31 banks and credit unions in Australia to get Apple Pay
31 credit unions and banks in Australia will offer Apple Pay to retail customers Cuscal, a major payments provider to Australia’s credit unions and banks, has signed a deal with Apple to bring Apple...
View ArticleCiti unveils Citi Pay; launches global API developer portal
Citi goes mobile with Citi Pay US banking giant Citi is launching its own branded mobile wallet – Citi Pay – to take on rivals such as Android Pay, Samsung Pay and PayPal. Citi Pay will be available...
View ArticleFive large banks in Russia suffer major DDoS attack
Russian banks under cyberattack Five Russian banks have been hit by a major cyberattack, according to the country’s central bank and regulator, Bank of Russia. Among the targeted banks were state-owned...
View ArticleAmBank in mobile banking “quantum leap” with Backbase
Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, AmBank AmBank will be launching “a new phase of mobile banking very soon”, according to the bank’s new group CEO, Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir. Sulaiman, who’s been at the helm...
View ArticleJordan Ahli Bank live with Temenos T24 core banking system
New go-live for Temenos’ T24 in Jordan Jordan Ahli Bank is live with new core banking software, Temenos’ T24. The go-live is a result of a four-year effort, Banking Technology understands. The bank...
View ArticleMizuho Bank gears up for new core banking system go-live
The Otemachi Tower, Mizuho HQ. Image source: Gungun01, Wikimedia Commons Japan’s Mizuho Bank is going to move to a new core banking platform in early 2017, Banking Technology understands. The cost of...
View ArticleFNZ to build new BPO centre for Kleinwort Benson, SG Hambros and Société...
New BPO centre for Société Générale’s private banking business FNZ, an investment management software specialist, is working on a major technology revamp at the UK-based private bank and wealth manager...
View ArticleClauseMatch and JWG develop new reg reporting solution at TechSprint
ClauseMatch and JWG team up for new reg reporting development ClauseMatch and JWG have teamed up at the recent TechSprint event organised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to develop a new...
View ArticleWells Fargo turns to SigFig for robo-advisory tech
Wells Fargo turns to SigFig for robo-advisory SigFig, a San Francisco-based fintech start-up, is partnering with Wells Fargo to provide the bank’s clients with its robo-advisory tech and wealth...
View ArticleThree Finnish banks launch real-time mobile payments platform, Siirto
New mobile payments ecosystem coming to Finland OP Bank, Nordea and Danske Bank have launched a new real-time, multibank mobile payments platform in Finland. The platform was built by Tieto and...
View ArticleSterling Bank live with new core banking system, Temenos’ T24
“Big bang” in theory Nigeria-based Sterling Bank has gone live with a new core banking system – Temenos’ T24 – in a “big-bang” switchover. The new platform was rolled out across the entire branch...
View ArticleNatWest trials BioCatch behavioural biometrics tech
Biometrics for NatWest UK-based high street bank NatWest (part of the RBS group) has trialled the BioCatch behavioural biometrics technology for business customers and is planning to pilot the solution...
View ArticleUK challenger banks: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
UK challenger banks: who is who With so many new entrants trying to muscle into the UK banking sector, Banking Technology has put together a comprehensive list of the known challengers to date and the...
View ArticleMetro Bank launches new online platform with Backbase
Metro Bank and Banking Technology discuss all things fintech Metro Bank has launched a new online banking platform for its commercial banking customers. It is based on the Backbase Onmichannel Banking...
View ArticleICCREA Banca goes on the record about Misys project
Italy’s ICCREA Banca has gone public on its project to modernise its trading business ops with Misys. Misys is providing its FusionCapital Kondor and Summit treasury and capital markets (TCM) solutions...
View ArticleR3 blockchain consortium loses another member, Santander
Say hello, wave good-bye Santander is leaving the R3 blockchain consortium, according to Reuters. Santander joined R3 in December last year, alongside another 11 banks. The bank is working on its own...
View ArticleAndroid Pay launches in Poland
Android Pay now in Poland Android Pay is now live in Poland – the first country on continental Europe to launch the service. Android Pay is available to the holders of Mastercard cards issued by Alior...
View ArticleAncoa’s surveillance platform helps Dinosaur Merchant Bank to comply with MAR
Dinosaur Merchant Bank automates trading surveillance Dinosaur Merchant Bank, a UK-based investment management, brokerage and advisory firm, has deployed Ancoa’s surveillance platform to monitor its...
View ArticleFundinfo launches Digital Advisor, intelligent fund selector
Matthias Weber, ifund: “Amazon is our benchmark” Fundinfo says its new cloud-based fund selection system, Digital Advisor, considers “investor’s emotional preferences” in addition to analysing active...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley and National Australia Bank to leave R3?
R3 members going separate ways Morgan Stanley and National Australia Bank (NAB) are understood not to be renewing their membership with the R3 blockchain consortium. According to Reuters, the two banks...
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