Top fintech stories this week – 3 November 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland hit by system outages
The customers of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have been affected by an online and mobile banking glitch that is preventing access to accounts or telling users they don’t have an account with the bank. The banks say their phone lines are back to normal, but online and mobile banking are facing “intermittent issues”. […]
Orange finally peels open mobile-only bank
French telecoms firm Orange has launched its delayed mobile-only bank as it looks to tap into its current customer base. As Banking Technology reported in January 2016, Orange outlined its plans for a new bank. While in April 2016, it made a significant stride in its mobile banking ambitions by acquiring a majority stake in […]
Case study: Piraeus Bank – e-branches
Stefanos Mytilineos, deputy general manager, digital business retail banking, branch network & deposits, Piraeus Bank Group, shares the bank’s experience of bringing full digital banking experience to brick-and-mortar branches.
Bank on Dave gearing up for launch in 2018
Burnley Savings and Loans, a lending company based in Burnley, UK, is awaiting a banking licence from the UK regulator for its Bank on Dave challenger bank.
First interactive mobile video banking solution comes to US
POPin Video Banking Collaboration is merging with BankOn Mobile Video by Financial Town to create “the first interactive mobile video banking solution” for credit unions, banks and other financial service providers in the US.
Three reasons Asia is the perfect incubator for fintech innovation
A report released last year by EY and major Singaporean bank DBS declared China the “undoubted centre of global fintech innovation and adoption”. And China isn’t the only Asian country making waves in the fintech sphere. Overall fintech investments in the Asia-Pacific region reached $10.5 billion in 2016 – the highest amount witnessed to date since 2010, according to CB Insights data.
R3 and banks partner to develop cross-border payments platform
Enterprise software firm R3 and 22 of its member banks have developed a solution that leverages distributed ledger technology (DLT) to enable “fast, efficient and cost-effective” cross-border payments.
Avoid a bank branch nightmare this Halloween
Trick or treat! It’s Halloween and brands everywhere are using spooky season as a way to have some fun with customers. However, any ghoulish behaviour belongs firmly in the land of fun, and should not creep into everyday customer interactions
ING unveils new branch concept that “feels like home”
ING Belgium has opened doors to its first “client house” branch, which the bank describes as “a place where retail, business and private banking customers can walk in and enjoy a good coffee and receive personal service”.
Nubank reaches out to Brazil’s underbanked with digital banking accounts
Brazilian fintech Nubank will soon be offering digital banking accounts in addition to its credit card business. The move will provide access to billpay, account-to-account transfers, and the ability to earn more in interest than is available with a regular savings account.
Fintech funding round-up: 27 October 2017
Just when you thought there couldn’t be more; the latest stories from the fintech funding world returns for another round. Features Constellation, Credit Sesame and Jirnexu.
JP Morgan Chase launches mobile app Finn for millennials
JP Morgan Chase has launched its new mobile banking app, Finn. Designed for millennials, Finn will allow customers to open a bank account, make deposits, track spending and set up a saving plan.
Compass Plus builds new mobile banking app for Lipetskcombank
Lipetskcombank (LKB), one of Russia’s largest regional banks, has launched its new LKB Online mobile app, underpinned by the Tranzware Mobile Banking system from paytech specialist Compass Plus.
Map: fintech landscape
A very detailed map of the current fintech landscape, produced by VentureBeat, listing hundreds of companies in the banking, payments, investments, financing, insurance, infrastructure and enabling technologies verticals.
Top fintech stories this week – 27 October 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
SIBOS Interview: SmartStream – the future of banking
Rocky Martinez, CTO and Haytham Kaddoura, CEO at SmartStream talk about the future of banking and how fintechs can help clients grow their business.
Fidor and Eight Inc partner to create digital finance marketplace
Fidor, a provider of digital banking solutions, has signed a partnership with Eight Inc, a “strategic design and innovation firm”, to launch Fidor Market, its digital marketplace.
ING launches €300m fintech fund, ING Ventures
ING Ventures, a new investment fund set up by ING, has €300 million to pump into fintech companies.
AutoGravity partners with Global Lending Services
Citing the strong “alignment between car shopper and car dealer motivation”, Global Lending Services has forged a partnership with auto financing specialist AutoGravity.
SIBOS Interview: Deutsche Bank – impact of regulations
Christian Westerhaus, Global Head of Clearing Products, Cash Management, Deutsche Bank, talks about the impact of regulations on the correspondent banking business.
Tink secures investment and bank partners as it plans European expansion
Swedish fintech company Tink has signed with Nordic banks Nordea, Klarna and Nordnet. Integrating in 2018, the banks will use Tink’s payment technology and personal finance management (PFM) platform within their existing customer channels.
Bento for Business opens APIs, partners with The Bancorp and launches new products
US-based expense management solution provider Bento for Business has onboarded new partners and expanded its product line.
Fintech start-up Ualá targets Argentina’s unbanked with new mobile banking service
Argentina-based fintech start-up Ualá has launched a mobile banking service app to champion financial inclusion in the country.
“World’s first” full-featured virtual banking assistant on Facebook Messenger launched by ATB Financial
Canada’s ATB Financial says it has launched “the world’s first full-featured virtual banking assistant on Facebook Messenger” to the bank’s nearly 700,000 personal banking customers.
Standard Chartered and SuperCharger return for third cohort in Hong Kong
SuperCharger, a fintech accelerator in Asia, has unveiled the opening of applications for its third programme in Hong Kong.
JP Morgan implements Mosaic MSX for fixed income data analytics
Mosaic Smart Data’s real-time data analytics platform, MSX, has been deployed by JP Morgan to optimise the productivity and profitability of its global fixed income sales and trading division.
ITF to become “the world’s first fintech bank”
A new bank, Into the Future (ITF), is gearing up for launch in Hong Kong and Singapore. Among its investors is Jim Rogers, an American businessman based in Singapore and the co-founder of the Quantum Group of Funds (which he started with George Soros).
Efigence partners with Alior Bank and Telekom Romania to launch Telekom Banking
Alior Bank’s Romanian branch has teamed up with Deutsche Telekom Group’s Telekom Romania Mobile Communications to develop a new digital financial service. And providing the online exchange for this service is none other than Alior Bank’s long-time partner, Efigence.
Stash reveals plans to launch mobile-first banking service
Mobile-first investment platform Stash is about to go mobile-first in the field of online banking. The New York-based start-up plans to offer a variety of banking services for mobile-centric customers.
Top fintech stories this week – 20 October 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
RBS reaches Landmark for mortgage valuation risk management
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will adopt Landmark Valuation Services’ (formerly Quest) valuation risk model (VRM) service for its mortgage valuation process for both RBS and NatWest. Using property analytics and land and environmental data, VRM helps the banks to apply an automated valuation where the risks are considered “low”. Where a physical inspection is […]
SIBOS Interview: Deutsche Bank – gpi, de-risking and the future of correspondent banking
Marc Recker, Head of Market Management, Cash Management, Deutsche Bank, talks about gpi, de-risking and the future of correspondent banking. Follow us on Twitter @DailyNewsSibos Read all the latest news and views from Sibos 2017 online here or pick up a free print copy of Daily News at Sibos if you are at the conference!
SIBOS Interview: SOCGEN digital transformation and collaboration as business model
Pascal Augé, Head of Global Transaction and Payment Services, Société Générale, talks about the bank’s digital transformation project and collaboration as a business model. Follow us on Twitter @DailyNewsSibos Read all the latest news and views from Sibos 2017 online here or pick up a free print copy of Daily News at Sibos if you are […]
SIBOS Interview: SOCGEN – the impact of digital transformation
Bruno Prigent, Head of Societe Generale Global Securities Services, and Mathieu Maurier, Head of Coverage at Societe Generale Global Securities Services, discuss the impact of innovation and digital transformation in the securities services industry. Follow us on Twitter @DailyNewsSibos Read all the latest news and views from Sibos 2017 online here or pick up a free […]
JP Morgan Chase acquires WePay
JP Morgan Chase has acquired WePay, a California-based paytech firm, which will function as the payments innovation incubator in Silicon Valley for the bank.
Corporate banking: clear sky thinking
Swift’s global payments innovation (gpi) has taken giant steps towards solving many of the challenges corporates have faced with cross-border payments.
Blockchain: a world of possibilities
Amid the hype around distributed ledger technology and blockchain it can seem they are technologies looking for solutions. In the heavily paper-based business of trade finance, such technology looks promising and progress is being made elsewhere.
HSBC UK heads towards open banking through fintech partnership
HSBC UK and its First Direct online banking subsidiary have partnered with fintech start-up Bud to provide customers with an integrated selection of financial services products and tools from across the market.
Sibos 2017: treasurers look to tech to untangle knots
Untangling the “knots” at global treasuries, especially with regard to bank maintenance issues around know your customer (KYC) and other compliance activities, was the theme of a corporate treasury session yesterday (18 October) at Sibos.
