FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 3 March 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
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Intesa Sanpaolo partners IBM to upgrade its IT infrastructure
Intesa Sanpaolo will utilise the IBM z16 platform to bolster its cybersecurity operations.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 20 January 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Nexi taps IBM to upgrade core payments infrastructure
Nexi will utilise the tech giant’s IBM z16 and IBM Storage System offerings.
Q&A: How IBM aims to support innovation in the fintech sector
FinTech Futures speaks with IBM’s Prakash Pattni to discuss the role IBM plays in the fintech ecosystem.
Permanent TSB heads to the cloud with Kyndryl
Permanent TSB recently invested €150m in enhancing its IT systems and digital capability.
Philippines’ UnionBank picks Metaco’s Harmonize to manage digital asset operations
Metaco provides security-critical software and infrastructure for the digital asset ecosystem.
Fintech predictions for the year ahead
IBM’s Paolo Sironi and Anthony Lipp make three predictions for the financial services industry in 2022.
AIB signs €65m deal with IBM for hybrid cloud transformation
IBM will help the bank achieve its 2023 digital transformation strategy goals.
New FinTech Futures Report: The Changing Face of Cybersecurity
The latest deep-dive report and survey in the industry, focusing on the changing nature of cybersecurity in a new age.
CaixaBank extends IBM partnership to underpin new CloudNow service
Spanish banking giant ready to deploy new hybrid cloud platform.
Saudi Arabia launches new real-time payments system with IBM and Mastercard
The kingdom enlisted the help of IBM and Mastercard for the roll-out.
IBM buys Canadian fintech Expertus to bolster payments offerings
The acquisition strengthens its portfolio as an end-to-end digital payments solution provider.
FinTech Wales appoints IBM vet Sarah Williams-Gardener as CEO
Williams-Gardener is also a founding member of Starling Bank.
Bank of Thailand launches “world’s first” blockchain platform for bond issuance
IBM acted as a technology partner with its IBM Cloud.
IBM, Mizuho and MUFG join Japanese quantum innovation consortium
The Quantum Innovation Initiative Consortium aims to enable cooperation between sectors.
BNP Paribas joins IBM Cloud as European anchor client
French banking giant to become leading user of IBM’s cloud tech.
IBM returns to M&A market with cloud acquisition
The acquisition is IBM’s first since its $34bn buyout of Red Hat in 2018.
CaixaBank signs cloud management deal with IBM
The two firms have worked together since 2011.
IBM signs services deal with Dutch insurance giant Aegon
IBM set to manage Aegon’s run-off life insurance until 2066.
IBM joins 12 banks backing blockchain platform We.Trade
From July 2020, We.Trade is on the look out for more bank partners.
IBM signs payments modernisation deal with 75 Canadian credit unions
Big Blue to outfit Canadian CUs across three provinces.
IBM, R3, Mastercard, and Accenture form Trust over IP Foundation
The group want to create a standard for a decentralised digital identity exchange.
Fenergo and IBM sign OEM agreement
Both firms will collaborate on the creation of financial crime solutions.
IBM names former Bank of America exec as new cloud head
Howard Boville steps in as Arvind Krishna takes over from chief Ginni Rometty.
Paul Cormier steps in as new Red Hat CEO
Cormier replaces Jim Whitehurst, who moved to parent company IBM.
Report on cloud transformation in banking: The 2020 state of play
Investigating how a new year and a new decade have impacted the drive towards a cloud-based future for banking.
IBM makes major changes to executive leadership
New CEO Arvind Krishna will take the helm.
Banco Sabadell kicks off $1bn hybrid cloud transformation with IBM
Spanish giant signs cloud services extension with Big Blue.
Oman’s largest port signs deal with IBM’s blockchain platform TradeLens
The port wants to undergo a “digital transformation in its day to day operation”.
Qatar International Islamic Bank picks IBM for fraud prevention
QIIB selects Big Blue for its mobile and online banking channels.
Westpac hires familiar tech partner IBM to probe its AML bust up
Westpac has been using IBM’s infrastructure since the 1990s.
FIS integrates IBM to help clients counter fraud
IBM Safer Payments has been installed in FIS’s P2P solutions
IBM launches “world first” financial services public cloud
Big Blue is joined by Bank of America as first partner and collaborator.
Spanish fintech PecunPay chooses IBM to implement Red Hat platform
The start-up is trying to keep up with ever-changing mobile apps.
Bank of Lithuania pits IBM against Tieto for new blockchain project
Two technology firms go head to head in final sandbox stage.
International regulators investigating tech firms’ cloud dominance
Financial Stability Board casts a wary glance at cloud giants
Bank of China and IBM team up to launch series of innovation labs
Big Blue helps set up first lab Singapore, with seven more to come.
Sibos 2019: IBM’s initiative for social good
AI to combat social issues is “not philanthropy”, but rather an initiative.
BIAN takes aim at core banking modernisation with new initiative
It wants to create an efficient and effective approach to core change.
