Nationwide searches for new chief executive as Garner steps down
The building society is looking internally for new candidates.
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Marcus chairman Harit Talwar set to retire in October
Talwar leaves his role after six years and the launch of his consumer project.
Mandatory VRP: a win for open banking, but it’s only the first step
The CMA’s ruling making VRP mandatory for sweeping is a huge milestone for open banking.
Challenger bank Mox appoints former ING exec Barbaros Uygun as CEO
Current CEO Deniz Güven will step down with effect from 27 September.
Fintech funding deals globally 20 September – 26 September 2021
Featuring Sorare, MarketFinance, Dapper Labs, Airwallex and TrueLayer.
Bhutan central bank partners with Ripple to pilot CBDC
The CBDC pilot with the South Asian country is designed to boost financial inclusion.
Financial document processing platform Ocrolus secures $80m Series C round
New York-based start-up says the new funding takes its valuation “north of $500 million”.
Western Union taps Salt Edge for European digital bank pilot
Salt Edge’s software will ensure the firm’s upcoming digital banking pilot is PSD2 compliant.
Leveraging best practice to maximise the benefits of cloud technology
Firms must assess and refine their cloud adoption strategy to ensure regulatory compliance and overall resiliency.
Temenos, Vodeno and Aion partner to push European BaaS adoption
‘Strategic alliance’ will enable firms to integrate financial services into their products.
Barclays hires payments veteran Antony Stephen to boost BNPL solution
Stephen joins from Amazon and will work on scaling Barclays’ BNPL platform.
JP Morgan Chase acquires Frank to firm up student offering
US firm hopes the deal for the college-focused financial wellness platform will boost student engagement.
The path to personalisation
The path to personalisation in banking is apparent. But like every journey, it needs those first steps to be taken.
Zolve launches immigrant-focused banking products
The neobank’s new suite of products will help new arrivals to the US build credit.
Open Banking Expo reunites Open Banking and Open Finance ecosystem after 18 months apart
A global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives will come together on 4 November in London.
What you sell when you’re not selling
It’s when you’re not selling that your true colours as an organisation shine through.
Top Chilean lender BancoEstado picks Mambu for digital core revamp
Mambu hails choice from market “plagued by legacy systems”.
Thought Machine wins major core banking deal with JP Morgan Chase
UK-based core banking vendor continues US expansion.
Monese moves into digital banking with Investec
The new partnership will see the international bank begin to offer digital banking services to UK customers.
UK community lender Barrow & District Credit Union goes bust
Local savings provider with 1,200 members falls into administration.
CaixaBank extends IBM partnership to underpin new CloudNow service
Spanish banking giant ready to deploy new hybrid cloud platform.
TSB lines up Scottish Widows’ Prettlejohn for chairman role
TSB seeks a new chair as its Sabadell departure remains up in the air.
UAE challenger Zand prepares for launch in both retail and corporate markets
New bank aims to break into an already crowded sector.
Exclusive: Nigeria’s Zenith Bank picks Oracle for worldwide tech overhaul
The lender is replacing existing Finastra systems with Oracle across multiple countries.
DF Capital launches digital savings platform powered by Mambu and ieDigital
Specialist lender hopes to automate processes and improve customer accessibility.
Open banking’s unstoppable momentum
Regulation directives continue to push the financial industry towards a more open model.
Fintech funding deals globally 13 September – 19 September 2021
Featuring BitSight, Melio, SellersFunding, Form3 and Xendit.
Goldman Sachs acquires BNPL firm GreenSky in $2.2bn deal
US bank aims to furnish its Marcus app with new capabilities.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 18 | Are you being self served?
Diebold Nixdorf’s Matt Phillips joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.
JP Morgan to launch UK digital bank Chase this week
The digital bank forms part of JP Morgan’s planned international consumer expansion.
Sberbank deputy chair: “We’re the number one target for hackers around the globe”
Fintech Futures speaks with Sberbank’s Stanislav Kuznetsov about the importance of cybersecurity.
Why finance teams are coming out of the pandemic stronger than before
Adoption of digital solutions gave CFOs the tools to keep growing during the pandemic.
Elizabeth Warren calls on Fed to break up Wells Fargo
Senator cites the bank’s “longstanding ungovernable behaviour”.
Finnovex Middle East Summit: Digging deeper into resilient and agile transformation strategies
The event highlighted the imperative to endow the digital future of the region.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
Back to the future for banks
Now is the best time for banks to plan and explore the future before the wave of change hits.
White paper: The eIDAS primer
Exploring electronic IDs and how they help EU citizens conduct business with government agencies.
White paper: Five key qualities of a successful AML compliance programme
An effective AML compliance programme will protect your company from regulatory fines and prosecution.
Of the things we cannot see
As the debate around working from home unfolds, I will confess there are things that worry me.
First Horizon Bank partners Wipro to support VirtualBank cloud migration
Wipro says it worked with six other companies to streamline VirtualBank’s cloud migration.
