European Central Bank picks five partners for digital euro initiative
Five front-end companies were chosen by the ECB out of 54 applicants.
Five front-end companies were chosen by the ECB out of 54 applicants.
The projects will aim to improve efficiency, customer experience, cybersecurity and other areas.
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The two banks have merged to become a €680 billion entity.
Spanish banking giant ready to deploy new hybrid cloud platform.
Spanish bank plans roll-out that unifies the ATM and online experience for customers.
Our latest deep-dive report focuses on the potentially revolutionary role of AI in banking content management.
The project is calling for further partners to join the project to boost overall usage in Spain.
For every Bankia share, CaixaBank will exchange 0.6845 newly issued shares.
CaixaBank is about three times the size of Bankia.
A new FinTech Futures report examines the future of wealth management in a digital era.
The platform has programmed more than 20,000 instant credit transfers.
Branches in Barcelona and Valencia already have the machines.
The two firms have worked together since 2011.
Global Payment’s Netspend president Kelley Knutson will head up the venture.
The companies signed the agreement at Salesforce’s Dreamforce event.
It’s the first Spanish bank to incorporate the tech into its R&D.
The bank will roll out150,000 of the cards each year.
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Adoption of gpi has seen a year-on-year increase of 270%.
“World’s first bank to use facial recognition to withdraw cash at ATMs.”
To automate investment management processes and workflows.
IBM and big banks’ blockchain initiative makes progress.
Watch out fintech folks, Spain gets a wearable look.
Tech giant IBM has partnered with five banks – UBS, Bank of Montreal, CaixaBank, Commerzbank and Erste Group – to launch a blockchain-based trade finance platform. The new platform, called Batavia, is built to be accessed by organisations of all sizes anywhere in the world.
It’s been a busy week for mobile wallet partnerships – and this round-up can help. Features Apple Pay, ANZ, CaixaBank, Starling and Samsung Pay. Banking Technology’s sister publication Paybefore reports. Australia and New Zealand-based banking group, ANZ, is rolling out Samsung Pay to customers in Australia. The bank says it’s the only major Australian bank […]
CaixaBank, Global Payments, Visa, Samsung and BNP Paribas’ subsidiary Arval have joined forces to set up Spain’s “first” payment innovation hub. The objective behind the hub is to “present society with the best possible user experiences in purchases and commerce, both online and offline”. The centre, which will be located in Barcelona, will specialise in […]
CaixaBank’s mobile-only bank, imaginBank, has unveiled a chatbot to help millennials find offers and promotions most relevant to them, based on their preferences or location. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the chatbot will be available to users via Facebook Messenger on imaginBank’s Facebook page. Launched in January 2016, imaginBank is a 100% digital and mobile […]
CaixaBank, one of Spain’s largest banks, has moved into the wearable payment technology space with the launch of an NFC-enabled wristband capable of making contactless payments. Security vendor Gemalto has supplied its Optelio Contactless MiniTag, which links the wristband to the user’s existing payment card.
Spain’s CaixaBank has developed an application for Google Glass, the futuristic and controversial new technology that is set to bring augmented reality to the masses when it launches later this year.
Spain’s CaixaBank is planning to target Brazil’s payments industry via a new joint venture with US transaction processing firm Global Payments that builds on the bank’s experience of digital channels its home market.
The world is embracing digital technology in every area of economic and social activity, including those that appeared impossible to convert to a digital format completely, such as payments.