Central Bank of UAE plans new fintech office to power innovation
Governor Mubarak Rashid Al Mansouri says central bank has a “five pillar” approach.
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South Korean regulator plans Open Banking experiment
The scheme will involve a “comprehensive assessment” for Open Banking.
Self-service in the branch and as the branch
ATMs are the powerhouse player in a modern digital strategy.
Westpac partners with 10x Future Technologies to build new platform
Australian bank hints at moving to 10x technology for its core.
Bank account takeovers – lets change the record from who to why
Almost every week we see a new corporation fall victim to a data breach.
Cowries Microfinance Bank goes live on Craft Silicon solution
Nigerian bank moves forward with new core system.
End-to-end innovation in digital debt management
We speak with Spyros Retzekas, COO, about what’s helped the business thrive.
Subaio subscription management solution live at multiple Nordic banks
Firm plans further expansion following successful projects in Scandinavia.
Why BNY Mellon didn’t hire ‘the perfect data scientist’ on paper
The head of digital share his top tips on how to get a job at BNY.
National Bank of Canada launches Innovation Competition
NBC invites start-ups, developers and students to participate.
Case study on Bank of America: How robots help serve and protect the bank
In a bank of this size, there are many areas that would benefit from automation of repetitive tasks.
The common data format that benefits everyone
Data has only recently started being held in such high regard.
Dharmesh Mistry steps down as Temenos’ CDO
After seven years with Temenos and 30 years in banking tech, Mistry says its time for a break.
The dawn of T+3 minutes liquidity management
Help is at hand for intraday liquidity.
India’s Yes Bank gets $1.2bn takeover offer from unnamed tech investor
Stocks soared as high as 39% following the announcement.
Great Plains National Bank signs on Teslar Software
Oklahoma-based bank aims to revamp manual processes.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 01 November 2019
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Pollinate launches with backing from Mastercard, RBS
Merchant services firm’s first customer is NatWest.
Commonwealth Trade Bank selects Intellect Design Arena’s IDC system
Newly renamed bank to use IDC across multiple operations.
Banking Technology November 2019 issue out now
The identity challenge.
Challenging the status quo
FinTech Futures discusses Appian’s strategy with Guy Mettrick.
The Clearing House connects 15 credit unions to RTP network with Jack Henry
All of Jack Henry’s clients will move to RTP in the future.
SME challenger bank Recognise signs on Mambu tech
Mambu Core will be plugged into the bank’s tech alongside nCino.
EBA charges European Commission with cross-border services mission
A new report calls on the EC to help to smooth challenges facing cross-border business.
Bad bosses aren’t the whole story: the good bosses that made me
This is what good looks like.
Norwegian challenger Bulder Bank launched by Sparebanken Vest
Bulder Bank plans to expand from mortgages in the near future.
Accessible and international SME banking
Options available to SMEs vary dramatically yet rarely fit the bill.
Swiss lender Tallyon targets wealthy with crypto founder, applies for banking licence
Lender says it will use new technology to avoid “legacy burdens”.
Consolidated Bank Ghana goes live on Temenos T24 Transact
Consolidation project finalises under Temenos platform.
Banca Monte Paschi Belgio rebrands as new digital bank Aion
Warburg Pincus to rebrand new acquisition four months after regulatory approval.
TransPecos Banks goes live with Nymbus to support BankMD
Digital-only bank for doctors live with Nymbus solution.
Head above the clouds with Deepak Gupta
“Every mid-sized and large bank knows they have to offer RTP.”
DTCC appoints Lynn Bishop as chief information officer
Bishop also supports the advancement of women in STEM careers.
Citi partners Global Processing, PPRO to support new payments offering
Spring by Citi will be offered to institutional clients.
Standard Chartered opens second innovation lab in Hong Kong
The hub will be located at the bank’s 42-storey skyscraper in central Hong Kong.
Bank of America unveils new mobile banking app with loan applications built in
The bank has 29 million mobile clients.
Nordea writes off millions in IT impairment charges
The bank has racked up a €1.3 billion bill for one-off items.
Being black in the financial services industry
“Bank accounts were just not something you could attain with black skin”.
UniCredit reports data breach affecting three million accounts
The data leak stems from a four-year old file.
SoftBank injects $655m into Greensill to support tech acquisition
The supply chain finance firm has raised $1.7bn in just 14 months.
