PayPal migrates “key” infrastructure to Google’s new Salt Lake City data centre
Google Cloud now has 22 data centers across the globe.
Outsourcing
Dissecting banking technology trends in 2020
This year will be one of continued disruption and evolution in banking technology.
UK paytech Checkout.com buys French start-up ProcessOut
Checkout.com buys another module in the payments process.
UniCredit finds two new partners in Tel Aviv’s PayKey and equensWorldline
PayKey is a social app payments integrator, and equensWorldline a pan-European payments processor.
Poland’s digital banking provider Efigence talks private over public cloud
“Banks don’t want to invest in infrastructure when they don’t need it,” says CTO.
New Zealand’s central bank launches new market infrastructure with Italy’s Sia
“The extent of change is significant,” says RBNZ, which is deploying to 57 banks.
The financial services technical “Grand Design”
A financial services organisation must plan and design what it will look like.
Banking Circle nabs first banking licence from Luxembourg regulators
Banking Circle’s operation centers in the UK, Germany and Denmark will turn into bank branches.
SimCorp picks GlobalLogic to refit Dimension on the cloud
SimCorp sees cloud as an important investment for Dimension.
Achieving reconciliation maturity will be easier in the decade of data
Financial professionals feel more comfortable entrusting their data to the cloud.
Google equips its cloud offering with two acquisitions
The Big Tech is gearing up to take on Amazon and Microsoft’s rival cloud products.
US banks debut cloud-based Finastra Phoenix platform
Commerce National Bank & Trust and Commencement Bank deploy Phoenix on public cloud.
GCC Capital AB picks BearingPoint for EBA reporting requirements
Swedish lending firm to deploy Abacus360 system on an outsourced basis.
FinovateEurope: Yolt chief exec muses API quality determining account switches
This would be “a nice end point for open banking”, he says.
Deutsche Bank reaches out to Big Tech for cloud assistance
Deutsche Bank has reportedly invited proposals from Microsoft, Google and Amazon.
Three Irish credit unions sign for Temenos’ banking tech
Capital Credit Union, Credit Union Plus and Tullamore Credit Union sign for Temenos’ tech.
Funda Finance Partners in lendtech revamp with nCino
US-based nCino has gained further presence in Australia via a new deal with Funda Finance Partners, an SME lender. New South Wales-based Funda will implement the vendor’s flagship cloud-based solution, nCino Bank Operating System, “to streamline its lending processes and enhance its customer experience”, nCino says. “Funda chose nCino after searching for a technology solution […]
Supplement: FinovateEurope 2020
Read our free FinovateEurope Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Why Payments-as-a-Service is the first choice for FIs
More financial institutions are choosing to outsource their mission-critical payments infrastructure.
Hot-seat with Sanat Rao, CBO and global head at Infosys Finacle
He talks about workforce and culture transformation, RPAs, open banking and more.
Service models: The future of fintech
FinTech Futures talks to two BPC senior VPs about the company’s new processing business.
Fintech in the next decade: The intersection of what’s possible and what people want
Before we start to look at what the next 10 years hold, it’s worth taking a quick look back.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 03 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Fintech M&A: Prioritising growth and resilience
There is still runway for further consolidation.
XP Investments forms partnership with Genesis
This will help XP streamline & automate workflows.
Hong Kong’s virtual challenger Za Bank selects Fiserv for card payments
Fiserv’s VisionPlus will power Za Bank’s entire card payment lifecycle.
20th Banking Technology Awards Supplement
A golden celebration of excellence and innovation.
Goldman Sachs to offer SME loans on Amazon lending platform
The product could go live as soon as March this year.
BIS fintech report: More harmonised standards and less TPP reliance
BIS has published a cross-country review on the fintech regulatory landscape.
GoCardless CFO: No deal Brexit could cost London’s trade status
UK should remain epicentre of
“In theory, the UK is so global it should remain the epicenter”, says CFO.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
IBM makes major changes to executive leadership
New CEO Arvind Krishna will take the helm.
Griffin raises £3m to take aim at banks’ legacy tech
The start-up will offer a fully-regulated banking platform for fintechs.
EXCLUSIVE: Woodforest National to Implement Finxact on Microsoft Azure
Furthermore, US-based Finxact has also made its first core banking system sale abroad – in Thailand.
White paper: Payments outsourcing – pros, cons & considerations that should be on your radar
Practical guidelines for banking institutions to consider when choosing a vendor.
How Canadian start-up Cinchy is transforming data for banks
Exclusive interview with Cinchy’s CEO. “Think of it as the end of fragmentation.”
API provider Currencycloud raises $80m in Series E funding
The round was co-led by Visa and SAP’s venture arm Sapphire.
Bank of England seeks public cloud technology partner
Regulator looking into benefits of SaaS and PaaS.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 24 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Cloud: Does it deserve a bad rap from the Treasury?
The Treasury Committee singles out the cloud as a “source of systemic risk”.
