2019’s top core banking deals
The core deals which made waves this year, summarised just for you.
Africa
Jumia to close Rwandan business
It comes just weeks after it exited Cameroon and Tanzania.
Findexable report: London bests other European fintech hubs despite Brexit
San Francisco secured the top spot – up from eleventh place last year.
Trulioo opens GlobalGateway to Nigeria and Ghana
Nigeria & Ghana have taken significant steps toward increasing access to digitisation.
Start-up Saga launches stabilised SGA token with major bank and exchange advisors
JP Morgan Chase’s chairman and former deputy attorney-general of Israel are on the board.
The 20th Banking Technology Awards winners have been announced
It was a brilliant celebration of excellence and innovation in the banking industry.
Temenos inks deal with Egyptian National Post
The firm will be replacing 20 legacy systems in the process.
CMFG Ventures hands BankBI Series A investment to tap US market
BankBi will use CMFG Ventures’ US credit union connections.
Four fintech & financial inclusion trends for 2020
A gap remains for women, rural residents, & other underserved communities.
Nile Bank selects Oracle as new core banking provider
Implementation partner Profinch to ensure deployment.
Smartstream partners with Union Systems to tap Africa’s finserv space
Union Systems has a presence in 19 African countries.
BRICS nations aiming for common payment system
Russian official says the association is looking to reduce reliance on USD.
Village Capital and MetLife Foundation selects 11 start-ups for MENA accelerator programme
Finalists from this cohort will receive grant capital totalling $50,000.
Opera-owned OPay raises $120m in Series B funding round
The Nigerian start-up will use the fresh cash to expand in the region.
Clearing the liquidity fog in 300 milliseconds
FinTech Futures speaks to CEO and founder of RTGS.global, Nick Ogden.
Visa sends Nigerian fintech Interswitch to unicorn status
Sources say Visa paid $200 million for a 20% stake.
Digital banking 2019: top opportunities and cornerstones in IT product development
People want nothing but financial flexibility and convenience when it comes to money management.
The case for a united financial marketplace
Can technology streamline the search for liquidity, the search for insight, and the search for capital?
GoCardless and TransferWise launch first global network for bank debit
Customers can collect recurring payments in over 30 countries.
Cowries Microfinance Bank goes live on Craft Silicon solution
Nigerian bank moves forward with new core system.
Banking Technology November 2019 issue out now
The identity challenge.
Challenging the status quo
FinTech Futures discusses Appian’s strategy with Guy Mettrick.
Crypto bundler Revix targets female investors, aims to make digital assets “responsible”
Revix will be sponsoring entrepreneur platform Future Females.
SME lender Lidya aims for top spot in Nigeria, next stop Eastern Europe
Lidya expanded to Central Eastern Europe (CEE) earlier this month.
Accessible and international SME banking
Options available to SMEs vary dramatically yet rarely fit the bill.
Consolidated Bank Ghana goes live on Temenos T24 Transact
Consolidation project finalises under Temenos platform.
Head above the clouds with Deepak Gupta
“Every mid-sized and large bank knows they have to offer RTP.”
A bird’s eye view of cloud and the payments industry
The sky is the limit for cloud and Volante.
Trade finance – network to network
Trade finance indeed needs a network to network.
Meeting the global B2B payments challenge
International businesses increasingly expect global access to finance in real-time.
Rise of the machines: when will AI and machine learning change finance?
FinTech Futures is researching the impact of AI on the industry.
Making payment easy across Africa and beyond
Thabo Makoko, explores how the continent can improve its payments infrastructure.
Old Mutual plans to move 1,000 applications to AWS cloud
South African financial group makes strategic cloud decision
Nigerian fintech Lidya launches SME lending platforms for Poland and Czech Republic
The company’s USP is to create 100 million jobs worldwide.
Swift to expand its gpi into securities and FX transactions
Swift predicts the world too will take this holistic approach to gpi.
Standard Chartered Bank tackles reporting restrictions with BearingPoint
The new solution covers more than 130 jurisdictions.
ACS19: Bank execs need cybersecurity safe space
90% of breaches at firms are still attributed to employees clicking on phishing emails.
FSB investigating the regulatory potential of stablecoins
Emerging scale could pose challenges, says FSB chair
The challenges for banks and fintechs when building a partnership
Chris Ward, author at Mapa research, dissects the changing definition of ‘partnerships’ in fintech.
Banking Technology October 2019 issue out now
Lessons from Africa.
