P27 Nordic Payments withdraws clearing licence application, leaving the project’s future unclear
P27 says “new requirements and regulations” have challenged its operating model.
Swedbank
Swedbank partners SIA and TietoEVRY for RT1 payments
30 million payments have already been made on the new system.
IMF to put Nordic banks’ AML controls under microscope
International regulator investigates banks’ alleged failings.
Swedish neobank Northmill appoints new chief analytics officer from Swedbank
Georges Mansourati spent eleven years at Swedbank.
Nordic banks reveal business plan for single payments platform P27
The banks predict P27 will start generating revenue in 2021.
EBRD partners with Swedbank to boost Lithuanian start-ups
The new innovation hub will focus on fintechs.
Swedbank partners with Kaching Retail to develop mobile payments
The bank has also become a key investor.
Swedish fintech Minna Tech receives €5.6m funding
The subscription management tech now aims to make customer experience easier.
Swedbank to acquire Vilnius’ Barclays Operations Centre in Lithuania
Banks are planning to complete this transaction by 1 July 2019.
Nordic banks’ payments infrastructure plan picks up pace
The P27 project intends to launch new piece of financial infrastructure next year.
Swedbank invests €3m in banking tech vendor Meniga
Swedbank is also Meniga’s client.
Nordic banks mull common payments infrastructure
Danske Bank, DNB, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank in talking mood.
Swedbank acquires PayEx
Swedbank has acquired payment provider PayEx as it seeks to enter new markets and add more services. PayEx is a privately-owned group comprising several companies in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. It offers payment solutions for internet, mobile and physical commerce and administrative services within billing, account management and debt collection. The company also offers […]
Top fintech stories this week – 16 September 2016
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Swedbank overhauls commercial lending tech with Misys’ Loan IQ
Misys says Swedbank will use the vendor’s flagship commercial lending system, FusionBanking Loan IQ, as “its full-service agency administration and bank portfolio loan administration platform”.
Swedbank launches digital banking unit
Swedbank has restructured its management team and launched a digital banking group. The new “Group Function Digital Banking” will be responsible for digital sales support, development and innovation. The bank is looking for a permanent head of digital banking. Birgitte Bonnesen, president and CEO of Swedbank, says the changes are a “natural step” and meet […]
Swedbank sweet on virtual Nina
Swedbank has gone live with Nuance Nina, a virtual assistant that delivers a human-like, conversational customer service. The system, provided by US-based Nuance Communications, sits on the Swedbank website and the bank’s customers can type their questions to the virtual assistant. Swedbank customer service agents are also using the system to source information for customers. […]
Calypso adds ‘bank-in-a-box’ for capital markets
Treasury and capital markets software specialist Calypso Technology has developed “an industrialised blueprint for reducing complexity and cost in banks”. The Calypso Bank-in-a-Box was developed in collaboration with a group of global banks to consolidate and document their processes and systems in the face of market and regulatory changes.
Swedbank begins Baltic ATM revamp
Swedish regional bank Swedbank is planning to roll out new ATM applications for 206 branches across the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The company will also upgrade more than 150 of its ATMs as part of a new multi-channel banking strategy.
Swedbank and SIX first to back Bloomberg PolarLake EDM service
Swedbank has become the first live user of Bloomberg PolarLake’s managed service model for enterprise data management.
