US Century Bank picks NCR digital banking platform
$1.4 billion-asset bank impressed by “consistent” look and feel.
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nCino wins first German client in Hamburg Commercial Bank
Accenture will provide project management, design, development and testing.
Asia Alliance Bank becomes second ICSFS client in Uzbekistan
New system selection hot on the heels of Trustbank at the start of the month.
UnionBank plans total cloud migration with Amazon Web Services
It aims to be the first entirely cloud-hosted bank in the Philippines.
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A lot of businesses & software projects aim to be Disney princesses but end up as “a bit of a Frankenstein”.
Deutsche Bank seeks payments revamp with Silverflow deal
Deutsche Bank says the deal will support the launch of two new payment services this year.
Amount raises $99m Series D to reach unicorn status
US fintech counts HSBC, TD Bank, and Barclays among its customers.
HSBC launches multi-currency business wallet to rival fintech providers
HSBC says businesses can “pay like a local”.
Planning your payments for infrastructure modernisation
Preparing to modernise your payments infrastructure is similar to building a travel itinerary for a trip.
Executive checklist: Hybrid cloud infrastructure for payments
Questions to consider as you evaluate a hybrid cloud implementation.
Analyst paper: Payments modernisation in retail banking
Re-evaluating current infrastructure and payments capabilities at banks has become necessary.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank picks FIS Open Payment Framework
UAE-based bank seeks to capitalise on customers paying digitally.
Treasury Prime raises $20m in Series B cash to fuel BaaS expansion
The firm anticipates a rise in demand for its services in 2021.
Video: pick of the week – Bahrain to pilot digital currency; Facebook shifts crypto venture to US
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Silicon Valley Bank inks payments processing deal with Modern Treasury
Agreement will provide processing for SVB’s clients.
US Bank and Plaid sign API integration deal
US Bank customers will use Plaid APIs to connect to third party services.
Omnio raises €30m to expand BaaS product across Europe
UK-based provider is also seeking to launch a future IPO.
Design as a strategic superpower in banking
Design-led change is a collaborative process in which personal relations are a key driver.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 May 2021
The FinTech Futures weekly round-up of the industry’s top stories and happenings from across the globe.
ICYMI funding round-up: Mavience, VitraCash, KogoPay & more
We round up another selection of deals you may have missed.
Degussa Bank plans new credit card launch with Nets
It is the first partnership of its kind for the Nets in Germany.
Video: pick of the week – Tink and AmEx team up; Commerzbank agrees 10,000 job cuts
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Dear Luc: Should I offer multi-currency accounts to cover post-pandemic travel?
As the world opens up, our writer asks if multi-currency accounts are a necessity, and how to offer them.
Six steps to slash digital banking go-to-market time
We use the FinTech Insights platform to investigate how banks can reduce their time-to-market.
Avon Mutual plans 2021 banking licence to serve West of England communities
The start-up bank appointed a new CEO earlier this year.
Swiss challenger CrescoFin gears up for digital banking with Veriff deal
CrescoFin aims to offer a “compelling alternative” to banks.
Nationwide moves payments processing to the cloud with Form3
UK building society says the platform’s deployment “is an exciting moment”.
And then we came to the end
Is the time upon us to really address organisational dysfunction?
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 10 | Too cool for school
Riten Gohil, partner and co-founder at Sphonic, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
Video: pick of the week – European regulator in tech selection; new challenger bank in the US
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Banking Tech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Three US credit unions select Bankjoy for digital banking
The three firms have a total $760 million under management and 57,000 members.
Creating connections: the future for banking
Ultimately, the seamless interaction of digital and physical services is the future of banking.
Commerzbank finalises 10,000 job cuts after agreement with employees
German lender moves forward with widescale restructure plan.
Vista Bank Group selects Radar Payments to power pan-African processing
African challenger bank selects BPC company to underpin payments.
Swedish SME lender Fedelta picks Vilja banking system
Vilja wins another deal in its home country with challenger bank.
InvestCloud acquires cash flow firm Advicent to bridge advisor-client gap
Vista Equity-owned Advicent provides technology for 3,000 firms.
Fiserv wins trio of Canadian credit union deals for DNA
Implementation partner Celero will complete the DNA installations.
Bill.com acquires spend management firm Divvy in $2.5bn deal
Bill.com is paying $625 million in cash and $1.875 billion of common stock.
First Direct enhances app with data specialist Bud
First Direct and Bud are partnering to provide enriched data and services via the bank’s app.
