02/12/2019

Hungary’s MKB restructures around digital

Can the combination of core banking system replacement and a pioneering fintech programme help re-privatized lender MKB Bank leapfrog its rivals in the Hungarian market in the race for technological supremacy?

02/05/2019

Britain's Metro Bank hit by fraud attack

The news of the fraud attack follows a turbulent few weeks for Metro, an upstart retail bank founded in Britain in 2010 by U.S. businessman Vernon Hill.

01/28/2019

Russian Lender VTB Patents Blockchain Payment Technology

The Russian state-controlled bank VTB has patented a technology for blockchain payments as it moves to offer distributed ledger-related services to its customers. What will the big bank do with the tech now that it has a patent secured?