Chetwood Bank Launches Competitive 3‑ and 6‑Month Fixed‑Rate Savings Accounts
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
Chetwood Bank, the UK digital challenger bank, has expanded its range of Fixed Rate savings products with the launch of two new short-term accounts:
NatWest Secures Contract To Provide Banking Services For Public Sector Organisations And Bodies
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
NatWest has won a contract to continue to provide money transmission services for several government departments and public sector bodies. The contract will be held for 8 years with an option to extend up to a further 4 years, and involves processing a range of payments on behalf of Government Banking, who provide a shared banking service across central government and wider public sector bodies.
ICBA Payments And Visa Renew Partnership Supporting Community Bank Payments
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
ICBA Payments, a subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), today announced the renewal of its four-decade relationship with Visa. Together, the organizations are deepening their efforts to equip local financial institutions with the modern payment tools and support they need to grow and better serve the needs of their customers.
Salt Edge Validates Open Banking APIs On IBM LinuxONE And IBM Z
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
Salt Edge, a global provider of API technology for financial services, has validated that its Open Banking API suite is fully compatible with IBM LinuxONE and IBM Z platforms and supported for deployment in production environments.
Xero To Triple High‑Quality Bank Feed Connections In The US Through Plaid Partnership
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
Xero, the global small business platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Plaid, a leading financial data network, to eventually triple the number of high-quality bank feeds available to customers in the United States.
Grasshopper Bank Taps Lendio To Power AI‑Driven SBA Lending For A New Generation
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
Grasshopper Bank, a client-first digital bank built for the business and innovation economy, has partnered with Lendio, the nation's leading small business financing platform, to bring instant Small Business Administration (SBA) loan offers to market on Lendio's Marketplace.
Metro Bank Introduces New 31‑Month Fee‑Free Business Current Account For SMEs Looking To Switch
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
Metro Bank’s business current account is eligible for start-ups, sole traders and limited companies with up to £2m turnover a year.
178 And Rising: Zelle® Accelerates Community Bank And Credit Union Adoption
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
Zelle today announced that at least 178 new financial institutions from communities in all parts of the country have gone live with or signed up to bring the popular money transfer service to their customers during Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. With the addition of these new banks and credit unions, there will be more than 2,300 financial institutions on the Zelle Network® – 95% of which are community banks and credit unions.
UniCredit Becomes First Major Bank In Europe To Launch Fast, Secure Foreign‑Currency Payments Through Partnership With Wise Platform
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
UniCredit announces the launch of a new international payment service for retail customers, developed in partnership with Wise, the global technology company specialising in cross-border payments. This strategic collaboration makes UniCredit the first bank in Italy to integrate a fast, secure, and transparent solution for foreign-currency payments directly into its mobile banking app.
Cathay United Bank Partners With Avaloq To Establish First Onshore Private Bank In Taiwan’s New Kaohsiung Asset Management Hub
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
Taiwan has launched a new Asset Management Hub in Kaohsiung to accelerate the development of onshore private banking and strengthen its position as a regional wealth management centre. As the first bank to establish private banking operations under this initiative, Cathay United Bank, in partnership with its longstanding technology provider Avaloq, is helping to shape the future of onshore private banking in Taiwan.
UK SMEs Cautious But Curious: Interest Shown In Open Banking But Knowledge Gaps And Fragmented Barriers Slow Progress
- 1 year 1 month ago
- Banking
New research from The Payments Association, a trade group representing the payments sector, has revealed a dynamic yet fragmented landscape for A2A payments, enabled by open banking infrastructure, among UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), highlighting both a growing interest in payments innovation alongside a need for education on the opportunities and risks A2A p
Eltropy Video Banking Now Fully Integrated Into Unified Conversations Platform
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Banking
Eltropy, the leading digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced that Eltropy Video Banking is now fully embedded within the company’s Unified Conversations Platform. Eltropy’s platform-backed Video Banking allows CFIs to deliver secure, face-to-face banking services anytime, anywhere, turning any device into a virtual branch while maintaining the personal touch that sets community institutions... more
Banks Strengthen Support For Customers Facing Financial Difficulty
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Banking
The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has released an updated industry guideline setting out best practice for banks when assisting customers experiencing financial difficulty. The updated guideline reflects the industry’s ongoing commitment to support customers when they need it most. ABA CEO Anna Bligh said this guideline builds on the existing obligations as well as the Banking Code of Practice.
Wells Fargo Boosts Chicago Technology Banking Team With Investment In Talent
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Banking
Wells Fargo Technology Banking has expanded its Chicago-based team with two key hires, reinforcing the bank’s long-term commitment to innovation and growth in commercial banking for the tech sector.
Tandem Strikes Gold For Putting People First
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Banking
Tandem Bank has today revealed it’s been awarded the top accreditation by Investor in Customers – receiving Gold, recognising its outstanding commitment to customers and its people alike.
