SME lender Iwoca gets $7.5m investment from Augmentum
As part of a larger investment round.
Corporate & Commercial Banking
Fintech Agora fires up for small American FIs
Start-up offers a digital leap without a core banking revamp.
Citi tests out TCS Bancs for core system revamp
EXCLUSIVE. The bank is testing the platform in Singapore.
Bank of America embarks on corporate banking tech modernisation
EXCLUSIVE. A major revamp with Infosys’ Finacle, it is understood.
Women technologists find their future in commercial banking
An ideal domain for the problem-solving and relationship-building skills that distinguish women technologists.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 January 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
White paper: How do I buy an Enterprise Resource Planning system?
An ERP solution is the best fit for a growing and aspirational fintech company, but how do you choose the right one?
Milleis Banque picks Wolters Kluwer for regulatory compliance
OneSumX for risk, regulation and reporting needs.
Banque Palatine signs with AxiomSL for AnaCredit compliance
One of the many firms keeping up with reporting regulation.
White paper: Digital Disruption in Banking
Find out more about digital workflows with DocuSign
Intesa Sanpaolo goes Orbian for supply chain support
Italian bank gets help with receivables financing.
Kuwait’s central bank goes live with TCS Bancs
After a five-year upgrade.
Starling Bank taunts traditional banks in 2019 plans
UK challenger aiming for the one million customer mark.
£20k billboard in London calls for RBS investigation
Set up by victims of the bank’s alleged SME client mismanagement.
White paper: Enabling information-driven financial services
Find out how to utilise data to increase revenue and reduce risk
Emirates NBD upgrades payments system with TCS
TCS Bancs scores again.
QNB revamps payments systems with Infosys Finacle
Qatar National Bank consolidating across various countries with unified hub.
ACI Worldwide plugs National Bank of Kuwait into Swift’s gpi
First bank in the country signing up to gpi.
Top ten digital bank initiatives in 2018
There have been a lot of digital bank projects in 2018. Here are our favourites.
MUFG picks TCS Bancs to consolidate payments
MUFG replaces a host of disparate payments systems with one regional hub powered by TCS Bancs.
Three Midwestern credit unions sign up for Fiserv’s DNA
The lucky three are Ideal Credit Union, TopLine Federal Credit Union and Dakota West Credit Union.
HSBC launches mobile collections service in Thailand
Collections for customers via credit cards, bank transfers, e-wallets and cash.
Finastra scores win in Myanmar with KBZ Bank
Fusion Treasury will enable the bank’s STP.
Nordea launches instant reporting for commercial break
Bank says this “turns open banking into a commercially viable product”.
Santander smartly acquires invoicing and expenses app Albert
Bank says app is popular among freelancers and micro-enterprises in the UK.
Hammurabi Commercial Bank in Iraq signs for ICS Banks
As the core banking supplier extends its footprint in Iraq.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
Evry wins $75m Handelsbanken contract
Evry will provide Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) core banking and payment solutions.
Mayapada Group taps Pohon Dana for lending in Indonesia
Conglomerate pushes into fintech via investment.
Reserve Bank of India’s governor quits for personal reasons
Tensions with the finance ministry are rumoured to lie behind the departure.
Metro Bank keeps on digital with international payments
Easily done through the app, not a branch.
Top fintech stories this week – 7 December 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
R3 and European banks complete euro commercial paper transaction
Second attempt with Commerzbank, ING, Natixis and Rabobank.
Itaú, Wells Fargo and StanChart make $100m club loan on blockchain
Proof of concept used R3’s Corda Connect platform.
Cynergy Bank launches rebrand following acquisition
Previously known as Bank of Cyprus UK.
Starling Bank eyes Euro accounts and more partnerships
UK challenger reveals its plans for next year.
Sberbank buys BPO firm Intercomp
Only revealed now after regulatory approval.
Case study: Citi – terms of endearment
A series of initiatives support Citi’s business clients in the quest to do business in real time.
CreditLadder receives FCA approval for payments
As well as approval for account information services.
Technology for the new world
Business as usual is no longer an option. You can bank on that.
