Ecobank Launches Fintech Challenge Competition for African Start-ups
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year, the initiative gives African start-ups the chance to promote their fintech solutions, and potentially to partner Ecobank in rolling-out their solutions across Ecobank’s 33 markets.
SAXO BANK WINS BEST MOBILE TRADING INITIATIVE AT SELL SIDE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Saxo Bank, the leading Fintech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investment, has today announced that its transformative fixed income offering, available on mobile via SaxoTraderGO, has won the Best Mobile Trading Initiative at the 2018 Sell Side Technology Awards. The Sell Side Technology Awards recognise the leading technologies and third party vendors in their areas of expertise through an auditable and transparent methodology... more
Swedbank Expands Partnership with Meniga
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Swedbank and Meniga have partnered since 2017 to improve Swedbank’s digital customer experience through a personal finance activity feed and data aggregation platform, which will give customers better control over their daily finances and a more personal, engaging experience than today. Now, Swedbank is further strengthening this partnership with Meniga by making an equity investment of EUR 3m in the company. Meniga is a leader within software... more
Harnessing Fintech Innovation in Retail Banking
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Retail Banking, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Defining a Sustainable Strategy for Innovation: Keeping banks relevant to consumers now and in the future Arena International is proud to present the 4th edition of the Harnessing Fintech Innovation in Retail Banking conference. This event will host around 150 senior attendees aiming to continue supporting retail banks in defining a sustainable strategy for innovation in the long term.
Icici Bank Introduces Digital Application Form for Opening Current Accounts
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank by consolidated assets, announced the launch of a digital application facility on smartphones and tablets, that enables bank officials to open current accounts of self-employed individuals and businesses swiftly in just a few hours, in comparison to an industry average of a few days.
Fico Unveils New and Improved Banking Tools
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
FICO today unveiled a host of new retail banking solutions that allow lenders to manage the credit lifecycle in a way that is smarter, faster and simpler. The innovations are designed to help support lenders with their digital transformations as retail banking continues to be shaped by the forces of mobile, cloud, analytics and big data.
IBS ranks Temenos #1 best-selling end-to-end banking software provider in the international market
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, was ranked the market’s leading software provider in the core banking category, as well as in the digital banking and channels categories, according to the IBS Intelligence Sales League Table 2018. This ranking is a testament to Temenos' strategy to provide packaged, upgradeable, front-to-back software solutions, which help banks digitalize their operations.
Solactive and UBS launch pioneering World Bank & Develop- ment Bank Debt Indices
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Solactive today issued the Solactive UBS Development Bank Bond Index Family, a new family of financial benchmarks targeting the World Bank and other high-grade development bank debt. The family is the result of a partnership between Solactive and UBS and follows the launch of an increasing number of ESG strategies by the German index engineer. This time, however, the Solactive UBS Development Bank Bond Index Family focuses on a field of sus... more
valantic and Thomson Reuters intensify their cooperation
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems, Banking, Data, IT Innovations
The internationally acting companies valantic Trading Solution AG and Thomson Reuters have announced to further intensify their long-standing and successful cooperation. The core of the current cooperation forms the transfer of know-how as well as connection of valantic’s trading solutions to the information and trading platforms of Thomson Reuters. Now, the focus lies on the integration of Eikon into iQbonds. The customers of both companies and... more
Maybank Re-engineers Online Platform
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Maybank expects the number of its online banking transactions to increase to 6.4 billion in 2018, aided by the new and reimagined Maybank2u website which will be launched to the public on 19th April.
nCino Partners with VASCO to Strengthen End-to-End Digital Solution for Financial Institutions
nCino, the worldwide leader in cloud banking, today announced that it is collaborating with VASCO, a global leader in digital solutions including identity, security and business productivity, to integrate the eSignLive™ electronic signature solution into its Bank Operating System.
Squirro Research Reveals Banks Believe Artificial Intelligence Can Have a Significant and Positive Impact on Their Business
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Banking
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in financial services (FS) is on the rise, with 83% of banks having evaluated AI & ML solutions, and 67% having actively deployed them, according to a new study out today.
Digital Transformation Within the Financial Services is Being Held Back by Legacy Technology, Warns TmaxSoft
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
To keep pace with the spectacular growth exhibited by the fintech industry, traditional financial institutions must move away from old legacy technology systems and adopt more agile, flexible IT services. This is according to the multinational software innovator, TmaxSoft, which believes this migration is needed to respond to changing consumer habits in real time and offer more personalised customer service.
Spotcap Welcomes Applications for Fintech Fellowship to Address Skills Gap
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking, Wholesale Banking, IT Innovations
Online lender Spotcap today opened the Fintech Fellowship to applicants. The programme offers an £8k award to a postgraduate student studying a fintech related course at a UK university. Applications will be open for four months and close on the 1 August 2018.
Open Banking Ends Managed Roll Out
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
The Open Banking Implementation Entity (the ‘OBIE’), the body created by the UK’s largest personal and small business current account providers to create a better way to move, manage and make more of your money, announces that regulated companies are now able to offer new Open Banking services to consumers and businesses. Since launch on 13 January 2018, the OBIE has operated a ‘Managed Roll Out’ programme designed to prove that this critical... more
