Commonwealth Bank & Trust upgrades tech with Jack Henry
With the aim to bring in more commercial customers.
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Five ways AV tech helps banks transform internal operations and customer experience
AV tech is opening new doors for banks to improve brand loyalty, customer and employee engagement and more.
Zions modernises with D3’s digital banking tech
The bank aims to reduce complexities in the back office.
Fidor CEO leaves as BPCE sells bank
Matthias Kröener founded Fidor ten years ago.
Finleap acquires German challenger bank Penta
Penta will collaborate with Beesy to serve Italian freelance market.
First blockchain Thai-Myanmar money transfer service to launch
Designed to meet the needs of migrant workers.
Moxy picks Nymbus to power DC’s newest bank for 20 years
Tech-focused bank aimed at underserved communities.
Trade finance standardisation project backed by 14 giants
The project seeks technology use and standardisation for the wider distribution of trade finance assets.
Interview: Jean-Michel Hilsenkopf, Temenos – at the centre of banking transformation
Major themes in banking, building the industry’s future, and what is “Temenosity”.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 1 April 2019
Apple’s new credit card, New York goes fintech, and more!
New $4.8m funding for SME bank Novo
The bank targets small businesses with a digital banking offer.
NatWest trials new personal finance app Mimo
NatWest trials new personal finance app Mimo
ABN AMRO and Infosys partner for digital mortgage tech push
This includes Infosys’ acquisition of mortgage provider Stater.
The self-service puzzle: strategic touchpoint or point of utility?
Financial institutions have to take their ATM strategy to the next level, and re-examine their investment methodology.
KPIs to measure ROI of a digital bank
Digital influence can be tracked, measured, and would indicate on what the ROI is – positive or negative.
UAE’s digital bank Liv launches Kasisto’s AI chatbot
The conversational AI is called Olivia.
Goldman Sachs fined £34.3m for misreporting transactions
FCA found the firm made 220.2m errors.
Top fintech stories this week – 29 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Unlocking a continent of opportunity: digital and mobile transforming Africa’s business landscape
A quiet financial revolution is gathering pace across Africa – stemming from the rise of smart mobile tech.
RCI Bank gains full UK banking licence
RCI Bank, a new savings bank based in the UK’s county of Hertfordshire, has obtained a full banking licence.
Rewire helps migrants in Europe with $12m funding
The banking platform is targeted at making international payments easy.
Standard Bank moves over to AWS
All its workloads, including its customer facing and core banking applications.
BOC granted virtual banking licence in Hong Kong
Livi VB is a joint venture of Bank of China, JD New Orbit Technology and JSH Virtual Ventures Holdings.
What flat earthers and bankers have in common or “I accept all writing challenges”
Things don’t need you to believe in them to be true or come to pass.
Russia’s first new bank in four years is for internet firms
Approach will combine the payment gateway and payout model.
Succeeding with Advanced Analytics and delivering next level customer experience
Data visualisation, data analytics, and other necessary requirements for modern banking.
ZhongAn licensed to launch virtual bank in Hong Kong
Products will be developed with community input.
Italian illimity enjoys business launch and preps retail offer
The new bank is a merger of Spaxs and Banca Interprovinciale.
Standard Chartered to launch virtual bank in Hong Kong
To be conducted under a new entity in Hong Kong.
FCA seeks to address mortgage switch difficulties
To free mortgage prisoners from bad loan assessment processes.
Webinar: Digital, Data and Disintermediation – Modern Banking
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SDS further expanding compliance solutions business in Benelux
Jump-starting SDS’s compliance solutions business in Benelux with a new deal.
Wiring financial organisations for regulatory success
Firms need to be much bolder in their use of technology; clinging to old methods will only make things worse.
ING and Bank of Beijing create digital bank in China
Through an investment of $447 million.
Amount to power TD Bank’s digital lending platform
The first in a series of collaborative initiatives.
New York Fed launches fintech advisory group
To help the bank assess potential market impact.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 25 March 2019
FIS acquires Worldpay, PSD2, Tandem, and other news!
Nelito gains Myanmar microfinance win
Alliance for Microfinance in Myanmar has taken Nelito’s FinCraft core system plus the mobile and lending tech.
Objectway unveils new chatbot for wealth management
AI offers a new service model for the financial sector.
DNB taps on the Nordic API Gateway for account aggregation
The app will allow customers to manage all accounts.
