Santander ‘superwallet’ targets m-commerce
Banking Group Santander has added m-commerce to its mobile banking and payment app, in a development it is claiming as the world’s first ‘superwallet’.
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Getin goes for biometric signature verification in virtual branch roll-out
Poland’s Getin Bank has implemented biometric signature verification in a roll-out of unstaffed remote branches using Virtual Teller Machines under its Getin Point brand. The technology allows customers to carry out banking tasks that require a signature without having to go to a traditional branch.
Raiffeisen to run regional reconciliation from Romania
Vienna’s Raiffeisen Bank International is to centralise reconciliation across six of its regional subsidiaries, in a move it says will lead to better automation and more efficient processing.
PKO Polski bets on mobile replacing card formats
Mobile phone-based payment solutions will eclipse cards by allowing bank customers to pay directly from their accounts, says a PKO Polski executive.
Comarch rolls out mobile banking for corporates
Polish IT specialist Comarch has launched a mobile business banking solution aimed at banks that want to give corporates, SMEs and micro business customers a mobile offering.
FIS sets sights on eastern Europe with new cloud banking platform
US banking and payments technology specialist FIS has launched a cloud-based real time core banking utility aimed at mid-tier banks in central and eastern Europe, which it says will help client to roll out new products faster and cheaper than ever before.
Warsaw installs co-lo as Italy imposes HFT tax
Poland’s Warsaw Stock Exchange has introduced co-location systems designed to appeal to high-frequency traders, as Italy clamps down on HFT with Europe’s first HFT-specific tax. The moves highlight ongoing national and international divisions over the role of HFT in capital markets.
The Fine Line: collaboration vs. competition in mobile payments
Following the news that Polish banks will work together on establishing a common mobile payment infrastructure, Philippe Eschenmoser, head of business consulting at SIX Payment Services, explains why other European banks should learn from the Polish market.
Polish banks unveil mobile payments standard
Mobile payments looks set to receive a boost in Poland after six banks announced they will collaborate to create a new standard in the country.
Polish market links increase with TMX Atrium connection
Poland’s Warsaw Stock Exchange has been added to TMX Atrium’s trading infrastructure, one week after the exchange switched to its new UTP trading system built by NYSE Technologies.
NCR, MasterCard, ING Bank Slaski pilot contactless ATMs in Poland
Technology company NCR has introduced contactless ATMs in Poland that allow customers to withdraw cash without inserting a card, through a joint project with MasterCard and ING Bank Slaski.
Polish bank ramps up mobile payment capability with HP/Accumulate technology
PKO Bank Polski has added a mobile payment service that covers all payment situations using the Mobile Everywhere platform from Stockholm-based Accumulate.
Warsaw Stock Exchange to migrate in April
Poland’s Warsaw Stock Exchange has set a date for its migration onto NYSE Euronext’s UTP trading system.
Nasdaq OMX helps Polish clearing house prepare for EMIR
Polish clearing house KPDW CCP has deployed technology from Nasdaq OMX to help it meet the European Commission’s new EMIR rules on OTC derivatives. Under EMIR, the majority of OTC derivatives will have to be centrally cleared via central counterparties. The rules are intended to reduce systemic risks in financial markets by removing the possibility […]
SK signs with First Data for card processing in Poland
SK Bank, a Polish cooperative bank in Poland, has signed with First Data, which will provide outsourced issuing and payment processing services for SK bank’s debit, credit and prepaid card portfolios.
First Data will also enable the bank to access card payment data on a 24/7 basis. The bank also intends to implement Proactive Risk Manager, a fraud transaction monitoring system provided by First Data.
