Sibos 2020: Victoria Harverson, global head of business development at SmartStream Air
She discusses SmartStream’s AI solution for data processing.
Corporate & Commercial Banking
Sibos 2020: Søren Skov Mogensen, chief growth officer at Banking Circle
He discusses the firm’s recent research.
The value of 20/20 hindsight
Anders la Cour, co-founder and CEO of Banking Circle, examines the lessons of 2020.
Sibos 2020: Banking Circle launches POBO and COBO payments transparency solutions
The solutions are available globally through Swift, Faster Payments, CHAPS, SEPA and local clearing.
Barclays appoints Taalib Shaah as new group CRO
Shaah joins from the bank’s international division.
A sector ready for change
The Black community has been fighting for change for many years, often falling on deaf ears.
Can financial technology help reduce inequality?
Decisions made by algorithms can have a detrimental effect on people’s lives.
Financial organisations require a new cybersecurity “playbook” for the post-pandemic era
More than ever, fintech leaders need better ways to secure systems.
Webinar: What does the future hold for “traditional” banking models?
How banks can thrive amid uncertainty and increased competition.
CloudMargin raises $15m Series B from Citi and Deutsche Bank
Investors say high market volatility has highlighted the need for such CloudMargin’s platform
Leaked FinCEN files show banks allowed $2trn in suspicious transactions
Major leak of suspicious activity reports shows “mind blowing” scale of money laundering issues.
FinovateFall 2020: Banking-as-a-Service shows industry’s future value
A panel of bankers discuss the potential of opening up to customers.
Angolan National Bank and Beta-i create fintech regulatory sandbox
The sandbox is set to open four batches, each composed of 10 selected projects.
Swift unveils expansion plans to “fundamentally transform” transaction management
The interbank network plans to revamp the way transactions are processed.
Citigroup restarts job cuts after coronavirus pause
US lender plans big infrastructure changes in the final months of the year.
Emirates NBD deploys new payments hub with TCS Bancs
The UAE bank goes live on TCS Bancs after kicking off the project in 2019.
EXCLUSIVE: Oracle wins deals with Mashreq Bank and Desjardins
Oracle has also picked up a new deal in Bangladesh.
FinovateFall 2020: Dealing with a new digital normal
FinTech Futures speaks to Tracy Schlabach, Accusoft senior manager for product and customer marketing.
Supplement: FinovateFall 2020
Read our free FinovateFall Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Citi appoints Jane Fraser as new CEO
Fraser will be the first woman to lead a bulge bracket bank.
GAO urges FDIC to stop examiners fishing for bank jobs
Congress’s investigative branch calls on bank regulator to do more.
Buffet sells another $2.5bn in Wells Fargo shares
The 136 million shares Berkshire owns are worth less than $3.3bn.
Banking Technology September 2020 issue out now
Tipping point: Google vs Oracle showdown.
To win the battle of banking, you need a digital war room
Here, banks can get visibility into every single process in their business as they actually behave.
Spanish lenders CaixaBank and Bankia mull €17bn merger
CaixaBank is about three times the size of Bankia.
Crealogix signs customer portal deal with German development banks
Due to go live in 2021 with support through to 2031.
RTGS Global kicks into gear to disrupt correspondent banking
RTGS has built its system on Microsoft Azure.
EXCLUSIVE: Bank Alfalah selects Oracle Flexcube for corporate banking
Oracle’s system to run alongside Temenos T24 for retail.
Impact of COVID-19 on M&A activity in the fintech space
The market is pricing a more positive outlook for banks globally.
Merger creates largest Black-owned US bank
City First Bank in Washington and Broadway Federal Bank in Los Angeles are merging.
OakNorth Bank appoints Rajesh Gupta as new CFO
Current CFO Ochoa steps down to move closer to family.
What the Fintech? Episode 12 | Transformers: more than meets the AI
Matt Sattler, head of HSBC’s innovation labs, reveals what it takes to secure a deal with the bank.
Wells Fargo resumes job cuts after pandemic break
Layoffs, branch closures and cuts to third-party spending are on the table.
Scotiabank pays over $127m for commodities price manipulation
It also faced charges of compliance and supervision failures.
London to maintain grip on EU clearing post Brexit
COVID-19 thwarts Frankfurt’s plans to grab clearing business from Britain.
Silicon Valley Bank looks to hire 80 people in UK office
The bank has hired 30 staff in the first half of the year.
EU warns City of longer wait for market access post-Brexit
The delay is because of the bloc’s own regulations which are also in flux.
Federal Bank selects Fiserv FirstVision to support new credit card
The Indian bank needed a solution to power end-to-end issuance and processing.
ABN Amro to slash size of investment bank after losses
A €703 million impairment charge is behind the bank’s losses.
Metro Bank goes live on Sensibill after successful pilot
The launch is part of a wider technology drive on the bank’s mobile app.
