03/19/2017
Maybank’s fintech headstart
The results of that brain-storming session include the launch of MaybankPay and Samsung Pay.
Retail Banking
03/16/2017
BNP Paribas is putting human advice before robots
BNP is at the beginning of a slow rollout.
03/16/2017
QNB Finansbank first in Turkey to launch digital signatures in branches
The bank’s core system – CoreFinans – is an in-house development, written in Java.
03/14/2017
Venture capitalists back fintech Mifid II compliance firm
Illuminate has been seeking a company that can help address the Mifid II regulatory environment around research
03/14/2017
South African payments processor Ecentric signs with ACI for UP Merchant Payments
“The UP Merchant Payments solution ensures that Ecentric can deliver a consistent payment offering across its clients’ many channels."
03/13/2017
Raiffeisen Bank Romania has successfully implemented Allevo's open source solution
We at Allevo are very proud this is another example the business model we practice is fit for this industry.
03/13/2017
Fortuna Banque S.C. Luxembourg selects Temenos Retail Suite to deliver digital customer-centric banking
We were also very impressed by Temenos' strong functional coverage and reputation in the region.
03/13/2017
JPMorgan Chase acquires MCX payments technology
“MCX has been an important partner, and its technology complements ours.”
03/10/2017
DNB says its future is to become a "technology company with a banking license"
The bank has also launched the NXT accelerator in cooperation with StartupLab
03/08/2017
ABN Amro to fund its online banking unit MoneYou for expansion
We plan to make MoneYou into an online bank of European proportions.
03/08/2017
SIX Sells Austrian Unit to Easybank
Commercial Issuing is the only B2C business of SIX.
03/06/2017
Newly launched ClearBank approached about a potential flotation
ClearBank was set up with the support of the Bank of England and the Treasury, as they believe it will help boost competition in the retail banking market.
03/06/2017
FNB Digital Channels are the best – rates South Africans
“Our ability to constantly innovate while using technology and digital platforms to develop and introduce new solutions that enhance user experience enables us to always remain relevant amongst consumers,” adds Steyn.
03/06/2017
Hong Kong banks: years behind in digital transformation
The reality is that for all the talks about digital transformation, many banks in Hong Kong are straddled with manual processes
03/05/2017
WIR Bank launches new payment card for SMEs in Switzerland
The card could only pay at merchants who are also customers of WIR Bank.
03/03/2017
Challenger banks are taking the UK by storm – but can they really compete?
In the wake of the financial crisis, savers confidence in the UK banking system hit rock bottom.
02/28/2017
SCB invests in new tech, training staff
Progress in technology has driven the bank to develop its system with such functions as PromptPay, e-payments and e-wallets.
02/28/2017
‘Crackers’ house-buying process needs industry response: Atom Bank
Harris says that open banking, which will be driven by the Revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) from 2018, could help drive change.
02/28/2017
ClearBank? makes UK banking history
ClearBank secured an investment of £25M from PPF Group and CFFI Ventures in addition to investments from the founding management team.
02/28/2017
Worldpay founder to shake up UK clearing bank market
Nick Ogden launches UK’s first clearing bank in nearly 200 years