Erste Group in Austria partners Salt Edge for CEE multi-banking services
The bank is to leverage Salt Edge’s account information solution.
Partnerships
TreasurySpring names Tom Ryan as new global head of partnerships
Ryan’s role will include expanding TreasurySpring’s global presence across both the US and European markets.
Sibos 2024: Building the bank of tomorrow – connecting the future of finance in a rapidly evolving payments landscape
The bank of tomorrow will be defined by its ability to adapt to the pace of technological innovation.
Montana’s Intrepid Credit Union launches digital banking with Alkami
Alkami says the platform will enable the credit union to “foster greater engagement”.
Banking Technology Magazine October 2024 issue out now
Cover story: QUANTUM LEAP OF FAITH – Preparing for the advent of Q-Day.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Plumery, Concreit, Connected Data, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 4 October 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Starling Bank, Fiserv, HSBC, Monese and more.
Bank of Hangzhou partners Malaysia’s Maybank to support cross-border businesses in China
The partnership will focus on “enhancing cross-border business and advancing digital innovation”.
Furness Building Society selects Backbase for digital banking overhaul
Furness has chosen to integrate the full Backbase platform, including digital onboarding, assist and banking.
HSBC launches embedded finance venture SemFi with Tradeshift
SemFi provides embedded payment, trade and financing solutions from HSBC.
Hastings Direct Loans boosts fraud prevention capabilities with IDVerse partnership
Hastings Direct expanded into personal loans around three years ago.
Fiserv ends joint venture in Wells Fargo Merchant Services
An SEC 8-K filing says Fiserv expects to receive a “cash payment or assets” for its 40% stake in WFMS.
Rakbank joins Magnati to launch new SME financing platform in UAE
Rakbank’s underwriting will be guided by real-time transaction data created by Magnati.
Ocean Bank in Florida joins NCR Atleos’ Allpoint Network
Atleos’ Allpoint Network currently supports over 40,000 surcharge-free ATMs across the US.
Saudi Awwal Bank partners Singapore’s PayerMax for digital payment enhancement
PayerMax claims to support over 600 different payment methods for digital merchants.
Facit Bank taps Norway’s Neonomics to power invoicing and payment with open banking
Facit Bank will deploy Neonomics’ open banking Checkout, allowing payments directly from bank accounts.
Digital Federal Credit Union and First Tech Federal Credit Union to merge
The merger is intended to complete in 2025.
Commerce Bank partners FIS for loyalty programme management platform
FIS’ loyalty engagement solutions will enable Commerce customers to earn rewards at the POS.
Indonesia’s Krom Bank taps AWS Cloud for digital banking upgrade
Krom’s core ledger is being powered by SaaS cloud banking platform Mambu.
September 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from September.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 27 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes BNP Paribas, Visa, Solaris and more.
September 2024: Top five core banking stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top core banking stories of the month.
September 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
New UK lender Interbridge Mortgages taps Mambu for retail mortgages solution
Founded last year and headquartered in Cardiff, Interbridge Mortgages is a second charge mortgage lender.
Fibabanka debuts first BaaS platform in Türkiye with GetirFinans
GetirFinans will offer a range of banking services powered by Fibabanka’s digital infrastructure.
Anadolubank Nederland pens five-year deal with Worldline for cloud-based instant payments solution
Worldline’s solution will ensure the bank’s compliance with new EU instant payments regulations.
OneAZ Credit Union to deploy Backbase’s Engagement Banking platform
OneAZ operates 20 branches across Arizona and claims to manage over $3.4 billion in assets.
BIS’ Project Agorá to commence design phase with private sector participants confirmed
The project’s participants include Standard Chartered, Lloyds, Mastercard, Euroclear and BNP Paribas.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 20 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes JP Morgan, CSI, Revolut and more.
Consumers Credit Union selects Lumin’s digital banking platform ahead of proposed Rockford Bell merger
CCU says it required a digital platform that could “support its increasing number of members and their unique needs”.
Old Second National Bank selects Newgen Software’s digital account opening solution
The solution will enable Old Second to streamline digital onboarding for retail and business banking customers.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 16 | The future of Web3 technology in financial services
In this podcast episode, we chat with author and financial services executive Rita Martins.
Metro Bank partners Infosys to boost digital transformation with AI
The UK bank is also reportedly set to cut around 300 roles as part of cost-cutting efforts.
JP Morgan reportedly in talks to replace Goldman Sachs as Apple’s credit card partner
The Wall Street Journal reports that talks between JP Morgan and Apple commenced at the beginning of this year.
Brazil’s Parabank partners Dock to launch inclusive card programme for people with disabilities
The São Paulo-based challenger has adopted Dock’s private-label card processing platform.
Zambian fintech Lupiya partners Network International for debit card programme
The fintech is leveraging Network’s “comprehensive suite of card payment processing solutions”.
Affinity Plus FCU signs Lumin Digital for online and mobile banking revamp
The platform will deliver spending insights, financial guidance, fraud protection, and other features to members.
Enfuce to launch dual-function E2 card in UK, France and Germany with Mastercard
E2 combines both debit and credit primary account numbers into one card.
Judo Bank migrates lending business to Thought Machine’s Vault Core
The migration to the cloud-based core banking platform has been underway since last year.
Nationwide Building Society taps Red Hat for new Business Integration Platform
Nationwide is preparing to migrate critical production workloads to the cloud within the next year.
