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Former Monzo execs launch new fintech start-up Sync Savings
The start-up recently closed its pre-seed funding round, the amount of which has not been disclosed.
MSUFCU veteran Benjamin Maxim named as Reseda Group’s new COO
Maxim has been a central figure at MSUFCU for over 16 years, having first joined back in 2007.
Colendi lands banking licence to become Turkey’s first digital deposit bank
As Turkey’s first digital bank, ColendiBank is aiming to reach 50 million customers regionally.
Standard Chartered global head leaves to found fintech start-up
Manohar Chadalavada is leaving the bank to be the co-founder of a fintech start-up currently in stealth.
Five credit unions tap MDT to deploy Banno Digital Banking Platform
The credit unions include Great NorthWest FCU, Sentry Credit Union and Peoples FCU.
Cynergy Bank lands £20m funding from British Business Investments
The bank plans to facilitate more than £250m in new-to-bank lending across the SME and property sectors.
AI-powered conversational payments to launch on India’s UPI
The tech will enable users to converse with an AI system to initiate and complete transactions.
Chilean digital bank Tenpo partners Dock for new credit card offering
The offering positions Tenpo as a competitor to traditional financial lenders in the country.
Survey: New customer acquisition in banking – state of play
Help us build a comprehensive picture of customer acquisition in banking and win an Apple Watch Series 8!
Forrester consulting study: The total economic impact of Chronosphere for observability
Chronosphere can help generate a 165% ROI with a $7.95 million in benefits present value (PV) after three years.
Case study: Cloud observability at a top fintech company
See how a notable US fintech company achieved results when switching from Grafana to Chronosphere.
Quick sheet: Five ways cloud native is a game changer for financial services
Modern observability meets the requirements that financial services organisations face in this new era of cloud native.
Quick sheet: Four ways your unreliable observability is costing you
Learn how to control costs while minimising downtime with this quick sheet.
Comparing cloud native observability: A financial services buyer’s guide
Optimising cloud native initiatives is vital – and cloud native observability offers that support.
Peoples Bank taps Corserv to launch credit card programme
With Corserv, Peoples Bank will be able to offer 14 different credit card products to its business and retail customers.
Points West Community Bank taps Apiture for digital banking upgrade
The bank says it wanted to enhance its digital banking solutions following more customers wanting to go digital.
eBook: Geocoding for business
How to select a geo addressing solution that supports a winning location intelligence business strategy.
eBook: Location intelligence for the cloud
Discover how to accelerate geospatial insights within cloud-native and big data environments.
Okan Ozaltin appointed as chief product officer of 10x Banking
Ozaltin brings more than 20 years of fintech experience to 10x, having worked at Signifyd, Fiserv and JP Morgan Chase.
Cebuana Lhuillier Bank taps Temenos for core banking platform
Temenos has tasked its delivery partner, Orion Innovation, with implementing the new core.
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Monzo tops CMA banking satisfaction survey once again
The independent survey was carried out by Ipsos and BVA BDRC between July 2022 and June 2023.
Tasi Bank taps Green Check to cultivate its cannabis banking capabilities
The partnership enables the “maverick” community bank to expand its cannabis clientele across California.
New digital bank for the US military Roger launches
Roger was built in partnership with banking technology solutions provider Nymbus.
DBS completes acquisition of Citi’s consumer banking business in Taiwan
DBS has also absorbed close to 3,000 employees from Citi Consumer Taiwan.
Starling Bank plans to take its BaaS platform Engine to APAC
CNBC reports that the challenger is in talks to deploy Engine with an undisclosed Asian bank.
More than 25 US credit unions and community banks tap Eltropy for AI Chat offering
ACFCU and First Credit Union are among the company’s to deploy Eltropy’s AI tech.
FCA asks UK banks to hand over data on bank account closures
The UK’s largest banks and building societies have until 25 August to supply the information.
Nationwide Building Society transfers financial planning service to Aegon UK
The transfer is set to take place in early 2024.
ANZ invests in mule account detection solution to help fight fraud
ANZ says it conducted a successful pilot in April, identifying nearly 1,400 high-risk accounts.
Nutmeg and Chase UK CEO Sanjiv Somani resigns
According to a Companies House filing, Somani has resigned as head of Nutmeg and JP Morgan Europe.
Digital dementia: have banks forgotten about their customers?
In the race to optimise cost and efficiency through technology, let’s not forget to ensure a human touch remains.
Specialist lender Shawbrook reportedly mulling Co-operative Bank merger
Sky News reports Shawbrook has approached the Co-operative Bank’s owners about a potential deal.
LSEG announces Irfan Hussain as its new chief information officer
Irfan Hussain joins LSEG from Goldman Sachs, where he has worked since 1995.
Italy’s government to tax banks on profits from interest rate rises
The Italian parliament has 60 days to bring the proposed tax into law.
Les absents ont toujours tort
You can’t win a game you’re not in. So turn up. Because the absent are always wrong.
Banque de France, ERAFP, Generali Group tap Iceberg Data Lab for ESG data solutions
The clients will be able to access Iceberg Data Lab’s ESG dataset available via its impact calculation platform.
Webinar | 28 September 2023: Revolutionising SME financing – how Banca AideXa uses AI decisioning platform & open banking
Learn what tools and tech enable Banca AideXa to provide quick and efficient loans to SMEs.
Private debt platform Cordada taps Thought Machine for core banking tech
The Chilean firm will use Thought Machine’s Vault Core to develop personalised financial products.
