
FinTech Futures Jobs: This is why remote work makes imposter syndrome worse
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
US challenger Zenus picks Finxact to power its “global banking platform”
Finxact will join Microsoft and HSO, a business network and cloud consultancy, in delivering the platform.
Actions not words
It’s fitting that this year’s theme for Black History Month is “Time for change: actions not words”.
Danish investment bank Saxo taps Baffle for global data encryption solution
The bank will integrate Baffle’s Data Protection Services platform.
B2B paytech Finexio secures $35m Series B at $100m valuation
The oversubscribed round was co-led by Mendon Venture Partners and National Bank Holdings Corporation.
Danske Bank UK appoints Martin Stewart as new board chair
Stewart will replace current chair Gerald Gregory, who will leave the bank after nine years on the board.
Dutch fintech start-up Floryn lands €65m from NatWest
Floryn claims it has provided more than €650 million in financing since inception.
BNY Mellon launches new aggregated payments platform Vaia
The bank says Vaia will cut the time needed for businesses to connect with any available payment rails.
Moneyhub lands £40m investment from Legal & General, Lloyds and Shawbrook
Legal & General and Lloyds will both take minority stakes in the business.
HSBC names Georges Elhedery as new group CFO
Elhedery will take on his new role from 1 January 2023, replacing Ewen Stevenson.
Raiffeisen Centrobank partners Marqeta for digital banking products
Customers will be able to access accounts via a mobile app, make contactless payments and track spending.
Wells Fargo partners Google Cloud for AI virtual assistant, Fargo
Fargo will leverage Google Cloud’s conversational AI platform Dialogflow to offer personalised banking tips.
