BNY Mellon Markets appoints Paresh Shah as global COO for FX
He joins BNY from HSBC, where he held the role of COO Americas for FX.
Corporate & Commercial Banking
New challenges due to Open Banking and the benefits of instant payments
APIs are no longer seen as a difficult technical matter, but as a crucial building block.
Mitigating network outages in the financial services sector
How poor service levels from IT vendors are reflected in network outages and how to fix it.
Emirates NBD completes third phase of its core banking systems upgrade
The project sees the roll-out of the new core banking system for Emirates NBD Saudi Arabia.
JP Morgan vows to ban fintech apps from using customer passwords
It’s working towards issuing tokens that send third parties a narrow range of data in a secure form.
Standard Chartered appoints new CIO of corporate, commercial & institutional banking
Rene W. Keller joins Standard Chartered from Deutsche Bank.
BoE’s Carney says finance is too slow on tackling climate change issues
Carney is due to become the United Nations’ special envoy for climate change.
UK fintech Rebank raises $2.8m seed round to help businesses bank
The start-up sits on top of businesses’ bank accounts.
Banking’s biggest core go-lives in 2019
Always exciting, sometimes terrifying, here are the biggest ‘go-lives’ in core banking 2019.
2019’s top core banking deals
The core deals which made waves this year, summarised just for you.
B-North outsources deposit taking with Newcastle Strategic Solutions
Prospective SME bank aims to streamline its SME loan process.
Three trends to watch in 2020
Red Hat dissects how 2020 will be a chance for banks to catch on to innovation.
Supplement: the 2019 fintech review
Ruby Hinchliffe dissects her top five 2019 fintech trends from this year’s top stories!
Metro Bank opens SME registration for on-demand cash service
Metro Bank aims to help business users save time.
National Bank of Fujairah preps SME banking platform
UAE bank aims to tap into country’s deep SME market.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 13 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Banking Technology December 2019 / January 2020 issue out now
A year in review.
DBS Wealth Management extends ten-year partnership with Avaloq
The agreement will see an expanded version of Avaloq Banking Suite deployed in Singapore.
Santander and Elavon extend 15-year payments partnership
The two firms will continue a payments partnership signed in 2004.
Deutsche Bank plans €100m streamlining project for retail ops
German lender continues its dramatic savings plan.
Morgan Stanley plans 1,500 job cuts
US bank wants to protect itself from economic headwinds.
Cboe Global Markets agrees to acquire EuroCCP
The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2020.
How to choose the right jurisdiction for opening a company
Brigewest explores how the Middle East has become an attractive region for businesses.
The 20th Banking Technology Awards winners have been announced
It was a brilliant celebration of excellence and innovation in the banking industry.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
US DOJ digs deeper into Deutsche role in Danske money laundering scandal
Deutsche officials were made aware that the scope of the DoJ probe had broadened.
BCBS: Bank supervisors must pay greater attention to APIs and open banking risks
Open banking comes with benefits to banks but also various challenges.
Wells Fargo hires Santander’s US chief as new COO
Scott Powell will be the bank’s new chief operating officer.
Monzo hires Visa exec to lead US push
TS Anil will join the digital bank early next year.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 29 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Easing the cloud transition using microservices, containers and Kubernetes
The first step is to build new applications using these new architectures.
Slovenia passes law requiring central bank to pay back 2013 losses
A build up of bad loans since the financial crisis saw investors lose out in 2013.
MLRO’s in the regulatory “cross-hairs”
The role of AML compliance officer/MLRO has never been more challenging.
Microgen Financial Services and Touchstone Wealth Management merge
The firms hope to create a leader in the trust and corporate services sector.
How to land a job in fintech
Expectations for fintech candidates have changed significantly.
Capital market disruptor Capitolis raises $40m in Series B
Investors see the fintech in a position “to transform a whole industry”.
Deutsche Bank already using robots as it gears up to cut 18,000 jobs
AI has “massively increased productivity” for the bank.
HSBC set to replace investment banking chief
Samir Assaf, head of global banking & markets, expected to move to a non-exec role.
Barclays launches 2.0 finger vein scanner with Hitachi for businesses
The new handset is smaller than its predecessor.
ABN Amro live with Temenos payments tech in Hong Kong
Singapore and China are next on ABN Amro’s Temenos Payments roll-out list.
