Mike Regnier takes the reins as new Santander UK CEO
Regnier joins Santander from Yorkshire Building Society, where he was CEO since 2017.
Corporate & Commercial Banking
Goldman Sachs snaps up retirement robo-advisor NextCapital
The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.
Deutsche Börse acquires Luxembourg-based fund data specialist Kneip
Kneip provides fund data management and regulatory reporting solutions for the asset management industry.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2022
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 25 March 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 3 | Lending a hand
In this episode, we’re joined by Bill Verhelle, CEO and founder of QuickFi.
Banking Tech Awards 2022 now open for nominations
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Canada’s TD Bank snaps up First Horizon for $13.4bn in US expansion push
The combined entity will become a top six US bank, serving 10.7 million customers across 22 states.
BNY Mellon first GSIB to integrate Chainalysis crypto compliance software
BNY Mellon is building a multi-asset digital custody and admin platform for traditional and digital assets.
Extended deadline announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2022
The new deadline for nominations is now Friday, 4 March 2022. Apply today!
Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures launches supply chain finance platform
SC Ventures says TASConnect will unlock “significant value” for organisations.
One week until nomination deadline for Banking Tech Awards USA
The deadline for nominations is Friday 18 February.
Digital acceleration shines a light on new challenges facing small businesses
The search for adequate SME funding and opportunities to minimise costs are at an all-time high.
UBS agrees $1.4bn deal to acquire wealth management platform Wealthfront
Millennial and Gen Z-focused Wealthfront caters to “the next generation of investors”.
JP Morgan acquires 49% stake in European SME paytech Viva Wallet
JP Morgan says Viva Wallet is a “natural fit” for its payments business.
White paper: Customer experience in the new reality – challenges for banking ecosystems
Learn what your business customers’ needs are in the new digital reality and how to respond to them.
Change at the top for Credit Suisse as Horta-Osório resigns as chairman
Horta-Osório resigns after it was found he broke Swiss and UK Covid-19 isolation rules.
House of Lords committee says UK digital pound is “solution in search of a problem”
The Economic Affairs Committee cited financial, privacy and data concerns over UK CBDC.
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority hands out £568m worth of fines in 2021
The scrutiny of large financial services giants formed part of the FCA’s broader strategy.
USDF Consortium launches to develop and promote bank-minted stablecoin
The FDIC-insured banks want to “unlock the financial opportunities” of blockchain technology.
SIX, BIS and SNB conduct CBDC core banking integration test
Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg and UBS also took part in the experiment.
French fintech Qonto secures €486m Series D funding to boost European growth
The bumper funding round takes the start-up’s valuation to €4.4 billion.
ABN Amro’s Christian Bornfeld to leave role as CI&TO in May
Bornfeld has been “instrumental in future-proofing the bank’s IT landscape”, says CEO.
Customers Bank brings digital asset bankers onboard
Investment “signals we are a serious participant in this space”, says CEO.
Old Missouri Bank to launch new digital bank powered by Jack Henry’s tech
The new digital bank will be launched nationwide in early 2023.
Credit Suisse poaches Goldman Sachs’ Joanne Hannaford to lead technology & operations
Hannaford spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs in London and New York.
2021: Top five core banking deals
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top core banking deals.
2021: Top five mergers and acquisitions
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top mergers and acquisitions.
Igor Kuschnir steps down as MD and CFO of Penta
Kuschnir joined Penta in 2017 following stints at Franzen and Company, Citi and Morgan Stanley.
PRA fines Standard Chartered £46.55m for reporting failures
The penalty is the PRA’s highest ever fine in a PRA-only enforcement case.
FCA fines HSBC £64m for failings in its AML processes
The FCA says HSBC’s transaction monitoring systems showed “serious weaknesses” between 2010 and 2018.
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.
NatWest hit with £264.8m fine from FCA for money laundering failures
The fine includes a 33% discount thanks to the bank’s early guilty plea.
The development of real-time payments in the US
In the US, real-time solutions look set to revolutionise payments as we know them.
HSBC and Wells Fargo launch blockchain-based FX settlement solution
The shared, private ledger enhances settlement speed and efficiency and reduces risk.
Goldman Sachs partners AWS for cloud data management and analytics solution
New offering is designed for hedge funds, asset managers and other institutional clients.
Nordic bank SEB to automate billing ops globally with SunTec
SunTec’s Xelerate platform will digitise SEB’s sales process globally.
Mexican spend management start-up Mendel lands $35m in new funding
Funds will be used for product development and to accelerate growth in Mexico and Latin America.
Numerated acquires fellow fintech Fincura
Numerated is “building the future of business banking”, founder and CEO states.
