United Trust Bank launches facial recognition ID verification
The new system takes only 90 seconds to complete.
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Bankmed (Suisse) SA chooses MIT’s trade finance platform
“Releasing 5G is another important milestone for MIT.”
FCA steps up efforts to ensure firms are getting ready for a no-deal Brexit
This includes ads about its FCA Brexit webpages and a dedicated phone line.
Why I don’t talk about gender
Diversity of all kinds is good for business. It is also good for the soul.
DN Intersect 2019: DN battles with banks to win trust in the automation race
DN says banks are “very rigid” with AI-automated ATM functions.
DN Intersect 2019: Apple Card to be “most successful bank account launch in history”
“If you don’t go mobile […] then you’re going to look like Nokia,” says Richard Crone.
iSunOne to build world’s first Islamic blockchain financial system
The firm will work directly with the Malaysian government.
Live webinar: Accelerating new customer acquisition with digital account opening best practice
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US Bank acquires Talech to help drive digital transformation
The deal enhances the bank’s digital services for SMEs.
DN Intersect 2019: Forrester insists digital is “the least important” for customer loyalty
The research publisher says human interaction is “the most important” factor.
Nationwide partners up with Qlik
The primary goal is to make all employees across the organisation ‘data enabled’.
NAB launches cybersecurity alliance in Victorian parliament
The bank has partnered with La Trobe University to provide cybersecurity workforce development.
Three top Aussie banks back start-up that banishes paper receipts
The start-up, Slyp, is founded by two former PayPal executives.
bunq: A bank built by coders
Martin Whybrow catches up with founder, Ali Niknam.
BNP Paribas teams up with Kantox
This enables them to jointly offer Kantox’s Dynamic Hedging solution to BNP Paribas’ EMEA clients.
DN Intersect 2019 Day 1 key takeaways: ‘Branches are here to stay’
FinTech Futures shares Diebold Nixdorf’s latest insights live from Las Vegas.
Live webinar: Why operational excellence in payments is critical to your future success
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Xinja lands full Aussie banking licence
It is the country’s first independent neobank to receive a full licence and open accounts.
DN Intersect 2019: Co-op calls for greater fintech integration to combat fraud
It pins the low adoption rates down to a lack of education and tedious back-end processes.
DN Intersect 2019: TwinStar can finally innovate with new cloud solution
Now credit unions can work within a tile framework.
PRA grants Allica its banking licence
It’s now planning for a full launch and will ultimately offer working capital solutions and cash management.
Taking on the apps
How can big finance ready itself? Find out the five steps that can help.
Monzo to follow gambling block with merchant version
The challenger bank aims to help people reduce negative spending habits.
Revolut withdraws banking licence application in Luxembourg
It needs regulatory approval from an EU27 state to maintain EU single market access post-Brexit.
Ping An Insurance considers Singapore neobank licence
The company has already secured a Hong Kong banking licence.
Indian neobank Yelo raises seed round
The start-up is personalised to gig economy workers.
AI: The missing piece for Cobol modernisation in finance
Modernisation for mission-critical software is in sight for the first time.
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Yes Bank uses Microsoft’s AI platform for chatbot
The AI chatbot is well-versed in the banking world.
BIDV chooses Surecomp for digital trade finance transformation
BIDV praises Surecomp’s “commitment to its clients”.
Namaste Credit becomes neobank
The new bank will be launching its ‘Namaste Biz’ app soon.
Railsbank raises $10m to expand into Southeast Asia and beyond
The open banking platform has opened an office in Singapore.
LOVEFiLM entrepreneur William Reeve invests in neobank Twisto
Reeve will help Twisto with its European expansion plans.
Merck Sharp & Dohme FCU adopts Fiserv’s biometric authentication
The system uses palm readers to verify both members and employees.
eBook: How to detect the 7 types of document and identity fraud
Master the art of fraud detection with this free eBook from Onfido.
Nationwide chooses OutSystems for new digital business
OutSystems will take on the business logic and process for Nationwide.
Allied Irish Banks chooses nCino for core technology
Accenture will be acting as the systems implementation partner
Tinkoff launches Pulse social network for investors
Tinkoff’s app is now a “one-stop shop” for all communication.
