Cyberattack puts Bank of Valletta in restoration age
Maltese bank recovering after a “malicious external attempt on its systems”.
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Itau Unibanco catches criminals with AI-controlled cameras
Brazilian bank expanding pilot throughout its branches.
Top fintech stories this week – 25 January 2019
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IBM bags $260m banking tech deal in Philippines
Bank of the Philippine Islands speeds up its digital revamp plans.
UnionBank in Philippines sets up first digital branch with Appian tech
Offers internet-connected self-service kiosks and virtual reality boxes.
Standard Chartered cutting jobs in UAE
Its digital activity comes at a heavy price.
South Africa’s FNB turns to township trade
First National Bank partners with Selpal for new customers.
Elavon elated with bpost payments deal
Gets its “first-ever government services contract in the Benelux market”.
Starling Bank keeps you posted with Post Office
A mobile bank with branch services.
Build-a-card workshop with Gemalto’s Mini Kiosk
On-the-spot card issuance.
For branches, AV technology is money in the bank
How to capitalise on the effectiveness of audiovisual (AV) technologies.
IMS 2018 Lisbon: bank digitisation and reading the client
How do retail banks stay relevant to their customers’ changing demands and priorities?
Argentine Banco Galicia opens up Starbucks bank branch
Following Santander’s coffee + banking branch opening in Chile.
Czech bank Moneta to acquire Home Credit for €767m
Will get its hands on consumer finance provider and retail challenger bank.
Case study: Home Credit – to its credit
Life is good at the heart of Europe.
Unite trade union can’t stop RBS branch closures in Scotland
Only two branches survive the stay of execution.
UK’s Nationwide targets £4.1bn tech investment
Adds another £1.3 billion to its five-year plan.
Global Digital Banking Conference – Europe 2018: fintech ain’t that cool
RFi Group’s London event reckons the death of banks is overestimated.
NCR nets trio of US credit union wins
California, Texas and Arizona show some love to Digital Insight solutions.
Qudini on cue for NatWest’s cute queue service
UK bank piloting new queuing and appointment booking software.
Quelle surprise! Europe’s banks continue branch cull
Latest figures from European Banking Federation reveal cuts and more.
Case study: Afghanistan International Bank – the road to hope
Afghanistan International Bank faces challenges far more extreme than for most of its counterparts around the globe.
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Bank Simpanan Nasional to complete move to ICBS core system
Malaysian bank gets ready for phase two of major tech migration.
The forgotten generation: driving digital adoption with older customers
Everyone – regardless of their age, would like a good user experience.
BTPN completes front office revamp with Diasoft’s Flextera
Retail bank in transformation throughout Indonesia.
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank chooses Path Solutions’ core system
Bank Assafa (subsidiary of Attijariwafa Bank Group) is Path’s third client in the country.
Are banks and bank branch offices headed to the toilet?
Are we seeing banks running out of fresh ideas for how they interact with their customers?
US challenger banks: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of challenger banks and banking services in the US and the tech they are using.
Top five banking activities best handled by digital self-service
In the era of digital transformation, banks must evolve, or customers will simply walk out of the branch for good.
OCBC Bank turns tellers into digital ambassadors
Wants to upskill its workforce.
VyStar Credit Union upgrades FIS Miser core system
Florida-based credit union has been FIS client for more than ten years.
CO-OP Financial Services brings digital power to LA credit union
Becomes fintech energy provider to Water and Power Community Credit Union.
IBM docks with Banca Carige for $500m American JV
Looking to help Italian bank with AI, big data, analytics and cognitive tools.
Jumhouria Bank of Libya selects SmartStream for real-time control
SmartStream to provide intra-day reconciliations management.
Halifax unveils mega branch in London
New leviathan is in central London and spread over three floors.
N26 sets aim on 100 more engineers by 2019
It has opened an office in Barcelona to reach a larger talent pool.
Santander café branches in Chile include Zytronics biometric touch screens
Is it a bank? Is it a café? It is both!
Silicon Valley Bank comes to Germany
The new branch will be based in Frankfurt.
Finca picks Autosoft’s core banking system for Pakistan
Autosoft’s Autobanker beats Oracle’s Flexcube and Temenos’ T24 to the deal.
