Sberbank Croatia turns to Token for open banking move
Token is seeing an increased interest for PSD2 solutions in the region.
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FIS, Fiserv and Infosys compete for Robinhood’s core banking tech deal
FIS, Fiserv or Infosys will be providing core processing software to Robinhood Bank once it receives authorisation.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank turns to Oracle FSS for tech modernisation
EXCLUSIVE: SMTB is modernising its core, lending and payments tech for corporate banking in Japan and abroad.
Meed Banking Club launches in the US with member exclusives
Leveraging banking services at Vast Bank, which itself is going through a major tech revamp.
Unite Global now licensed to issue WOCU currency for banking
EXCLUSIVE. The WOCU currency aims to challenge the dollar-mandated status quo in trading.
Regions Bank taps IBM for AI-driven customer service
IBM’s Watson can help both employees and customers.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 April 2019
Figure Eight acquired by Appen, T-mobile launches checking account, and RBS’ digital bank picks Mambu.
Five key takeaways from the 2019 State of Digital Sales in Banking Report
Years of digital transformation are now paying off, with over 57% of worldwide accounts featuring digital capabilities.
TD Bank moves to Microsoft Azure cloud
The bank has also implemented Office 365 for employees.
Webinar: Customer consent in an open banking world
Learn how educate and empower your customers and gain their informed consent.
Permanent TSB opens up new API portal
The Irish bank is keeping up with open banking developments.
RBS’s digital challenger bank Bo taps Mambu’s cloud tech
EXCLUSIVE: Bo is expected to launch to retail customers in 2019, underpinned by Mambu’s core banking tech.
Societe Generale issues €100m of bonds for housing financing
These security tokens offer a range of advantages, says the bank.
Challenger bank Masthaven receives £60m investment
Masthaven aims to significantly increase lending to SMEs and consumers.
Judo becomes Australia’s first SME-focused challenger bank
APRA has granted a full banking licence.
TrueLayer joins with ANNA to offer open banking to SMEs
ANNA hopes to launch further new features in the future.
Kazakh Eurasian Bank upgrades cash tech with Fiserv
Access to cash is a key component in Kazakhstan.
Standard Chartered gets customer experience revamp with Avaya
The bank will implement the Avaya OneCloud Private solution.
Greece’s Praxia targets deposits market through Raisin
Challenger bank is the first in Greece to tie up with the German fintech.
Fukui migrates to IBM Cloud to meet digital banking demands
The bank wants to respond quickly to changing customer preferences.
White paper: Empowering Investment Bankers with Data Science
How to build the modern CRM system with built-in AI and machine learning.
Mount Lehman CU goes live with Smart Solution’s Universa
This is supplier’s sixth user in British Columbia.
Temenos Community Forum 2019: gone to the cloud
Banks are under huge pressure from customers to replicate the good service they get from other online providers.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 April 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
NPM Capital acquires 35% stake in Dutch fintech Ohpen
Ambitions to expand to large banks and pension market.
Capital Bank of Jordan selected Backbase for digital transformation
Implementation will be carried out by Backbase and one of its partners, Lisbon-based Bring Global.
Ithala SOC selects Intellect Design to support expansion plans
The system integrator will be Tech Mahindra.
Ameen Al-Iraq latest addition to Path’s Iraq user base
The Baghdad-based bank has signed for the iMAL core system.
A banker goes a-banking, volume 2: paper for the stone ages
So I had to go to the bank today. And the day’s surprises began.
NCR chosen to support Provident Bank’s digital strategy
Aiming to achieve better capabilities, easy integration with core banking systems and a more intuitive design.
NBT Bank picks Fiserv to deliver tailored digital banking services
Software development kit enables employees to respond to customer feedback.
Zions’ Bancs conversion project rumbles on
This follows a go-live for consumer lending in May 2017.
New challenger Xpats kicks off from Mexico
Offering three different tiers of account and services.
Raisin partners with Commerzbank for special fixed-term deposits
The partnership will start with German credit institutions such as Grenke Bank, NIBC Bank and Gefa Bank.
Canadian challenger Mogo merges with Difference Capital
It will give Mogo access to Difference’s technology company portfolio.
Beyond bots: real conversations for a meaningful customer experience
In our rush to digitally transform, it seems we’ve tried to automate the human, rather than humanise technology.
White paper: FICO for fintech – Advanced Analytic Services
Find out how fintechs and challenger banks have put a dent in the financial services universe.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 15 April 2019
This week, news about challenger banks!
N26 under German regulator’s microscope
The BaFin has highlighted issues with staffing and communications.
Rapyd and OCBC offer Singapore’s first instant mobile payments solution
Partnership leverages national PayNow transfer service.
