Sibos 2017: social media – identity capitalism
Vladan Joler, Share Foundation: Big Brother is watching you “Our social and business communications are edited by tech,” Vladan Joler, director of Share Foundation, stated at the Sibos Innotribe panel,...
View ArticleBMB Investment Bank in treasury tech revamp with TCS Bancs
New treasury tech project for TCS in Bahrain Bahrain-based BMB Investment Bank has opted to modernise its treasury operations with the TCS Bancs system from TCS Financial Solutions. Under its new major...
View ArticleATB Financial live on Murex treasury and capital markets tech
Murex MX.3 gains new live site in Canada Canada’s ATB Financial has gone live with a new treasury and capital markets (TCM) solution, MX.3, supplied by Murex. The solution is delivered on a...
View ArticleNatixis, Société Générale and Broadridge complete blockchain pilot
It’s blockchain news time! Broadridge Financial Solutions, Natixis and Société Générale say they have “successfully completed” a pilot project that leverages blockchain technology for bilateral...
View ArticleSibos 2017: APIs – a holistic approach
All about APIs In today’s (17 October) session at Sibos, API in financial services: the key to the future?, the discussion panel participants were in agreement on the following: if your want your API...
View ArticleSibos 2017: fear the bigtech
Sibos 2017: fear the bigtech As the financial services industry and fintechs work ever closer, where does that leave bigtech? “Bigtech, not fintech, is a threat to banks,” stated Elisabeth Rochman,...
View ArticleMeezan Bank in core banking system upgrade with NDC and Temenos
Meezan Bank, the largest Islamic Bank in Pakistan, has upgraded its core banking system, Temenos’ T24, to release 16. The project was carried out by National Data Consultants (NDC), a Pakistan-based...
View ArticleUK challenger bank Aldermore in acquisition talks with FirstRand
FirstRand is in takeover talks with Aldermore South Africa’s financial services group FirstRand is in takeover talks with Aldermore, a UK-based challenger bank focused on SMEs. Aldermore has confirmed...
View ArticleSibos 2017: embrace the change or get out of the way!
At today’s (18 October) panel discussion at Sibos, user experience (UX) and organisational culture were put to the fore. What does it take to create a simple yet meaningful UX? And what role does an...
View ArticleSibos 2017: the future of money
Sibos 2017: what’s more valuable, data or money? What’s more valuable today, data or money? Today’s “The Future of Money” discussion at Sibos had “the new oil” – data – firmly in its sights. “Money is...
View ArticleValidata gains quality assurance tech deal in Singapore
Validata wins banking tech RFP in Singapore DevOps and application lifecycle management (ALM) tech specialist Validata has gained a new customer in Singapore to deliver quality assurance for its...
View ArticleIBM and Zelle team up to advance P2P payments
IBM teams with Zelle IBM says it has launched an “industry first” solution to support the full lifecycle of peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions, from the back office of financial institutions to the mobile...
View Article“World’s first” full-featured virtual banking assistant on Facebook Messenger...
ATB Financial: “Being an agile mid-sized financial institution has its advantages” Canada’s ATB Financial says it has launched “the world’s first full-featured virtual banking assistant on Facebook...
View ArticleFintech start-up Ualá targets Argentina’s unbanked with new mobile banking...
Championing financial inclusion in Argentina Argentina-based fintech start-up Ualá has launched a mobile banking service app to champion financial inclusion in the country. Less than half of the...
View ArticleBento for Business opens APIs, partners with The Bancorp and launches new...
Busy times for Bento US-based expense management solution provider Bento for Business has onboarded new partners and expanded its product line. Bento now offers debit and virtual cards for companies...
View ArticleAvaloq signs core banking tech deal with Bank of Asia
Avaloq gets new core banking customer, Bank of Asia Bank of Asia, a start-up digital bank in the British Virgin Islands focused on companies that have ties to Asia, has signed for the Avaloq Banking...
View ArticleWestpac NZ in paytech modernisation with ACI Worldwide
ACI in paytech project in New Zealand Westpac New Zealand has completed “a wide-ranging banking technology transformation” with ACI Worldwide, according to the vendor. Westpac NZ has implemented ACI’s...
View ArticleHellenic Bank in paytech overhaul with Fiserv
Hellenic Bank in paytech overhaul with Dovetail/Fiserv Cyprus-based Hellenic Bank is modernising its payments platform with paytech specialist Dovetail (now part of Fiserv). The new solution will...
View ArticleZain Bank signs for Path Solutons’ iMAL core banking system
New core banking software project for Path Solutions in Iraq Zain Iraq Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance, a start-up retail bank in Iraq, has opted for the iMAL core banking system from Path...
View ArticleING launches €300m fintech fund, ING Ventures
€300m for fintech investment ING Ventures, a new investment fund set up by ING, has €300 million to pump into fintech companies. “To accelerate the pace of innovation, one of ING’s strategic...
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