London to Host First In-Person Fintech Event of 2021
Fintech Week London is back, bigger and better than ever before, with a brand-new team and event format. This July, senior decision-makers representing the most innovative companies in financial services will gather in the UK capital to discuss the position of London as a Fintech hub post-Brexit. Fintech Week London at a glance:
Unity One Credit Union Delivers an Enhanced Digital Experience With Finastra
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Finastra today announced that Unity One Credit Union — headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and with branches in Kansas and Minnesota — has gone live on Finastra’s Fusion Digital Banking.
ILLIMITY and VIAFINTECH in Partnership for Cash Deposit
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
viafintech and illimity Bank S.p.A. (“illimity” or the “Bank”) announce a partnership whereby customers of illimitybank.com - the illimity Group’s digital direct bank-, can use the viacash feature in their mobile banking app. The service, which is provided by viafintech, is branded as “Cash Deposit” in the bank’s own app and allows customers to deposit cash in a smart and efficient way, while doing grocery.
Verdant Capital Raises USD 9.9 M Series A Equity Capital for Tugende, a Leading Technology Enabled Msme Lender in East Africa
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Investment Management, Banking
The transaction is the most recent for the award winning fintech and financial inclusion investment banking franchise of Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com). Partech Africa, a member of the Partech Group, a leading global technology venture capital fund, and Enza Capital invested in the USD 3.6 million extension round - agreed and structured in 2020 - bringing the total Series A volume to USD 9.9 million.
IXOPAY colloborates with Vyne
The strategic partnership will see IXOPAY and Vyne provide clients with a payment solution that enables them to connect to the most relevant payment methods for the markets they sell in. Clients will have access to “direct from account” payments from across Europe with just one connection.
SoFi Reveals Auto Loan Refinancing Through Lantern
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Alternative Finance
SoFi announced today that transparent, competitive, and personalized auto loan refinancing offers are now available through Lantern, the financial services product comparison site owned and operated by SoFi, the digital personal finance company. SoFi launches auto loan refinancing in partnership with MotoRefi – an auto fintech startup on a mission to help people save money on their auto loans – to combine selection, speed, and convenience... more
BEC and Nordic API Gateway Join Forces to Roll Out Open Banking for 27 Banks
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
The leading open banking platform Nordic API Gateway has partnered with the major fintech provider for Nordic banks, BEC. The collaboration is set to enable 27 banks in Denmark with open banking services for more than 2.1 million bank customers.
Tradepass to host World Financial Innovation Series for ASEAN
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Southeast Asia has emerged as a Fintech Hotspot and a recent digital economy report indicates huge growth opportunity for digital financial services in the region. Recognising this huge potential in the FinTech sector, TRADEPASS is bringing the 6th Edition World Financial Innovation Series to ASEAN on the 7–8 April 2021.
European Bank Ikano Chooses Regtech Platform for Digital Onboarding and Global Fraud Risk Management
Ikano Bank has procured fraud prevention technology services from UK based RegTech firm, TruNarrative. The decision is part of Ikano’s digital transformation programme and will see the TruNarrative platform integrated with Ikano’s new technology architecture to facilitate their Europe wide fraud prevention strategy.
The Customer Experience in Banking has “Stood Still” for Five Years
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
FintechOS, the global technology provider for banks, insurance and financial services companies, today revealed new research that shows 63% of UK consumers believe the customer experience (CX) in banking has “stood still” for five years. After better financial terms, consumers will switch banks in pursuit of a better customer experience, especially Gen Z (18-24 years old) and Millennial (25-39 years old) generations. The data comes from a survey... more
Santander International Selects Temenos and Syncordis to Launch Its Digital Banking Platform in The Cloud And Become “future-ready”
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Syncordis, the global Temenos implementation partner and product experts, and Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announced that Santander International, part of the Banco Santander group, has selected Temenos SaaS, implemented by Syncordis, to power-up its core banking platform transformation.
WiseAlpha Are British Bank Awards Finalists for the Third Time
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
WiseAlpha, the UK’s leading digital bond market, is delighted to announce that after 10 weeks of consumer voting, they have once again been nominated for the prestigious British Bank Awards. This year the British Bank Awards, affectionately known as the ‘Oscars of the banking world’, have had a record number of votes cast across a huge variety of entries, making this an exciting achievement for WiseAlpha.
Supervisory Board Proposes New Candidates for Election to The Supervisory Board
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Virtual Annual General Meeting planned for May 18
Commerzbank Takes the Next Steps in Restructuring
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Commerzbank is making good progress on its roadmap towards the cost reductions targeted in its strategy 2024. The Bank has reached an agreement with the Central Works Council on a voluntary programme for the necessary headcount reduction. A reduction in Germany totalling around 1,700 full-time equivalents is to be achieved through the programme by the end of 2021.
La Banque Postale Chooses Ebury to Support Its SME Customers in Their International Activities
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
La Banque Postale has entered into a partnership with the fintech Ebury to offer its SME customers an open banking solution to support their international activities. This initiative illustrates La Banque Postale's ambition to be a major banking partner for French companies by adopting an innovative model resulting from collaboration with tech players.
