Santander UK picks NCR to run its self-service ATM network
NCR will upgrade, connect and run Santander UK’s network of more than 1,700 ATMs.
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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 11 November 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Nottingham Building Society hires first chief technology and transformation officer
Paul Howley joins from Yorkshire Building Society, where he was interim chief operating officer.
UBCI revamps corporate banking tech with Finastra and Tesselate
Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (UBCI) modernises trade and cash management tech.
Welsh neobank Banc Cambria gearing up for launch next year
Banc Cambria is understood to be targeting a 2023 launch and hopes to reverse the tide of bank branch closures.
Citi to wind down UK retail banking ops to focus on wealth management
Citi’s retail banking footprint in the UK is small, with one branch at its EMEA headquarters in Canary Wharf.
Banking hubs set to open in 13 locations across UK
The increase in shared banking hubs comes as retail banks continue to pull out of the country’s high streets.
Mahalo tapped by Rocky Mountain Credit Union for digital banking upgrade
Mahalo’s banking platform will integrate various customer channels with the credit union’s core.
UK parliamentary group on challengers calls for financial services “big bang”
The APPG says reforms in the sector could support the government’s levelling-up agenda.
Monzo and Starling top latest CMA customer satisfaction survey
The results are from a survey carried out between July 2021 and June 2022 by market research firm Ipsos.
Bank of New Zealand taps NCR for ATM-as-a-Service solution
The move forms part of the bank’s digital transformation efforts.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 29 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Lloyds Banking Group to close 66 more bank branches
48 Lloyds Bank and 18 Halifax branches are set to shut between October and January of next year.
Yoma Bank taps Compass Plus Technologies for time-to-market upgrade
Myanmar’s Yoma Bank has replaced its in-house processing centre with Compass Plus’ TranzAxis.
TS Banking Group in front-to-back office tech revamp with Temenos
Temenos’ front-to-back office technology will be delivered in the cloud.
Credit unions comms platform Eltropy acquires video banking tech firm POPi/o
Together, Eltropy and POPi/o serve more than 400 credit unions in the US.
Barclays to shutter 27 more branches, taking its total to 103 branch closures for the year
As customers increasingly bank digitally, Barclays is “carefully reducing” the number of underused branches.
UK government unveils new law to protect access to cash
Economic secretary to the Treasury John Glen says: “We know that access to cash is still vital for many people.”
Langley FCU taps Diebold Nixdorf for ATM-as-a-Service offering
Langley FCU will replace its entire ATM fleet with new DN Series devices.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 1 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Lloyds Banking Group to shutter 60 UK branches
Of the 60 closures, 24 are Lloyds Bank branches, 19 are Bank of Scotland and 17 are Halifax.
White paper: Three ways to improve branch performance with workforce optimisation strategies
Ensuring that your branch workforce is optimised is an essential part of managing today’s challenging banking environment.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 18 March 2022
Our pick of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
HSBC to shutter 69 UK branches as more customers move online
HSBC says no planned closures are the last bank branch in town.
NatWest and RBS to shutter 32 branches in England and Wales
The UK banking giant says it has taken steps to mitigate the impact of the closures.
US fintech nCino tapped by Cambridge & Counties Bank for lending infrastructure upgrade
UK bank will look to utilise nCino’s end-to-end cloud-based platform.
Spanish neobank Unibo launches to cater for property managers
Unibo raised €500,000 in a seed round in November last year.
Why start-ups, not incumbents, will be the engines of post-pandemic SME growth
Many lendtechs are looking to leverage the digital revolution to help drive post-pandemic recovery in the UK.
India’s FSS and CSB Bank team up to provide banking services to the financially underserved
The partnership will see 1,000 Smart Cash franchises opened in underbanked areas.
Ameris Bank adds to lending portfolio with Balboa Capital acquisition
Ameris Bank resources will allow Balboa to expand its offering, says Balboa CEO.
South African challenger bank Tyme completes $180m Series B with Tencent investment
The investment from Tencent and UK development finance institution CDC brought in an additional $70 million.
Diebold Nixdorf tapped by Cambodian retail bank ACLEDA for self-service solutions
Diebold Nixdorf will deploy its services across ACLEDA’s 262 branches.
TSB to close 70 branches across UK as digital-first banking becomes norm
Over 90% of customer transactions are now carried out digitally, the bank says.
Saigon Commercial Bank to revamp cards offering with BPC
The project is partly driven by predicted strong growth in mobile transactions in Vietnam.
UK challenger Allica Bank completes £110m Series B funding round
The cash will go towards enhancing Allica’s proprietary technology and client support.
Allica Bank makes first major acquisition with AIB’s GB SME lending portfolio
Deal will bring the challenger bank around 2,000 SME customers.
Wyoming Bank and Trust selects Computer Services for core banking upgrade
The locally-owned bank has selected CSI’s NuPoint core platform.
UK banks hit by mobile and online banking disruption this morning
Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have seemingly experienced service disruption.
Oportun to buy neobank Digit in $213m deal
Acquisition intended to accelerate Oportun’s expansion plans by three to five years.
Bank North taps Vermeg to support regulatory reporting ahead of launch
The supplier’s AgileReporter platform forms part of the UK regional bank’s tech stack.
