Nigerian fintech Lidya launches SME lending platforms for Poland and Czech Republic
The company’s USP is to create 100 million jobs worldwide.
Corporate & Commercial Banking
Nine UK fintechs land in Australia under the countries’ bridge programme
The companies will be showcased at Melbourne’s Intersekt conference.
OTP Bank welcomes “later-stage” start-ups to its partnership programme
Applications need to be made by 22 November 2019.
Queen’s Speech reinforces UK’s aim to be world-leading regulator
The report found London has the world’s highest concentration of finserv firms.
Revolut hires JP Morgan to manage $500m funding round and issue a $1b loan
The loan will turn into shares if Revolut receive a US banking licence.
China to ditch some foreign ownership limits next year as trade-war concession
Limits to be scrapped for securities, futures and fund management firms next year.
EBA publishes work programme for 2020
The EBA will focus on six strategic areas in 2020.
FundRock appoints Lee Marshall as CTO
He joins from MasonBower, with previous experience from KNEIP and JP Morgan.
Finnish invoicer Enterpay raises €1m and partners with German bank
The fintech partners with Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken.
Metro Bank brings fintech to UK SMEs with £120m funding
The bank wants to inject “much needed competition” into the SME space.
Credit Suisse mulls return to US private banking to serve LatAm’s wealthiest
The bank is looking to add $15 billion in assets to a new Miami base.
Temenos signs core banking deal with Maltese challenger Laskaris Finance
Laskaris will serve high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients.
Nordic banks reveal business plan for single payments platform P27
The banks predict P27 will start generating revenue in 2021.
Swift to expand its gpi into securities and FX transactions
Swift predicts the world too will take this holistic approach to gpi.
Banks’ culture and governance next target for Australian regulators
There will be “deep dive” reviews if firms don’t deliver.
OakNorth appoints former Google executive
Sunil Chandra joins as CEO of its next-generation credit platform
DPR and ClearBank complete partnership, savings meet APIs
DPR’s core banking technology will serve Clear Bank’s savings customers.
AI: Understanding bias and opportunities in financial services
In this two-part series, Nadia Sood explores the issues with AI constructs.
Standard Chartered Bank tackles reporting restrictions with BearingPoint
The new solution covers more than 130 jurisdictions.
Yolt gets closer to all-in-one banking app with Raisin
Yolt’s UK, France and Italy-based users can now open a Raisin account.
Norway’s largest bank set to monopolise country with all-access mobile banking app
DNB has access to every bank in the country.
Bottomline’s merger with EPG sparks UK regulators to investigate impact to competition
The CMA worries the merger will “result in a substantial lessening of competition”.
PayExpo 2019: We will be taking action, says FCA on insufficient safeguarding
The regulators found banks are delaying safeguarding precautions.
Verrency appoints former Westpac Group CTO to advisory board
Prior to joining Westpac, Wilson worked with SAP and ABN Amro.
The challenges for banks and fintechs when building a partnership
Chris Ward, author at Mapa research, dissects the changing definition of ‘partnerships’ in fintech.
NAB’s charge reduces cash earnings by AUD1.12bn
This comes ahead of the January regulatory deadline to reach a core capital ratio of 10.5%.
Beyond personalisation
Recognising who customers are, what they believe, how they respond and act.
Banking Technology October 2019 issue out now
Lessons from Africa.
20th Banking Technology Awards: showcase your brand to decision-makers at banks
Get your brand seen by the brightest and most innovative decision-makers in the industry and network with them at a spectacular gala ceremony!
What you need to know before implementing artificial intelligence & machine learning
ML solutions should be trained in the three Cs of data visualisation: Correctness, context and category.
Challenger banks in India: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of Indian challenger banks and banking services, and the tech they are using.
Danish fintechs partner to set new standards for accounting industry
Businesses can see transactions in seconds rather than days.
Sibos 2019: Mike Clarke, global product manager, Deutsche Bank
Check out his thoughts on distributed ledger technology and more!
Sibos 2019: Christine Parker and Steve Morgan at Pega
See what they have to say about open banking and more!
Beijing’s digital currency drives Chinese fintech stocks skyward
China’s fintechs have seen share price rises of up to 200%.
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
ABN Amro under investigation for anti-money laundering failures
European crackdown on money laundering continues.
Sibos 2019: Erik Zingmark, head of transaction banking at Nordea
He spoke about upcoming technology and innovation in the Nordic region.
Intesa Sanpaolo signs Pelican for self-learning sanctions solution
Italian bank aims to reduce false positives with new software
Sibos 2019 video: Mishal Ruparel, general manager at Banking Circle
He speaks about his top trends and challenges highlighted at Sibos and throughout the year.
