Mastercard Selects Aion Bank, Powered By The Vodeno Cloud Platform, as Strategic Partner for its Fintech Express Programme
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Banking
Mastercard and Aion Bank, supported by technology partner, Vodeno, have signed a strategic partnership, whereby the digital bank has become a welcomed, certified member of Mastercard’s Fintech Express programme. Through the partnership, fintechs will be able to leverage Aion Bank’s Vodeno Cloud Platform (VCP) technology, one of the most comprehensive banking platforms operating entirely in the cloud.
HSBC Commend Snap-on for Exceptional Performance
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Already named as the UK’s number one automotive franchise and sixth best opportunity overall for 2021, Snap-on Tools now adds another award to its already impressive collection. The ‘HSBC Elite Franchise Exceptional Performance Award 2021’ was presented at a virtual ceremony in March. All 100 franchise brands that made the now prominent ‘EF100’ list were eligible for the award. But demonstrating over a century of success, dedication to its... more
Bank of Abyssinia Taps Into Path Solutions to Achieve Sharia Compliance and Operational Efficiency
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Compliance
Path Solutions, a global provider of AAOIFI-certified software solutions and services for Islamic banks and financial institutions, today announced the signing of a new partnership agreement with Bank of Abyssinia (“BoA”), one of the leading banks in Ethiopia serving more than 4.6 Million custom
Apex Group Appoints Former Investec Bank Executive in Trio of Digital Banking Hires
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Banking, Online Banking, Financial
Apex Group Ltd., a global financial services provider, announces today the appointment of Alistair Stuart to the newly created position of Head of Digital Banking. The Group’s Digital Banking leadership team is further strengthened with the hires of Ankit Shah as Head of Digital Banking Business Development and Neale Croutear-Foy as Chief Technology Officer, Digital Banking.
B-North Partners with Testhouse to Ensure Banking Platform is Ready for Launch
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Platform Technology, Banking, IT Innovations
B-North the Manchester-based firm building an SME lending bank for the UK has partnered with Testhouse, a leading technology quality and reliability consultancy. The partnership allows B-North to benefit from Testhouse’s 20 years of experience in the IT industry, in which they serve organisations small to large with DevOps focused consultancy services to help technology work more seamlessly within businesses.
Safenetpay and Banking Circle Take The Complexity out of Cross Border Payments
One stop business payment solution provider, Safenetpay, has joined forces with ground-breaking payments specialist, Banking Circle, to further enhance its cross border payment offering. Utilising Banking Circle’s multi-currency accounts, SEPA and SWIFT transactions solutions and foreign exchange (FX) capabilities, Safenetpay’s business customers can now access additional currencies, competitive FX rates and quick, reliable transactions within... more
Razorpay Raises $160 Mn led by Sequoia Capital and GIC; Triples its Valuation to $3 Bn in 6 Months
After being crowned a Unicorn a few months ago in October 2020, Razorpay, India’s leading Payments and Business Banking platform, today announced its Series E fundraise of $160 Million. This financing round has tripled the company’s valuation to $3 Billion in less than six months, signalling one of the fastest increases in valuation for an Indian Unicorn.
CheckAlt and Socure are the Latest Additions to Synctera's Growing List of FinTech-as-a-Service Partners.
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Synctera, a new solution for partnership banking at scale, today announced partnership agreements with CheckAlt, the largest independent lockbox and electronic payments provider in the country, and Socure, the leader in 100% digital identity trust, to bring mobile remote deposit capture (MRDC) and identity verification capabilities to clients.
ING to Separate Board Roles for Operations and Technology; Ron van Kemenade Appointed Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operations Officer Roel Louwhoff to Leave ING
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
ING announced today that in order to further strengthen its position as a digital leader in banking it will separate the Management Board Banking roles for technology and operations. Ron van Kemenade will be appointed member of the Management Board Banking and chief technology officer, effective 1 May 2021. After a transitional period, Roel Louwhoff, chief operations officer and chief transformation officer, will leave ING later this year to... more
Kinesis Launches Government-Backed Monetary System in Partnership with PT Pos in Indonesia
Kinesis, the monetary system based on 1:1 allocated physical gold and silver, today announces the soft launch of PT Pos Indonesia’s physical gold-based digital Sharia product, PosGO Syariah.
PSL Achieves £70billion of Assets Under Management on the Phoebus Servicing Solution
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Following the sustained growth of Phoebus Software Limited (PSL), the balances of loans and savings serviced on the Phoebus servicing platform have now increased to over £70 billion. This growth has been achieved during a significant period of investment in the Phoebus digital and ecosystem strategies.
Natwest Relaunches Enterprise Programme to Support Scale-ups, Sustainables, Fintechs
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Following the publication of its Springboard to Recovery report, NatWest has today relaunched its Enterprise programme to boost its support for scale-up businesses, as well as climate, fintech, and B-Corp focussed businesses. The free programme is open to applications from all UK SMEs from today, for businesses who will join the programme in June.
Open Banking Platform Nordic API Gateway Rebrands to ‘Aiia’ Ahead of Full European Expansion
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Having built a strong initial reputation in the rapidly growing open banking space of Northern Europe, Nordic API Gateway is announcing that its fully rebranding to Aiia to reflect the company’s pan-European focus of delivering open banking ‘that simply works’.
FinecoBank Introduces New ISA
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Banking
● Fineco announces highly competitive rates across its stocks and shares ISA with annual charges of up to a maximum of 0.25% ● According to research, 74% of people had an ISA account and two-thirds of those who did were planning to change their ISA provider this year, showing the dynamism of the market ● Zero fees if you open a Stock and Shares ISA or transfer your ISA to Fineco
