UBCI revamps corporate banking tech with Finastra and Tesselate
Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (UBCI) modernises trade and cash management tech.
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Mastercard to enable banks to offer crypto trading services with new solution
Named Crypto Source, the new offering is being developed in partnership with Paxos.
Being an entrepreneur: from A to Z
It’s easy to start a company, but it’s much harder to sustain it.
Digital challenger Bunq wins “landmark” case against Dutch Central Bank
The firm took the DNB to court earlier this year over the use of AI/ML technology for AML checks.
US digital bank Green Dot fires CEO, appoints George Gresham as replacement
Dan Henry has been terminated as CEO and president of the company and resigned from the board as of 14 October.
Video: NatWest at Sibos 2022 – The open banking revolution
We speak with Dan Globerson of NatWest about the bank’s open banking strategy.
Video: Bank of America at Sibos 2022 – Cross-border payments trends
We chat with Derrick Walton of Bank of America about how cross-border payments have evolved.
Funding Circle names Greig McEwan as new CTO
McEwan most recently served as CTO at European freight-forwarding firm Sennder.
Video: ING at Sibos 2022 – Interoperability in trade finance
We chat with Lynn Ng of ING about whether cross-platform interoperability in trade finance is possible.
Apple and Goldman Sachs to launch savings account for Apple Card
The savings account will allow Apple Card users to deposit their “Daily Cash” rewards automatically.
NorthOne bags $67m in Series B funding round
The new capital takes NorthOne’s total funding raised to date to more than $90 million.
Giving control of digital payment credentials to consumers
Card issuers should provide tools for consumers to easily manage their digital payment credentials.
B4B Payments at Money20/20 USA: globalising US fintechs for European issuing and payment expansion
B4B Payments will showcase its instant card issuing and payments innovation platform at Money20/20 USA.
Video: BAFT at Sibos 2022 – Collaboration between banks and fintechs
We chat with Tod Burwell of BAFT about how collaboration between banks and fintechs is driving innovation.
Video: Brim Financial at Sibos 2022 – Card and payments innovation
At Sibos 2022, Brim Financial’s Meenaz Sunderji discusses the evolving retail and corporate card landscape.
US Bancorp gets US regulatory approval for MUFG Union Bank acquisition
The firm has received approval from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
Tink and Snoop team up to help UK customers navigate cost-of-living crisis
“This partnership is designed to help everyone get on top of their finances,” the two firms say.
Video: NatWest at Sibos 2022 – Sustainability and achieving net-zero targets
We chat with NatWest’s Solange Chamberlain about sustainability in banking and achieving net-zero targets.
Deutsche Bank partners Fiserv to launch SME payments and banking solution Vert
Vert is a payment acceptance and banking services solution for SMEs.
Attracting and retaining diverse talent in male-dominated industries
Firms should look to put processes in place that improve company culture and reduce bias.
Digital transformation in financial services: how to plan your spend for maximum impact
How to balance measurable return on investment (ROI) and long-term results.
Sibos 2022: Achieving net-zero across an FI’s value chain
A number of associations are being spun up to support FIs to address the complexity around decarbonisation.
Video: HSBC at Sibos 2022 – ESG and financial services
We chat with Natalie Blyth of HSBC to discuss the bank’s push to hit net-zero targets.
Video: BNP Paribas at Sibos 2022 – Digital assets in financial services
We chat with Wayne Hughes of BNP Paribas Securities Services to discuss the firm’s digital asset strategy.
Sibos 2022: Dynamic duos – giving humans superpowers through AI
When machine learning and human learning come together, that’s when finance sees the greatest benefits.
Orange Bank takes sanctions screening real-time with SAS and Neterium
The AML-CTF platform powered by SAS and Neterium is “a game-changer”, says Orange Bank’s deputy CEO.
Video: HSBC at Sibos 2022 – Banking in the metaverse
At Sibos 2022, we spoke with Catherine Zhou of HSBC about the bank’s work in the metaverse.
Video: JP Morgan at Sibos 2022 – Digital payments trends in EMEA
We chat with Sara Castellano of JP Morgan Payments about digital payments trends in the EMEA region.
Sibos 2022: A problem defined is a problem solved – untangling ESG data
With a range of taxonomies, sources and utilities, ESG data is still some way from being standardised.
Video: BIAN at Sibos 2022 – Driving coreless banking
We speak with BIAN’s Hans Tesselaar about the future of coreless banking.
Prudential and Google Cloud team for health and financial inclusion in Asia and Africa
Prudential will leverage Google Cloud for its flagship health and wealth platform, Pulse.
UK fintech GoHenry lands $55m in fresh funding round
Existing investors Edison Partners and Revaia took part with Italian paytech Nexi joining in as a new investor.
Sibos 2022: Is paperless trade within our grasp?
Digital trade finance has the potential to transform how we do business across borders.
Sibos 2022: It’s not fintech coming of age, it’s the incumbents
Use this time, this space to learn and think. Use the rest of the year to act.
Sibos 2022: How HSBC wants to power the Web3 economy
“We want to be the ecosystem platform provider to power up the Web3 economy,” says HSBC’s Catherine Zhou.
Risk management fintech Kantox sold to BNP Paribas
The sale builds on a strategic partnership between Kantox and BNP Paribas inked in 2019.
Video: iGTB at Sibos 2022 – The consumerisation of commercial banking
We speak with Uppili Srinivasan of iGTB about how the firm is helping banks meet customer demands.
Bank North sells lending business to LHV UK as it winds down operations
LHV UK’s parent, Estonian banking group LHV, is also an investor in Bank North.
Sibos 2022: Breaking finance – how quantum technology will kill secrets
“Quantum, Revisited” with Avast CISO Jaya Baloo and Stacey Jeffrey, a senior quantum researcher at CWI.
OakNorth Bank buys 50% stake in specialist lender ASK Partners
Both firms say the transaction will enable them to continue providing “holistic” funding solutions to customers.
