Standard Chartered exits several markets in Africa through sale of subsidiaries to Access Bank
Access Bank will acquire Standard Chartered’s subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, The Gambia and Sierra Leone.
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OWIN23: Key takeaways from the Objectway user conference
Wealthtech and banking technology provider Objectway sets out its strategy.
French private bank Milleis completes core banking tech revamp with ERI
Milleis, which stems from Barclays’ wealth management business in France, embarked on the project in 2018.
Liechtenstein’s VP Bank expands digital asset capabilities with Metaco
VP Bank has extended its digital asset services into financial assets using Metaco’s Harmonize platform.
FDIC offloads non-crypto Signature Bank deposits to Flagstar Bank
The FDIC will continue to provide crypto-related deposits directly to customers.
First Abu Dhabi Bank hires Michel Longhini to lead global private banking
Longhini joins from Edmond de Rothschild where he was CEO of private banking.
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Swiss private bank Bergos goes live with FNZ’s core banking tech
Bergos customers will now be able to manage their finances through a mobile app.
Belgium’s oldest private bank Nagelmackers in digital revamp with Objectway
Nagelmackers is implementing Objectway’s platform for its advisory, discretionary, and execution-only offering.
UBS partners iProov for automated customer biometric ID onboarding
With face verification tech, UBS key4 customers can onboard remotely in five minutes, iProov says.
Nordea partners Boost.ai for “chat-first” virtual agent drive
Nordea says more than 50% of its customers get the help they need from an initial interaction with chatbots.
Delta National Bank & Trust taps Finastra for digital banking infrastructure upgrade
The firm will utilise Finastra’s Fusion Essence and Fusion Payments To Go solutions.
White paper: Digital banking – why is it becoming so important to financial organisations?
Fintechs are showing significant growth – learn how banks can stay competitive and efficient.
ABN Amro appoints Carsten Bittner as chief innovation and technology officer
Bittner, who is currently CTO at Commerzbank, is set to fill the vacancy left by Christian Bornfeld.
Citi to wind down UK retail banking ops to focus on wealth management
Citi’s retail banking footprint in the UK is small, with one branch at its EMEA headquarters in Canary Wharf.
Italian wealthtech Objectway appoints head of UK and Ireland
Hassan Suffyan joins from Ernst & Young UK.
Belgium’s Puilaetco taps Abbove for digital wealth planning platform
Abbove hopes to expand into six countries including the UK if the Belgium pilot proves a success.
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Former Wells Fargo, BoA private bankers launch wealth management firm Fidelis Capital
The firm brings together financial specialists with more than 200 years of collective experience.
Zopa founder Giles Andrews joins Hoares as non-exec director
Andrews founded Zopa in 2004 and is currently a member of the fintech unicorn’s board.
New group CEO and comprehensive strategic review at Credit Suisse
Ulrich Körner replaces Thomas Gottstein, who is leaving Credit Suisse after 23 years.
Rabobank selects US fintech InvestCloud for financial planning tools
Goal-based financial planning features will be made available to Rabobank’s customers.
Wealthtech FNZ snaps up private banking tech provider New Access
New Access is primarily active in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.
Deutsche Bank partners Abbove for wealth management services in Belgium
Abbove says the partnership marks another step in the wealthtech’s private banking development strategy.
Creditas lands $50m Series F extension, acquires Andbank’s Brazilian banking licence
Firm hopes new licence will help diversify its sources of funding and grow its portfolio of credit products.
Taiwan’s Mega Bank selects Avaloq’s core banking platform
Mega Bank will deploy Avaloq’s core platform to digitalise its private banking business.
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BforBank taps Temenos for Google Cloud-supported future expansion
BforBank is the fully digital banking offering from French international banking group Crédit Agricole.
Taiwan’s Cathay United Bank goes live with Avaloq’s core banking tech
Avaloq says its core platform “creates a solid foundation for Cathay Bank”.
Swiss challenger Alpian lands banking licence, raises $20m
Alpian plans to launch in Q3 2022. Prior to that, the digital bank will launch its alpha release to employees.
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Canada’s TD Bank snaps up First Horizon for $13.4bn in US expansion push
The combined entity will become a top six US bank, serving 10.7 million customers across 22 states.
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Taipei Fubon Bank revamps private banking tech with Avaloq
The roll-out will start in Hong Kong and Singapore, followed by the onshore market of Taiwan.
Webinar: Reimagining the customer experience in wealth management
Celent and OneSpan give a closer look at the digitisation trends shaping the wealth management industry.
DNB Bank picks Fenergo to provide CLM solutions in multi-year project
Norwegian banking group plans revamp of currently manual processes.
Sibos 2021: Major payments bodies join forces for new cross-border project
The Immediate Cross-Border Payments project also involves 11 financial institutions.
