Challenger QPay launches for students in UK and Australia
Canberra-based firm also plans to become a bank.
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Starling to power RBS and Natwest digital payments
Starling’s growth has attracted attention from big players.
Wrath and woe as Revolut unleashes AML crackdown
Challenger responds: “We’re really not sure what the story is here.”
West Bromwich Building Society in system selection mode
EXCLUSIVE. UK building society looking for new tech.
UK banks urged to drop blame game in fraud claims
Financial Ombudsman Service wants banks to investigate cases more.
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JP Morgan breaks broker hearts with free trading app
You Invest undercuts most digital trading competition.
BTPN completes front office revamp with Diasoft’s Flextera
Retail bank in transformation throughout Indonesia.
Double downer for CBA banking Down Under
Not the first time this year.
A level-headed Monese unleashes free student accounts
UK bank wants to bring its A game in the name of A-levels.
UK challenger bank Monzo eyes $1.5bn valuation
Gearing up for a new funding round.
Starling Bank unveils first personal loan products
UK challenger offers unsecured loans through its app.
TSB berated for banking blip
Bank says service went down for 30 minutes. Not all agree.
FCA and CMA demand transparency in banking service quality
Asking banks to publish customer ratings.
Temenos and Luxhub’s API team get first client Fortuna Banque
Luxembourg-based cooperative bank looks at open banking.
Central 1 gives a voice to banking with Alexa
Canada’s first banks to add voice controls.
CSI helps banks open up to APIs
Computer Services Inc’s new product embraces open banking.
Military Bank first in Australia to jump to cloud with Infosys
Bank migrated from Ultradata’s Ultracs core banking system.
Australian neobank Xinja selects SAP Cloud for Banking
Challenger is edging closer to restricted banking licence.
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Four de novo banks coming to Carolinas
Three US start-up banks are being launched in North Carolina, with one also powering up in South Carolina.
N26 goes into Spaces for savings
On the heels of Monzo and Starling.
Your Legacy FCU moves to Fiserv core system
Ohio-based credit union moving to Portico core system.
JP Morgan sets up lab for financial inclusion in India
A $9.5m initiative for early-stage firms.
BBVA’s VC fund leads $9m funding round in finserv Steady
New funds will be used to launch additional product lines.
UAE’s Rakbank implements Kamakura’s cash management
The solutions cover balance sheet management and funds transfer pricing.
CYBG chooses The ID Co for first open banking solution launch
DirectID platform integrated into B mobile banking app.
India Post Payments Bank to launch in August
“At least a branch in every district.”
UK challenger bank LQID smoothly starts up
To “bridge the gap” between digital and high street challengers.
Starling Bank unveils Banking-as-a-Platform APIs
Think of Airbnb, Uber and Apple. Also think of solarisBank.
UOB unleashes digital bank for ASEAN mobile advance
United Overseas Bank loves the overseas.
From Zopa to bank with new £44m funding
Zopa is moving from P2P lending to banking and savings.
NatWest and RBS card payments crash
Apparently, they ruined somebody’s holiday?
Banque Palatine launches pre-paid travel card
A mobile app/card combination to withdraw and pay on any currency available.
Albaraka Türk bank targets Europe with insha app launch
Aimed at Turkish citizens and Muslims living on the continent.
Al Baraka Bank Lebanon kicks off core banking revamp
It is a long-standing user of Misys’ (now Finastra) Equation.
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Barclays battered in Current Account Switch Service contest
Latest CASS figures reveal the winners and losers.
Poland’s Horum Bank readies for launch abroad
Seeking a licence from one of the Baltic countries.
