Brunei’s Baiduri Bank signs for Temenos core
The bank will replace its legacy Flexcube core banking system with Temenos Banking Cloud.
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UnionDigital Bank taps Thought Machine and Callsign to power its mobile app
UnionDigital Bank will deploy Thought Machine’s Vault Core solution and Callsign’s digital ID platform.
Swift appoints Max Mamondez as chief financial officer
Mamondez, who joins from the London Stock Exchange Group, will serve on Swift’s executive committee.
The Maries County Bank taps Jack Henry for digital transformation
Through the partnership, the bank aims to automate processes and boost efficiency and customer service.
The innovation failure
Understanding why innovation fails helps us innovate in a way to minimise the risk of failure.
Hodge appoints Tim Thompson as new chief information officer
Thompson joins from Cumberland Building Society, where he served as head of technology.
Capital Bank of Jordan launches new mobile banking app powered by Codebase
The bank is aiming to enhance customer engagement and acquisition with the Digibanc-powered app.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2022 issue out now
Cover story: TAKING THE LEAD – Women are inspiring fintech teams.
Ashman selects nCino to power its real estate lending solution
The UK challenger will deploy nCino’s cloud-based Bank Operating System.
Bank Central Asia taps Avaloq to upgrade wealth management services
The Indonesian bank will migrate its wealth management system to Avaloq Core.
Infographic: Banks look to risk orchestration technology to combat rising threat of fraud
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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 28 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
In conversation with Antony Jenkins, founder and CEO of 10x Banking
FinTech Futures columnist Dave Wallace shares three key take-aways from his recent chat with Antony Jenkins.
Credit Suisse to cut 9,000 jobs, raise $4bn in capital as part of new transformation plan
CEO Ulrich Körner says the restructuring is a “historic moment for Credit Suisse”.
Report: Customer journey analytics and management in financial services
The key to delivering seamless, differentiated customer experience.
Financial super-app Curve partners Salt Edge for open banking compliance
The partnership will enable the app’s 4m users across Europe to continue to make the most of open banking.
Nottingham Building Society hires first chief technology and transformation officer
Paul Howley joins from Yorkshire Building Society, where he was interim chief operating officer.
US challenger Zenus picks Finxact to power its “global banking platform”
Finxact will join Microsoft and HSO, a business network and cloud consultancy, in delivering the platform.
Actions not words
It’s fitting that this year’s theme for Black History Month is “Time for change: actions not words”.
Danish investment bank Saxo taps Baffle for global data encryption solution
The bank will integrate Baffle’s Data Protection Services platform.
SMB lender Kapitus taps Mambu for its cloud banking platform
The firm will leverage Mambu’s low-code lending engine to power new financing products.
Danske Bank UK appoints Martin Stewart as new board chair
Stewart will replace current chair Gerald Gregory, who will leave the bank after nine years on the board.
BNY Mellon launches new aggregated payments platform Vaia
The bank says Vaia will cut the time needed for businesses to connect with any available payment rails.
HSBC names Georges Elhedery as new group CFO
Elhedery will take on his new role from 1 January 2023, replacing Ewen Stevenson.
Raiffeisen Centrobank partners Marqeta for digital banking products
Customers will be able to access accounts via a mobile app, make contactless payments and track spending.
Addressing the digital skills gap in financial services and accounting
The finance industry must address the skills gaps among its employees sooner rather than later.
Wells Fargo partners Google Cloud for AI virtual assistant, Fargo
Fargo will leverage Google Cloud’s conversational AI platform Dialogflow to offer personalised banking tips.
Delta National Bank & Trust taps Finastra for digital banking infrastructure upgrade
The firm will utilise Finastra’s Fusion Essence and Fusion Payments To Go solutions.
NatWest adds three new payment providers to VRP roster
Token, Tink and Yapily will now be able to offer VRP as a new payment option.
Pay.UK exec Simon Lyons joins obconnect as chief strategy officer
Simon Lyons has left Pay.UK to join open banking company obconnect as its CSO.
Atom Bank appoints new CFO, Andrew Marshall
Marshall replaces previous CFO and co-founder David McCarthy, who is leaving the firm for personal reasons.
How financial services firms can grow through their digital infrastructure
For FIs, digital infrastructure is broken down into three components: the digital core, the ecosystem, and the edge.
Public Key Infrastructure management: removing complexities with PKI-as-a-Service
The benefits and what needs to be considered by FIs when adopting cloud-based PKI-as-a-Service (PKIaaS).
UBS strengthens cloud partnership with Microsoft
The bank intends to host more than 50% of its applications on Microsoft Azure.
NatWest and Vodeno Group partner up to start BaaS business
The partnership will leverage Vodeno’s BaaS technology and NatWest’s banking technology and UK banking licenses.
Housing Finance Bank in core banking tech overhaul
Uganda-based Housing Finance Bank will implement Flexcube from Oracle FS.
Lloyds Bank partners Billhop for B2B payments
The bank’s corporate clients will now be able to pay any invoice using a Lloyds Commercial Card.
Is core banking easy?
It’s now much more possible for banks to create innovative new products.
Santander partners VC firm Forgepoint for new cybersecurity investment company
The bank is expecting to invest up to €300m in the strategic partnership.
Table bookings now open for Banking Tech Awards 2022
The awards gala will take place at the fabulous Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on 1 December 2022.
