Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa sign financial inclusion partnership
The two firms plan to boost services in “key” African markets.
Partnerships
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Sombank picks Temenos Islamic banking systems
The new bank on the block plans to aid financial inclusion in Somalia.
Federal Bank selects Fiserv FirstVision to support new credit card
The Indian bank needed a solution to power end-to-end issuance and processing.
KB Kookmin continues crypto custody development with new partners
The South Korean bank expects artwork and real estate to be traced via blockchain in future.
Standard Chartered signs multi-year cloud deal with Microsoft
The bank is shifting a series of systems to the cloud by 2025.
Police Credit Union picks NCR digital banking platform
The credit union plans to support an expansion in membership.
TransferWise delivers cross-border transfers for Aussie challenger Up
TransferWise thinks there’s money on the table in Australia.
Swansea Building Society deploys Mutual Vision’s Online Banking
Welsh firm brings Mutual Vision’s client base up to 23 in the UK.
GoBear and UnionBank launch new lending service in the Philippines
Partnership claims to be first of its kind in the country.
Global Payments signs cloud deal with AWS
The multi-year deal moves Global Payments systems into the cloud.
Galileo integrates with Plaid to simplify ACH transfers
The integration will streamline the initiation of ACH transfers.
HSBC and Microsoft partner to support Hong Kong SMEs
The two firms have signed a year-long partnership.
Moneyfarm partners with Fabrick to expand open banking offerings
The pair plan to create a joint offering for customers in Italy and the UK.
Metro Bank signs tech partnership deal with Wipro
Wipro plans a “transformation” on Metro Bank’s testing.
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Goldman Sachs signs multi-year deal with Publicis Sapient
The consultancy firm is both a client and partner for new Goldman platform.
ING partners with genesis to launch Credit Insurance Application
Dutch bank plans to revamp credit and political risk insurance.
Curve lands first CFO from PayPal, announces Onfido partnership
Scott Weller previously spent a six-year stint at PayPal.
Sezzle signs partnership deal with Plaid
Buy now, pay later fintech joins Plaid network.
ACI Worldwide partners with Arvato Financial Solutions
ACI set to offer Arvato solutions to its merchant customers.
Paysafe acquires US payments firm Openbucks
Paysafe looks to grow its core offering across the US.
Mastercard extends cross-border services in China with Bank of Shanghai
Businesses can use Mastercard to transfer to “any local bank” in China.
Brazilian challenger Nubank acquires firm behind Clojure and Datomic
Cognitect snapped up by Brazilian neobank.
DBS and Infor partner to offer SMEs digital trade financing
The partnership is one of a line of joint projects between Infor and DBS.
RBC taps Red Hat and Nvidia for new AI private cloud
The Canadian bank aims to run thousands of simulations for “millions of data points.”
BNP Paribas joins IBM Cloud as European anchor client
French banking giant to become leading user of IBM’s cloud tech.
A look inside Barclays’ fintech accelerator Rise
FinTech Futures sits down with Magdalena Kron, who leads Rise London’s team.
Lloyds partners with Form3 to create group-wide payments platform
The UK bank is acquiring an undisclosed minority equity stake in Form3.
Charity donation fintech Goodworld launches in Australia
Its feature #donate allows donors to send instant donations via social media.
Accuity partners with Encompass to automate client KYC
Encompass technology implemented into Accuity’s Bankers Almanac solution.
Finastra and Microsoft extend cloud deal
The new deal is hailed as a “step change” in the pair’s relationship.
Virgin Money launches beta of new home buying app
The app is part of Virgin Money’s wider digital transformation strategy.
PayTech Awards 2020 – call for judges
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FCA confirms post-Brexit cooperation deals with EU regulators
UK watchdog says agreements remain “relevant and appropriate”.
Strategic Bank selects iFinancial’s software
It signed for iFinancial’s BankWare and iBank digital banking software solutions.
From open banking to open finance
It’s only in 2020 that we see the quality, reliability, and range of APIs connecting to accounts that realise the regulators’ vision.
MoneyLion launches RoarMoney with MetaBank & Mastercard
RoarMoney is priced at $1.00 a month.
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Banca Ifis breaks into Germany with Raisin partnership
Raisin to power cross-border finance for Italian firm.
