IBM buys Canadian fintech Expertus to bolster payments offerings
The acquisition strengthens its portfolio as an end-to-end digital payments solution provider.
Software-as-a-Service/SaaS
Omdia Universe 2020-21: Temenos recognised as a leader for digital banking platforms
Based on Temenos’ combination of market impact, solution capabilities, and customer experience.
Credit Suisse’s Canadian arm goes live with London fintech Torstone
“The opportunity to reduce our total cost of ownership was a key driver,” says bank.
Destination public cloud
It is estimated that global public cloud revenues will grow by about 17% this year.
The Oracle versus Google copyright case could shape the future of software
The fate of open APIs lies in the hands of the US Supreme Court.
Banking Technology September 2020 issue out now
Tipping point: Google vs Oracle showdown.
Cloud: the new frontier in banking
Demystifying the move to the cloud is the first step to becoming more agile.
Palantir lost $579m in 2019 according to leaked S-1 filing
Big data SaaS firm had net loss percentage of 78% last year.
Standard Chartered signs multi-year cloud deal with Microsoft
The bank is shifting a series of systems to the cloud by 2025.
Streamlining manual processes amid COVID-19
Find out how to digitise manual documentation processes with Foxit Software.
HSBC signs multi-year cloud deal with AWS
Amazon Web Services is to become a “long-term strategic partner” for HSBC.
Why there’s no slowdown in SaaS
How SaaS reconciliation tech can help banks to properly process and control mission-critical transactional, operational and reference data.
Mambu inks partnership with Google Cloud
Technology firm will host its platform on Google infrastructure.
Report: Ten trends in reshaping banking in 2020
Business model, agile organisation, ubiquitous automation, technology modernisation, and culture and workforce transformation.
Mambu snaps up MD for North America arm from Finastra
Johanna Pugh spent four years at core banking provider Finastra.
Banco Itaú International picks Temenos Infinity to revamp wealth management
The Brazilian financial group is revamping its international and Swiss operations.
IBM names former Bank of America exec as new cloud head
Howard Boville steps in as Arvind Krishna takes over from chief Ginni Rometty.
Appian unveils software to help banks operate amid coronavirus outbreak
The application is only available to companies with more than 1,000 employees.
Achieving reconciliation maturity will be easier in the decade of data
Financial professionals feel more comfortable entrusting their data to the cloud.
Fintech M&A: Prioritising growth and resilience
There is still runway for further consolidation.
Lendtech firm Snapdocs raises $25m in Series B funding
Snapdocs claims to power 10% of US mortgage transactions.
Symitar’s Episys gains two new credit union customers
Peoples Advantage Federal Credit Union and Century Credit Union to deploy new core system.
IBM launches “world first” financial services public cloud
Big Blue is joined by Bank of America as first partner and collaborator.
Head above the clouds with Deepak Gupta
“Every mid-sized and large bank knows they have to offer RTP.”
Moving from on-premise to destination to distributed platforms and networks
Most efforts to digitise global trade finance have been unsuccessful.
A bird’s eye view of cloud and the payments industry
The sky is the limit for cloud and Volante.
Standard Chartered Bank tackles reporting restrictions with BearingPoint
The new solution covers more than 130 jurisdictions.
Banking Technology October 2019 issue out now
Lessons from Africa.
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
Element AI raises CAD 200m in Series B funding round
Element AI has raised CAD 340 million in total so far.
DN Intersect 2019: final round up and key takeaways
The conference was predominantly focused on North America.
New challenger bank Zenus picks NICE Actimize AML tech
The bank wants a cloud-focused financial crime strategy.
Volante launches free SaaS RTP instant payments processing
The offering is for the US Clearing House (TCH) RTP and European SEPA RT1 or TIPS instant payments.
AI: The missing piece for Cobol modernisation in finance
Modernisation for mission-critical software is in sight for the first time.
Cyber landscape, threats and trends in financial services
Investment in emerging technologies is likely to be a key theme next year.
Top fintech stories this week – 30 August 2019
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Temenos acquires Kony for $559m
The transaction is due to be completed by early Q4 2019.
Platform9 targets global growth with $25m funding
The firm helps companies run cloud-native infrastructure at scale.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 August 2019
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ScaleFactor closes $60m Series C funding round
The platform has since raised $100m in 12 months.
