Itaú, Wells Fargo and StanChart make $100m club loan on blockchain
Proof of concept used R3’s Corda Connect platform.
Corporate & Commercial Banking
Cynergy Bank launches rebrand following acquisition
Previously known as Bank of Cyprus UK.
Starling Bank eyes Euro accounts and more partnerships
UK challenger reveals its plans for next year.
Sberbank buys BPO firm Intercomp
Only revealed now after regulatory approval.
Case study: Citi – terms of endearment
A series of initiatives support Citi’s business clients in the quest to do business in real time.
CreditLadder receives FCA approval for payments
As well as approval for account information services.
Technology for the new world
Business as usual is no longer an option. You can bank on that.
Spain’s Liberbank partners with French lendtech October
The bank is stepping up its fintech game.
Data start-up Banked backed with £1.5m funding
Lead investor is Backed VC.
Cashflow controller Fluidly gets $5m funding flow
Round led by Nyca Partners.
ANNA Money, a business account that meows
The card makes the “purrfect” sound.
Starling Bank’s £10m funding helps it make a stand to Monzo
As it prepares for a £80m round push.
Standard Chartered teams with Instabase for clever KYC
As the fintech comes out of the bank’s eXellerator.
Coconut smashes crowdfunding goal in a day
Over £650k raised, from an initial goal of £500k.
BBVA delivers first syndicated loan on blockchain
BNP Paribas and MUFG also participated in the deal.
PNC to equip commercial clients with Giact’s ID verification tech
Giact Systems and PNC Bank say they have formed a “strategic alliance”.
Natixis signs up with Fenergo for client management
Fenergo CLM will be rolled out across Natixis’ Corporate and Investment Banking division globally.
ICICI Bank integrates banking and accounting with Open
Targeting India’s micro, small and medium enterprise sector.
ABN Amro gets payment innovation infrastructure with ACI Worldwide
The bank hopes to achieve cost savings by migrating to a more cost-efficient IT platform.
Sibos 2018 video: Thomas Nielsen, Deutsche Bank
Open Banking benefits for corporate clients, PSD2 and future trends in finance industry.
Sibos 2018 video: David Rich, Vocalink
How to mitigate real-time payment risk and successfully defeat network-level fraud.
Sibos 2018: trade finance for corporates is getting a major upgrade
Corporates must now make the decision whether to be a leader or a follower.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 4
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Deutsche Bank opens its tech to third parties
Working across commercial, corporate, investment and private banking divisions.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 3
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 2
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 1
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Monese ventures into business banking
UK and European challenger bank Monese has launched its Monese Business account, available in 11 languages.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: shortlist announced!
Winners will be unveiled on 13 December in London!
NatWest launches “revolutionary” syndicated lending platform
The platform based on Finastra’s Fusion LenderComm.
Trade Information Network launched by seven banks to transform trade finance
CGI selected to provide tech to Trade Information Network.
Amex brings SME financing to UK with ezbob
SMEs can apply for a loan in ten minutes – and, if successful – receive funds on the same day.
German business bank Penta raises €7m
The bank’s kicks off its Series A successfully.
Gresham extends ANZ deal for five years
The deal aims to improve digital banking experience for ANZ’s corporate customers.
BNP Paribas goes international with Earthport payments
BNP Paribas Fortis in Belgium will be the first to roll
Standard Chartered and Huawei tackling corporate payments with IoT
The bank aims to enable triggering instructions in real-time through APIs, rather than through manual paper or e-mail.
Top fintech stories this week – 5 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Societe Generale seeks start-ups for Global Markets Incubator
Focusing on fintechs working on market activities.
Lemon Way taps Barclays for UK corporates
“The UK is the most mature market in Europe for crowdfunding and P2P lending.”
Bank Central Asia upgrades to digital payments with Intellect
Claims to be the first digital transaction banking solution implemented in Indonesia.
