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Nymbus unveils first core banking system client, Chrome FCU
Chrome FCU: “We are redesigning the holistic digital experience for our customer” Chrome Federal Credit Union (formerly Washington Community Credit Union) has become the first known taker of the...
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New mobile bank Pepper goes interactive with Playbuzz
Pepper – here to spice up your banking world. Image source: Pepper Bank Leumi’s new mobile banking subsidiary, Pepper, is working with digital authoring platform Playbuzz “to enhance user experience...
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BNY Mellon sets up global innovation group
Christopher Mager, BNY Mellon BNY Mellon’s treasury services business has created a global innovation group and appointed Christopher Mager to lead it. Previously, Mager was head of market segments in...
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Barclays Accelerator open for applications from fintech start-ups
Barclays Africa is looking for hot fintechs! Barclays Africa and Techstars are inviting start-ups to apply for the Barclays Accelerator programme – “an initiative aimed at uncovering the next M-Pesa or...
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DBS Bank to replace legacy procurement tech with Coupa’s cloud platform
DBS Bank automates business spend management DBS Bank will automate its business spend management with Coupa Software’s cloud-based platform. The new platform will replace DBS’s current procurement...
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MAB awards core banking managed services deal to JMR Infotech
Myanmar is busy with banking tech projects Myanmar-based Myanma Apex Bank (MAB) has selected JMR Infotech as its core banking managed services provider. This is a one-year deal. For its core banking...
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MyState live with new digital software from Rubik Financial
MyState in digital banking transformation Australia-based financial services group MyState has gone live with new digital platform, built by domestic vendor Rubik Financial. It will be one of the first...
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Digital messaging platform Viber gets banking chatbot
Banking comes to Viber Comtrade Digital Services has built an automated banking platform that enables users of online/mobile messaging platform Viber to perform a range of banking operations entirely...
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Fintechs to get bank charters in the US, but there are caveats
Fintechs to get bank charters in the US The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the US intends to grant federal bank charters to fintechs. These will be limited/special purpose only, and...
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Amazon Web Services to certify fintech firms
AWS to certify fintechs Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Financial Services Competency to certify its partners that specialise in the financial services space. The certification is open to any...
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Santander InnoVentures invests in Tradeshift
Tradeshift gets investment from Santander InnoVentures Business commerce and supply chain finance platform Tradeshift has got an investment from Santander InnoVentures. Christian Lanng, CEO and...
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Leveris looks to raise €15 million for core banking software business
€15 million to come Leveris’ way A new core banking software vendor, Leveris, looks to raise €15 million from international venture capital firms, and is working with stockbroker Davy on the...
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Hackers steal $31.4 million from Bank of Russia
And here go RUB 2 billion… Hackers have stolen RUB 2 billion ($31.4 million) from correspondent bank accounts at Bank of Russia, the country’s central bank. The hackers managed to get access to the...
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LandlordInvest now fully authorised by FCA
LandLordInvest now fully authorised by FCA LandlordInvest, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform for buy-to-let and bridging loans, has gained full authorisation from the UK regulator, Financial...
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Alipay partners with major European banks and payment provider
Chinese tourists spent $215bn abroad in 2015 Alipay, one of the world’s largest online and mobile payment platforms, has inked deals with BNP Paribas, Barclays, UniCredit, and SIX Payment Services to...
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Bank of Lithuania promises one-week response to fintech licence enquiries
Lithuania keen on fintech Bank of Lithuania, the country’s central bank and regulator, promises to provide preliminary answers to financial institution licence enquiries within one week, “the fastest...
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Metro Bank joins Faster Payments Scheme
Metro Bank joins Faster Payments Scheme UK-based Metro Bank says it has become the first high street bank to join the Faster Payments Scheme (FPS) since its launch. Metro Bank now a fully operational...
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Global Fidelity Bank implements AMLtrac from iFinancial
Life’s a beach in the Cayman Islands UK-based core banking and anti-money laundering (AML) software vendor International Financial Systems (iFinancial) is implementing its AMLtrac solution at Global...
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40 clients worldwide join IBM Watson for Cyber Security beta programme
Customers are still in the early stages of implementing cognitive security technologies, says IBM IBM Watson has launched a testing programme for its cyber security tech, which includes 40 companies...
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HDB in Egypt live with Temenos T24 core banking system
Housing and Development Bank in Egypt live with new core platform Housing and Development Bank (HDB) in Egypt has gone live with new core banking software, Temenos’ T24. The new system ousted an...
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