Video: Top fintech stories this week – 04 September 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
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OakNorth appoints Raj Cherabuddi as VP of engineering
Former Teradata man to lead development of OakNorth’s credit platform.
Banco del Sol goes live with Temenos Transact at the core
The Argentine challenger is aiming for SMEs in the near future.
EXCLUSIVE: Bank Alfalah selects Oracle Flexcube for corporate banking
Oracle’s system to run alongside Temenos T24 for retail.
The time for reskilling is now: how to go about it in a post-pandemic world
We have just six months to prepare for the new work environment – let’s be strategic about our upskilling options.
Report: The total economic impact of Appway Onboarding for wealth management
Increased revenues and improved efficiency for internationally operating wealth management firms and private banks.
Sterling National Bank picks Cashfac for back office tech
The bank is deploying Cashfac’s VBT system in the cloud.
Wells Fargo extends 25-year processing partnership with TSYS
US bank resigns for TSYS payments technology.
Citigroup first US bank to snag Chinese custody licence
Citi China can now open up custodian banking services.
First Bancorp completes $1.1bn acquisition of Santander Puerto Rico
The merger is expected to complete in Q2 2021.
Risky business
Everyone will have a part to play, but the risk teams will set the tone for what comes next.
NTT Ltd’s 2020 Global Customer Experience Benchmarking Report: the connected customer – delivering an effortless experience
What key business outcomes to focus on to provide a seamless and effortless CX journey.
ABN AMRO’s business finance fintech New10 loses CTO
“[We’ve] firmly cemented the digital lending category in the Netherlands,” says Boersma.
Viva Republica raises $173m for “one-stop” financial app
The tech company plans to diversify financial market in South Korea
Varo Bank goes live on Temenos Transact core banking system
New US bank prepares for post-launch life with Temenos.
FinovateFall Digital: Delivering concrete ROI during unprecedented times
The future of finance is digital. Free tickets to FinovateFall available!
White paper: Next-gen virtual hardware security module (vHSM)
Noted cryptographer and Unbound’s co-founder/CEO Prof. Yehuda Lindell explores virtual HSMs, at length.
How government and businesses can protect minors online in a post-pandemic world
Any organisation that profits from selling age-restricted products and services should be held accountable.
YOU are the first line of your own defense for fraud prevention
Be vigilant online! You are your first line of defense against fraud.
How banks can balance UX and security amid a pandemic
How face-based biometrics and AI can deliver smooth digital onboarding and stamp out fraud.
Merger creates largest Black-owned US bank
City First Bank in Washington and Broadway Federal Bank in Los Angeles are merging.
ABN Amro partners with Techstars to create start-up accelerator
The collaboration will connect ABN Amro with Techstars’ global network.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 28 August 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
1st United Credit Union picks Symitar’s Episys system
The credit union will run its core through Jack Henry’s private cloud environment.
VPBank revamps treasury systems with Finastra
Vietnamese bank partitions treasury ops from main core banking system.
Infographic: Creating standardised platform for Fortune 500 financial data services company
Learn how Panduit and Cisco Services successfully accomplished this major project in just 90 days and within budget.
CredoLab raises $7m in Serie A funding
Singapore fintech plans product expansion with new funding.
JP Morgan’s blockchain platform Quorum moves to Brooklyn
JP Morgan has also made an undisclosed strategic investment in ConsenSys.
Standard Chartered Korea brings banking to consumers’ keyboards
“Banks must weave their services into customers’ digital lives”.
Mauritius Commercial Bank launches SME app powered by Backbase
Juicepro has seen 1,000 registered users in a month.
Barclays snaps up JP Morgan’s head of ECM Europe
Esteve has been a managing director at JP Morgan’s ECM for the last 18 years.
India’s ICICI Bank uses satellite data for farmers’ credit assessments
The bank wants to scale up the service to 63,000 villages.
Nasdaq proposes IPO alternative to raise funds
Nasdaq’s proposal to the SEC pushes for alternative routes to the public markets.
Co-operative Bank plans 350 job cuts, 18 branch closures
The UK bank reacts to an increasingly online demand.
OakNorth Bank appoints Rajesh Gupta as new CFO
Current CFO Ochoa steps down to move closer to family.
Lunar picks Nordic API Gateway to enable account aggregation
Danish challenger bank claims to be pioneer with new service.
Belgium investigates Credit Suisse over hidden accounts
It follows allegations that the bank helped 2,650 Belgians hide their accounts from tax authorities.
What the Fintech? Episode 12 | Transformers: more than meets the AI
Matt Sattler, head of HSBC’s innovation labs, reveals what it takes to secure a deal with the bank.
Wells Fargo resumes job cuts after pandemic break
Layoffs, branch closures and cuts to third-party spending are on the table.
JP Morgan to launch digital lender in UK early next year
The new cloud-based venture will sit under the Chase brand.
