Accuity’s Global WatchList Selected by Aktia Bank to Provide Regulatory sanctions and other compliance data
- 10 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Compliance
Aktia Bank has selected Accuity’s Global WatchList® to provide regulatory sanctions and other compliance data covering people (PEPS), companies, vessels, goods, countries and payment information. The Finnish bank’s decision to implement Accuity’s comprehensive data solution was driven by two objectives: proactive compliance with regulatory requirements to identify sanctioned entities; together with a need to improve the efficiency of Aktia Bank’... more
Atom Bank Acquired IT Development Business Grasp
Atom Bank, recently ranked 8th in KPMG’s Global Fintech listing and 1st in Tech World’s Digital Challengers list is delighted to announce the successful acquisition of the IT development business Grasp (UK) Limited, owned by Brian Jobling. As part of the deal, Brian becomes Business Development Director at Atom. The development team from Grasp will now be part of the Atom family, based in Durham, and will bring extensive experience of working... more
The B2 Group Integrates its Multi-Bank Integrator™ Automated Banking Platform
- 10 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
The B2 Group, provider of financial systems integration solutions announced today, its advanced Multi-Bank Integrator™ automated banking platform for corporate cash and treasury management will now integrate with a number of African banks.
Vermilion Goes Live with Jyske Bank
- 10 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Vermilion Software (‘Vermilion’), the leading global supplier of client reporting and communications software, announces that it has gone live with leading Danish private bank, Jyske Bank A/S (‘Jyske Bank’). Founded in 1967, Jyske Bank is the third largest Danish bank in terms of market share. A critical factor for Jyske was finding a provider that could individualise reporting for its high-net-worth clients.
R3 CEV Trials Distinct Blockchain Technologies with 40 Banks
- 10 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Financial technology innovation company R3 CEV has successfully trialed five distinctblockchain technologies in parallel in the first test of its kind. The trial represented the trading of fixed income assets between 40 of the world’s largest banks across the blockchains, using multiple cloud technology providers within R3’s Global Collaborative Lab. The trial marked an unprecedented scale of institutional collaboration between the financial and... more
Techcombank Goes Live with Misys FusionCapital
- 10 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Risk Management
Misys, the leading financial software company, announced today that Techcombank in Vietnam has gone live with Misys FusionCapital to transform its growing Markets and Treasury functions and increase its risk management capabilities. By following Misys best practice implementation processes the bank went live within 10 months.
JCB Cards to be Accepted by International Bank of Azerbaijan
JCB cards will be accepted at all of IBA's acceptance locations throughout the country by the end of February 2016.
Gro Account Opening Selected by Wings Financial Credit Union
- 10 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Gro Solutions, a leading provider of digital growth solutions for banks and credit unions, announced that $4.2 billion, Apple Valley, Minn.-based Wings Financial Credit Union is the latest financial institution to implement Gro Account Opening, which simplifies the opening of new Wings Financial Credit Union accounts. Gro Account Opening leverages GPS, imaging, wireless carrier data, email address parsing and other features to limit manual text... more
Saxo Bank and Malta Based Bank of Valletta Sign for Introducing Broker Partnership
- 10 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, announces today a new co-Branded Introducing Broker (IB) partnership with Bank of Valletta, the largest commercial bank in Malta.
Lloyds Banking Group Innovates Biometrics in Banking
- 10 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Voice recognition
BlackBerry and Barclays Bank Team Up to Offer P2P Money Transfers
BlackBerry and Barclays Bank announce partnership to enable P2P money transfers via the UK bank's Pingit application over the BBM messaging service.
Kyc.com to Expand its Services in Hong Kong and Singapore
- 10 years 7 months ago
- Investment, Banking, Infrastructure
Kyc.com, the joint venture between Markit Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRKT) and Genpact Limited (NYSE: G) today announced the expansion of its service to Hong Kong and Singapore. This roll out is in addition to jurisdictional coverage in the US, UK and Australia which launched in 2014.
Unity Bank'Online Banking Goes Live with Fiserv Corillian Online Solution
- 10 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Online Banking, Infrastructure
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that Unity Bank Plc, located in Nigeria, has successfully implemented Corillian Online® from Fiserv to deliver a new retail online banking experience to its customers. Unity Bank Plc is one of Nigeria's leading retail banks with 238 business offices spread across the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory.
Banking Sector is Under Pressure with Digital Native Consumers
- 10 years 8 months ago
- Banking
With the banks’ reporting season underway, the banking sector is under pressure to cut costs and become more agile than ever before. Fierce competition from disruptive, innovative players, an ever-complex landscape of regulations, and more demands from digitally-savvy consumers are all putting pressure on traditional banks to transform their businesses.
IFIF Welcomes Powerhouses from Across World Islamic Finance Industry
- 10 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Islamic Finance
Islamic banking leaders and dignitaries from across Africa and the Middle East gathered today at the 2nd annual International Forum on Islamic Finance (IFIF 2016).





















