Temenos Named World’s Best Core Banking Solution By Euromoney
- 2 days 19 hours ago
- Core Banking
Temenos, a global leader in banking technology, today announced it has been recognized as the World’s Best Core Banking Solution in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025.
NatWest Secures Contract To Provide Banking Services For Public Sector Organisations And Bodies
- 2 days 22 hours ago
- Banking
NatWest has won a contract to continue to provide money transmission services for several government departments and public sector bodies. The contract will be held for 8 years with an option to extend up to a further 4 years, and involves processing a range of payments on behalf of Government Banking, who provide a shared banking service across central government and wider public sector bodies.
ICBA Payments And Visa Renew Partnership Supporting Community Bank Payments
- 3 days 11 hours ago
- Banking
ICBA Payments, a subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today announced the renewal of its four-decade relationship with Visa. Together, the organizations are deepening their efforts to equip local financial institutions with the modern payment tools and support they need to grow and better serve the needs of their customers.
N26 Strengthens Travel Offer With Travel eSIM Mobile Plans And 1% Cashback On International Travel Spend
- 3 days 11 hours ago
- Mobile Banking
N26 is expanding its travel offering with the launch of a new Travel eSIM – fully digital data plans designed to keep travelers connected in over 100 countries. Travel eSIM allows customers to activate their Travel eSIM in just a few taps within the N26 App without the need for a physical SIM card or additional app. The launch builds on the introduction of N26 SIM earlier this year, making N26 the first digital bank to offer fast and flexible... more
Salt Edge Validates Open Banking APIs On IBM LinuxONE And IBM Z
- 3 days 19 hours ago
- Banking
Salt Edge, a global provider of API technology for financial services, has validated that its Open Banking API suite is fully compatible with IBM LinuxONE and IBM Z platforms and supported for deployment in production environments.
Xero To Triple High‑Quality Bank Feed Connections In The US Through Plaid Partnership
- 3 days 21 hours ago
- Banking
Xero, the global small business platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Plaid, a leading financial data network, to eventually triple the number of high-quality bank feeds available to customers in the United States.
Grasshopper Bank Taps Lendio To Power AI‑Driven SBA Lending For A New Generation
- 3 days 22 hours ago
- Banking
Grasshopper Bank, a client-first digital bank built for the business and innovation economy, has partnered with Lendio, the nation's leading small business financing platform, to bring instant Small Business Administration (SBA) loan offers to market on Lendio's Marketplace.
AlHuda CIBE Partners With Soltesz Institute To Offer Dual Certifications In Islamic Finance
- 4 days 12 hours ago
- Islamic Finance
In a landmark collaboration aimed at advancing global Islamic finance education, Alhuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (Alhuda CIBE) has entered into a strategic partnership with The Soltesz Institute, a premier EU-accredited educational platform operated by PSP Angels Management Limited. This alliance will provide students worldwide with access to dual-certified distance learning courses, combining Alhuda CIBE’s industry expertise with... more
Metro Bank Introduces New 31‑Month Fee‑Free Business Current Account For SMEs Looking To Switch
- 4 days 15 hours ago
- Banking
Metro Bank’s business current account is eligible for start-ups, sole traders and limited companies with up to £2m turnover a year.
Manzil Expands Shariah-Compliant Investment Solutions To American Muslims With Alpaca
- 4 days 22 hours ago
- Islamic Finance
Manzil Investment Advisors LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor and subsidiary of Manzil, a Canadian Islamic fintech startup, recently announced the launch of
178 And Rising: Zelle® Accelerates Community Bank And Credit Union Adoption
- 5 days 14 hours ago
- Banking
Zelle today announced that at least 178 new financial institutions from communities in all parts of the country have gone live with or signed up to bring the popular money transfer service to their customers during Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. With the addition of these new banks and credit unions, there will be more than 2,300 financial institutions on the Zelle Network® – 95% of which are community banks and credit unions.
UniCredit Becomes First Major Bank In Europe To Launch Fast, Secure Foreign‑Currency Payments Through Partnership With Wise Platform
- 5 days 18 hours ago
- Banking
UniCredit announces the launch of a new international payment service for retail customers, developed in partnership with Wise, the global technology company specialising in cross-border payments. This strategic collaboration makes UniCredit the first bank in Italy to integrate a fast, secure, and transparent solution for foreign-currency payments directly into its mobile banking app.
Cathay United Bank Partners With Avaloq To Establish First Onshore Private Bank In Taiwan’s New Kaohsiung Asset Management Hub
- 5 days 18 hours ago
- Banking
Taiwan has launched a new Asset Management Hub in Kaohsiung to accelerate the development of onshore private banking and strengthen its position as a regional wealth management centre. As the first bank to establish private banking operations under this initiative, Cathay United Bank, in partnership with its longstanding technology provider Avaloq, is helping to shape the future of onshore private banking in Taiwan.
Islamic Fintech Offa Launches Ultra‑Fast And Easy Bridge‑To‑Let Finance
- 5 days 20 hours ago
- Islamic Finance
Offa, the UK’s leading Islamic property finance fintech, has today launched an innovative bridge-to-let finance service – combining Offa’s ultra-fast bridge product with its modern, paperless buy-to-let (BTL).
UK SMEs Cautious But Curious: Interest Shown In Open Banking But Knowledge Gaps And Fragmented Barriers Slow Progress
- 5 days 21 hours ago
- Banking
New research from The Payments Association, a trade group representing the payments sector, has revealed a dynamic yet fragmented landscape for A2A payments, enabled by open banking infrastructure, among UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), highlighting both a growing interest in payments innovation alongside a need for education on the opportunities and risks A2A p
