Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 09 May 2019
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Australian challenger 86 400 seeks more funding
Funding is needed to grow, the bank says.
NatWest becomes first UK partner for open banking platform Tink
Swedish fintech will add personalisation to the bank’s mobile banking.
Open Banking: much ado about a brave new world
The intent is revolutionary. The path is non linear.
Fenergo supports Bahrain’s blockchain-based KYC
It will support retail and corporate banking, with other sectors in the future.
Royal Banks of Missouri adopts POPi/o video banking
Community bank is an early adopter of collaborative video banking.
JP Morgan picks Bora to automate SUA B2B payments
Bora to provide advanced payment processing technology.
Hughes FCU picks Fiserv to go digital
It will also allow it to quickly implement new capabilities.
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A “technological arms race” to digitise processes and drive efficiencies is on!
Arab Tunisian Bank in front-to-back office tech overhaul with Temenos
Information Technologies Solutions & Services (ITSS) will be the implementation partner.
Deutsche Bank selects Red Hat’s cloud tech
It will support the bank’s Fabric digital platform.
Three Canadian credit unions take Fiserv DNA
These are Carpathia Credit Union, Estonian Credit Union and Parama Credit Union.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank takes Acumen to reside with Flexcube
Acumen is a common treasury solution alongside Oracle FSS’s Flexcube.
To keep bigtech at bay, banks should see fintech as friend, not foe
In the face of mounting competition, financial institutions must go a step further to stand out from the crowd.
First Hawaiian stays with FIS but switches core systems
This comes despite the bank signing in 2015 with FIS’s fellow US heavyweight competitor, Fiserv.
The world of payments is well and truly open
Open banking and real-time payments are turning the traditional retail banking model on its head. Are you ready?
Will KYT drive technology innovation in banking compliance?
The journey towards “know your transaction” has just begun, and the road ahead looks promising.
Pacific National to launch digital bank on Nymbus Banking-as-a-Service platform SmartLaunch
The bank hopes to be able to launch within 90 days.
JP Morgan and Microsoft join forces for enterprise blockchain push
Quorum to be made available through Azure Blockchain Service.
BCR opens applications for Capability and Innovation Fund Pool C
Four £10 million grants are on offer.
Fiserv’s AML solution wins new clients in UAE and Iceland
AML Risk Manager chosen to streamline processes.
Top fintech stories this week – 3 May 2019
May issue is out!
Broadridge acquires Rockall for securities lending
Financial details were not disclosed.
UK challenger bank Dozens gets £3.8m crowdfunding
Dozens had already raised $8 million prior to this round.
Ethical bank Triodos prepares for Brexit
The Dutch bank has turned its UK operation into a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Nationwide invests in new payment request service Ordo
The direct payment app launches later this year.
Open banking: why the revolution is behind schedule
The transformation is underway – it’s just slower and less extensive than many envisaged.
Oracle FSS gains two new core banking tech clients in Eastern Europe
New Flexcube takers are KDB Bank Europe in Hungary and Všeobecná úverová banka (VUB) in Slovakia.
Is there a role for the branch in the digital world?
What will happen to bank branches as consumers increasingly go digital?
Technisys bags $50m funding in Series C
The banking tech provider looks to enter European markets.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 30 April 2019
SoftBank invests in Wirecard, Tencent in Argentinian Uala, and other Visa news.
HSBC selects CGI for new trade tech platform
The bank wants to enable the use of innovative technologies.
Seacoast chooses Talend’s data quality and compliance solution
Talend Data Fabric has streamlined review processes.
Citi launches NextGen AI compliance project
In partnership with EY and SAS.
RBC adds budgeting tool to mobile app
It tracks and budgets expenses in five areas.
Metro Credit Union in major tech revamp with COCC
The credit union embarks multi-year project to make major strategic investments in tech.
Santander plans UK’s first combined voice and phone ID authentication
Customers will create a unique “voice print” at enrolment.
