Western Union to pay $586m fine for money transfer fraud
Western Union has admitted turning a blind eye as criminals used its money transfer services to launder money and commit fraud. It has agreed to pay a $586 million fine to the US authorities.
North America
FIs and fintechs set up new industry group, Consumer Financial Data Rights
Financial services and fintech firms in the US come together to form a new industry group – Consumer Financial Data Rights (CFDR) – “to defend consumers’ access to their data and fuel innovation in fintech”.
Finra highlights possibilities of blockchain tech for the securities industry
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra), a non-governmental organisation that regulates member brokerage firms and exchange markets in the US, has published an extensive report, evaluating the implications of blockchain for the securities industry.
AxiomSL adds Raymond James to customer list
AxiomSL, a regulatory reporting and risk management software vendor, has added financial services firm Raymond James to its customer list.
Thesys awarded major tech contract to track all US stock and options orders
Thesys Technologies, trading technologies and analytics software specialist, has won the contract to build a new system for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to track and store all stock and options orders and transactions.
Single point of access to all real-time payments schemes worldwide from ACI
Payments software and services vendor ACI Worldwide says its latest version of UP Immediate Payments provides “single point of access to all immediate payments schemes globally”.
Aperio to revamp investment management ops with Linedata
Aperio Group, $16 billion investment manager in California, has selected investment management software from Linedata.
Smooth Commerce and Visa first in Canada for Visa Developer Programme
Smooth Commerce and Visa have completed the first integration of Visa’s Developer Programme in Canada and brought to market “a first of its kind innovation” in the mobile commerce space.
First Oklahoma FCU in core banking and digital software revamp with Fiserv
First Oklahoma Federal Credit Union, the oldest credit union in the state, has embarked on a major tech overhaul. It will implement Fiserv’s Portico core processing system and a suite of digital solutions.
The White House unveils fintech framework for US
The National Economic Council (NEC) of the US, part of the Office of White House Policy, has published a whitepaper, “A Framework for Fintech”.
Transatlantic trio gets tough on financial crime
A three-way alliance of legal firms is helping Europeans call out financial wrongdoing and benefit from US whistleblower laws. New York-based Meissner & Associates is collaborating with Stuttgart/Berlin-based Naegele and London-based Brahams Dutt Badrick French (BDBF) to create the new transatlantic initiative, the “first of its kind”. The plan is to help employees, suppliers and […]
US core banking software projects: win for DCI, go-live for Symitar
Kansas-based banking software developer, Data Centre Inc (DCI), has signed a new client, The First National Bank in Falfurrias, Texas. Jack Henry’s Symitar division has completed a core conversion at Sun East Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania.
Silicon Valley reckons it can give AI a conscience
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is one of a host of investors bank-rolling a new initiative to develop ethics and governance standards for artificial intelligence (AI), reports Telecoms.com. The $27 million Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund, which also features Omidyar Network as a founder, will be built around not only engineers and corporations, but […]
CSI Kick Start incubator calls for start-up applications
CSI Kick Start, a start-up incubator founded by Florida-based payments firm CSI GlobalVCard, has opened up its second annual application process for funding. The incubator is offering portfolio companies investments starting at $500,000, mentorship from an advisory board of industry experts, cross-selling opportunities and additional resources. It says its key areas of interest in B2B […]
Deloitte opens blockchain lab in New York
Deloitte has launched a blockchain lab in New York’s Wall Street. 2017 could be its “make-or-break year” for blockchain, says Eric Piscini, principal with Deloitte Consulting. Joe Guastella, another principal with Deloitte Consulting, says its “ecosystem for education, ideation [we missed you jargon], strategy, application prototyping and development is there to support Deloitte’s clients and […]
Fifth Third swings for the mobile wallet fences
Go big or go home: Fifth Third on Wednesday (11 January) said that its customers can now use five major mobile wallet providers, with debit and credit card purchases via the recently added Android Pay and Microsoft Wallet, along with previous partners Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Masterpass. The deal comes amid a heady time […]
US Supreme Court hears credit card surcharge case
Credit card surcharges came before the US Supreme Court on 10 January in a case that concerns how much freedom retailers have in telling consumers they are being charged extra for the payment method. Comments from justices suggested that the Supreme Court might send the case back to New York for further review, though it […]
PayPal and Discover partner for US payments
Discover Financial Services and PayPal have signed an agreement making PayPal more widely available to Discover cardmembers, acquirers and merchants. The agreement provides PayPal with access to Discover’s tokenisation services, so PayPal customers in the US can pay with their Discover cards at all of the contactless-enabled merchants that accept Discover. As part of the […]
US Democratic senators oppose OCC fintech proposal
A skirmish over the future of US fintech is underway in the new US Senate, with two Democratic senators this week saying a new federal charter governing the industry “could weaken consumer protections, limit competition and threaten financial stability”, reports Paybefore. Late last year, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a […]
Payments paradise by the dashboard light: Visa, Honda test-drive in-car transactions
Honda and Visa are testing a system that enables a driver to pay for fuel and parking from inside Web-connected cars, the latest development in the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), and yet another sign that more payments are moving beyond physical payment cards, reports Paybefore. The announcement, made from the Consumer Electronics Show in […]
Municipal Credit Union revamps digital payments with Payveris
Municipal Credit Union (MCU), a $2.5 billion credit union in New York, is implementing a new digital payments platform supplied by Payveris.
D+H unveils simulated tests for real-time payments
DH Corporation (D+H) is now offering banks a cloud-based testing environment to simulate connectivity to The Clearing House’s (TCH) real-time payments system. D+H says it is the first payments hub vendor to provide banks in the US “easy and low-risk” access and with “minimal investment”. It offers an optional open API layer, where banks can […]
Walmart and Visa make peace in Canadian payments dispute
A major payments battle has come to an end: Walmart Canada and Visa said they have reached a deal that enables consumers to use Visa-branded payment cards at retail locations in that country, reports Paybefore. The companies did not disclose terms of the deal, which stems from a disagreement in 2016 involving interchange. Walmart said […]
Capital One joins forces with fintechs Gusto and Bill.com
Capital One Spark Business has announced “strategic partnerships” with two fintech companies, Bill.com and Gusto. The aim is “to build and deliver better financial management, HR and cash flow tools designed for small businesses”, Capital One says.
Industrial CU live with new core banking system, Keystone
Washington-based Industrial Credit Union has converted to a new core banking system, Keystone from Corelation.
New app aims to provide ‘Clarity’ to personal finances
Data analytics and artificial intelligence are on nearly everyone’s 2017 trend-watch lists, but US-based Clarity Money wants to put those same tools directly into consumers hands with an app it says will improve financial well-being and increase users’ financial literacy, reports Paybefore. “Clarity fills in the role of an advocate with a personal finance management […]
US Fed study shows prepaid growth slowing
Prepaid cards accounted for 9.9 billion transactions and $270 billion in spending volume in the US in 2015 – an increase of $600 million since 2012 – but according to a study from the US Federal Reserve, prepaid growth is slowing as the products become more mainstream, reports Paybefore (Banking Technology‘s sister company). Based on survey […]
OCC flags risks facing US banks and financial institutions
Strategic, credit, operational and compliance risks remain “top concerns” for the financial services industry in the US, according to the latest report by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
MVB Bank in tech overhaul with Jack Henry’s Silverlake core system
MVB Bank, a $1.4 billion community bank in West Virginia, has signed for a new core banking system, Jack Henry’s Silverlake.
Corelation gains new core banking tech clients, reports go-lives
Corelation, a California-based core banking software vendor, has recently signed new takers for its flagship platform, Keystone. These are FivePoint Credit Union in Texas, Coca-Cola Credit Union in Georgia, and CommunityWide Federal Credit Union in Indiana.
Banking and payments tech vendor D+H up for sale?
North American banking and payments tech vendor DH Corporation (D+H) has set up a committee to review its possible sale, it is understood.
US core banking systems round-up: 19 December 2016
Get straight to the core of US core banking systems projects with this brief round-up. Oklahoma-based Green Country Federal Credit Union has selected Fiserv’s Portico core account processing platform for digital and mobile banking, and functionality for commercial lending. Green Country is transferring its technology from an array of providers to Fiserv, and the latter […]
Temenos goes public with Commerce Bank deal
Temenos has gone on the record about its core banking software deal with US-based Commerce Bank. As reported exclusively by Banking Technology in June, Temenos was heading towards a contract with Commerce Bank – competing with Fiserv and its DNA offering.
Wealthy stay healthy with Charles Schwab’s new hybrid advisor
US-based Charles Schwab has launched its Schwab Intelligent Advisory, a hybrid advisory service that combines people and a robo-advisor. Schwab Intelligent Advisory will provide investors with a financial plan, guidance from “certified financial planner professionals”, and a fully automated portfolio using algorithm driven technology. The service is expected to launch in the first half of […]
Mabrey Bank turns to Jack Henry for IT infrastructure and core processing
Oklahoma-based Mabrey Bank has migrated its IT infrastructure and core processing to an outsourced delivery model with US-based banking software heavyweight Jack Henry. The bank moved its IT infrastructure to the cloud computing environment, Gladiator Hosted Network Solutions, and then migrated its CIF 20/20 core processing system to JHA OutLink Processing Services. Carlisle Mabrey, IV, […]
Fintech funding round-up: 13 December 2016
Who is investing in what? Our latest fintech funding round-up, mercifully brief as usual. Featuring ApplePie Capital and Firepay.
Fiserv acquires cash management software vendor Online Banking Solutions
Online Banking Solutions (OBS), an Atlanta-based provider of cash management software, is being taken over by banking tech giant Fiserv.
Mobile banking tech start-up Bankjoy signs two credit unions
Fintech start-up Bankjoy has secured two clients for its online and mobile banking software, Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union and Wepawaug-Flagg Federal Credit Union.
Mobey Day Toronto: Machines of loving grace
Don’t rage against the machine, just embrace its potential and look at the real world applications. The world of machine learning (ML) came under the spotlight on day two of Mobey Day in the great city of Toronto. At yesterday’s (8 December) sessions at the Four Seasons Hotel, about 300 delegates enjoyed panels and presentations […]
Top fintech stories this week – 9 December 2016
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
