Simple appoints former Amazon exec as CEO
David Hijirida is replacing Dickson Chu who was temporarily working as the interim CEO.
Banking
Goldman Sachs acquires financial modelling firm ClearFactr
Bank boosts tech capabilities with purchase of one-man operation.
UBS ferociously fights DoJ fraud claims
Swiss bank says the claims aren’t supported by law.
Independent Community Bankers of America launches fintech accelerator
It thought about it… then unleashed ThinkTech with the Venture Center.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 November 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Tips to enhance banking websites and turn them into growth engines
Most banks require a digital strategy wherein the websites are turned into a proper sales machine.
Build-a-card workshop with Gemalto’s Mini Kiosk
On-the-spot card issuance.
NY subway to accept contactless cards in 2019
US plays catch up in retail payments.
US community banks forge Alloy Labs Alliance
“No bank wants to be the next Sears.”
JP Morgan finds nice match in fintech Wematch
Trading tech firm Wematch will join in-residence programme.
Curiosity, impatience and weird premonitions or why I should never be invited to give career talks
Be the person people will call to join on their journey.
Canada’s Zag Bank to be canned
Bank’s shareholder Desjardins Group targets Q2 2019 ending.
Quantexa goes on data adventure with Accenture
The investment comes with a tech collaboration.
IBM shows off three new bank clients
Bank Zero, Caixa and KB Kookmin are all up for IBM Z or LinuxONE.
Focus Solutions releases financial advice software for FIs
“More than gamified fact-finding.”
DTCC starts testing phase of blockchain platform
Project includes 15 of the world’s largest banks.
HSBC Bank USA hit by data breach
Data stolen includes full names, account numbers and transaction history.
Crypto bank Nebeus raises £1m funding
Plans for expansion into Europe, Asia and South America are underway.
Webinar: Customer-centric transformation in digital account opening
Join us on 27 November for a live webinar with OneSpan!
Experian launches Experian Credit 3D for insightful credit scoring
Offering a long-term view of a customer’s finances.
Top fintech stories this week – 2 November 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
White paper: The ROI of Omni-channel Digital Banking
How to calculate the ROI in digital channels the right way.
What we mean when we talk about legacy: mindset, architecture, data and Dave
We lament “legacy”, we talk about it, we blame it. But we rarely define it because we have no intention of tackling it.
POPin Video Banking Collaboration unveils new brand and clients
“The industry’s first interactive mobile video banking solution” is now known as POPio Mobile Video Cloud.
Mechanics Bank outsources core banking tech to COCC
COCC’s hosted core processing platform – Insight – is based on Fiserv’s DNA offering.
Biz2Credit tech to provide online business loans to Popular Bank
Over half of business loans are processed online.
Sibos 2018 video: Thomas Nielsen, Deutsche Bank
Open Banking benefits for corporate clients, PSD2 and future trends in finance industry.
Sibos 2018 video: Roland Brandli, SmartStream
TLM Aurora, challenges with Open Banking, the potential of data and the biggest issues facing fintech.
Sibos 2018 video: David Rich, Vocalink
How to mitigate real-time payment risk and successfully defeat network-level fraud.
White paper: Real-Time Risk Analytics, Management and Compliance with In-Memory Computing
In-memory speed, unlimited horizontal scalability and broad integration to support any future needs.
Central 1 and Backbase unveil new digital banking platform Forge
Alterna Bank and FirstOntario Credit Union are the first takers of Forge.
Sibos 2018 video: Nanda Kumar, SunTec Business Solutions
Bank of Tomorrow, SunTec digital core and the company’s future.
Webinar: Why open source is a critical ingredient for open banking
Join Red Hat and FinTech Futures on 14 November for a live webinar!
Sibos 2018 video: the importance of financial & tech media
What is the role of financial and tech media in the industry?
Sibos 2018 video: the importance of Sibos
So why do we like Sibos?
Top fintech stories this week – 26 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
BIAN unveils free digital API Exchange
An online digital library containing over 65 standardised API definitions.
Sibos 2018: separating the myth and reality of AI in financial services
Where can the artificial intelligence tech have the greatest impact?
Sibos 2018 video: key takeouts – part 1
Summed up in this short and sweet video
Network platforms: a new concept for a new age
ING and TradeIX, both members of the Marco Polo Network, discuss its benefits and what lies beneath.
