The evolving relationship between supermarkets and banking and the key role of fintechs
Supermarkets across the globe continue to embrace fintech partnerships to power their financial services.
Partnerships
Lloyds Banking Group partners ApTap for bill management tool
The tool will be integrated into Home Wise by Lloyds Bank and HelloHome by Halifax.
State Bank of India taps Aurionpro for iCashpro+ solution
The solution will replace SBI’s current CMP platform and will be implemented over the next 12 months.
Nationwide Building Society selects Auriga to modernise ATM software infrastructure
Nationwide currently operates a 1,200-strong ATM network across the UK.
Bank Muamalat signs multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to boost digital transformation
The bank has tapped Google for solutions in cybersecurity, data, marketing and AI, among other areas.
How the fintech sector can navigate the winds of change in the UK
There’s an opportunity for forward-thinking companies to help shape the future of UK fintech.
Jefferson Bank in Texas taps Finastra for Payments To Go solution
Finastra’s tech will enable the bank to deliver instant payment services including FedNow and RTP.
Rabobank partners French fintech Dejamobile for merchant SoftPOS solution
The partnership will enable the bank’s merchant clients to accept payments on their mobile phones.
NorthWall Capital partners Broadridge for Sentry portfolio management solution
The UK-based firm will leverage Sentry to streamline and scale its credit investment operations.
Going for gold: when fintech meets the Olympics
With the Paris Olympics on the horizon, we take a look at the relationship between the event and fintech.
Société Générale deploys iGTB’s Corporate Treasury eXchange solution
The French bank plans to leverage CTX’s real-time liquidity management capabilities.
Demystify Podcast: Next-generation financial services with Charlie Platt of SAP Fioneer
In this podcast episode, Dharmesh and Dave talk with Charlie Platt, Managing Director of Banking at SAP Fioneer.
Egypt’s Alexbank partners Mastercard to advance payments strategy
The partnership will focus on expanding Alexbank’s acquiring business and credit card base.
Cotribute tapped by Clearwater Credit Union to streamline digital account opening and loan origination processes
The partnership will see Clearwater leverage Cotribute’s consumer and business digital account opening modules.
CGS International in Singapore taps Broadridge for securities finance platform
The firm will leverage Broadridge’s Securities Finance and Collateral Management (SFCM) solution.
California’s Edwards Federal Credit Union taps Apiture for consumer banking solution
The 62-year-old credit union has around 12,500 members across California’s Antelope Valley region.
Innovate Finance launches new council to further growth of UK fintech sector
The council will be co-chaired by Philip Belamant, Janine Hirt and Charles McManus.
Online pension provider PensionBee announces US expansion plan
PensionBee is partnering with an unnamed US financial institution to enter the US market.
Treasury Prime trims workforce amid strategic pivot to focus on direct-to-bank partnerships
The pivot comes a year after the firm completed a $40 million Series C fundraising round.
OTP Bank partners Iliad Solutions for payments testing platform
The Budapest-based bank is to leverage its new partner’s payments testing and certification platform, t3.
ABN Amro partners Dutch paytech Buckaroo for merchant payment services
Utrecht-based PSP Buckaroo will assume management of the bank’s debit card acquiring contracts.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Embat, Slice, NayaOne, MoneyHash and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
VyStar Credit Union partners NCR Atleos for Allpoint ATM Network access
The Allpoint Network currently supports around 40,000 ATMs across the United States.
Northern Trust taps Finbourne Technology for data management solutions
Northern Trust will leverage Finbourne’s LUSID and Luminesce offerings.
Lithuania’s Šiaulių Bankas taps Temenos for core banking upgrade
Šiaulių Bankas aims to leverage Temenos’ tech to double its number of clients to one million by 2029.
Crédit Agricole CIB taps Demica to launch new receivables and supply chain platform for APAC
Crédit Agricole CIB hopes the platform will appease “the increasing demand for supply chain finance” in APAC.
Quaint Oak Bank taps Finzly to modernise payments infrastructure
Quaint Oak aims to realise its modernisation ambitions by leveraging Finzly’s Payment Galaxy platform.
Diamond Trust Bank Uganda partners TerraPay to enhance cross-border transfer processes
TerraPay says the union will enable the bank to “facilitate direct account deposits from any part of the world”.
Raqami Islamic Digital Bank in Pakistan partners Codebase Technologies for Digibanc platform
Raqami was granted in-principle approval to operate digital financial services in the country last year.
Vietnam International Bank taps AWS and Temenos for cloud core banking upgrade
VIB will be the first Vietnamese bank to deploy the Temenos R23 core banking system on a cloud platform.
Bank Danamon partners Helicap to bring growth capital to Indonesia’s financially underserved
The duo are hoping to create a “one-stop solution” for non-dilutive growth capital.
UAE start-up Dunes Financial acquires Be Mobile Africa’s tech assets
Be Mobile Africa’s CEO says the “sale of non-financial assets injects vital financial resources” into the firm.
Quai Digital selects WealthOS as new strategic technology partner
Quai Digital CEO Tony Webb says the collaboration will enable the company to “grow our operational capability”.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Zūm Rails, Pulsate, Monite, Spektr and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Security Bank selects Avaloq to digitise wealth management business
The bank will leverage the Avaloq Core platform and its Relationship Manager Workplace solution.
Africa and Gulf Bank partners Orion Innovation for Temenos core banking upgrade
The bank has opted to leverage Temenos Transact and Temenos Infinity for its digital upgrade.
Dayforce selects Green Dot as BaaS partner for on-demand pay solution
Green Dot will facilitate all banking services for Dayforce Wallet customers in the US.
Colombia’s Simetrik secures $55m Series B round led by Goldman Sachs
The recent cash injection adds to Simetrik’s $24 million Series A raised in 2022.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank digitises cross-border services with ProgressSoft
The UAE-based bank has integrated the vendor’s PS-PayHub platform.
UK regtech Napier AI secures £45m funding from Crestline Investors
Napier AI claims that since 2021, its top-line revenue has grown at more than 30% year on year.
