Crédit Agricole CIB automates US reg reporting with AxiomSL
AxiomSL gains new US client Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) is implementing AxiomSL’s regulatory reporting system at its New York branch. The new solution will support the bank’s...
View ArticleBBVA automates UK risk and reg reporting with Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX
Wolters Kluwer gains new client for OneSumX BBVA’s subsidiary in the UK has opted for Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX solution for regulatory reporting and liquidity risk management. According to Marta...
View ArticleFintech acquisition round-up: 9 March 2017
Fintech acquisitions: who’s buying who? Who’s buying who? Featuring Broadridge, Message Automation, Numerix and TFG Financial Systems. Broadridge Financial Solutions has taken over Message Automation,...
View ArticleAl Etihad Leasing Company completes tech project with ICSFS
New leasing company launched in Jordan Al Etihad Leasing Company, a new venture launched by Jordan-based Bank Al Etihad (formerly Union Bank), has completed its technology set-up. The leasing start-up...
View ArticleZenith Bank overhauls core banking tech with Misys Fusionbanking
Zenith Bank is major tech overhaul with Misys Nigeria-based Zenith Bank is standardising its core banking software group-wide on Misys’ Fusionbanking Essence platform. The implementation is underway....
View ArticleNordea brings Samsung Pay to customers in Sweden
Samsung Pay comes to Sweden. Image source: Nordea Nordea has launched the beta version of Samsung Pay in Sweden. The bank’s customers can use this new payment service to make in-store payments with...
View ArticleDirectCash Bank to overhaul core banking tech with Smartsolution’s Universa
Canadian banking tech vendor Smartsolution has gained a new taker for its Universa core banking suite, DirectCash Bank (DCBank). Calgary-based DCBank offers prepaid Mastercard and Visa cards, corporate...
View ArticlePenta and SolarisBank team for business bank accounts for German SMEs
Berlin: where banking innovation happens Two Berlin-based fintech firms, Penta and SolarisBank, have joined forces to provide German businesses with “fast access to bank accounts”. Penta offers bank...
View ArticleKBC Asset Management in technology modernisation
Are we there yet? Image source: KBC AM KBC Asset Management, Belgium’s largest investment manager, is implementing a new investment book of record (IBOR) platform, Simcorp Dimension, and Axioma’s risk...
View ArticleDSK Bank moves core and digital banking ops to IBM Cloud
DSK Bank, Bulgaria’s largest bank and a member of the OTP banking group, has completed the migration of its banking operations to IBM’s data centres. “DSK has selected private cloud [IBM Cloud]...
View ArticleHousing Bank Algeria in tech revamp with Infosys Finacle
Infosys Finacle gets new site in Algeria Housing Bank Algeria, a subsidiary of Jordan-based Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF), is modernising its front-to-back office technology with Infosys...
View ArticleJPMorgan Chase acquires MCX payments technology
Image source: JPMorgan Chase Remember CurrentC, the QR-based mobile payment service created by MCX, a consortium of the largest merchants in the US? Yes, the one that was going to be used in major...
View ArticleFortuna Banque to revamp front-to-back office tech with Temenos and Syncordis
Syncordis helped Temenos develop Luxembourg Model Bank version of T24 Luxembourg-based Fortuna Banque, a retail co-operative bank with nearly a hundred-year history, is modernising its core banking and...
View ArticleSEB supports Samsung Pay in Sweden
Samsung Pay comes to Sweden. Image source: SEB SEB is among the first banks in Sweden to offer Samsung Pay functionality to its customers. The bank has been working on this for “a long time”, says...
View ArticleBanco Sabadell in regtech project with AxiomSL
AxiomSL in new regtech project in Spain Risk management and regulatory reporting software vendor AxiomSL has been selected by Banco Sabadell. AxiomSL’s regulatory reporting platform will be deployed at...
View ArticleCapital One launches SMS chatbot, Eno
Hello Eno. Fancy a text chat? Image source: Capital One Capital One is introducing virtual assistant Eno, a chatbot that communicates with the bank’s customers via text messages. The project is...
View ArticleLloyds in £1.3bn tech outsourcing deal with IBM
Lloyds tech gallops offshore UK-based banking group Lloyds is to outsource its tech to IBM in a seven-year deal worth £1.3 billion, according to FT. More than 1,900 jobs will be shifted to IBM and £760...
View ArticleDH Corporation to be bought by Vista Equity Partners and merged with Misys
Here comes Vista Equity Partners… It’s official: Canada’s banking software firm DH Corporation (D+H) is to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners. The venture capital firm, which owns UK-based banking...
View ArticleIOB Singapore looks for new regtech system and vendor
IOB Singapore in regtech system selection IOB Singapore, a subsidiary of Indian Overseas Bank, is looking to modernise its regulatory reporting tech. The bank issued an RFP to this effect, which has...
View ArticleSBI Holdings, Unicredit and Bertelsmann invest in SolarisBank
Roland Folz, new CEO of Solaris Berlin-based fintech SolarisBank has raised €26.3 million from Japanese financial group SBI Holdings, German media company Bertelsmann, Italian banking group Unicredit,...
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