Sibos 2019: Regulation isn’t enough to trust the cloud
71% of listeners said they thought the cloud should be regulated.
BankingTech
API for identity and compliance: an acronym financial services actually love
Failure to accurately verify customer and business identities online has been a sharp thorn.
SmartStream launches new AI module for payments processing
The new module will enable match rates to be instantly updated.
Supplement: FinovateFall 2019
Read our free FinovateFall Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Commerzbank to cut 4,300 jobs, close 200 branches and sell subsidiary
Following this, the bank plans to hire 2,000 new positions.
Banking Circle calls for financial inclusion for SMEs
The paper explores how to bring barriers down for small players.
Daily News at Sibos 2019: Day One
Download your free copy of the day one edition today!
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 22 September 2019
A weekly round-up of the industry’s top stories.
Alison Rose appointed RBS chief, first female leader of major UK bank
Rose opens “a new chapter” for RBS.
United Bank of Africa partners with fintech Ovamba Solutions
The alliance will provide Cameroon businesses with new tradetech.
US bank FNBT chooses Finastra’s Fusion Phoenix core technology
The bank also bought 11 other Finastra solutions.
Cybersecurity firm Acronis becomes unicorn with $147m investment
The funding round was led by Goldman Sachs.
White paper: How banks are winning with AI and automated machine learning
Discover how estimating the risks or rewards of making a particular loan has become faster and easier
Wells Fargo pilots internal settlement service using DLT
The pilot is planned for 2020.
Trulioo raises $70m with Goldman Sachs, Citi and Santander
Another CAD 10m was raised in a separate round.
Why BNY Mellon thinks fintechs are friends not foes
BNY’s head of digital explains how the company partners and invests in fintechs.
Why I want you to take me for granted: leadership, delivery and core banking
Taking someone for granted is the highest degree of trust.
Making banking human again
It might sound like a contradiction, but technology needs to make banking human again.
Behind the music: Tuning the noisiness of your KYC
Scanovate’s KYC Orchestra has been doing full tours in the EU, Latin America, Israel and the US.
White paper: The payments transformation race – criteria for success
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Sampath Bank launches virtual teller machine
The branch-in-a kiosk solution that will provide customers with 24/7 banking services.
Grupo Caja Rural implements Strands’ technology
Strands’ tools will incorporate an AI engine, the exclusive engager component.
Research reveals Belgium issued 95% of AML fines in last four months
Authorities handed down three AML-related fines May, totaling to $336.7 million.
We don’t forgive easily
If we feel betrayed, we rarely go back or give you a second chance.
Stay up-to-date with Sibos from anywhere in the world
The countdown to Sibos is on and FinTech Futures will be there bringing you the Daily News at Sibos.
The final extension for the 20th Banking Technology Awards
There’s one more chance to submit your entries!
Introducing: Finovate Podcast
A short, interview-based podcast featuring conversations from fintech’s elite innovators and influencers.
Digital Nigerian bank Kuda raises $1.6m in pre-seed funding
Kuda is the first digital-only bank in Nigeria.
Confirmations bring peace of mind to cross-border payments
Swift is working on a new universal confirmations initiative.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 September 2019
Industry’s top stories and happenings from across the globe.
DN Intersect 2019: final round up and key takeaways
The conference was predominantly focused on North America.
Grupo Crédito Agrícola launches new banking app “moey!” with Meniga
The app will give Crédito Agrícola customers budget advice.
Northmill receives banking licence from Swedish Authority
The neobank says it’s had a “constructive dialogue” with the SFSA
New challenger AlbaCo plans to launch with Temenos’ core banking
It expects to receive a licence from the PRA and launch in 2020.
Tech vs. humans: Can fintech have it all?
Is interacting with a person over an algorithm a hindrance, or a help?
White paper: Moving traditional infrastructure into the smart POS world
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DN Intersect 2019: “US banks can learn from McDonalds”
“It’s a lot of fun, very easy to navigate and offers the customer complete choice.”
Valiant, Contovista and Swisscom launch a multi-banking solution for SMEs
SMEs can manage their liquidity across all connected accounts.
DN Intersect 2019: US Banks are “already beaten” if they ignore APIs
“It’s time the US starts paying attention to open banking.”
HKEX £32bn bid for LSE faces rejection
HKEX’s proposal is conditional on LSE abandoning a $27bn acquisition of Refinitiv.
