Switzerland’s Zürcher Kantonalbank deploys new digital asset platform with Avaloq and Fireblocks
ZKB clients will now be able to trade, manage and store both traditional and digital assets.
Partnerships
Visa prepares for 2025 launch of Visa A2A in UK
Visa A2A features a formal dispute resolution process and easier-to-manage payment permissions.
Lloyds Bank taps Cleareye.ai to streamline trade finance documentation processing
The bank will implement its new partner’s ClearTrade technology from this month.
Saldo Bank taps Enfuce to launch its first payment card programme
Enfuce will deliver “over 60,000” Visa credit and debit cards for the programme.
MidWestOne Bank taps Temenos for digital onboarding solution
The Temenos Digital Onboarding solution has been deployed by the bank as SaaS on AWS.
The other magic beans
Ask vendors to explain their pricing. Ask, and wait for a proper answer. And take it into account.
How the rise of managed services is driving the resurgence of fintech
The rise of managed services is forming a core component of the fintech industry’s latest rebound.
BankDhofar partners Entrust to deploy Tap to Pay services in Oman
BankDhofar claims it is “one of the first banks” to launch Tap to Pay in Oman.
Legal & General taps Moneyhub for new pensions dashboard
Legal & General became an investor in Moneyhub back in 2022.
Mastercard to pilot Payment Passkey Service in India
Indian payment players taking part in the pilot include Axis Bank, Juspay, PayU, and more.
Crown Agents Bank partners Visa to power cross-border payments in emerging markets
CAB is integrating its FX network into the Visa Direct system via API.
HSBC Innovation Banking UK integrates payment and account services into Numeral platform
Joint clients will now be able to access UK Bacs, FPS, SEPA and Swift payments through Numeral.
August 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in August.
Australia’s MyState Bank taps Backbase for Engagement Banking platform
MyState’s new platform supports banking features including payments, PFM, and integrated fraud protection.
SaaS pricing primer
I hate to say it, but there is neither art nor science to pricing. Just elbow grease and arithmetic.
August 2024: Top five banking tech stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top banking tech stories of the month.
Revolut taps Visa Direct for cross-border business payments
Revolut Business customers can now access instant card transfers powered by Visa Direct.
August 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.
Florida’s Surety Bank taps Apiture to power online and mobile banking services
Surety Bank will deploy Apiture’s Digital Account Opening, Business Banking, and Consumer Banking solutions.
Cardea acquires select assets from NSCG, rebrands as Fourcore Capital
NSCG will also invest up to $25 million in Fourcore’s upcoming capital raise.
Banking Technology Magazine September 2024 issue out now
Cover story: HOP INTO THE FUTURE – Banks must turn and face the change.
Germany’s Upvest embeds Deutsche Bank’s banking infrastructure to expand its product range
Upvest will provide virtual IBANs, cash management, and FX services through Deutsche Bank.
We don’t say that sort of thing around here
Don’t just ask your vendors to explain their cost structure. Ask them to justify it.
ABN Amro goes live with CBA’s IBAS TDD software and nCino’s cloud banking platform
ABN Amro is streamlining its digital lending operations and strengthening its trade finance transaction monitoring.
Singapore’s Valverde taps Broadridge for investment management solution
Valverde will deploy Broadridge’s tech to support its recently launched Valverde ASEAN+ Fund.
MAS to commence quantum-proofing cybersecurity trials with banks “in the coming months”
DBS, HSBC, OCBC, UOB, SPTel and SpeQtral are all set to take part.
North Bay Credit Union taps Sharetec for web-based core banking solution
North Bay Credit Union will deploy the vendor’s Velocity solution.
Ireland’s PTSB extends partnership with Worldpay to expand merchant services offering
PTSB will now make use of Worldpay’s DCC, ePOS and e-commerce solutions.
Banking Tech Awards 2024 nominations deadline extended to 6 September
You now have until 6 September to submit your nominations for this year’s Banking Tech Awards!
Forum Credit Union selects Apiture for business banking digital enhancement
Forum Credit Union is going live with Apiture’s business banking solution.
Selina Finance signs five-year mortgage servicing agreement with Phoebus Software
The London-based lender will leverage Phoebus’ tech to service homeowner and HELOC loans.
Nium looks to expand presence in LatAm with new licence applications
Nium has applied for a Payment Institution licence in Brazil.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 13 | Fintech start-ups and navigating the road to sustainable growth
In this podcast episode, we chat with Sam Edge of AWS about the current fintech start-up landscape.
French paytech Lemonway has “certain limitations” placed on its operations in Italy by Banca d’Italia
Lemonway says the Italian central bank has told it to “not engage new Italian partners”.
Credit Union of America boosts ATM network with NCR Atleos partnership
CUA now boasts an ATM network of over 85,000 locations across the US.
Unit secures new embedded finance partnerships with Vantage Bank and Lincoln Savings Bank
The two new deals come just months after Unit revealed it was cutting 15% of its workforce.
National Bank of Fujairah digitises corporate banking operations with iGTB’s eMACH.ai
iGTB claims the deal marks the first deployment of the cloud-managed service in the region.
JP Morgan Payments expands in-store biometric payments throughout US with PopID
The solution first made its market debut last year.
Atomic to power direct deposit switching for Texans Credit Union through Alkami partnership
Atomic’s solution is available through Alkami’s digital banking platform.
Varo Bank inks five-year issuer processing deal with Marqeta
The deal will enable Varo cardholders to add tokenised cards to their digital wallets.
