Report: The total economic impact of Appway Onboarding for wealth management
Increased revenues and improved efficiency for internationally operating wealth management firms and private banks.
Banking
Sterling National Bank picks Cashfac for back office tech
The bank is deploying Cashfac’s VBT system in the cloud.
First Bancorp completes $1.1bn acquisition of Santander Puerto Rico
The merger is expected to complete in Q2 2021.
Risky business
Everyone will have a part to play, but the risk teams will set the tone for what comes next.
NTT Ltd’s 2020 Global Customer Experience Benchmarking Report: the connected customer – delivering an effortless experience
What key business outcomes to focus on to provide a seamless and effortless CX journey.
Varo Bank goes live on Temenos Transact core banking system
New US bank prepares for post-launch life with Temenos.
FinovateFall Digital: Delivering concrete ROI during unprecedented times
The future of finance is digital. Free tickets to FinovateFall available!
White paper: Next-gen virtual hardware security module (vHSM)
Noted cryptographer and Unbound’s co-founder/CEO Prof. Yehuda Lindell explores virtual HSMs, at length.
YOU are the first line of your own defense for fraud prevention
Be vigilant online! You are your first line of defense against fraud.
How banks can balance UX and security amid a pandemic
How face-based biometrics and AI can deliver smooth digital onboarding and stamp out fraud.
Merger creates largest Black-owned US bank
City First Bank in Washington and Broadway Federal Bank in Los Angeles are merging.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 28 August 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
1st United Credit Union picks Symitar’s Episys system
The credit union will run its core through Jack Henry’s private cloud environment.
N26 “nearly” hits half a million US customer mark
“Over the past 12 months, we have learned a lot about our US customer base.”
Worldremit acquires fellow remittance firm Sendwave
Sendwave has a presence in East and West Africa.
What the Fintech? Episode 12 | Transformers: more than meets the AI
Matt Sattler, head of HSBC’s innovation labs, reveals what it takes to secure a deal with the bank.
Wells Fargo resumes job cuts after pandemic break
Layoffs, branch closures and cuts to third-party spending are on the table.
Creating a truly cashless society
Why we need open banking to get payments networks up to scratch.
White paper: Data integrity in an uncertain world – how to achieve operational resilience
How automating your data management processes can help reduce costs and eliminate the potential for human error.
Goldman Sachs & Barclays among bidders for GM’s credit card business
GM’s credit card business has about $3 billion in outstanding balances.
Scotiabank pays over $127m for commodities price manipulation
It also faced charges of compliance and supervision failures.
Wildfire Credit Union picks Backbase tech
The Michigan-based firm plans to boost its digital footprint.
Embedded finance: a game-changing opportunity for incumbents
Embedded finance offers a new, very large addressable market opportunity worth over $7 trillion in ten years’ time.
Manzil launches Halal Visa card in partnership with Koho
Canadian firms partner up to debut new card.
Banks need a single brain
Every bank needs a single brain to anticipate the needs, wants and quirks of every customer.
Six ways financial services will adapt to BigTech in the UK market
BigTech companies excel at giving customers what they want.
FIS debuts subscription-based core banking for US community banks
The US vendor aims to supply community banks with bundled software.
Commonwealth collaborates with JP Morgan on emerging tech
The initiative will focus on helping lower- and moderate-income people’s financial lives.
The revolution will be regulated
When it comes to digital adoption, the regulator has been the biggest driver of change in the more mature markets.
Live webinar: The role of digital identity in a physically distanced world
Novel approaches to digital identity verification to securely onboard and engage with consumers – and at a distance.
Wells Fargo compliance chief Mike Roemer steps down
The major US bank is undergoing a risk restructure.
MUFG Union Bank appoints Devon Bryan as new CISO
Bryan arrives at the bank from a CISO role at KPMG.
The social-savvy wave of entrepreneurs
They will push traditional banks to pivot their offerings once again.
Buyer’s guide to modern web-scale backup & recovery
Providing guidance and assistance for IT professionals looking to re-evaluate their current data protection practices.
John Legend-backed challenger Cred.ai runs beta in US
The fintech has built its own underwriting which it intends to outsource.
Linn-Co Federal Credit Union goes live on Episys core system
Credit union completes core switch despite COVID-19.
ABN Amro winds down savings arm of Moneyou
Moneyou has around 500,000 clients spread across the Netherlands and Germany.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 August 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Banks adapting to post-COVID-19 world overlook power of data
Banks can use data to stand out from the competition and fortify their position.
White paper: Insider’s guide to secure & cost-effective storage solutions for financial services
Object storage consolidates massive data sets into a single, easily-managed and cost-effective environment.
