Denmark’s Danske Bank enters multi-year cloud partnership with AWS
Danske Bank will migrate selected legacy applications, data, and infrastructure to the AWS cloud.
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Danske Bank appoints two new execs to lead technology and data strategy
Swift’s Richard Davis joins as CTO, while Christoffer Kanstrup has been promoted to chief data officer.
Danske Bank adopts Broadridge’s Tbricks for multi-asset trading and market making
Tbricks is the US-headquartered fintech’s principal trading and market making solution.
Danske Bank looks to improve digital customer experience with Backbase
Backbase’s tech will be implemented across the bank’s digital channels “progressively” over the next few years.
Nordea acquires Danske Bank’s Norwegian personal customer and private banking business
The agreement is set to bring approximately 285,000 new customers to Nordea.
Danske Bank taps Infosys for digital transformation
As part of the partnership, Infosys will also acquire Danske Bank’s India IT hub, employing over 1400 people.
P27 Nordic Payments withdraws clearing licence application, leaving the project’s future unclear
P27 says “new requirements and regulations” have challenged its operating model.
Danske Bank taps SunTec for fee and billing management upgrade
“SunTec is providing a platform that supports our product roadmap,” says Danske Bank.
ABN Amro’s Christian Bornfeld to leave role as CI&TO in May
Bornfeld has been “instrumental in future-proofing the bank’s IT landscape”, says CEO.
CIBC recruits Danske Bank’s Søren Rode Jain Andreasen for digital leadership role
Andreasen’s departure follows 15 years at the Danish bank.
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Danske Bank to merge MobilePay with Nordic payment apps Vipps and Pivo
The parties say they have joined forces to “strengthen product development and innovation”.
Danske Bank reveals 500 job cuts and redundancies
Danish bank says the roles are reduced as part of an ongoing cost reduction plan.
Danske Bank deploys Windward AI to track risk at sea
Windward claims its AI uses 10 billion data points.
Nordic API Gateway lands $5m from Danske Bank and DNB
The fresh capital will initiate an “aggressive growth” plan to achieve pan-European coverage.
NatWest CDO Frans Woelders set for Danske Bank move
Woelders will join former colleague Chris Vogelzang at the Danish banking group.
FinovateEurope: Danske Bank’s UK chief digital officer doesn’t like chatbots
“I don’t like them, and more importantly customers don’t like them.”
Nordic API Gateway CEO: Fintechs trying to be European too fast
“Open banking has a tendency […] to do stuff globally or do it pan-European,” says CEO.
US DOJ digs deeper into Deutsche role in Danske money laundering scandal
Deutsche officials were made aware that the scope of the DoJ probe had broadened.
IMF to put Nordic banks’ AML controls under microscope
International regulator investigates banks’ alleged failings.
DFS 2019: C-level execs with “no idea” holding back innovation
The right structure is needed at banks to enable technological progress, says panel
Nordic banks reveal business plan for single payments platform P27
The banks predict P27 will start generating revenue in 2021.
PayExpo 2019: Europe will catch the UK’s open banking lead up in a year, says Danske Bank
Danske says the European landscape lends to more unique businesses.
Danish and Estonian regulators under EBA investigation over Danske incident
The bank has also closed its Baltic and Russian operations.
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Estonia arrests ex-Danske staff over money laundering case
Ten former employees feel the heat in Tallinn.
DNB and Danske pump €5m funding into Spiir’s Nordic API Gateway
The parties seek to build their PSD2 infrastructure in the Nordics.
Deutsche Bank offices raided over money laundering affair
Bank says this is in connection with the “Panama Papers”.
Danske Bank isn’t messing around with Tech Stars competition
Bank teams with Women in Business for Belfast-based fintech innovation.
Deutsche Bank shares plummet over Danske money laundering mess
The bank’s shares have fallen 48% this year.
Denmark’s regulators investigated over Danske Bank €200bn AML breach
European Banking Authority is taking money laundering more and more seriously.
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Danske Bank sets date for wearable testing
FastPay gears up for contactless payments.
Danske Bank talking to US over €200bn money laundering case
Department of Justice would like to ask some questions.
Featurespace foils fraud for Danske Bank
The bank keeps looking to fintech companies for its expansion plans.
Danske Bank’s CEO resigns over money laundering crisis
Related to €200 billion in possible money laundering in Estonia.
Danske Bank steps up fintech partnership hunt
Potentially open to action in Nordic insurtech and lendtech.
Nordic banks’ payments infrastructure plan picks up pace
The P27 project intends to launch new piece of financial infrastructure next year.
Independence day for Danske’s MobilePay in Finland
MobilePay becomes independent as nation’s regulator grants it payments licence.
