Aussie banks launch new digital platform to stop fraudsters from receiving payments
In its trial phase, the platform cut down the time taken to resolve scam cases by more than half.
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Open finance specialist Fabrick acquires UK paytech Judopay
Fabrick says the deal is “a major step forward in its internationalisation process and expansion in the UK”.
Save the Date: FinTech Futures’ 40th Anniversary Summer Party – 6 July 2023
Hear Julie Ashmore-Dann about her journeys to the North and South Poles and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
Redwood Bank appoints Ashraf Piranie as chief financial officer
Piranie brings more than 25 years of financial services experience to his new role.
NewDay partners ClearScore’s D One for open banking credit assessments
D One’s approach opens credit to those with limited credit histories and supports responsible lending.
Barbados challenger Sagicor Bank launches on Mbanq’s BaaS platform
Through Mbanq, Sagicor Bank aims to offer customers “branchless” digital financial services.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying BaaS with Kelvin Tan, Standard Chartered Bank
What is needed within a large bank to ensure a BaaS proposition can be conceived, deployed and nurtured?
Crypto and banking app Tap Global names Kriyakant Patel as new CEO
Patel joins from Transact Payments, where he has served as CEO for the last nine years.
NCR names new chairman and CEO-designates as company separation gathers pace
Joseph Reece joins as chairman of the board with Tim Oliver and David Wilkinson named CEO-designates.
SEC fines HSBC and Scotia Capital over recordkeeping failures
HSBC Securities and Scotia Capital have agreed to pay penalties of $15 million and $7.5 million respectively.
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Dudley Building Society taps Jade ThirdEye for transaction monitoring solution
Over one-third of all UK building societies now use Jade ThirdEye’s tech to fight financial crime.
Heritage and People’s Choice appoints Penny Iverach as head of technology integration
Iverach will develop and lead the newly merged organisation’s tech integration roadmap.
Bank of Valletta taps Resistant AI for fraud prevention solution
The bank will adopt Resistant AI’s Transaction Forensics solution to help detect suspicious transactions.
First National Bank of Oklahoma selects Teslar to streamline lending processes
The bank will utilise Teslar’s tech to automate its commercial, consumer and agricultural lending workflows.
Memo to self
Having choices is of no value whatsoever unless you make choices.
Germany’s Unstoppable Finance to build Europe’s first DeFi bank
The fintech firm also plans to issue a fiat-backed euro stablecoin.
Swissquote taps NetGuardians for fraud prevention tech
The bank will utilise NetGuardians’ financial crime solutions to tackle growing issues such as APP fraud.
UBS announces leadership team shake-up following Credit Suisse takeover
Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich Körner will join UBS’s executive board upon completion of the acquisition.
Innovation through BaaS and embedded finance
FinTech Futures speaks with Temenos’ Kanika Hope about the impact of BaaS on financial services.
LSEG and Barclays team up in multi-year data and digital push
LSEG will proffer access to its data and insights, as well as support Barclays’ digitalisation journey.
TD Bank nixes First Horizon merger citing regulatory approval delays
The merger has been mutually terminated and TD Bank has agreed to fork out $200m in cash to First Horizon.
Konsentus taps Jim Wadsworth to lead international open banking expansion
Konsentus hopes to leverage Wadsworth’s international connections to realise its next stage of growth.
Banking super-apps, marketplaces, ecosystems and platforms
You should always have a clear understanding of exactly what you’re building before you get started.
Loughborough Building Society taps Finastra for digital banking and analytics solutions
The company will deploy Finastra’s Essence and Retail Analytics offerings.
LHV lands UK banking licence from the Prudential Regulation Authority
LHV is the first company to receive a banking licence without restrictions in the UK in 2023.
US digital banking platform Greenwood acquires neobank Kinly
The acquisition marks Greenwood’s third over the last year.
First Citizens Bank of Iowa and Minnesota moves to the cloud with Finastra
Finastra will migrate the bank’s Fusion Phoenix core solution from on-site hosting to the cloud.
How long is a week?
A week is exactly as long as your own goodwill towards your colleagues and theirs back to you.
Deutsche Bank acquires Numis in £410m deal to build out UK investment banking arm
Deutsche Bank plans to fold its UK and Ireland corporate finance business into Numis.
Tarabut Gateway lands $32m in Series A funding
With the new funding, the Dubai-based firm plans to expand its footprint in Saudi Arabia.
Morgan Stanley reportedly set to cut 3,000 jobs by end of Q2
A dearth of deal making is to blame, Bloomberg reports, with a 32% decline in the bank’s merger advisory arm.
JP Morgan Chase snaps up troubled First Republic from FDIC in $10.6bn deal
JP Morgan has assumed all deposits – insured and uninsured – worth approximately $92 billion from the FDIC.
HSBC triples quarterly profits following SVB UK acquisition and interest rate hikes
The bank also intends to begin a new share buyback of up to $2 billion.
Banking Technology Magazine May 2023 issue out now
Cover story: EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE… but is all at once the answer?
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying embedded banking with Paul Staples
Demystifying the approaches various banks, such as Standard Chartered, JP Morgan Chase & HSBC, are taking to BasS.
The dinosaur café – the impact of a toxic culture on digital transformation
A toxic culture can have a long (dinosaur) tail of hidden costs for any transformation.
Curate and compile: the future of AI-driven fintech experiences
A new generation of generative fintechs is coming, and finally, the banking sector will be truly transformed.
eBook: SME lending – the road to real-time approvals
Discover how rapid innovation, smarter decisioning and faster approvals can be yours.
eBook: Back to the future – 8 features of fast and future-proof BNPL technology
Discover the tools you need to get ahead and stay ahead as BNPL grows its market share.
