Modul8 and Nium partner to provide card-issuing for APAC region
The two claim they can deliver the service for companies in as little as three months.
Digital
The intersection of digital identity verification and customer empowerment
Mobile onboarding must deliver an experience that is secure and friction-free.
Swiss investment challenger FlowBank picks Temenos Transact
Temenos is set to deliver its system on a SaaS basis.
Chinese lender Lufax set for US IPO despite Trump’s delisting plans
The IPO could raise between $2 billion and $3 billion.
Fintech Razorpay becomes India’s fifth unicorn during COVID-19
By 2025, Razorpay wants to have 50 million business customers.
Webinar: Accelerating growth & building resilience in corporate banking – benefits of moving to open APIs
72% banks have seen an increase in the integration of corporate banking APIs this year. What’s you organisation doing?
Russia’s Tinkoff launches messenger service in its app
Tinkoff claims to have acquired 1.7 million new credit accounts since the beginning of this year.
Breaking down walls
FinTech Futures took this somber moment to sit with Keisha Bell at DTCC.
Capitec Bank selects HPS PowerCard to power new product launches
The South African Bank aims to “simplify” banking for its customers.
UK challenger Monument lands restricted banking licence
Monument has raised £20 million to date.
Jordan Ahli Bank goes live on Temenos Infinity
The Jordanian bank is an existing user of Temenos’ core banking system.
Ranqx signs digital lending deal with Mambu
The New Zealand firm will deploy Mambu tech alongside its own systems.
Grasping the opportunities of new digital customers
A flexible approach is needed to ensure newly digital customers aren’t frustrated.
Mastercard and Ethoca deliver greater transparency in digital banking applications
All merchants can upload their logos at logo.ethoca.com for inclusion in online banking and payment apps.
Banks must empower SME clients with more than a repackaged retail account
“Once you strip back a lot of the functionality in retail banking it’s more about experience than solving issues.”
Nigerian fintech Lidya lends $3m to SMEs in Eastern Europe
The fintech start-up expanded into the region during the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown.
UK Finance appoints David Postings as new CEO
Postings is an industry veteran, spending 25 years at Barclays and three at Lloyds.
Banking Technology October 2020 issue out now
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Sibos 2020: Future artist
I see growing companies. I see ambitious professionals. I see evolving stories.
Sibos 2020: ING’s CEO urges regulators to give banks a PSD2 equivalent
Van Rijswijk is “strongly advocat[ing]” that regulators come up with an equivalent for banks.
Sibos 2020: Victoria Harverson, global head of business development at SmartStream Air
She discusses SmartStream’s AI solution for data processing.
Sibos 2020: Søren Skov Mogensen, chief growth officer at Banking Circle
He discusses the firm’s recent research.
Sibos 2020: Banks must persevere with difficult fintech partnerships
CommBank CEO CommBank says all deals are valuable learning opportunities
FinTech Scotland on hunt for new CEO
The industry organisation was formed with the help of Lloyds and HSBC back in 2018.
South African challenger Bettr prepares for 2021 launch
“Young people are being excluded from wealth-generating services,” says CEO.
Sibos 2020: SmartStream advances AI solutions for data management
The new tech “enables non-IT staff to take multiple complex data sets and compare them within seconds”, says CIO.
The value of 20/20 hindsight
Anders la Cour, co-founder and CEO of Banking Circle, examines the lessons of 2020.
Nexi and SIA seal €15bn mega-merger to form “Europe’s largest” payments provider
The two have around two million merchants, and around 120 million cards.
Starling Bank launches online portal due to “customer demand”
Balance updates, standing order controls, and savings goals come as standard.
B-North raises £1m in ongoing Series A funding round
Manchester-based firm plans full launch for later this year.
Monese picks Thought Machine’s Vault to revamp core banking systems
Monese picks Thought Machine’s Vault to revamp core banking systems.
UK mortgages & savings: witnessing a digital transformation
There’s a clear demand in the UK market for a proven technology provider.
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Digitalisation Component Framework: an inside-out approach to digital transformation
Discover new areas where automation can be implemented & improve efficiencies without replacing existing systems.
Sibos 2020: JP Morgan CEO tells banks “don’t outsource your soul”
Jamie Dimon believes plenty of outsourcing firms “have no idea what they’re doing”.
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.
French lendtech October raises €258m
€200 million of investment is headed towards Italian firms alone.
Does Europe really need its own Big Tech?
Almost a third of consumers find the idea of banking with a Big Tech appealing.
A sector ready for change
The Black community has been fighting for change for many years, often falling on deaf ears.
