SDC and Signicat bring cross-border digital signing to 120 Scandinavian banks
SDC and Signicat to bring digital signing capabilities to 120 Scandinavian banks SDC has signed a deal with Signicat for the latter’s cloud-based eID digital signing solution to be rolled out by SDC’s...
View ArticleStandard Chartered explores blockchain viability
Standard Chartered has compiled a report questioning whether blockchain could disrupt the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Target2Securities (T2S) project. T2S aims to standardise European cross-border...
View ArticleWells Fargo invests in Alpha Payments Cloud
Alpha Payments Cloud will be working with Wells Fargo for six months Alpha Payments Cloud, a provider the AlphaHub Payments-as-a-Service platform, has received investment from Wells Fargo. Through its...
View ArticleuTrade unveils blockchain tech solution, GMEX the first taker
uTrade launches uClear, India’s first blockchain tech solution for real-time clearing and settlement for financial markets India-based uTrade Solutions has launched uClear, a blockchain tech solution...
View ArticleTop fintech stories this week – 17 June 2016
It’s competition time! UniCredit and Open Bank Project are looking for innovative fintech start-ups Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place! UniCredit...
View ArticleSCT Inst scheme: instant payments Europe-wide – have your say!
Javier Santamaria, EPC, is calling on all interested parties to get involved in the public consultation on the SCT Inst scheme Flexibility and transparency are key to the first pan-European instant...
View ArticleNew coalition to ensure fair banking software deals for community FIs
GCC: Stand up for terms and pricing A new alliance of US community banks, credit unions and other financial institutions – Golden Contract Coalition (GCC) – launches to stand up to IT providers. GCC’s...
View ArticleEvolution, not revolution – Robeco’s take on blockchain
Patrick Lemmens and Jeroen van Oerle, Robeco New World Financial Equities Asset management firm Robeco has released its findings and views on the much-discussed subject of blockchain. The overall theme...
View ArticleBank of England jumps on the fintech accelerator bandwagon
Bank of England: Fintech could mean a more open, more transparent, and more democratic global financial system The Bank of England (BoE) will launch its own fintech accelerator to harness innovation...
View ArticleAustralian wealth manager Crestone live with Avaloq Banking Suite
Cretonne is “starting a new conversation in wealth management” underpinned by Avaloq tech Crestone, a wealth management business created out of UBS Wealth Management Australia, is now open for...
View ArticleNew stock exchange, IEX, to launch in the US
IEX Group gets the green light from the SEC to launch a stock exchange IEX Group has gained approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a stock exchange. IEX will become the...
View ArticleING deploys ThetaRay’s analytics solution for fraud detection in SME lending
Beate Zwijnenberg, ING: “We were impressed with ThetaRay” Israel-based specialist vendor ThetaRay has implemented its Advanced Analytics Solution at ING Netherlands for fraud detection. The vendor says...
View ArticleBIL embarks on major technology overhaul with Temenos
BIL, the oldest bank in Luxembourg, embarks on core banking software revamp with Temenos Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), the oldest bank in Luxembourg, is embarking on a major tech overhaul....
View ArticleBendigo and Adelaide Bank deploys IBM Bluemix cloud development platform
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s new office in Adelaide, Australia Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Australia’s fifth largest retail bank, has deployed IBM’s cloud development platform, Bluemix. It will assist...
View ArticleTCS to deliver cloud-based post-trade processing platform to Sernova Financial
TCS and Sernova Financial team up for a new cloud-based derivatives post trade processing service Sernova Financial, a UK-based provider of turnkey post-trade services, has recruited TCS to deliver a...
View ArticleState Bank of India mergers with associate banks
The State Bank of India (SBI) consolidates to create a major heavyweight on the domestic and global scene India’s government has given the green light to the State Bank of India (SBI) to merge with its...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Bank and MasterCard looking for fintech start-ups for...
Silicon Valley Bank and MasterCard looking for fintech start-ups for Commerce.Innovated accelerator US-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and MasterCard are calling on US start-ups to apply for their...
View ArticlePuan Sacco Society issues banking tech RFP
Narok, Kenya, home of Puan Sacco Society A savings and credit co-operative society (Sacco) in Kenya, Puan Sacco Society, has issued an RFP for new banking solutions. The Sacco is looking for core...
View ArticleSymphony and Markit join forces to promote Collaboration-Platform-as-a-Service
Symphony partners with Markit to promote the adoption of Collaboration-Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) Symphony, a new instant messaging service, and Markit have partnered to promote the adoption of a...
View ArticleIndustry players unite for MiFID II implementation with Project Sentinel
Project Sentinel brings together the banks that want to mutualise the cost of MiFID II implementation in the OTC front office Project Sentinel, a collaborative initiative by a group of banks to...
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