The Czech bank Česká spořitelna gives its customers the opportunity to process payments in real time. The financial institution, a subsidiary of the ERSTE Group Bank AG in Vienna, is thus the first bank in the Czech Republic which provides instant payments. This innovative service is made possible thanks to the Real Time Payment Engine, a software provided by Dion Transaction Solutions, a valantic specialist for financial software solutions having a successful long-term cooperation with the Česká spořitelna.

SBC InsurTech, the award-winning provider of world-class innovation programs for the insurance industry, today announces a new collaboration with leading global professional services firm, Aon. 

SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), the partner of choice for businesses who demand more from payments technology, today announced an extension of its partnership with Gett - the global on-demand mobility company - to streamline payment reconciliation processes across all its payment partners globally. The company has chosen to rely on SafeCharge Reconciliation Manager to automate the matching of transactions across acquirers, payment gateways, banks and customers, preventing revenue losses due to mismatches or incorrect fee charges.

Yolt, the smart thinking money app, surpassed half a million registered users last year, empowering people in the UK, Italy and France to gain a better understanding of their finances. In 2019, Yolt is planning to leverage the power of Open Banking even further to allow its users to spend and save smarter, with even more exciting additions, features and partners.

Despite spending double what most other industries do on digital transformation, an inability to meet digital goals is endemic across the financial services industry, Couchbase has stated.

Changing customer behaviors and demands should be fueling change in the service and products retail banks are offering, according to an in-depth study released today by Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company.  

Axioma, the leading global provider of enterprise risk management, portfolio management and regulatory reporting solutions, announces that it has released a new China equity risk model (AXCN4) as part of its next-generation Equity Factor Risk Model suite. This release follows the recent addition of Axioma’s Emerging Market risk model (AXEM4) and offers focused, country-specific content to meet rapidly growing risk management needs of investors in China’s onshore and offshore markets. 

Allstar Business Solutions (Allstar), the UK’s leading fuel card provider, is inviting all businesses that utilise fleet vehicles for essential operations, to join the first in its series of informative webinars.

Objectway announces its ongoing collaboration with BNY Mellon’s Pershing, a market leading provider of trading, clearing, settlement and custody services, to deliver Pershing's new integrated front-end solutions: Pershing Nexus Wealth®,  with digital client management portfolio management tools, and Pershing Nexus Investor, an investor portal.

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region has announced the launch of a new VAT-based enhanced loan solution for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers.

The new loan program makes it easier for SMEs to apply for financing by providing copies of their VAT (Value Added Tax) returns filed with the UAE’s Federal Tax Authority to serve as validation of business turnover and income.