IBM unveils Open Banking Platform
When a rip and replace strategy is not a viable option.
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Sibos 2018 video: Alain Raes, Swift – game-changers in fintech and the role of Sibos
Interesting points by Swift’s Alain Raes, CEO of EMEA and Asia Pacific.
Socure and Alloy help Radius Bank halve online fraud
New account conversions grew by 30%, and manual review is a process of the past – reduced by 95%.
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank in paytech overhaul with ACI Worldwide
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank is live with the latest version of ACI Worldwide’s UP Retail Payments solution.
Cloud based payments-as-a-service enters the mainstream
Banks are becoming increasingly comfortable with the concept of outsourced technology services.
Red Hat and Open Bank Project team for nex-gen open banking offering
Launching a new API offering for banks and financial institutions.
iGTB and R3 join forces for blockchain-based fintech platform
Focusing on trade finance/supply chain finance, payments and cash management, and central banking.
Compliance: the big issues uncovered
Fraud prevention and detection, and how evolving tech and faster payments impact financial crime compliance.
Fidor brings its operating platform to US
Via a distribution agreement with tech development firm GFT Technologies.
Deutsche Bank and Data Labs in “ground breaking” big data project
Deutsche Bank Securities Services stepping up big data efforts new analytics capability.
Co-operative Bank embraces open banking with Fiserv’s tech
Fiserv’s cloud-based FinKit for Open Banking will help Co-op Bank comply with PSD2.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 2
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
CGI, National Bank of Canada and Skuchain in blockchain-based trade finance pilot
A pilot programme to improve and streamline the process for negotiating standby LCs and guarantees.
Bank of America upgrades its automated FX solution
The bank now does conversions on behalf of other banks with less resources.
Sibos 2018: Can a centralised virtual ledger help banks join API race?
Cross-border payments over a virtual centralised ledger – future or utopia?
Sibos 2018: Robots to the rescue for payments fraud
Safety has retreated as a concern for payment providers.
Sibos 2018: Swift fights fraud with Payments Controls solution
Part of its Customer Security Programme (CSP).
Sibos 2018: A Swift one
What has Swift been up to since last year’s Sibos in Toronto?
Absa launches mobile account opening
Absa CIO: “Your bank account is live immediately – no need to go to a branch.”
Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets A-F
A quick look at four fintech firms that are worth keeping an eye on at the Sibos show.
Societe Generale to issue biometric cards for unlimited contactless payments
Societe Generale’s bank cards will have a built-in fingerprint verification sensor.
Finastra targets smaller banks with cloud-based paytech
Based on the Microsoft Azure cloud, Fusion Global Payplus will be available in Q2 2019.
ING releases Zero-Knowledge Set Membership blockchain solution
ZKSM “empowers clients by improving privacy in a distributed ledger technology (DLT) environment”.
JP Morgan Chase muscles into Silicon Valley with new fintech campus
The new “fintech campus” in Silicon Valley will house 1,000+ employees of JP Morgan Chase.
Sydney, city of innovation and ideas, is leading the way in embracing enterprise blockchain
David E. Rutter, CEO and founder of R3, looks as how it is now an inevitability.
Key ingredients of instant payment systems success
Gain a unique insight into how SWIFT is driving instant payments.
UK financial sector unites for Financial Sector Cyber Collaboration Centre
UK banks, securities exchanges and insurance firms are joining forces to fight cybercrime.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 1
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Commerzbank in major trade finance automation drive with Conpend
Commerzbank has teamed up with fintech Conpend for the project.
Monese ventures into business banking
UK and European challenger bank Monese has launched its Monese Business account, available in 11 languages.
Tez Financial Services lands $1.1m investment
The first fully digital non-bank microfinance company in Pakistan.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: shortlist announced!
Winners will be unveiled on 13 December in London!
NatWest launches “revolutionary” syndicated lending platform
The platform based on Finastra’s Fusion LenderComm.
Top fintech stories this week – 19 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Who should “own” automation within a bank?
Innovation, scale and growth – the new drivers of automation.
Bank Independent launches AI-enabled voice banking
New tech makes Bank Independent “a trailblazer among community banks”.
BMO in paytech revamp with ACI Worldwide
The real-time payments project was completed in nine months.
Crux Informatics aims to expand with $20m funding
Technology is the crux of managing data…
First Ukrainian International Bank launches banking via messenger apps
The tech is provided by Corezoid.
Legacy is not a dirty word: reclaiming the language of core banking
Your legacy should be an infrastructure to suit your appetite, not ambitions cut to the size of dated tech limitations.
