Ralph Hamers to leave ING to become CEO of UBS
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING, will step down from his position and leave ING as of 30 June 2020. After 29 years at ING he will join UBS on 1 September 2020 and will become Group Chief Executive Officer per 1 November 2020. Over the past six years Ralph Hamers has transformed ING into a leading digital bank, on the way to become the go-to financial platform for our customers. He created value for all stakeholders and played a leading role in driving...
Finastra brings its Fusion Phoenix core to the cloud
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Core Banking, Cloud
Finastra has brought its core banking platform, Fusion Phoenix, to the cloud, with Commerce National Bank & Trust of Winter Park, Florida, and Commencement Bank of Tacoma, Washington being the first US banks to access the core solution via public cloud.
Washington Trust Bank Expands Partnership to Baker Hill NextGen
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Investment Management, Risk Management, Alternative Finance
Baker Hill, the leading financial technology provider in delivering solutions for common loan origination, risk and relationship management, CECL, and smart data analytics, today announces a renewed partnership with Washington Trust Bank. Washington Trust Bank will be migrating to Baker Hill NextGen®, Baker Hill’s unified solution that streamlines loan origination and portfolio risk management for commercial, small business and consumer lending.
Russia’s MIR payment network expands into Tajikistan
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
The acceptance of MIR National Payment System (MIR) cards has been announced in Tajikistan, opening up access to Russians who live in, or travel to, the country. Amonat Bank, the operator of the Tajik national payment system, Korti Milli, has announced the launch as part of a nationwide Tajik strategy to encourage the use of card payments in place of cash. MIR cardholders will now be able to make transactions via Amonat Bank terminals...
Centage Corporation Introduces Maestro Help Hub - A Community, Knowledge Base, and More
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
Centage Corporation (www.centage.com), leading provider of cloud financial software that transforms how businesses budget, forecast, analyze and report, introduced the Maestro Help Hub, a rich online portal for Centage customers to access a robust knowledge base, submit and track support tickets, and interact with product experts and other customers. The Maestro Help Hub is free to all Centage customers as part of their cloud subscription and is...
EIB Group and Commerzbank join forces for additional lending to SMEs and Mid-Caps
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
The EIB Group, consisting of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has provided a mezzanine tranche guarantee of around EUR 100m to Commerzbank AG on a EUR 1.500m granular portfolio of loans to SMEs and Mid-Caps originated by Commerzbank in its ordinary business. The guarantee will release regulatory capital for Commerzbank and will enable Commerzbank to provide further lending of up to EUR 400m to innovative...
BullGuard: New Study Reveals One in Three SMBs Use Free Consumer Cybersecurity and One in Five Use No Endpoint Security at All
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Cybersecurity
New research commissioned by and published today by cybersecurity company,
BIS appoints Innovation Hub heads in Singapore and Switzerland
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today announced two key appointments to the BIS Innovation Hub, a new initiative designed to support central bank collaboration on new financial technology.
StepChange brings Money Coaching to clients with innovative new partnership with OpenWrks
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Open Banking
StepChange Debt Charity has today confirmed that it is entering into an exciting new partnership with fintech innovator OpenWrks to bring the opportunities offered by Open Banking into its services.
Eventus Systems Raises $10.5 Million in Series A Funding Round
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Financial
Austin-based Eventus Systems, Inc., a multi-award winning global trade surveillance and market risk software platform provider, announced that the firm has just raised $10.5 million of growth capital in a Series A investment round.
Temenos to Host Temenos SCALE, the Global Developer Conference for the Banking Industry, on April 27 – 28 in Madrid
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, invites developers to attend Temenos SCALE, the global developer conference for the banking industry, taking place April 27 – 28 in Madrid, Spain.
Kahina van Dyke joins Standard Chartered
- 6 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Kahina van Dyke, one of the leading women in the Fintech sector, has joined Standard Chartered’s Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking division (“CCIB”) as Global Head, Digital Channels and Client Data Analytics. Kahina joins from Ripple, the blockchain-based enterprise payments company, where she was Senior Vice President, Business & Corporate Development. She was previously Global Director, Financial Services and Payments at...
Northmill appoints Arash Eftekhari as Chief Product Officer
- 6 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
The Swedish tech bank Northmill hires Arash Eftekhari as its new Chief Product Officer. Arash has extensive experience from scaling up and boost efficiency in product organizations and most recently he held the role of Product Manager at Klarna. In that position, Arash led the development of services such as Shipping Service and Instant Shopping. Previously, Arash held similar roles at Qliro and Schibsted. His mission at Northmill is to lead...
Worldline chosen by Subway® to provide omnichannel payment solutions
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Worldline, the European market leader in payment and transaction services, has been selected to provide state-of-the art payment solutions to Subway® restaurants across Europe. Worldline’s solution includes POS and E-Commerce acceptance as well as payment terminals operating with the new NEXO retailer protocol. This sets the standards for easy interoperability with all NEXO-compliant cash registers. The roll-out is planned across multiple...
OTB Ventures Launches $100 million Fund for Growth Capital Investment in Technology
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Investment, FinTech StartUps
OTB Ventures (OTB), a leading venture capital fund specialised in investments in technology companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), today announces the launch of its early growth technology fund – the largest venture capital fund in CEE - with $100m in commitments from international institutional investors, including the European Investment Fund (EIF), and high-profile backers including Greg Jankilevitch.
