NAB asks Alexa for hands-free banking
Users can now perform tasks such as requesting their account balance or getting details on their latest deposits.
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Close to you – how white-label partnerships will continue to evolve
They have deepened and broadened, now covering more services than have been traditionally associated with the term.
Bricks and clicks mix with Metro Bank online current account launch
Join from your own home, office, coffee shops, sheds and hot tubs.
Fiorano fuels digital overhaul at Bank of Kigali
Rwanda’s largest commercial bank in major revamp.
Widiba homes in on Artificial Solutions for VR banking launch
Enter a virtual branch to carry out transactions or talk to an advisor.
Banking tech round-up: 16 January 2018
Featuring Finastra, Cyberport, ME Bank, FIS, FinReach, Deutsche Postbank and Saxo Bank.
Nationwide wide of the mark for UK open banking launch
Joins five banks in missing the deadline.
Houlihan Lokey to buy Quayle Munro for data analytics drive
Los Angeles-based investment bank to acquire UK independent advisory firm.
By George! Erste Group’s banking platform launches in Slovakia
Developed by the Austria-based bank’s in-house fintech.
Hypothekarbank Lenzburg unveils virtual ATMs
Swiss bank’s customers can withdraw cash from virtual ATMs with their smartphone.
Root Banking rooting for Starbucks-level channel integration
San Francisco-based start-up from industry veteran Matt Krogstad is launched.
Wells Fargo to scrap 800 more bank branches by 2020
Due to customers’ preference for online and mobile banking – and desire to cut costs.
Janata Bank moves merged and acquired banks to Oracle FFS Flexcube
Data migration project in Nepal completed with the help of JMR Infotech.
Harrods Bank acquired by challenger Tandem
UPDATE. Purchase completed following regulatory approval from the Bank of England.
NLB pioneers Temenos’ T24 R17 core banking tech
EXCLUSIVE. Slovenian bank is also keen to attract top talent as part of its digital transformation strategy.
How wearables will change everything
The next wave of technological transformation will be driven by the rise of wearable technology.
Eight US credit unions to move to FLEX core banking tech in 2018
US-based core processor FLEX also finished 2017 with the conversion of eight credit unions onto its tech.
Urban FT and Fortress Plus to co-market digital banking
Will also offer fraud protection at the same time.
Alkami scores $70m in Series D funding
Takes Alkami’s total capital to more than $116 million. Woo! Yeah!
Conister Bank in core banking tech revamp with TCS
EXCLUSIVE: Isle of Man’s community bank is modernising its core banking platform.
Cake4Good fintech charity bake off!
Where you can bake it! Fake it! Or buy it! In support of The House of St Barnabas.
TD Bank deeper in AI mix with purchase of Layer 6
Ta-da! Making its intentions clear with acquisition of Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) company.
New challenger bank on UK scene, Chetwood Financial
UK’s challenger bank scene has got a new entrant – Chetwood Financial.
Crealogix moves on Middle East with Innofis acquisition
Swiss firm buys 100% of Innofis – a digital banking supplier for the Middle East.
New year, new us: say hello to FinTech Futures!
We’re starting 2018 with a bang!
White paper: The bank executive’s guide to building a better business customer onboarding experience
Understand how to build an optimized online business customer onboarding experience and get it to market fast.
AI is on!
Implementation of first uses cases around real-time contextual added-value banking notifications and offers to make their appearance in 2018.
Swift Institute launches data protection challenge Down Under
Aimed at challenging students in all levels of further education in Australia.
Infographic: history of Ripple coin
Buyripple explains “how banks fell in love with Ripple” in this infographic.
Yes Bank and Nearby Tech bring cardless ATM services to India
With the aim to become the payments enabler for India.
Commerzbank to implement Ideagen’s audit tech
Ideagen’s Pentana Audit will be used for Commerzbank’s internal audit operations.
Funding Circle eyeing £1bn IPO
The firm is preparing to go public and plans to have advisors put in place to oversee.
DOS & Co to launch London’s first digital private bank
UK-based advisory firm DOS & Co is the latest name in challenger banking.
JCB tests multipurpose biometric authentication
in collaboration with Universal Robot and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
Top fintech stories this week – 5 January 2018
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Failed fundraiser closes the folio on Folio
Closing this month after it failed to meet its fundraising target.
Ex-SoFi CEO on rebound with new fintech venture
Ex-CEO and SoFi founder plotting a comeback with a new fintech start-up amidst allegations of sexual harassment.
nCino brings its Bank Operating System to world’s largest credit union
US-based Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) opts for nCino’s Bank Operating System.
Motor City Community Credit Union in core banking tech revamp with Fiserv and Celero
Motor City Community Credit Union (MCCCU) will migrate to Fiserv’s DNA core banking platform.
Magazine: RiskMinds International 2017
Welcome to the first RiskMinds International magazine!
