Canada urges blockchain on for digital ID dream
CEO of Canadian Bankers Association makes his case.
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Top fintech stories this week – 18 January 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Cyberattack waves wash over West African banks
Problems in Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo (DR), Ghana, and Equatorial Guinea.
SocGen may close trading unit due to low profits
As it did with the Hong Kong desk.
Hapoalim first bank in Israel to sign up for Swift gpi
Global payments innovation makes its debut.
South Korea all clear for fintech sandbox
Nation’s Financial Services Commission pushes industry onward.
Snoop Dogg gets “smoooth” for Klarna
New marketing campaign gets weird.
UnionBank in Philippines sets up first digital branch with Appian tech
Offers internet-connected self-service kiosks and virtual reality boxes.
UniCredit on edge of tomorrow with new innovation team
Advisory board blends internal and external specialists.
Glacier Bancorp coolly deploys Roostify’s digital mortgage solution
US regional bank holding company reports “significant increase in online applications” since launch.
Please fit your own mask before helping others: self care tips for corporate change makers
You can’t help anyone if you are unconscious. It’s not selfishness, it is logic and good sense.
Canada calls for open banking answers
Department of Finance Canada awaits your awesome feedback.
Sberbank brings fingerprint payments to Russia’s supermarkets
Starting with Moscow, but will this catch on?
Watch out as ABN Amro runs rings around wearable rivals
Dutch bank offering contactless payments with ring, watch or bracelet.
Fiserv to acquire First Data for $22bn
Job cuts on the way as a fintech titan is born.
HSBC feels $250bn FX of blockchain
Bank’s interest in DLT deepens with juicy transaction action.
Cloud-loving Temenos launches front-end and core banking products
Introducing Infinity and T24 Transact.
R3’s Corda Network goes cordless
Blockchain network will be operated by a new independent organisation.
UK challenger bank Tandem eyes IPO
Digital bank also reveals major recruitment plans in 2019.
ANZ customers lose out in post office banking fallout
Anger in Australia as users lose access to banking services at local post offices.
Middleware and Mambu strengthen alliance
Offering client onboarding, loan origination, and card and payments connectivity.
RCB Bank picks Eurobase for TCM operations
The Siena system will also help with regulatory needs.
Deutsche Bundesbank eases banks into ISO 20022
By signing up to Swift MyStandards and Readiness Portal.
BBVA name dropped in Atom Bank takeover talks
UK challenger in talks to appoint advisers to its board on options for the business.
Temenos and Bloomberg on same side for buy-side action
The new solutions will provide NAV calculations.
Banking platform Joust-s for freelancers’ attention
US start-up launches multi-feature financial app.
Bank Leumi UK opts for Volante’s open banking solution
Selects VolPay to implement PSD2 compliance.
Citi partners with MoneyBack for customer rewards
Do any of these niche APIs partnerships see much use?
Tide rides with ClearBank on UK SME banking market hunt
Looking for action and funds from £775 million RBS Alternative Remedies Package.
Xinja sees success in second crowdfunding round
Half a million in under nine hours.
The challenge of fraud operations management
A centralised approach to fraud operations management has become essential.
Dashing OCBC Bank unleashes SME dashboard
“We anticipate that this will become a command centre for them.”
Banco Carregosa goes open with PaymentComponents
AplonAPI is the baby of PaymentComponents and Infosistema.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 14 January 2019
Featuring N26, RBS and Loot, Google in Ireland, and Alipay in Pakistan.
Goldman Sachs leads $8m funding in cyber firm Immersive Labs
Aims to boost its enterprise IT and cybersecurity teams.
Banks onboard for UK economic crime taskforce
The Economic Crime Strategic Board is unveiled.
Money app Yolt launches open beta in Italy and France
Early bird users get it to a lovely place.
Milleis Banque picks Wolters Kluwer for regulatory compliance
OneSumX for risk, regulation and reporting needs.
Banque Palatine signs with AxiomSL for AnaCredit compliance
One of the many firms keeping up with reporting regulation.
OCC fights for US fintech charter in court
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency seeks to dismiss CSBS litigation.
