Ohio’s first female-led bank Fortuna nears launch after raising $20.7m
Fortuna is aiming to soft launch in fall 2024.
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The greatest story never told
I suspect it is inevitable that a bit of a rethink around open banking will have to happen.
Ireland’s PTSB extends partnership with Worldpay to expand merchant services offering
PTSB will now make use of Worldpay’s DCC, ePOS and e-commerce solutions.
Banking Tech Awards 2024 nominations deadline extended to 6 September
You now have until 6 September to submit your nominations for this year’s Banking Tech Awards!
Forum Credit Union selects Apiture for business banking digital enhancement
Forum Credit Union is going live with Apiture’s business banking solution.
Scotiabank buys 14.9% stake in KeyCorp for $2.8bn
The Canadian bank’s CEO says the deal “creates future optionality for Scotiabank in the North American corridor”.
UFS purchases Safe Systems to bolster compliance and security services
The combined companies currently service just under 400 financial institutions.
Triodos Bank UK appoints Mark Clayton as new chief operating officer
Clayton previously spent 23 years at HSBC and was most recently COO at Unity Trust Bank.
Pennsylvania’s Customers Bancorp hit with enforcement action by US Federal Reserve
The enforcement action follows a recent inspection and does not include a fine.
Credit Union of America boosts ATM network with NCR Atleos partnership
CUA now boasts an ATM network of over 85,000 locations across the US.
ClearBank secures new Credit Institution Licence from the ECB to expand into Europe
The licence was secured by ClearBank Europe N.V., ClearBank’s newly established European entity.
Unit secures new embedded finance partnerships with Vantage Bank and Lincoln Savings Bank
The two new deals come just months after Unit revealed it was cutting 15% of its workforce.
National Bank of Fujairah digitises corporate banking operations with iGTB’s eMACH.ai
iGTB claims the deal marks the first deployment of the cloud-managed service in the region.
Be more like Suresh
Wouldn’t it be great if you could replace your core banking tech or any system on a regular basis?
JP Morgan Payments expands in-store biometric payments throughout US with PopID
The solution first made its market debut last year.
Atomic to power direct deposit switching for Texans Credit Union through Alkami partnership
Atomic’s solution is available through Alkami’s digital banking platform.
DORA the explorer travels light
Things are only going to get faster and more demanding. So travel light, because you need to go far.
CIBC plans to hire for 200 new data and AI roles over the next 12 months
The new hires will be tasked with advancing “resilient and trustworthy AI solutions” across the bank.
UBP snaps up Société Générale’s UK and Swiss private banking subsidiaries in €900m deal
UBP claims the deal will boost its AUM by €26 billion to €186 billion.
Varo Bank inks five-year issuer processing deal with Marqeta
The deal will enable Varo cardholders to add tokenised cards to their digital wallets.
NCR Voyix agrees to sell digital banking unit to Veritas Capital for $2.45bn
NCR Voyix says its digital banking business currently supports “1,300 top-tier financial institutions”.
HD Bank launches Vikki Digital Bank in Vietnam powered by Thought Machine’s Vault Core
The new digital-only bank is the result of a joint venture between HD Bank and Galaxy FinX.
Kuwait’s Boubyan Bank taps Temenos to modernise its core banking systems
The bank is migrating to Temenos’ core banking platform for corporate banking, retail, and wealth management.
Houlihan Lokey names Andrew Atherton as new fintech managing director
Atherton previously worked for over eight years at Union Square Advisors.
Vantage West Credit Union introduces HUSTL, a new digital banking start-up for freelancers
HUSTL offers high-yield savings, interest-earning checking accounts, and certificates of deposit.
SME-focused neobank Ampere launches card-to-card payments in partnership with Mastercard
The offering facilitates conversions in over 60 different currencies.
Lloyds Banking Group names Rohit Dhawan as new group director of AI and advanced analytics
In this newly created position, Dhawan will oversee Lloyds’ AI Centre of Excellence.
Native American-focused neobank Totem set to close down
The neobank claims to have accumulated over 500 customers since launching its app in 2023.
Shawbrook taps nCino for automated SME loan origination
The bank is also adopting nCino’s nIQ solution for AI and machine learning tools.
Missouri Central Credit Union taps Bankjoy for account opening and digital banking upgrade
Missouri Central Credit Union currently manages approximately $78 million in assets.
Philippines-based fintech Mynt sees valuation top $5bn with MUFG and Ayala funding
Both MUFG and Ayala Corporation have invested $393 million each in the company.
BNP Paribas enters exclusive talks to buy AXA Investment Managers for €5.4bn
AXA says the proposed deal will “create a leading European asset manager” with total AUM of €1.5 trillion.
Northeast Bank adds credit cards to commercial suite through Corserv solution
The bank is leveraging the vendor’s account issuer programme.
Texas-based TransPecos Banks selects Oscilar’s risk management tech for BaaS compliance
Oscilar has been tapped by the bank for its AI-driven AML Risk Platform solution.
Is it time for banks to turn and face the change?
As society evolves, traditional banks must adapt, or else they face an inevitable demise.
Wells Fargo names BNY’s Bridget Engle as new head of technology
It has also been announced that Wells Fargo CIO Tracy Kerrins will lead consumer technology and a new AI unit.
Caribbean-based Proven Bank taps Ireland’s Fenergo for transaction monitoring solution
Fenergo says its solution is designed to reduce false positives and automate manual AML processes.
Qonto receives order from Banca d’Italia to improve AML measures in its Italian subsidiary
The firm says the order includes a temporary ban on onboarding new customers in Italy.
Bank of England launches discussion paper on “ambitious agenda” for UK’s payments landscape
The public have until 31 October 2024 to submit feedback on the paper.
The remaining 90%
In a place where everyone says only a fraction of what they mean, speaking your mind makes you scary.
