Metro Bank’s founding chairman Vernon Hill steps down as non-exec director
Hill steps down from the position ahead of the 31 December 2019 date.
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Financial Stability Board warns of bigtech banking risk
Tech firms’ relationship with finance could create instability, says FSB.
B-North outsources deposit taking with Newcastle Strategic Solutions
Prospective SME bank aims to streamline its SME loan process.
Three trends to watch in 2020
Red Hat dissects how 2020 will be a chance for banks to catch on to innovation.
Tall tales of big ambitions and small parcels
There is nothing wrong with accelerating your career. But as always, the how matters.
White paper: What will the future of banking look like?
Rising up to the challenge of big tech, fintech and increased regulation.
A 2020 vision: digital adoption to continue
The competitive nature of the financial sector has continued apace.
FCA launches call for input on open finance future
UK regulator wants industry input on next steps.
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7 fintech and financial services trends for 2020
“This decade has seen rapid growth in the fintech industry, and the next is sure to be no different.”
Supplement: the 2019 fintech review
Ruby Hinchliffe dissects her top five 2019 fintech trends from this year’s top stories!
Metro Bank opens SME registration for on-demand cash service
Metro Bank aims to help business users save time.
ECB vice president mulls cross-border bank mergers
Combinations would help banks avoid low profitability, says Luis de Guindos
Banco Santander commits to carbon neutrality and renewable energy “where possible”
The bank says it has already cut its emissions by 27% since 2011.
FinovateEurope 2020: what’s new?
Big changes are coming to Finovate!
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision seeks input on crypto-asset regulation
Global supervisory body wants to ensure banks’ involvement is low-risk.
National Bank of Fujairah preps SME banking platform
UAE bank aims to tap into country’s deep SME market.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 13 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Finovate: fraud prevention, cybersecurity and regtech
The eMagazine features unique insights from the FinovateAsia and Middle East shows.
Bank of Lithuania opens up reporting API tests to three local fintechs
ConnectPay, Interpaylink and Paysolut will all be part of the regtech sandbox.
Mexican neobank Flink gains seed funding from Spanish firm Latina
The Spanish technology company sees a bright future in Flink.
AxiomSL joins Temenos MarketPlace
Vendor will place its ControllerView solution on the Temenos catalogue.
Mexican challenger Fondeadora nabs $2.5m in funding
Neobank seeks to reach underbanked with smartphones.
Cash management – changes, challenges and opportunities
Cash management is critical for organisations operating across multiple geographies or multiple lines of business.
Are you a homo economicus? Fintech and the human touch
Time to embrace behavioural economics – a mixture of psychology, decision science and economics.
The time has come to make Open Banking evolve into open finance
The whole financial world must evolve decisively and with openness when approaching and preparing for innovation.
Metro Bank pilots SME receipt management with Sensibill
UK bank hoping to save SME customers some time.
JP Morgan embroiled in yet another racism scandal
The New York Times obtained two recordings highlighting racial discrimination in the bank.
First Direct founder leaves retirement to join mortgage platform Dashly
Mike Harris becomes chairman of the company.
Banking Technology December 2019 / January 2020 issue out now
A year in review.
Necessary conditions and sufficient convictions
If your “why” is simply “to make money”, your proposition may carry all the cynicism of yesteryear.
Innovate to succeed: The client call to action for wealth management
How can you become more effective in serving your clientele?
Santander and Elavon extend 15-year payments partnership
The two firms will continue a payments partnership signed in 2004.
Deutsche Bank plans €100m streamlining project for retail ops
German lender continues its dramatic savings plan.
Morgan Stanley plans 1,500 job cuts
US bank wants to protect itself from economic headwinds.
Cboe Global Markets agrees to acquire EuroCCP
The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2020.
Canadian credit unions launch Interac Debit on Google Pay
Google Pay integration with Interac Debit allows users to pay with their phones.
National Bank of Kuwait replaces its legacy systems with Murex’s MX.3
It will become NBK’s choice for trading, bookkeeping, risk management and more.
Legacy players might win the war in 2020
Will fintechs continue to gobble up customers from legacy players?
The 20th Banking Technology Awards winners have been announced
It was a brilliant celebration of excellence and innovation in the banking industry.
