Open banking is the future of European banking according to new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit released by Temenos
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that it has published the European results for its retail banking survey, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), “A Whole New World: How technology is driving the evolution of intelligent banking in Europe”.
Changes in Group Executive Management of Nordea Bank Abp
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Banking
After a successful re-domiciliation to the European banking union and important efforts in the areas of risk and compliance, Nordea has entered a new phase, focusing further on customer centricity, improved efficiency and development in regulatory matters. As part of this new phase, Nordea will rationalise its governance and senior leadership structure and remove the combined Deputy CEO and Group COO roles. The final governance and senior... more
Wirecard and Malaysia’s Affin Bank Berhad expand partnership
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Online Banking, Mobile Banking
Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, and Affin Bank Berhad (“AFFINBANK”) today announced an extension of their collaboration focused on revolutionizing internet banking for consumers in Malaysia. Through this partnership, over 300,000 AFFINBANK customers are already benefitting from an array of services such as e-commerce and mobile payment powered by Wirecard technology. By leveraging more of Wirecard’s... more
Spendesk raises €35M Series B to transform spending at work
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Retail Banking
Spendesk, the leading spend management platform for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced it has raised €35M in a Series B round led by Index Ventures. This round brings the total raised to €45M. The investment will help fund product development and accelerate international expansion, with new offices opening in Berlin and London.
Why The People’s Bank of Zanzibar Chose ICSFS
PBZ serves a wide range of business, corporate and institutional clients comprising Government and government agencies, all types of companies, societies, clubs, associations, NGOs, United Nation boards, Diplomatic Missions as well as individuals. We offer current accounts in both local currency (Tanzanian Shillings) and in foreign currencies (Sterling Pounds (GBP), Euro and US Dollar).
Salt Edge integrates with 400+ open banking APIs
As more and more banks open their APIs before the September 14 deadline, Salt Edge has added another one hundred to the list of its connected open banking APIs in the EU, making it 400+ integrations.
Changes in the Board of Managing Directors of Commerzbank AG
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Commerzbank’s Chief Financial Officer, Stephan Engels, has informed the Chairman of the Supervisory Board that he is committed to fulfill his contract, which runs until April 2020, but that he would decline a potential offer to extend it.
The Board of Directors of Nordea Bank Abp has appointed Frank Vang-Jensen as new President and Group CEO
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Frank Vang-Jensen is currently Head of Personal Banking for the Group and a member of Group Executive Management (GEM).
five°degrees and Entersekt partner for a new banking approach
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Digital core banking provider five°degrees today announces a partnership with Entersekt, an innovator in mobile-first fintech solutions. The agreement makes Entersekt’s state-of-the-art digital channel security platform available on five°degrees’ Open Banking Marketplace, which boosts collaboration between banks and technology companies for streamlined digital customer experiences, improved efficiencies, and trouble-free compliance.
Trustly to provide Alibaba.com’s European customers with online banking payments via Ingenico
- 5 years 6 months ago
- e-Payments, Online Banking
Trustly, the online banking payments company, announces today a partnership with Alibaba.com, a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform that serves more than 10 million buyers in over 190 countries and regions. Trustly’s payment solution is enabled for Alibaba.com through Trustly’s partner, Ingenico, the leading global payment service provider, and will provide an additional payment method for Alibaba.com’s European buyers. During its... more
Finastra strengthens APAC team with Wissam Khoury as new head
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Finastra has appointed Wissam Khoury to lead its Asia Pacific (APAC) business.
Monevo partners with Usave to improve customers’ access to credit
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Retail Banking
Monevo, Europe’s largest lending marketplace and platform, has announced it has partnered with yet another brand seeking to improve their customers’ access to credit, usave.
Bitwala Launches Bitcoin Banking App
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies, Banking
For the first time, mobile users can open a German bank account with an integrated bitcoin wallet and trading on their smartphone within minutes. Bitwala, Germany’s cryptocurrency flagship, makes this possible with the launch of its new Bitcoin banking app for iOS and Android. What is more, the account opening process is reduced to just a few minutes. It was never safer, easier, and faster to manage Bitcoin.
equensWorldline extend service agreement by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Retail Banking
equensWorldline, a subsidiary of Worldline, European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, announces the early renewal of its service agreement by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW). Under the agreement, equensWorldline will provide SEPA payment services for LBBW and process more than 1 billion transactions per year.
MHB-Bank becomes Raisin Bank – Focus on Banking-as-a-Service for Fintechs
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Retail Banking
The Berlin-based fintech Raisin continues to expand. Following the successful conclusion of ownership control procedures by Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (known as BaFin), Raisin has taken over MHB-Bank as sole owner, thus becoming the first fintech in Germany to buy a bank. Since Raisin launched in 2013, the Frankfurt-based bank has been Raisin’s servicing bank in Germany and Austria. From this business partnership a close... more
