Form3 announces the creation of its International Payments business
Form3, the leading provider of cloud-native API payments technology today announced the creation of its International Payments Business, a new initiative by Form3 to give financial institutions servicing consumers and SMEs access to low cost payments and FX services, utilising its API technology.
BIAN launches ‘Coreless Bank’ initiative with 6 major global banks
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Banking
The independent not-for-profit standards association, BIAN (Banking Industry Architecture Network), today launched its ‘Coreless Bank’ initiative.
PEPPER, mobile-only challenger bank, introduces a revolution in online trading
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Mobile Banking
Pepper, Bank Leumi's mobile-only challenger bank, today launched a revolutionary new investment app, Pepper Invest. It enables customers to buy fractional shares in some 100 shares of top US companies (traded on the S&P 100 index), such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Ford, Starbucks, Goldman Sachs, Nike and Netflix, with a minimum investment amount of NIS 50.
Commerzbank among the founding signatories of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Banking
Commerzbank is one of the founding signatories of the new Principles for Responsible Banking. These have been developed by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) in collaboration with several international financial institutions, and were officially launched at the start of the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday. Under these principles, 130 banks worldwide have undertaken a voluntary commitment to make the... more
SWIFT enables payments to be executed in seconds
SWIFT today announces the launch of a new service to deliver global instant payments by integrating gpi, the cross-border payments service with real-time service levels, into domestic instant payments systems around the world. Through a combination of gpi and domestic real-time payments networks, SWIFT, together with gpi banks, will facilitate instant international payments with up-front fee and Foreign Exchange transparency for senders, while... more
Gresham and ANZ partnership progresses innovative cash management solution
Gresham Technologies plc, the leading software and services company that specialises in providing real-time solutions for data integrity and control, banking integration, payments and cash management provides further details of its recent strategic licencing agreement with ANZ for a new and innovative cash management solution.
Bank of America joins the Marco Polo Network to tackle trade finance challenges
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain, Banking, Financial
Bank of America announces that it is joining the Marco Polo Network, the largest and fastest growing trade finance networks leveraging Corda distributed ledger technology to provide transformative solutions to global trade participants.
Finantix Continues Global Expansion by Further Growing Swiss Presence
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Wealth Management, Banking, Financial, People Moves
Finantix, the leading global provider of trusted technology to the wealth management, insurance and banking industries, has appointed Jérôme Vasamillet to further grow its presence in Switzerland.
Composition of Nordea Bank Abp’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Banking
Nordea Bank Abp’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board was established with the task of presenting to the Annual General Meeting proposals concerning election of members of the Board of Directors, the chair of the Board of Directors and the remuneration to the board members and auditor. The four largest shareholders in terms of votes who wish to participate in the nomination board are entitled to appoint one member each. In addition, the chair of the... more
FIS Report Reveals Number of Real-time Payment Systems Continues to Grow Globally
The number of real-time payment systems in use around the world has increased 35 percent over the past year and nearly fourfold since 2014, according to new research released today by FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial services technology.
ING publishes first Terra progress report
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Banking
ING today published the first progress report on Terra, ING’s approach to steer its €600 billion lending book in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming to well-below two degrees.
Revolut bolsters European leadership with C-suite hires
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Banking
The global financial platform, Revolut, announces new senior appointments to local European leadership teams, marking a major milestone in the company’s global growth and expansion strategy. Lithuania
CFO has decided to relocate to the UK and will leave Nordea in 2020
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Banking
Group CFO and Head of Group Finance and Treasury Christopher Rees has decided to relocate back to the UK with his family to pursue new opportunities and will leave Nordea in 2020. A search for a successor has been initiated. Christopher Rees will continue in his role and as a member of Group Executive Management until a successor has been appointed and responsibilities orderly transferred.
65% of banks struggle with payment profitability according to Aite research
Aite Group, a global research and advisory firm in financial services, today launches a new report “The Payments Transformation Race: Criteria for Success”, commissioned by Icon Solutions.
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management accelerates ESG strategy: “Adding purpose to performance”
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Banking
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management is significantly accelerating its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy as a new generation of wealthy clients increasingly ask their advisers to help them add purpose to investment performance. The wealth management business of Deutsche Bank is adopting ESG ratings from MSCI, a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, to give clients... more
