Top fintech stories this week – 4 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
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Why retail banks will disappear
There will be three types of retail bank in the future: pipes, stacks and hubs.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka preps fintech regulatory sandbox
Central Bank of Sri Lanka is asking stakeholders to share their views by 31 May.
Banking Technology May 2018 issue out now
All encompassing. Right place, bright time.
Open banking platform Token authorised by FCA
Token is now an official AISP and PISP in the UK.
Tenacity: the least glamorous life skill and the greatest business asset
Choosing to stay the course even when it’s not nice or easy, matters.
Wolters Kluwer supplies regtech to CKV Spaarbank
CKV Spaarbank opts for Wolters Kluwer’s flagship OneSumX solution.
Erste Bank Hungary in paytech revamp with ACI Worldwide
Erste Bank Hungary (EBH) implements ACI Worldwide’s UP paytech suite.
Wirecard provides paytech to global bank account Denizen
Paytech Wirecard is working with BBVA-backed start-up Denizen on its global bank account.
Video in financial services: solving risk and compliance challenges
As the trend to digitisation gathers momentum, how are you going to keep up in the digital era?
Bank of Jordan puts core banking tech in Oracle cloud
First bank in the Middle East to deploy its core tech in Oracle cloud.
Nations Trust Bank unveils open API banking platform
Sri Lanka-based Nations Trust Bank (NTB) has launched Nations Open API Banking.
Nymbus promises bank digitisation in under 90 days with SmartLaunch
SmartLaunch allows banks to set up a turnkey digital banking solution in as few as 90 days.
Soneri Bank live on Temenos T24 core banking system
Pakistan-based Soneri Bank now running on Temenos’ T24 (R16).
Core banking tech vendor Thought Machine goes into administration, restructures
From Thought Machine Ltd to Thought Machine Group Ltd.
Start-up e-Doley Finance takes BGFI Bank to court
Not all bank-fintech collaborations have a happy outcome.
Citizens Bank in trade finance tech revamp with Finastra and Infosys
On the way out is CSI’s Banktrade trade finance system.
Diamond Bank sells UK subsidiary to industrialist Sanjeev Gupta
To be renamed as British Commonwealth Trade Bank (BCTB).
Banking – it’s a safe bet branch banking no longer need safes!
There’ll come a time when carrying cash into the bank will be cause for a mild-panic attack for branch office tellers.
Top fintech stories this week – 27 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Appian World 2018: blockchain and the art of anticipation
A final analysis of the low-code application provider’s event in Miami.
First global corporate loan transaction on blockchain completed by BBVA and Indra
The pilot enabled the closing of a €75 million loan using a DLT-based solution.
Avaloq takes 10% stake in blockchain firm Metaco
Core banking software vendor Avaloq muscles into blockchain space.
TSB vows to put things right
No customer will be left out of pocket as a result of the IT issues, TSB assures.
Milestones reached in Nordea’s tech overhaul
Savings and deposits now done on the new core banking platform, Temenos’ T24.
Expensify and Wells Fargo team for deeper bank integration
Wells Fargo will pilot Expensify’s deeper bank integration programme.
Life is a glitch: more IT outages at banks in UK and Ireland
TSB and Ulster Bank are not having a good time with their tech.
Banking Technology Awards 2017 shortlisted for Conference Awards
We’re up for Best Event Linked to a Publication Award!
Appian World 2018: Miami nice for drag and drop
A look at the low-code application provider’s event in Miami.
RBS to launch “beta” of new digital bank in Q3
RBS is building a new digital-only bank.
Saxo Bank to move full tech stack to Microsoft cloud
Saxo Bank and Microsoft announce a “strategic partnership”.
Intesa Sanpaolo Private Bank swaps ERI’s Olympic for Avaloq’s core banking tech
The new system installed on a Business-Process-as-a-Service (BPaaS) basis.
CFTE launches AI in Finance online course
Giving financial professionals a good grasp of the emerging tech shaping the industry’s future.
HR, the secret weapon of banking
HR is not a support function but a driving force!
Stanbic Bank Zambia in regtech automation with BankBI
Stanbic Bank Zambia chooses cloud-based BankBI for regulatory reporting.
2018: the year of data, data, data
Three “mega-trends” pointing the way to the future needs of clients and the changes banks must undertake to remain relevant.
HSBC live with Swift gpi
160 banks worldwide have signed for Swift’s global payments innovation (gpi).
R Bank signs for Fiserv’s Premier core banking tech
R Bank, a new community bank in Texas, is moving to Fiserv’s Premier core banking system.
Regtech start-up ClauseMatch lands £3.6m funding
ClauseMatch raised £3.6 million ($5 million) from Index Ventures and other investors.
FairFX posts first full year profits
CEO of FairFX describes the year as “ground-breaking” for the company.
